Urban Society & Environment | Research Area

Jonathan Fink is Professor of Geology and Director of the Digital City Testbed Center at PSU, where he studies natural hazards and urban sustainability. He also is a visiting professor at University of British Columbia...

Michele Ruth Gamburd (Ph.D., University of Michigan 1995) is Professor of Anthropology. A cultural anthropologist, she focuses on issues of power, politics, and identity in a Sinhala-speaking village in southwestern...

Dr. Linda George is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Management at Portland State University. Her research and teaching focus on modeling and measuring urban air pollutants, with particular...

Charles Klein is an applied medical and urban anthropologist with over 25 years of research experience in Brazil and the United States. Dr. Klein has been part of the faculty at PSU since 2012 and is currently an Associate...

Dr. Amy Lubitow received her Ph.D. in 2011 in sociology from Northeastern University. She is an interdisciplinary social scientist who focuses on the social and environmental dynamics of urban public spaces. Prior to...

As a biogeochemist and an ecosystem ecologist, I am broadly interested in 1) understanding ecosystem responses to environmental changes and 2) applying ecological knowledge to help inform environmental decisions, particularly...

OFFICE HOURS CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS Please email (rai@pdx.edu) to arrange a time to meet in person, online, or over the phone. RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Human Geography: Global Development, Labor, Migration, Gender...

Professor Vivek Shandas specializes developing strategies for addressing the implications of climate change on cities. His teaching and research examine the intersection of exposure to climate-induced events, governance...

Research Interests Human wayfinding, spatial knowledge acquisition, disability, accessibility, extended reality (AR/MR/VR), human-computer interaction, mobile technology, individual decision-making, experimental research...