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Becki Retzlaff

Rebecca Retzlaff, Ph.D., AICP: GSP Director

Director, Academic Sustainability Program and Professor, Community Planning Program, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, Rcr0001@auburn.edu

 

Natalia Ruiz-Junco

Natalia Ruiz-Junco, Ph.D.: DEIJ Lead and Core Class Professor

Associate Professor, Sociology Program, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University

ncr0007@auburn.edu

 

Chris Anderson

Christopher Anderson, Ph.D., Co-Curricular and Gulf Speaker Series Lead

Professor, Natural Resources Management Program, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment, Auburn University

andercj@auburn.edu

 

Jose Vasconcelos Neto

Jose Vasconcelos Neto, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Research Partnerships Lead

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University

jgv0001@auburn.edu

 

Amna Salman

Amna Salman, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Student Organization Lead

Assistant Professor, McWhorter School of Building Science, College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, Auburn University

azs0072@auburn.edu

 

Lisa Kensler

Lisa Kensler, Ed.D., GSP Evaluator

Emily R. and Gerald S. Leischuck Endowed Professor for Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology, College of Education, Auburn University

lak0008@auburn.edu

 

Curtis Burney

Curtis Burney, Ph.D., SUSCC Lead

Biology Professor, Southern Union State Community College

cburney@suscc.edu

 

 

Hailey Davis

Hailey Davis, Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate Student, Master of Community Planning Program, Auburn University

had0032@auburn.edu

 

Steering Committee

  • Wendy DesChene, Jane Dickson Lanier Professor of Art
  • Joan Harrell, Director, CLA Inclusive Excellence
  • Mike Kensler, Director, AU Office of Sustainability
  • Charlene LeBleu, Alumni Professor, Landscape Architecture
  • Layli Miron, Associate Director, University Writing
  • Linda North, Dean of Academics, Southern Union State Community College
  • Mark Wilson, Director, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities
  • Dale Speetjens, Co-Owner and CEO, Ship Shape Urban Farms
  • Rob Holmes, Associate Professor, College of Architecture, Design, and Construction
  • Dan Eckenrode, Executive Director, PCI Gulf South
  • Dale Speetjens, Co-Owner and CEO, Ship Shape Urban Farms
  • Moises Bernal, Assistant Professor, College of Science and Math
  • Anna Linhoss, Associate Professor, College of Agriculture
  • Mark Barnett, Professor, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
  • Dianne Kim, Lecturer, College of Human Sciences

 

Academic Partners

The Auburn Gulf Scholars Program is an interdisciplinary, university-wide effort with assistance from the following units on campus: