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Student Research Interests

Pei-ting Hsu My current interests are: The meanings of home, the sense of place and identity, residential environment and interpersonal relationship, & health and social support  
Libby Black My interests are in Housing, Homelessness, and Poverty. My current research is: A Perspective of People with HIV/AIDS in Single Room Occupancies on Housing and Access to Services. I'm particularly interested in the environments effect on how people view themselves.  
Mike D. Lamb Suburban mysticism, trespass  
Mirele B. Goldsmith Changing human behavior regarding environmental problems. Environmental responsibility in institutions. Introduction of green practices in purchasing, building, managing, etc., through culture change.  
Liz Lake children's environments- specifically school environments- how this affects aggression levels  
Chung Chang loft living and conversion, urban dis-industrialization, waterfront development, historic preservation, GIS (geographic information systems), and ethnographic documentary Barge museum in Red Hook
Planners Network
Billburg (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Pablo Paramo Environmental education in the urban environment, philosophy of science and epistemology in environmental psychology,evolutionary psychology, place theory and strategies of research  
Valkiria Duran Environmental symbolism and children's self-perception. School buildings and their relationship to student outcomes. Education as a liberating practice. Personal Site
Chantal Montagnet My interests center around the development of open space and how privatization influences that process. the specific project on which I am devoting my time is a user evaluaton of the first phase of Riverside South on Manhattan's Upper West Side.  
Andy Kirby I am researching intentional communities, more specifically ecovillages, looking at the intersection of community and environmental concern Intentional Communities
Suzan Krepostman Home modifications for children with mobility impairments, and issues of accessibility. Also, gardens and symbolism, work environment and public space. Suzan's environmental psychology page
Kevin Rafter Neighborhoods & community development strategies, housing policy & public housing, community organizing, race, epistemological issues in social science, sociology of social science Shelterforce
Applied Research Center
Futura 2000
Harouna Ba Urban children's exploration of places; Environmental social science theory.  
David Baroff Experiencing the social worlds of gambling and gaming environments; The environmental experience of casino gambling.  
Kate Brower The urban landscape as a reflection and construction of cultural and ethnic interests; Ethnographic film and photography as a tool for research; The relationship of tourism and the commoditization of culture.  
Caitlin Cahill Public art and space; Adolescents and the environment; Community development; Urban forestry and environmental governance.  
Cecilia Castelino Battered women (re)claiming home.  
Danny Choriki Rationalization of ideals in the course of daily life; The individual in the context of rapid social change; Information technology & education; Information technology & social structures.  
Elena Danaila Culture-environment interactions; The role of place and social networks in community identity; Internet/cyberspace culture/communities.  
Mariana Diaz-Wionczek Spatial Cognition; Orientation and wayfinding strategies in the subway.  
James Egede Perceived cultural differences in multi-cultural society.  
Alan H. Foster Public transportation; Fear of crime.  
Kira Krenichyn Human development and the environment; Teens' spaces in New York City.  
Heather Larson Older people and cyberspace.  
Claudia Mausner Perception of natural environments.  
Andre Minott Historic preservation and cultural identity; Community participation and cultural heritage tourism; Caribbean cultural identity; Jamaican cultural heritage; Caribbean architectural history; Tourism and culture in Harlem, New York.  
Carol Oliver  Technology and work environments.  
Talya Rechavi  The meanings and roles of the dwelling place.  
Gretchen Susi Crisis of the public sphere, particularly as it relates to public housing; Socio-political environments as they may or may not be conducive to public participation.  
Charles Swartz Fear of Crime; Geography of crime.