Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.)
Graduate Faculty

Graduate Faculty

For more detailed information on each of our graduate faculty, see their biographies at http://www.larch.psu.edu/people/faculty/faculty.htm.

Timothy Baird

B.L.A. (Louisiana State), M.L.A. (University of Pennsylvania ), Assistant Professor: Design, design implementation, Contemporary practice and theory (326 Stuckeman Family Building ; 814-863-2372; ctb3@psu.edu).

Mallika Bose

BArch (Jadavpur), MBE&M (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi), MArch (Kansas State), Ph.D. (Wisconsin), Assistant Professor : Social aspects of housing and the built environment, gender and environments, planning, and design pedagogy (321 Stuckeman Family Building ; 814-863-8136; mallika-bose@psu.edu).

Caru Bowns

B.A. (SUNY-New Paltz), M.L.A. (University of California-Berkeley), M.C.R.P. (University of California-Berkeley), Ph.D (University of California-Davis), Assistant Professor: Community and urban design (220 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-865-1366; cub10@psu.edu).

C. Andrew Cole

B.S. (Massachusetts), M.S. (W.Virginia), Ph.D. (S. Illinois), Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Center for Watershed Stewardship: Wetland ecology, wetland creation, watershed management (Hamer/Heinz Center, 227 E. Calder Way; 814-865-3334; cac13@psu.edu).

George Dickie

D.A. (Heriot-Watt), M.L.A. (Pennsylvania), Professor: Graphics, design (432 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-863-8135; gxd15@psu.edu).

Stuart Echols

B.L.A. (Texas A&M University), M.S.L.D. (Texas A&M Univeristy), M.L.A. (Virginia Tech), Ph.D. (Virginia Tech), Assistant Professor: Environmental planning and design, ecological land development practices, stormwater theory and design research methods (227 Stuckeman Family Building ; 814-865-1421; spe10@psu.edu).

Kelleann Foster

B.S.L.A. (Penn State), M.L.A. (Massachusetts), Associate Professor: Community design and planning, interactive visual-based regulatory codes, implementation, professional practice (318 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-863-8133; kxf15@psu.edu).

Timothy P. Johnson

B.S.L.A. (W. Virginia), M.L.A. (Ohio State), Associate Professor: Graphics, computer technology, application of multimedia and 3-D modeling and animation in design (430 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-865-1430; tpj1@psu.edu).

Neil P. Korostoff

B.A., M.L.A. (Pennsylvania), Associate Professor: Landscape ecology, planting design, landscape management and restoration (420 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-863-8134; npk1@psu.edu).

Timothy M. Murtha

B.A. (University of Central Florida), M.A. (Penn State), Ph.D. (Penn State), Assistant Professor: Anthropology, landscape archeology, GIS, spatial modeling, computer visualization (419 Stuckeman Family Buildilng; 814-863-8132; tmm184@psu.edu ).

Brian Orland

B.A. Arch (University of Manchester), BArch (University of Manchester), M.L.A. (University of Arizona), Professor: Tourism development, neighborhood planning, forest management, application of computing in planning and design, human/environment interactions; (124 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-865-9511; boo1@psu.edu).

Eliza Pennypacker, B.A.

(St. John's College), M.L.A. (Virginia), Professor: Landscape aesthetics, campus planning, design pedagogy, verbal communication (424 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-865-7832; exp8@psu.edu).

Madis Pihlak

B.E.S. (Waterloo), M.L.A., M.C.P. (Berkeley), Associate Professor : Digital design and communication (331 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-863-2375; madispihlak@psu.edu).

Michael Rios

B.A. (Lehigh), M.C.P, M.Arch. (University of California , Berkeley), Assistant Professor , Director, Hamer Center for Community Design Assistance: Community participation, urban design, community planning (328 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-865-5732; mxr43@psu.edu).

Cecilia J. Rusnak

B.S.L.A. (Penn State), M.A. (Iowa), Associate Professor : Historic preservation, preservation planning, historic industrial and agricultural landscapes, place attachment (226 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-863-4584; cjr9@psu.edu).

Lysle Sherwin

B.A., (Pittsburgh) Director, Center for Watershed Stewardship: Collaborative watershed-based initiatives, aquatic ecosystem restoration, wildlife habitat enhancement (227 E. Calder Way ; 814-865-3334; lss9@psu.edu).

Bonj Szczygiel

B.S.L.A., M.L.A. (Penn State), Associate Professor: Gendered landscapes, landscape architecture history, design theory (431 Stuckeman Family Building ; 814-863-8596; bxs28@psu.edu).

Ken Tamminga

B.L.A. (Guelph), M.PL. (Queen's), Associate Professor: Ecological planning and design, restoration of urban ecosystems, watershed planning (428 Stuckeman Family Building; 814-863-2377; krt1@psu.edu).

Thomas G. Yahner

B.S. (Pittsburgh), B.S.L.A., M.L.A. ( Penn State ), Associate Professor: Cultural history in changing landscapes, computer technology in cultural landscapes, greenway planning and management, design pedagogy (427 Stuckeman Family Building ; 814-863-2379; tgy1@psu.edu).