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Lisa Björkman, Associate Professor
lisa.bjorkman@louisville.edu | 502-852-7929
Research Areas: South Asia, infrastructures, displacement and migration
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Daniel DeCaro, Associate Professor
daniel.decaro@louisville.edu | 502-852-2927
Research Areas: Environmental governance and sustainability, behavioral economics, quantitative and qualitative methods
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Patrick Exmeyer, Assistant Professor
patrick.exmeyer@louisville.edu | 502-852-1588
Research Areas: Administrative ethics, public personnel management, administrative law
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Frank Goetzke, Professor
frank.goetzke@louisville.edu | 502-852-8256
Research Areas: Transportation planning, environmental policy, urban and regional economics
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Steve Koven, Professor
steven.koven@louisville.edu | 502-852-8257
Research Areas: Public sector budgeting, economic development, ethics
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Jeeson Oh, Assistant Professor
jeeson.oh@louisville.edu | 502-852-7906
Research Areas: Community and economic development, participatory planning, philanthropy
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Patrick Piuma, Professor of the Practice
patrick.piuma@louisville.edu | 502-587-7015
Research Areas: Urban design, placemaking, healthy cities
Aaron C. Rollins, Jr., Professor
aaron.rollins@louisville.edu | 502-852-7955
Research Areas: Public administration, cultural competency, organizational effectiveness
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Matthew H. Ruther, Professor
matthew.ruther@louisville.edu | 502-852-8151
Research Areas: Demographic analysis, population forecasting, GIS
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Margath Walker, Professor
margath.walker@louisville.edu | 502-852-2694
Research Areas: Latin America borders, qualitative methods, social theory
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May Zhang, Professor
sumei.zhang@louisville.edu | 502-852-7915
Research Areas: Urban planning, regional economics, research methods
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Patty Rogers, Program Coordinator
Paul Bobbitt, Lecturer
Jesse Bray, Lecturer
Patriece Campbell-Palmer, Lecturer
patriece.campbell-palmer@louisville.edu
Thomas Clark, Lecturer
John-Robert (JR) Curtin, Lecturer
johnrobert.curtinjr@louisville.edu
Brian Davis, Lecturer
Britt Davis, Lecturer
Brent Fryrear, Lecturer
Andrew Schuhmann, Lecturer
andrew.schuhmann@louisville.edu
Steve Sizemore, Lecturer
steven.sizemore@louisville.edu
Julia Williams, Lecturer
Key Department Contacts
Department Chair
Aaron Rollins
Phone number: 502-852-7955
Email address: aaron.rollins@louisville.edu
Department Coordinator
Patricia Rogers
Phone number: 502-852-7914
Email address: patricia.rogers@louisville.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Matthew H. Ruther
Phone number: 502-851-8151
Email address: matthew.ruther@louisville.edu
Director of Graduate Studies: Master of Public Administration
Aaron Rollins
Phone number: 502-852-7955
Email Address: aaron.rollins@louisville.edu
Director of Graduate Studies: Master of Urban Planning and Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development
May Zhang
Email Address: sumei.zhang@louisville.edu
Director of Graduate Studies: PhD in Urban and Public Affairs
Margath Walker
Email Address: margath.walker@louisville.edu
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