THE FACULTY
Faculty in Urban and Regional Studies bring expertise from their disciplinary fields -- including economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology -- to the study of people and cities in urban societies across the globe. In addition to teaching in the Urban and Regional Studies program, faculty are active in applied work with community groups and other organizations in northeast Wisconsin, consulting for government and international agencies, and research in their professional fields of study, which include architecture and urban design, race and ethnic studies, economic development and planning, Chicano studies and Asian American studies, and other areas. Faculty regularly present research papers, lead conference sessions, and provide service to professional organizations at the national and international level. Click on the links below to see course syllabi, recent research, and curriculum vita for each of the faculty in the program.
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Marcelo Cruz Office: MAC B 313 |
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Ray Hutchison Office: MAC B 304 |
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Kumar Kangayappan Office: MAC A323 |
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William Laatsch Office: MAC B336 |
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Tom Nesslein Office: MAC B311 |
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Ismail Shariff Office: MAC A316 |
ADJUNCT FACULTY
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Naleeta Burr Office: MAC B304 |
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Noel Halvorsen Office: MAC B304 |
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Quasan Shaw Office: MAC B304 |
ON LEAVE
| Ronald Baba Office: MAC B323 |