Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Program, University of Michigan, September 2005 to May 2010

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1 LARISSA LARSEN Associate Professor Urban and Regional Planning University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI Telephone: Fax: Education Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign August December 1997 Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph (Canada) September May 1992 Bachelor of Applied Science, University of Guelph (Canada) September May 1989 Academic Appointments Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture University of Michigan, June 2010 to present Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Program, University of Michigan, September 2005 to May 2010 Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, September 2002 to August 2005 Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University August 2000 to August 2002 Professional Registration Registered Landscape Architect, State of Indiana # LA Professional Experience Senior Planner/Landscape Architect, Thompson Dyke & Associates, Chicago, Illinois While at this landscape architecture and planning firm, my work focused on 1) six riparian restoration projects for the Chicago Park District, (2) writing a recreational facilities guide commissioned by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, (3) collaborative design development for the Lincoln Park Great Garden, (4) a physical character assessment for the Lake Forest Central Business District, and (5) work on the Chicago River Design Guidelines and Standards. April 1998 June 2000 Research Consultant for the Chicago Park District The Chicago Park District s Neighborhoods First Program was intended to improve park staff s ability to tailor programs for its diverse communities and incorporate meaningful public participation in its outreach efforts. Working with Dr. Joanne Vining, we used content analysis to evaluate facilitators journal entries (over 2,000 pages) and detect patterns of change. Results from our research contributed to a major reorganization of the Chicago Park District on the December 3, August 1996 September 1999

2 Scholarly Work Peer-reviewed Journal Articles Larsen, Larissa, Steiner, Allison L., Mallen, Evan, Kahn,Nicholas, Kalafatis, Scott, Ryen, Maria, Sotherland, Peter, & Tawfik, Ahmed B., (Revise and Resubmit at Urban Climate) Climate Downscaling and Urban Planning Implications in Three Great Lakes Cities. Larissa Larsen, Laura Sherman, Laura Smith, Darshan Karwat, Krista Badiane, & Paul Coseo (Conditional Acceptance (April 2013) at Journal of Planning Education and Research) Social Justice and Sustainability in Poor Neighborhoods: Service Learning in Southwest Detroit. Larissa Larsen (2012) Behind the Green Curtain: Shifting Goals and Shifting Roles, Planning Theory and Practice, Volume 13, Issue 1: Pyke, Chris, Sean McMahon, Larissa Larsen, Nicholas B. Rajkovich, and Adam Rohloff. (2012) "Development and Analysis of Climate Sensitivity and Climate Adaptation Opportunities Indices for Green Buildings." Building and Environment, Volume 55: Kathryn C Conlon, Nicholas B Rajkovich, Jalonne L White-Newsome, Larissa Larsen, Marie S O'Neill (2011) Preventing cold-related morbidity and mortality in a changing climate, Maturitas, Volume 69 (3): Sharon L Harlan, Scott T.Yabiku, Larissa Larsen, and Anthony J. Brazel (2009) Household Water Consumption in an Arid City: Affluence, Affordance, and Attitudes, Society and Natural Resources, Volume 22: Harlan, S.L., Brazel, A.J., Jenerette, G.D., Jones, N.*, Larsen, L., Preshad, L.*, Stefanov, W.L. (2008) In the Shade of Affluence: The Inequitable Distribution of the Urban Heat Island, Research in Social Problems and Public Policy, Equity and the Environment, Volume 15: Larsen, L. & Alameddin, D*. (2007) The Evolution of Early Phoenix: Valley Business Elite, Land Speculation, and the Emergence of Planning, The Journal of Planning History 6(2): Gee, Gilbert C., Lively, Kathryn J. Lively, Larsen, Larissa, Keith*, Jennifer, Stone*, Jana, & MacLeod*, Kara. (2007) Hungry for Respect: Discrimination Among Adults Using Emergency Food Services, Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, Volume 2, Number 1, pp Taylor, J. J.*, Brown, D.G., & Larsen, L. (2007) Preserving natural features: A GIS-based evaluation of a local open-space ordinance, Landscape and Urban Planning 82: Jenerette, G.D., Harlan, S., Brazel, A., Jones, N.*, Larsen, L., & Stefanov, W. L. (2007) Regional relationships between surface temperature, vegetation, and human settlement in a rapidly urbanizing ecosystem, Landscape Ecology, 22: Jenerette, G.D., & Larsen, L. (2006) A global perspective on changing sustainable urban water supplies, Global and Planetary Change, Vol. 50, Larsen, L., & Harlan, S. (2006) Desert Dreamscapes: Landscape Preference and Landscape Behavior, Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol 78: Larsen, L. & Swanbrow, L.** (2006) Postcards of Phoenix: Images of Desert Ambivalence and Homogeneity, Landscape Journal 25(2):

3 Harlan, S. L., Brazil, A.J., Prashad, L.*, Stefanov, W. & Larsen, L. (2006) Neighborhood Microclimates and Vulnerability to Heat Stress, Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 63: Kirby, A.; Harlan, S.L.; Larsen, L.; Hackett, E.; Bolin, B.; Nelson, A.; Rex, T.; & Wolf, S. (2006) Examining the Significance of Housing Enclaves in the Metropolitan United States of America, Housing Theory and Society, Vol 23, Number 1, Larsen, L., Harlan, S., Bolin, B., Hackett, E., Hope, D., Kirby, A., Nelson, A., Rex, T., & Wolf, S. (2004) Bonding and Bridging: Understanding the Relationship Between Social Capital and Civic Action, The Journal of Planning Education and Research, 24: Larsen, L., Poortinga, E., & Hurdle, D. (2004) Sleeping Rough: Differences Between Shelter Users and Non-Users in Phoenix, Environment and Behavior, Vol. 36, Number 4, pp Larsen, L.*, Adams, J.*, Deal, B.*, Kweon, B.*, and Tyler, E.* (1998) "Plants in the workplace: The effects of plant density on task performance, attitudes and perceptions." Environment and Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 3., pp Daitch, V.*, Kweon, B.*, Larsen, L.*, Tyler, E.*, and Vining, J. (1996) "Personal environmental histories: Reflection of self and place." in Human Ecology Review, Volume 3, No. 1, pp *indicates the author was a graduate student **indicates the author was an undergraduate student Book Chapters Hill, Kristina and Larsen, Larissa (2013). Adaptive Urbanism, in Duany, Andres and Talen, Emily (eds.) Landscape Urbanism and Its Discontents: Dissimulating the Sustainable City (In process with New Society Press; Anticipated Publication Spring 2013). Arquero de Alarcon, M., and Larsen, L Mapping Delray: Understanding the Changes in this Southwest Detroit Community 24 pages in Mapping Detroit, Editors June Manning-Thomas and Henco Bekkering (in process) Publications in Professional Journals Larsen, L. (Spring 2003) Water Poverty and Neo-Liberal Reforms, Planners Network. Larsen, L. (November 2000) "Character Counts." Planning, pp Other Published Work Larsen, L., Rajkovich, N., Leighton, C., McCoy, K., Calhoun, K., Mallen, E., Bush, K., Enriquez, J., Pyke, C., McMahon, S., and Kwok, A. Green Building and Climate Resilience: Understanding Impacts and Preparing for Changing Conditions. University of Michigan; U.S. Green Building Council, 2011., 177 pages. Larsen, Larissa (2005) William H. Whyte. In: Caves, Roger (Ed), Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge Press, New York, p.524. Larsen, Larissa (2005) William Julius Wilson. In: Caves, Roger (Ed), Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge Press, New York, p Larsen, L., Dyke, P., & Dyke, T. (2000). Outdoor Recreation Facilities Guide. (IDNR Publication No ). Springfield, II: Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

4 Book Reviews Larsen, L. (2004) Book Review: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Panel, The Journal of the American Planning Association, 70(3), Larsen, L. (2003) Book Review: The Last Landscape by William H. Whyte (Reintroduced in 2002). Landscape Journal, Vol. 22, Number 2, pp Larsen, L. (2001) Book Review: A Bulldozer in the Countryside by Adam Rome, Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 57, Issue 2, 20, Pages Awards United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Doctoral Dissertation Award - March 1997 A $15,000 grant that funded my dissertation research Grants External Funding ORSP # 11-PAF01217 Funding Source: National Institute of Health: Climate Change and Human Health PAR Project Title: Climate Change and Health: Residential Energy Efficiency for Comfort and Equity Amount Received: $410,000 Project Start and End Dates: to Principal Investigators: Marie O Neill (Public Health) and Larissa Larsen Collaborators: Richard Rood (Atmospheric Science) and Veronica Berrocal (Biostatistics) EPA P3 Mitigating Particulate Pollution with Vegetation in Southwest Detroit, $10,000, May 2008 EPA P3 Green Development Case Studies, $10,000, May 2005 Wayne County Parks: Bennett Arboretum Master Plan and Tree Inventory, Co-PI with Bob Grese. January -August 2004, $12,000. National Science Foundation: Neighborhood Ecosystems: Human-Climate Interactions in a Desert Metropolis., Biocomplexity Division, Grant Number September 2002-February 2004, $100,000. Principal Investigator along with Sharon Harlan, Anthony Brazel, and William Stephanoff from Arizona State University. America s Second Harvest, Mapping Patterns of Hunger. Spring 2002 January 2003, $35,000. Internal Funding Sources Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute & Kresge Foundation Project Title: Great Lake Cities Climate Adaptation Planning Amount Received : $1,200,000 (over 3 years) Project Start and End Dates: 2011 to 2014 Principal Investigator along with Arun Agarwal (SNRE), Elisabeth Gerber (Public Policy), Maria Carmen Lemos (SNRE), Marie O Neill (Public Health), & Ricky Rood (OASS). Advancing Livable Communities through Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Proposal, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, Project Title: Integrated Assessment to Provide Healthy Food and Transportation Access for Lower Income Populations in Eastern Washtenaw County, Principal Investigators Larissa Larsen and Joe Grengs, Co-Investigators: Teresa Gillotti, Planner II/ Community and Economic Development, City of Ypsilanti, Sharon P. Sheldon, Washtenaw County Public Health Department, Anthony VanDerworp, Washtenaw County Economic Development. January May 31, 2012, $20,000.

5 Office of the Vice Provost for Research Urban Climate/Heat Island Network (Mobile Measurement Cart), February 2010, $14,000. CLOSUP (Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, University of Michigan) Community Benefits Agreements: Advancing Environmental Democracy in Land Use Planning, May, 2008, $15,000. CARAT (The Collaboratory for Advanced Research and Academic Technologies ) Perceived Distance and Wayfinding in Urban Environments using Virtual Reality, PI with student, Tae Jung Kwon, September May 2006, $24,000. CLOSUP (Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy) Green Development in Michigan: A Handbook, PI with Master s Project Team, May, 2005, $8,000. Office of the Vice Provost for Research, University of Michigan, Capability for Health Study: Understanding the Relationship between Deprivation, Human Capabilities and Health , $30,000. Principal Investigator with Gil Gee, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. Motorola/Arizona State University Great Communities Grant. Mapping Arizona s Patterns of Hunger. Spring 2000-Spring 2001, $8,000. Motorola/Arizona State University Great Communities Grant. Homelessness in Central Arizona. Fall 1999-Summer 2000, $8,000. Principal Investigator with Donna Hurdle, School of Social Work, Arizona State University. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Grant, A Comparison of Scattered Site and Aggregate Public Housing Residents Well-Being. 1997, $15,000. Invited Lectures Larsen, Larsen (2011) Lessening the Impact of Climate Change. Technion: Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, December 22, Larsen, Larissa (2011) Climate Change and the Challenge of the Urban Heat Island. Green Korea: Green Growth: Challenge, Strategy and Cooperation (a sustainability forum sponsored by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Seoul, Korea, September 15, Sprawl and Inequitable Settlement Patterns, (2009) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Speaker College of Engineering, University of Michigan, February. Desert Dreamscapes, (2004) Urban Community Ecology Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, February 21. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings Coseo, Paul and Larsen, Larissa (2012) Factors Impacting the Urban Heat Island at the Neighborhood Level, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cincinnati, OH, November 1, Larsen, Larissa. Climate in the Great Lakes, Michigan Association of Planning, Traverse City, MI, October 18, Larsen, Larissa. Social Justice and Sustainability Collide in Delray, Detroit, Spaces and Flows Conference, Detroit, MI, October 12, Coseo, Paul and Larsen, Larissa (2011) Lessening the Urban Heat Island: Quantifying the Impact of Chicago s Green Alley Program, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Salt Lake City, September 27, 2011.

6 Larsen, Larissa (2008) Community Benefits Agreements: Evaluating a Promising Technique to Promote Environmental Justice, Joint Congress of Collegiate Schools of Planning and the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP), July, Chicago, Illinois Kwon, Taejung and Larsen, Larissa (2006) Investigating How Different Urban Configurations Alter Pedestrains Perceptions of Distance, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, November 2006, Fort Worth, Texas. Larsen, Larissa, Marans, Robert, Carter, George, Gocmen, Asli, and Harlan, Sharon. (2005) Residential Quality in Detroit and Phoenix: An Exploration of Factors Influencing Mobility in Declining and Growing Metropolitan Areas. Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), April 28- May 1, Vancouver, Canada. Larsen, Larissa, and Harlan, Sharon (2003) The Wealth of Neighborhoods: Exploring the Concept of Neighborhood Capital, Joint Congress of Collegiate Schools of Planning and the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP), Leuven, Belgium, July 8-12, Professional Design Work Design Competition Awards Work Play Design Competition 2008 for Redesigning the North Campus Public Space 1st Prize (tied) C ing Energy (design highlighting renewable energy sources with interactive elements and native landscaping) Team Members: Joe Trumpey (faculty, Art and Design), Scott Curry (graduate student, MUP), Mark Hunter (faculty, School of Natural Resources and Environment), Larissa Larsen (faculty, URP), Andrew Sell (undergraduate student, Art and Design), and Jeremy Semrau (faculty, Engineering) Selected from 31 entries in a juried competition National SIPA 1995 Professional Design Competition - December 1995 First Place Building Design Category: The Green Neighborhood - Military Family Neighborhood Development (150 dwelling units), Fort Hood, Texas Team Members: J. Adams, A. Chalifoux, B. Deal, & L. Larsen The competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy, honors the best in energy-efficient and affordable buildings. Society for Human Ecology Distinguished Leadership Award - October 1997 Awarded for my efforts to promote the Society by initiating and organizing an international student paper competition. Awards for Teaching Most Valuable Planner Teaching Award 2010 to 2011 Nominated and selected by the graduating students of the Urban and Regional Planning Program, Most Valuable Planner Teaching Award 2009 to 2010 Nominated and selected by the graduating students of the Urban and Regional Planning Program, Most Valuable Planner Teaching Award 2008 to 2009 Nominated and selected by the graduating students of the Urban and Regional Planning Program,

7 Most Valuable Planner Teaching Award 2007 to 2008 Nominated and selected by the graduating students of the Urban and Regional Planning Program Outstanding Teaching Award 2005 to 2006 Nominated and selected by students from all instructors in the School of Natural Resources and Environment Excellent Teaching Designation Spring 1996 Results of student ratings in a campus-wide evaluation Teaching Assistantship for Landscape Architecture Design Studio The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Service Committees Urban and Regional Planning Program Physical Planning and Urban Design Concentration Coordinator (2006-present) Faculty Liaison with Student Planning Organization (2007 to present) Urban and Regional Planning Research Advocacy Committee ( ) Urban and Regional Planning Curriculum Committee ( ) Urban and Regional Planning Master s Admissions Committee ( ) Doctoral Coordinator (2012- Urban and Regional Planning Search Committee Member International/Land Use ( ) Urban and Regional Planning Search Committee Member Food Systems Cluster Hire ( ) Urban and Regional Planning Search Committee Member 2 position (2010) Physical Planning/Urban Design Search Committee Member ( ) TCAUP Sustainability Committee Fall 2008 TCAUP Interdisciplinarity Committee Fall 2008 Architectural Design Search Committee Member ( ) Urban and Regional Planning Search Committee Member 2 positions ( ) School of Natural Resources and Environment Built Environment Cluster Hire Search Committee Member ( ) School of Natural Resources and Environment Search Committee Landscape Architecture ( ) School of Natural Resources and Environment Master s Curriculum Committee ( ) University of Michigan Service Campus Sustainability Initiative Section Leader: Food (January 2010-December 2011) Program in the Environment - Faculty Advisory Committee ( ) Pro Bono Bennett Arboretum Restoration, Client: Wayne County Parks and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality ( ) Tasks: Tree Inventory, Public Meetings, and New Master Plan for 75-year old arboretum in suburban Detroit Woodland Elementary School, Saline, Michigan Children s Garden Design ( ) Tasks: Meetings with Children, Consultations with Teachers and Parent-Teacher Organization, Landscape Design, Planting Plan

8 Public Service Allen Creek Greenway Task Force appointed by the Mayor of Ann Arbor to one and one-half year task force to assist in the planning and design of a greenway through Downtown Ann Arbor ( ) Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition On-going technical and research assistance for community group seeking community benefits from a proposed international bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. (2005 to present) Awarded the Community Partner Award by Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision April 2010 for providing technical support, research and resources that enhance community efforts to improve the environment in Southwest Detroit