Planning State University
Resume:
Deden Rukmana
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, Fall 2006 present
Urban Studies and Planning Program
Department of Political Science and Public Affairs
Savannah State University
Phone: 912-***-****; Fax: 912-***-****; E Mail: abqk27@r.postjobfree.com
Coordinator, Graduate Program in Urban Studies and Planning, Savannah State University, Fall 2007
present
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University, January 2002 April 2006.
Dissertation title: The Spatial Origins of the Homeless: How the Homeless Vary in their Geographic
Distribution.
Committee: Charles Connerly, Chair; Rebecca Miles and Wendy Crook
Master of Planning and Development Studies, University of Southern California, May 2001.
Concentration: Sustainable Development; Housing; International Development Planning
M.S. in Development Studies, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, January 1997.
Thesis Title: Community Empowerment in the Rural Poverty Alleviation Program: The Case Study of
Ciamis Regency.
B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, April 1994.
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ARTICLES
Book:
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Residential Origins of the Homeless: Spatial Distribution Analysis and
Implications to Homelessness Prevention Interventions. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller. ISBN: 978 3 8364
3588 8
Articles in Refereed Journals:
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Street Vendor and Planning in Indonesian Cities. Planning Theory and
Practice. (accepted).
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Comparing the Residential Origins of Homeless Families and Homeless
Individuals: A Case of Miami Dade County, Florida. Area. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475 4762.2010.00957.x
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Gender Differences in the Residential Origins of the Homeless: Identification
of Areas with High Risk of Homelessness. Planning Practice and Research 25(1): 95 116
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Where the homeless youth come from: A study of the prior addresses
distribution of homeless youth in Miami Dade County, Florida. Children and Youth Service Review
30(9): 1009 1021
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). The growth of Jakarta Metropolitan Area and the sustainability of urban
development in Indonesia. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social
Sustainability 4(1): 99 106
Rukmana, Deden. (2006). The Spatial Origins of the Homeless: How the Homeless Vary in Their
Geographic Distribution. International Journal of Diversity in Organization, Communities and Nation
6(2): 35 54.
Rukmana, Deden. (2005). Empowerment and Housing Provision for Urban Poor: Community based
Housing Development in Indonesia. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and
Social Sustainability 1(1): 62 71.
Stiftel, Bruce, Deden Rukmana and Bhuiyan Alam. (2004). Faculty Quality at U.S. Planning Schools: An
NRC Style Study. Journal of Planning Education and Research 24(1): 6 22
Rukmana, Deden. (2003). Gender Perspective on Homelessness. Critical Planning 10: 95 105
Book Chapters:
Rukmana, Deden and Djarot Purbadi. (2010). Characteristics and Activities of Street Vendors in
Indonesian Cities: A Case Study of Street Vendors in Yogyakarta. In an edited book project on
Urbanization in Asian cities. Nihal Perera (Ed.) (accepted)
Rukmana, Deden and Emily Bentley. (2009). Improving Outcomes for Socially Vulnerable Populations. In
Ideas from an Emerging Field: Teaching Emergency Management in Higher Education. Jessica
Hubbard (Ed.). Fairfax, VA: PERI. pp. 149 168
Jordan, Kenneth A., Willie E. Johnson, Deden Rukmana, and Sharon Johnson. (2010). The Mixed
Blessings of Gentrification in an Antebellum City: The Case for Savannah Georgia. In African
American in Georgia: A Reflection of Politics and Policy in the New South. Pearl K. Ford (Ed.). Atlanta:
Mercer University Press. pp. 176 192
Encyclopedia Entries:
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Homelessness. The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. James G. Thomas
and Wanda Rushing (Eds.). Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. pp. 89 92
Rukmana, Deden and Wanda Rushing. (2010).White Flight. The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.
James G. Thomas and Wanda Rushing (Eds.). Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press.
pp. 173 175
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Precision. Encyclopedia of Research Design. Neil J. Salkind (Ed.). Thousand
Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. pp. 1075 1076
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Interval scale. Encyclopedia of Research Design. Neil J. Salkind (Ed.). Thousand
Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. pp. 629 630
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Ratio scale. Encyclopedia of Research Design. Neil J. Salkind (Ed.). Thousand
Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. pp. 1220 1221
Other Journal Publications:
Rukmana, Deden. (2011). The Appearances of Memory: Mnemonic Practices of Architecture and Urban
Form in Indonesia by Abidin Kusno. (Book Review). Pacific Affairs. (accepted)
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Upaya Mengatasi Kemiskinan dan Permukiman Kumuh: Pemberdayaan dan
Aktivitas Hijau oleh Masyarakat Miskin (Efforts of Eradicating Poverty and Slum Areas:
Empowerment and Green Activities by Poor Community. Jurnal Shrintil 18
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Planning the Megacity: Jakarta in the Twentieth Century by Christopher Silver.
(Book Review). Journal of the American Planning Association 74(2): 263 264.
Rukmana, Deden. (2006). Exploring the Concept of Empowerment. Jurnal Pembangunan Wilayah dan
Kota 2(1): 15 28
Rukmana, Deden. The Post Modern Critique of Planning. (2005). Jurnal Kajian Pengembangan
Perkotaan 1 2: 21 26
Rukmana, Deden. (2005). How Planning Differs from Other Disciplines: Assessing on Anchor Points for
Planning s Identification. Jurnal Institut Teknologi Nasional. 9(1): 1 8
Stiftel, Bruce, Deden Rukmana and Bhuiyan Alam. (2004). A Reply to Graduate Planning School Study
Responses. Journal of Planning Education and Research 24(2): 128 130
Rukmana, Deden.. (2004). The Determining Factors of Urban Location Patterns. Jurnal Fakultas Ekonomi
Universitas Padjadjaran 19(1): 1 10
Rukmana, Deden. (1995). Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Kebijaksanaan Pengembangan Wilayah
Terbelakang (Community Participation in the Development Policy of Underdeveloped Regions),
Jurnal Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota 19: 23 35
Articles in Other Publications:
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Solving gridlock in Jakarta. The Jakarta Post, November 13, 2010.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/13/solving gridlock jakarta.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Pemindahan Ibukota Negara (Capital City Relocation). Buletin Tata Ruang of
the Indonesia Ministry of Public Works. (in press)
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Jakarta Needs Metro to Avoid Traffic Gridlock. The Jakarta Post. October 24,
2010. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/24/jakarta needs metro avoid traffic
gridlock.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Urbanisasi, Kawasan Kumuh, dan Ruang Terbuka Hijau di Perkotaan
(Urbanization, Slums and Green Spaces in Urban Areas). Suara Pembaruan. October 19, 2010.
http://riaumandiri.net/rm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15230:urbanisasi
kawasan kumuh dan ruang terbuka hijau di perkotaan&catid=61:opini&Itemid=71
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Menata Ulang Transportasi Jakarta (Revisiting Jakarta s Transportation).
Gatra Cars Plus Magazine. pp. 22 23.
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Elevated Toll Roads, Revisited. The Jakarta Post. September 4, 2010.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/09/04/elevated toll roads revisited.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Konversi Jalan Bebas Hambatan: Inovasi Baru Penataan Ruang Kota
Bercermin dari Kesuksesan Negara Lain Menata Kotanya. (Highway Conversion: A New Innovation in
Urban Planning Learning from Other Countries Success in Urban Planning). Indonesia Esquire.
September 2010. pp. 124 126
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Bold Steps Needed to Overcome Jakarta Floods. The Jakarta Post. March 20,
2010. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/20/bold steps needed overcome jakarta
floods.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Perencanaan Kota di Era Postmodern (Urban Planning in Postmodern Era).
Sinar Harapan. March 11, 2010.
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). The Flawed 2030 Jakarta Spatial Plan. The Jakarta Post. February 6, 2010.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/06/the flawed 2030 jakarta spatial plan.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Restoring Green Areas in Jakarta. The Jakarta Post. December 12, 2009.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/12/restoring green areas jakarta.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). A City without Social Justice: Jakarta Needs More Green Space, but not at the
Expense of the Poor. Inside Indonesia. http://insideindonesia.org/content/view/1246/47/
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Ruang Kota untuk PKL (Urban Spaces for Street Vendors). Kompas. June 26,
2009. http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/06/26/04483073/ruang.kota.untuk.pkl
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Envisioning a City without Gas Guzzlers. The Jakarta Post. June 2, 2009.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/02/envisioning a city without gas guzzlers.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Helping the Poor Fight Predators. Savannah Morning News. May 20, 2009.
http://savannahnow.com/node/725023
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Tinjauan Tata Ruang Terhadap Bencana Situ Gintung (Spatial Planning
Assessment of the Situ Gintung Disaster). Jakarta Butuh Revolusi Budaya. April 15, 2009.
http://www.jakartabutuhrevolusibudaya.com/2009/04/15/tinjauan tata ruang terhadap bencana
situ gintung/
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Obama dan Pembangunan Kota (Obama and Urban Development). Suara
Pembaruan. March 5, 2009.
http://epaper.suarapembaruan.com/default.aspx?iid=21893&startpage=page0000006
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). The Best Way to Stem Flooding. The Jakarta Post. February 28, 2009.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/02/28/the best way stem flooding.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Krisis Ekonomi dan Proyek Pekerjaan Umum (Economic Crisis and Public
Works Projects). Media Indonesia. January 15, 2009.
http://anax1a.pressmart.net/mediaindonesia/MI/MI/2009/01/15/ArticleHtmls/15_01_2009_018_0
02.shtml?Mode=1
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). School Day should Begin Earlier. The Jakarta Post. December 20, 2008.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/12/20/school day should begin earlier.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Tinjauan Jalan Tol Trans Jawa (Assessment of Trans Java Toll Road). Kompas.
November 20, 2008. http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/11
/20/00574991/tinjauan.jalan.tol.trans jawa
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Street Vendors Also Deserve Urban Space. The Jakarta Post. November 8,
2008. http://old.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid= 20081108.F04
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Kemiskinan dan Permukiman Kumuh di Perkotaan (Poverty and Slums in
Urban Areas). Jakarta Butuh Revolusi Budaya. April 14, 2008.
http://www.jakartabutuhrevolusibudaya.com/2008/04/14/kemiskinan dan permukiman kumuh di
perkotaan/
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Decreasing Green Areas in Jakarta. The Jakarta Post. March 17, 2008.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/03/16/decreasing green areas jakarta.html
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Poverty in Savannah: An Exploration of the 2000 U.S. Census Data. Step Up
Savannah. http://stepupsavannah.org/data/
Rukmana, Deden. (2008) Reduce Urbanization. The Jakarta Post. February 9, 2008.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20080209.E02
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). The Dominance of Jakarta in Indonesia s Urban System and Economy.
dgCommunities. October 29, 2007.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/urban/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118510
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Failed new busway plan. The Jakarta Post. September 19, 2007.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070919.E02
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Homeless people are a heterogeneous population. The Savannah Tribune.
August 22, 2007
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Metropolitan Planning Commission s Planning Academy. The Business Report
and Journal. May 21 27, 2007
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Urban planning and the informal sector in developing countries. Planetizen.
May 7, 2007. http://www.planetizen.com/node/24329
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Extortion exacerbates urban poverty. The Jakarta Post. May 14, 2007.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070514.E04
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Jakarta s vulnerability to global warming. The Jakarta Post. April 28, 2007
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070428.E02
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Jakarta s suburban boom. The Jakarta Post. March 27, 2007.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070327.E04
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Jakarta: From Global City to Ailing City. Urbanicity. March 2007.
http://www.urbanicity.org/FullDoc.asp?ID=479
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Recent floods in Jakarta are strong evidence that urbanization must be
reduced. Straits Times. February 21, 2007.
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Banning motorcyclists not the right solution. The Jakarta Post. February 12,
2007. http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070210.E02
Rukmana, Deden. (2006). Did Savannah Spring from Italian Roots? Savannah Morning News. September
28, 2006. http://new.savannahnow.com/node/146644
Deden, Rukmana. (2006). Empowerment and Urban Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia. Lafadl Initiative.
November 2006. http://lafadl.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/empowerment and urban poverty
alleviation in indonesia/
Rukmana, Deden. (2005). Pedagang Kaki Lima dan Informalitas Perkotaan (Street Vendors and Urban
Informality). Kompor Newsletter. December 2005.
http://www.uplink.or.id/content/view/212/68/lang,id/
Rukmana, Deden. (2005). Urbanisasi dan Perubahan Perilaku Penduduk (Urbanization and the Changes
of Resident Attitudes). Info Urban and Regional Development Institute (URDI) 19. October 2005.
Rukmana, Deden.. (1992). Penataan Ruang Kawasan Rawan Bencana Alam (Spatial Planning in Disaster
Prone Areas). Pikiran Rakyat. November 7, 1992.
Monographs
Rukmana, Deden. 2010. Area Sources Mapping for the Savannah Promise Neighborhood. A report
submitted to the Savannah Youth Future Authority. Urban Studies and Planning Program. Savannah
State University.
Rukmana, Deden, Whitney Parker, and Ciarra Callis. 2008. Savannah Neighborhood Financial Services
Study. A report submitted to the StepUp Savannah s Poverty Reduction Initiative. Urban Studies and
Planning Program. Savannah State University.
Crook, Wendy, Deden Rukmana, and Donna Brown. 2005. Creating Effective Partnerships to Develop
Affordable and Attractive Housing in Tallahassee s Southside Neighborhoods. A Report submitted to
the Community Outreach Partnership Center Housing Subcommittee. Department of Urban and
Regional Planning. Florida State University.
Crook, Wendy, Ronald Mullis, Ann Mullis, Thomas Cornille, Stephanie Shepherd, Nicole Sullender, and
Deden Rukmana. 2004. Development of Outcome Measurement Systems for Florida s Homeless
Programs. A Report submitted to the Florida Department of Children and Families, Office on
Homelessness. School of Social Work. Florida State University.
Manuscripts
Rukmana, Deden. Comparing Intercity and Intracity Methods in Identifying Factors Associated with the
Spatial Distribution of Homelessness. Journal of Planning Education and Research. (under review)
Rukmana, Deden. Spatial Planning in Indonesia: Change and Transformation After Suharto s New Order
Regime. Journal of Planning Education and Research. (under review)
Conference Presentations
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). Mengatasi Dampak Perubahan Iklim Melalui Perencanaan Kota yang
Berkelanjutan (Addressing the Impact of Global Warming through Sustainable Urban Planning). 2010
International Summit of the International Indonesian Scholars Association, Jakarta, December 15 19,
2010. (invited)
Rukmana, Deden and Djarot Purbadi. (2010). Street Vending and Public Spaces in Indonesian Cities: A
Case Study of Street Vendors in Yogyakarta. A paper presented at the ACSP (Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 7 10, 2010.
Siddhartha, Sen, Sheri Smith, Chukudi Izeogu, Mukesh Kumar, and Deden Rukmana. (2010). Planning
Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: History, Problems, and Prospects. A
roundtable at the ACSP (Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning) Conference in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, October 7 10, 2010.
Wainner, Robin and Deden Rukmana. (2010). Local Data on Financial Security: Findings from the 2008
Savannah Financial Service Survey. A panel at the 2010 Assets Learning Conference, Washington, DC,
September 22 24, 2010
Rukmana, Deden. (2010). How to Maximize Resources, Enrollment and Performance in Small Graduate
Program. A paper presented at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) 39th Annual
Meeting in Savannah, Georgia, February 25 28, 2010
Rukmana, Deden. (2009). Financial Behavior of the Unbanked Population in Low income Neighborhoods:
Case Study of Savannah, Georgia. A paper presented at the ACSP (Association of Collegiate Schools
of Planning) Conference in Crystal City, Virginia, October 1 4, 2009
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Spatial Planning in Indonesia: The Change and Transformation After the Fall of
the New Order Regime. A paper presented at the ACSP AESOP 4th Joint Congress in Chicago, Illinois,
July 6 11, 2008
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). The Alliance between Historic Preservation and Urban Planning in Savannah
Georgia in the Twentieth Century. A paper presented at the 13th International Planning History
Society Conference in Chicago, Illinois, July 10 13, 2008
Bentley, Emily and Deden Rukmana. (2008). Teaching Improved Approaches for Better Outcomes for
Vulnerable Populations. A paper presented at 11th Annual Emergency Management Higher
Education Conference in Emmitsburg, MD, June 2 5, 2008
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Domestic Violence and the Risk of Becoming Homeless Among Women. A
paper presented at the CLASS Women s History Month Faculty Research Symposium, Savannah
State University, March 20, 2008
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). Does Neighborhood Matter? A Study of the Effect of Neighborhood
Characteristics on Dropout Rates in Middle and High Schools. A paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association in Hilton Head, South Carolina, February
20 23, 2008
Rukmana, Deden. (2008). The Growth of Jakarta Metropolitan Area and the Sustainability of Urban
Development in Indonesia. A paper presented virtually at the 4th International Conference on
Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, January
4 7, 2008
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Gender Perspective on Residential Origins of the Homeless. A paper presented
at the ACSP (Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning) Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
October 18 21, 2007
Rukmana, Deden. (2007). Where Homeless Women Come From: A Study of the Residential Origins of The
Homeless Women in Miami Dade County, Florida. A paper presented at the CLASS Women s History
Month Faculty Research Symposium, Savannah State University, March 20, 2007
Rukmana, Deden. Analyzing the Spatial Distribution of Prior Addresses of the Homeless. A paper
presented at the ACSP Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, November 9 12, 2006.
Rukmana, Deden. The Spatial Origins of the Homeless: How the Homeless Vary in Their Geographic
Distribution. A paper presented virtually at The Sixth International Conference on Diversity in
Organization, Communities and Nations, June 12 15, 2006 in New Orleans
Rukmana, Deden and Hayati S. Hasibuan. Urbanization and Motorcycles: The Challenges for Urban
Transport in Jakarta.. A paper presented at the 2006 Transportation Research Board Annual
Meeting, January 22 26, 2006 in Washington, D.C.
Rukmana, Deden. Empowerment and Urban Poor: Poverty Alleviation Program and Housing Provision
Program for Urban Poor in Indonesia. A paper presented at the ACSP 2005 Annual Conference,
October 27 30 in Kansas City, Missouri
Rukmana, Deden. Exploring Connections between Homelessness and Housing Affordability. A paper
presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, April 13 16, 2005 in Salt
Lake City, Utah
Rukmana, Deden. Empowerment and Urban Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia. A paper presented at the
2005 Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, April 13 16, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Rukmana, Deden. Empowerment and Housing Provision for Urban Poor: Community based Housing
Development in Indonesia. A paper presented at the Sustainability Conference 2005, February 25 27,
2005 in Hawaii
Stiftel, Bruce, Deden Rukmana, and Bhuiyan Alam. 2003. Faculty Quality at U.S. Planning Schools: An
NRC Style Study. A paper presented at the AESOP ACSP 2003 Joint Congress, July 8 12, 2003 in
Leuven, Belgium
Invited Lectures:
Health Disparities in Chatham County and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (H CUP).
Community Advisory Board RIMI Project. Savannah State University. October 20, 2010.
Planner Career Day. Urban and Regional Planning Student Association. Bandung Institute of Technology,
Indonesia. January 30, 2010. Bandung, Indonesia
Tantangan Perencanaan di Tahun 2010 dan Sesudahnya (The Challenges of Planning Discipline in 2010
and Beyond). Department of Architecture at Pelita Harapan University. January 28, 2010. Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Urban Planning and Local Wisdom: The Shift toward Postmodernism and a New Urban Theory from Third
World Cities. College of Cultural Sciences at Gadjah Mada University. January 27, 2010. Yogyakarta,
Indonesia
Tantangan Perencanaan di Tahun 2010 dan Sesudahnya (The Challenges of Planning Discipline in 2010
and Beyond). Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Bandung Institute of Technology.
January 11, 2010. Bandung, Indonesia
Addressing Urban Poverty: Lessons from the U.S. and international contexts. The 2009 Haitian Mayors
Conference. November 20, 2009. Savannah, GA
Research and Career Experience of a New Assistant Professor. Department of Urban and Regional
Planning at Florida State University. March 20, 2009. Tallahassee, FL.
Unbanked Populations in Poor Neighborhoods. Environmental Design and Planning Program at Clemson
University. March 13, 2009. Clemson, SC.
Residential Origins of the Homeless. The Department of Political Science, Public Administration and
Urban Studies Lecture Series. May 1, 2008. Savannah, GA.
Citizen Participation in the Planning Process. The Rotary Club of Pooler. November 28, 2007. Savannah,
GA.
City Planning in Savannah: Past and Present. Class visit of IDS 3535 of the Appalachian State University.
October 2006. Savannah, GA.
Housing in Indonesia: Multicultural Perspective. HHD 2152 Multicultural Perspectives in Housing,
College of Human Sciences, Florida State University. March 2006. Tallahassee, FL.
Media Appearances:
Cited in Urbanisasi tak terbendung, Jabodetabek makin kumuh (Urbanization is not reduced,
Jabodetabek is getting crowded). Suara Pembaruan. October 14, 2010
Cited in Jakarta s urban warriors on front lines of fight for reform. The Jakarta Globe. March 31, 2010
Cited in Indonesia mulls new capital as Jakarta sinks. Agence France Presse (AFP). February 23, 2010
Cited in Turning gas stations into green spaces in Indonesia. TreeHugger. December 5, 2009
Cited in Rapid urban growth brings flood of problem to Jakarta. The Straits Times. November 23, 2009.
Cited in Finding a way out of Jakarta s jams. The Straits Times. January 7, 2009.
Featured guest. The Issue of homelessness in our city and nation. Stir it Up . WHCJ 90.3 FM. Savannah,
Georgia. May 23, 2008.
EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Principal Investigator. (2010). Area Resources Mapping for the Savannah Promise Neighborhood.
Savannah Youth Future Authority. $2,339
Health Disparity Data Leader. (2010 2015). Strengthening Research Collaborative in Health Disparities.
National Center for Minority Health Disparity, a division of the National Institute of Health through
the Research Infrastructure for Minority Institution (RIMI) program. $4 millions
Investigator (2008 2010). Research and Curriculum Development for Comprehensive Disaster Policy and
Planning for Underserved and Disadvantaged Populations. The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Science and Technology Directorate. $199,912
Principal Investigator. (2008). Savannah Neighborhood Financial Services Study. Clinton Foundation
through StepUp Savannah s Poverty Reduction Initiative. $8,400
Principal Investigator. (2008 2009). Tools for Change. W. K. Kellogg Foundation through Harambee
House, Inc. $11,000
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
MSUS 8810 History of American Urbanization. Savannah State University. Fall 2006; Fall 2007
MSUS 8820 Methods of Urban Research. Savannah State University and PADM 6840 Research
Methods. Fall 2006; Fall 2007; Fall 2008; Fall 2009; Fall 2010
POLS 2401 Global Issues. Savannah State University. Fall 2006; Spring, Summer and Fall 2007; Spring
and Summer 2008; Summer and Fall 2009; Spring 2010
MSUS 8854 Housing and Community Development. Savannah State University. Fall 2006
MSUS 8830 Introduction to Planning. Savannah State University. Spring 2007; Spring 2008; Spring 2009
MSUS 8821 Statistical Methods for Urban Analysis and PADM 6839 Statistics Applications in Public
Administration. Savannah State University. Spring 2007; Spring 2008; Spring 2009
PADM 6850 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Savannah State University. Summer
2007; Summer 2009; Fall 2010
MSUS 8864 Introduction to Public Policy. Savannah State University. Fall 2007
MSUS 8860 Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Urban Development. Savannah State University. Summer
2008; Fall 2009
MSUS 8851 Seminar in Urban and Regional Planning. Savannah State University. Summer 2009
URP 3000 Introduction to Planning and Urban Development. Department of Urban and Regional
Planning. Florida State University. Summer 2003
AWARDS, HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
Featured in the Global Planning Educators Interest Group (GPEIG) Newsletter, September 2009
Top Ten Indonesia Blogger 2008, Blogger Indonesia, December 2008
Faculty Development Award, Savannah State University, 2008
Dissertation Research Grant, Florida State University, October 2005
ACSP Gill Chin Lim Travel Award, October 2005
Urban Affairs Association s Annual Meeting Supportive Fund, April 2005
Fannie Mae Travel Scholarship Award, October 2004
Graduate Assistantship Award from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State
University, Fall 2002 Spring 2004
FSU Graduate Student Leadership Award Nomination, March 2004
The Doreen Flummer Affordable Housing Conference Student Scholarship, 2003
Scholarship for Master s program from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia under Capacity
Building in Urban Infrastructure Management (CBUIM) Project, 2000 2001
Indonesian National Development Planning Board Fellowship, 1997
University Consortium on the Environment (UCE) Fellowship, 1994
ADVISING
Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning students:
Jon Lattimore, Carry Smith, Paschall Miller (Fall 2006 Spring 2009)
Reginald Johnson, James Jones (Fall 2007 Fall 2009)
Dameion Fowler, Ciarra Callis, Whitney Parker, Tracey MacQueen, Wakeelah Williams, Tiffany Grayson,
and Kasim Ortiz (Fall 2008 Fall 2009)
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT AND SERVICES
Savannah State University
Coordinator, Urban Studies and Planning Program, 2007 present
Chair, Institutional Review Board. 2007 present
Secretary, Graduate Faculty Council. 2008 present
Member, Program Review Committee. 2010 present
Member, Reaccreditation MPA program committee. 2007 2009
Member, SACS Reaffirmation and accreditation committee. 2008 present
Member, Post Award Grant Coordinator Search Committee. Fall 2009
Member, CLASS Advisement Committee. 2006 2008
Member, CLASS Women s History Month Committee, 2006 2008
Member, DPSPAUS Admission Committee. 2006 2009
Member, DPSPAUS Curriculum Committee. 2006 2009
Community Service
Member, the Unified Zoning Ordinance (UZO) Advisory Committee. The Chatham County Savannah
Metropolitan Planning Commission. March 2010 present
Member, Community Planning Committee. The Chatham Savannah Youth Future Authority. Fall 2009
present
Member, Panelists on Annexation Dispute Resolution, Georgia Department of Community Affairs. 2007
present
Member, Evaluation Team, StepUp Savannah s Poverty Reduction Initiative. 2007 present
Member, Committee of Establishing Sister City Relationship. Office of the Mayor Savannah, GA. 2008
present
President, the Indonesian Students Association of Tallahassee. 2003 2005
Member, HUD SuperNOFA Community Advisory Committee of Tallahassee. 2004
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION/MEMBERSHIP
Ad hoc Reviews
Reviewer for Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 2010
Reviewer for Journal of Planning Education and Research. 2009
Reviewer. McGraw Hill Publications. Communication Research: Asking Questions, Finding Answers. Third
edition. 2008
Reviewer for International Journal of Diversity in Organization, Communities and Nation 2006
Reviewer for International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. 2005,
2007
Judging Activities
Judge, First Social and Behavioral Science Week. Savannah State University. March 2010
Judge, 2009 Innovative Writing Olympic. Indonesian Student Association in France. October 2009
Professional Affiliations
Contributor, Creative Cities. www.creativecities.org.uk. December 2009 present.
Member, GPEIG Travel Award Committee. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. 2008 present
Member, POCIG Conference Program Committee. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. 2008
present
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