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Leadership

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Board of Directors

August 2025 - August 2026

B. Sanborn,  Ph.D.

Chair of the Board

Principal and Design Research Leader - DLR Group 

Celen Pasalar,  Ph.D.

Chair-Elect 

Associate Professor Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning - North Carolina State University

 

Debarati "Mimi" Majumdar Narayan,  Ph.D.

Past-Chair - Ex Officio

Adjunct Faculty - University of Maryland

 

Bo Zhang,  Ph.D.

Board Member - Secretary

Associate Professor of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture - Oklahoma State University

Renae Mantooth

Alina Osnaga,  Ph.D.

Board Member

Student and Graduate Research Assistant - Lawrence Technological University 

 

 

Zhe Wang Ph.D.

Board Member and Recognition Committee Chair

Professor -
Central South University of Forestry and Technology

Lorraine E. Maxwell,  Ph.D.

Emeritus Board Member  - Ex Officio

Emeritus Professor of Human Centered Design - Cornell University

Renae Mantooth

Alexandre H. Champagne, Ph.D.

Board Member

Full-time Lecturer - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

 

Maja Kevdžija, Ph.D.

Board Member

Assistant Professor in Healthcare Design -
Technische Universität Wien

Renae Mantooth

Mireya Jocelyn Gomez-Nava

Board Member & Student Representative


Student in Urban Studies - Heriot-Watt University

Nathan Victoria

Interim Executive Director - Ex Officio

Marzieh Rezaei

Marzieh (Melika) Rezaei,  Ph.D.

Assistant Executive Director

 

 


Interested in contacting the board? Email us at headquarters@edra.org.