Reza Banai, Professor

B. Arch., Miami University
M. Arch. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Urban Design, Planning Theory, Site Planning, Regional Planning

URL: http://umdrive.memphis.edu/rbanai/www/index.html

Gene Pearson, Professor Emeritus

B.P.A., University of Mississippi
M.U.R.P, University of Mississippi

Land Development Policy, Urban Design,  Mass Transit

Ken Reardon, Professor

B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Master of Urban Planning, Hunter College
Ph.D., Cornell University

Neighborhood Revitalization, Community Organizing, Participatory Action Research

Susan L. Roakes, Associate Professor

B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S.P., University of Tennessee
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Land Use Planning and Policy,  Community Development, Neighborhood Planning, Urban Land Economics, Public Schools and City Planning

Charlie Santo, Assistant Professor,

Interim Director of the Graduate Program in City & Regional Planning

B.A., Washington and Lee University
M.U.R.P., Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph.D., Portland State University

Community and Economic Development, Urban Economic Analysis, Public Investment, Sports and Public Policy

URL: www.memphis.edu/planning/santo.htm

David Westendorff, Associate Professor,  Director of the Mid-Sized Cities Policy Institute

B.Arch., Yale University
Ph.D., Cornell University

Urban Planning and Governance in an International Context, Foreign Direct Investment, Urbanization and Migration in Developing Countries, Social Impacts of Mega-Events, Urban Revitalization, Adaptation of Good Practices in Planning, Application of Human Rights in Planning Practice. Regional Focus: East and South Asia, Latin America, United States

Jessica Buttermore, Administrative Associate I