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Patricia Kio
Patricia Kio
School of Architecture/Sustainability and the Built Environment
Assistant Professor
(352) 392-4836
Patricia Kio holds a Ph.D. in Architecture with a specialization in circular economy from Texas A&M University. In recognition of her work, Kio was the recipient of the King Student Medal Award for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Research at the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects. Kio has published several peer-reviewed articles in highly preferred journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy and Buildings, and Waste and Biomass Valorization. She is a reviewer for the Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management Journal and a few others. In addition, Kio serves on the Editorial Board of TAD (Technology | Architecture + Design) Journal. Kio was an Assistant Professor at Fitchburg State University. Her teaching and research interests include architectural design, building construction systems, sustainable architecture, materials, environmental systems integration, and smart circular economy. She is gratefully raising two daughters with her loving husband. They enjoy reading, watching movies, and playing board games.
Vivian Wong
Vivian Wong
M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management
Assistant Professor
352-846-7051
AH 446
Vivian Wong holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a minor in Computer Science from Stanford University, with research interests in the interface of data-driven methods and urban systems. Her research combines spatio-temporal analysis with practical implementations to manage the flow of people, goods and services in space and through time, with the overarching goal of establishing a safe, efficient and inclusive urban societal system. She received her bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from UIUC in 2017 and her master’s in Civil Engineering from Stanford in 2019.
Aishwarya Shankar
Aishwarya Shankar
Department of Landscape Architecture
Instructional Assistant Professor
(352) 294-1485
Shankar has been a practicing architect and landscape architect in India since 2016. Most recently, her research with the New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University was on equity in water infrastructure, advancing climate adaptation tools in landscape design and planning, and conducting research and outreach to support communities in implementing flood resilience projects. Shankar’s teaching and research interests lie in the use of design communication to reframe the role of the landscape architect in decolonial processes.
Clarissa Carr
Clarissa Carr
Historic Preservation Program
Research Assistant Professor
352-294-9141
AH 146
Research Interests:
- Preservation of Mid-century Modern and the recent past
- Values and significance in preservation
- Memory and nostalgia
Clarissa Carr has over ten years of professional experience in historic preservation, exhibit design, and public outreach and education. She is responsible for day-to-day program operations as well as the graphic development of grant and project deliverables. A 2010 Preservation Institute Nantucket (PIN) alumna, Ms. Carr is responsible for PIN program marketing and enrollment.
She received her Bachelor of Interior Design in 2011 with a minor in Landscape Architecture and Master’s in Interior Design in 2013 from the University of Florida with graduate certificates in Historic Preservation, Museum Studies, and Web Design and Online Communication. She is in the process of completing a Ph.D. in Historic Preservation focusing on a prolific Mid-century Modern architect and professor who specialized in intertwining the built and natural environments.
Christian Calle Figueroa
Christian Calle Figueroa
School of Architecture, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER)
Urban Designer + Assistant Scholar
AH 160
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Changjie Chen
Changjie is a planner and statistician whose research emphasis is directed at the simulation of future land-use scenarios and transportation modeling by integrating spatial analytics, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms.