Nana Kirk, ASLA

Abridged Resume

Last update: May 1, 2003.

Education:

Ph.D. in Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley, May 2003.
Dissertation: "Symbolic Aspects and Unintended Effects of Security Measures in the Built Environment."

Master of Landscape Architecture, emphasis in cultural and behavioral aspects of design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1989 Thesis: "Factors Affecting Perceptions of Social Safety in Public Open Space."

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, August 1985. Graduated with honors.

 

Licensed Landscape Architect, California #3379, Oregon #291.

ASLA Member, 1991 to present.

Member - Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), 1986-present.

Co-chair, Professional Practice Network, EDRA, 1993-1995.

Life Member - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

Member - Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society.

"Unintended Effects of Security Measures in Residential Environments," presented and published in conference proceedings, EDRA 34/2003, Minneapolis, MN. (Recipient of EDRA Student Full Length Paper Award, First Place 2003).

Illustrations: Universal Access to Outdoor Recreation: A Design Guide. 1993. USDA Forest Service and PLAE Inc., Berkeley, CA. (Recipient of a Merit Award for Communications, ASLA 1994 Professional Awards Program.)

Illustrations: Play for All Guidelines. 2nd Edition, 1992. MIG Communications, Berkeley, CA.

Illustrations: The Accessibility Checklist: An Evaluation System for Buildings and Outdoor Settings. 1992. MIG Communications, Berkeley, CA. (Recipient of a Merit Award for Communications, ASLA 1992 Professional Awards Program.)

"Visual Attributes of Environments Perceived to be Unsafe," presented and published in conference proceedings, EDRA 20/1989, Black Mountain, NC. (Third award, EDRA student paper competition, EDRA 20/1989.)

Weidemann S. and J. Anderson (principal investigators) and B. Bain, Y. Chin, N. Kirk, N. Perkins (associate invesitgators). "Resident Evaluation: A Basis for Redevelopment." (Recipient of a Merit Award for Research, ASLA 1989 Professional Awards Program.)

"Factors Affecting Perceptions of Safety in a Campus Environment," presented and published in conference proceedings, EDRA 19/1988, Pomona, CA.

"Factors...," published in Conference on Safety in the Built Environment - Proceedings, (BUSI-88), Portsmouth, U.K.

Kirk, Nana and Brian Orland. "Visitor Observations in an Exotic Setting: Sarnath, India," presented as a poster at the Second Annual Symposium on Social Science in Resource Management, 1988, Urbana, IL.

 

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