Landscape Architecture Faculty

Our faculty are nationally recognized for their innovation in environmental sustainability research in the design of buildings, landscapes, and communities. Learn more about our faculty by reading their profiles (click on names below) or browsing the Guide to Faculty Research.

David Buckley Borden

Visiting Professor
Fuller Design Fellow, Harvard Forest Associate, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Designer-in-Residence
Office: 381 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Ecology X design X art, maker-based interdisciplinary collaboration, environmental communication theory, forestry

Liska Chan

Associate Professor and Department Head, Landscape Architecture
Phone: 541-346-2899
Office: 229 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Invisible landscapes, mapping, land art, landscape perception

Kelly Densmore

Instructor
Phone: 541-221-2245
Office: 311 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene

Arica Duhrkoop-Galas

Senior Instructor I
Landscape Architect
Office: 212 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: plants, climate resilience

Mark R. Eischeid

Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Studies
Phone: 541-346-3834
Office: 216 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: 20th and 21st century American design and art, critical aesthetics, design historiography and pedagogy, critical practice in art/design

Michael Geffel

Professor of Practice
Lab Director / Fuller Initiative Land Lab
Office: 214 Lawrence Hall
Research Interests: Field experiment, temporary installation, adaptive management, landscape infrastructure, landscapes on structure, public space, urban design

Zak Johnson

Pro Tem Instructor

Harper Keeler

Senior Instructor I
Director of the Urban Farm Program
Office: 212 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Civic Agriculture, Local Food Systems, Food Equity

Yekang Ko

Associate Professor
Director, Undergraduate Studies (BLA); Director, APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Program; Senior Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Office: 213 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: urban sustainability, energy landscapes, green infrastructure planning, climate-responsive urban design, actions for climate justice

Jun Hak Lee

Instructor
Courtesy Research Associate
Office: 232 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Spatial data analysis, Remote sensing, LiDAR, Distributed environmental sensors, Environmental data visualization

Ignacio Lopez Buson

Visiting Professor
Office: 213 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Computational Design, Generative Design, Landscape Urbanism, GIS

Whitey Lueck

Career Instructor
Phone: 541-674-8729
City: Eugene

Adrian Parr

Dean, College of Design
Professor, Planning, Public Policy and Management; Associated Faculty, History of Art and Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Office: Lawrence Hall
Research Interests: contemporary art, cultural studies, art & architectural theory, environmental theory

Rob Ribe

Professor Emeritus
Director of the MLA Program and Former Director of The Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Phone: 541-346-3648
Office: 178 ONYX BRIDGE
City: Eugene

Kory Russel

Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Studies
Office: 215 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Water, Sanitation, Container-Based Sanitation, Informal Settlements, Design

Dan Schuler

Instructor
City: Eugene

Shelley Schuler

Pro Tem Instructor

Sherman Sherman

Pro Tem Instructor

Benjamin Shirtcliff

Pro Tem Instructor
Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies in Landscape Architecture
Office: 311 Lawrence Hall

Jean Marie Spilker

Instructor
City: Eugene

Jean Yang

Visiting Professor
Design for Spatial Justice Fellow
Office: 211 Lawrence Hall
City: Eugene