Multidisciplinary collaboration increases the knowledge base for envisioning and communicating innovative approaches to promote change. This shared work is tied to our School’s curriculum, allowing our students to explore connections between the research interests they pursue at school and existing community needs. Through design and public service, they are able to apply their skills to compelling social issues, gaining real–life experience in the process and broadening their conceptions of what professional practice can be.

Selected Research Projects

• Anselmo Canfora — Studio reCOVER
• Phoebe Crisman — The Learning Barge
• Phoebe Crisman — Paradise Creek Nature Park
• Tanya Denkla Cobb — Virginia Food Heritage Project
• Frank Dukes — Building Local Economies in the Appalachian Coalfields
• John Quale — ecoMOD XS: Sustainable, Affordable, Prefab Housing for Aging in Place
• John Quale — ecoREMOD1
• Sanda Iliescu — The Fun Bus
• Bill Sherman — Open Grounds

Co-Chairs

• Betsy Roettger