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THE FACULTY

Faculty in Urban and Regional Studies bring expertise from their disciplinary fields -- including economics, geography, planning, political science, 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.
 

Marcelo Cruz

Marcelo Cruz
Associate Professor of Urban & Regional Studies (Geography) 

Office: MAC B 313
Phone: (920)-465-2360 
Email:
cruzm@uwgb.edu 

   
Ray Hutchison

Ray Hutchison
Professor of Urban & Regional Studies (Sociology)

Office: MAC B 304
Phone: (920)-465-2337 
Email:
hutchr@uwgb.edu

   
Kumar Kangayappan

Kumar Kangayappan
Professor of Urban & Regional Studies (Economics and Interdisciplinary Studies) 

Office: MAC A323
Phone: (920)-465-2083 
Email:
kangayak@uwgb.edu 

   
William Laatsch

William Laatsch
Professor of Urban & Regional Studies (Geography and Interdisciplinary Studies) 

Office: MAC B336
Phone: (920)-465-2396 
Email:
laatschw@uwgb.edu 

   
Tom Nesslein

Tom Nesslein
Associate Professor of Urban & Regional Studies (Economics)

Office: MAC B311
Phone: (920)-465-2099 
Email:
nessleit@uwgb.edu 

   
Ismail Shariff

Ismail Shariff
Professor of Urban & Regional Studies (Economics) 

Office: MAC A316
Phone: (920)-465-2485
Email:
shariffi@uwgb.edu 

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Naleeta Burr

Naleeta Burr
Community Economic Development

Office: MAC B304
Phone: 465-2355
Email: naleeta@onbroadway.org

   
Noel Halvorsen

Noel Halvorsen
GIS and Community Development

Office: MAC B304
Phone: 465-2355
Email: noel@nhsgb.org

   
Charles Lucht
Planning Theory and Methods

Office: MAC B304
Phone: 465-2355
Email: luchtc@co.portage.wi.us
   

Quasan Shaw

Quasan Shaw
Introduction to Urban Studies

Office: MAC B304
Phone: 465-2355
Email: shawq@ouwgb.edu