Academic Board

Department of Geography and Sustainable Development

Sarbeswar Praharaj

Sarbeswar Praharaj

Asst. Professor

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Sarbeswar Praharaj (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the University of Miami, holding dual appointments in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development and the School of Architecture. He serves as the Director of the Master of Professional Science in Urban Sustainability and Resilience, an interdisciplinary, STEM-...
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Richard J. Grant

Richard J. Grant

Professor

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Summary: Teaching and research focuses on the urban transformations in metropolitan Africa and on global cities such as Miami.  Current project focus on:1) The green economy in Cape Town, South Africa2) E-waste and urban planning Accra, Ghana3) Street art and neighborhood transformation in Wynwood, Miami4) Climate gentrification in...
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Jose Maria Cardoso da Silva

Jose Maria Cardoso da Silva

Professor
Chair of Geography and Sustainable Development
Director of Graduate Studies
Secondary Faculty in Biology

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A native of Belém, Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, Dr. José Maria Cardoso da Silva is a biogeographer who studies the relationships between biodiversity conservation and development in tropical regions. Supported by more than 20 years of field experience studying different tropical socio-ecological systems, his research...
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School of Architecture

Sonia R. Chao

Sonia R. Chao

Associate Dean of Research

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Associate Dean of Research, U-SoACo-Director, Master of Prof. Science in Urban Sustainability & ResilienceFaculty Lead on Climate, Environment & Resilience, UMIASecondary Appointment, College of EngineeringExecutive Board Member, Florida Climate Institute Sonia Chao is the Associate Dean of Research at the University of Miami...
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Rodolphe el-Khoury

Rodolphe el-Khoury

Dean, School of Architecture

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Rodolphe el-Khoury is Dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture. Before coming to UMSoA in July, 2014, he was Canada Research Chair and Director of Urban Design at the University of Toronto, Head of Architecture at California College of the Arts, and Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He has taught at Columbia...
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Charles C Bohl

Charles C Bohl

Professor

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Charles C. Bohl is a Professor and the founding Director of the Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism Program (MRED+U). In his role as MRED+U Director, he has established a model for interdisciplinary graduate education involving courses, competitions, conferences, travel study and research initiatives. Dr. Bohl courses have drawn...
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