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Susan Dieterlen
Assistant Professor
322 Marshall Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210
Phone:
(315) 470-6931
Email: sdieterl@esf.edu
- Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
City Wild Seminar Course Website
https://sites.google.com/a/esf.edu/citywild/
Area of Specialization
My research contributes the landscape to dialogues concerning larger demographic, economic, and societal issues, often seen as beyond the realm of landscape architectural interests. As the context for all human endeavor, the physical environment in which people live wields a subtle but all-pervasive influence in non-spatial research about people and communities. Without the landscape, the picture is incomplete.
Current projects include crafting publications based on my findings regarding Mexican-American neighborhood landscapes in the non-metro Midwest and the consistent difference in spatial equality and physical landscapes between small cities with newly formed Mexican-American communities and similar cities with Mexican-American communities founded fifty or more years ago. While continuing to study immigrant landscapes, I am also developing new work concerning equitable access to parks in postindustrial cities. I remain fascinated by the impacts of globalization and deindustrialization on communities and their environments.
Education
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Doctor of Philosophy in Landscape Architecture (August 2009)
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Dissertation title: Mexican-American Landscapes in Small Midwestern Cities: Mixed Methods Development of a Typology. Full text available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64704 -
Master of Landscape Architecture (December 2004)
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Thesis title: Culture on Display: An Analysis of Front Yard Landscapes and Latino Ethnicity in Adrian, Michigan, and Logansport, Indiana -
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (May 1996)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Junior Year Abroad at the Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Landscape Architectural Practice
- Indiana Professional Landscape Architect License held since 2001
- Principal, Prologue Landscape (2009-Present, 2000-2002)
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Project Designer, Claire Bennett Associates (1999-2000)
Indianapolis, Indiana -
Graduate Landscape Architect, Schmidt Associates (1997-1999)
Indianapolis, Indiana -
Staff Landscape Architect, M.C. Smith Associates (1996-1997)
Grand Rapids, Michigan -
Landscape Architect Intern, Carol R. Johnson Associates, Inc. (1994-1995)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Courses Taught
- LSA 650 - “Behavioral Factors of Community Design”
- LSA 326 - “Design Studio III” (junior BLA studio focusing on site inventory and analysis)
- LSA 640 – “Research Methodology”
- LSA 423 – “Landscape Architectural Studio IV” (senior BLA studio focusing on construction documents)
Refereed Publications
Dieterlen, Susan. (2012). "The Workers' Camp versus Main Street: Then and Now in the Mexican-American Neighborhoods of the Non-Metro Midwest." Journal of Urbanism 5(2/3): 171-191.
Full text available at:
http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GbIkFg4qpeBjIDASqD9s/full
Dieterlen, Susan. “Hidden in Plain Sight: Latina/o Landscape Types in the Midwest” (abstract accepted and manuscript in review at Journal of Urbanism).
Dieterlen, Susan, and Paula Villagra-Islas. “Multicultural Landscapes: A Foundation Connecting Literature and Outreach” (in review at Journal of Planning Literature).
Dieterlen, Susan. Land of Hope, Landscape of Home: Mexican-Americans and Midwestern Neighborhoods (research monograph in preparation).
Refereed Presentations and Abstracts
Dieterlen, Susan. “Whose Mall? A Case Study and Critique of the Revitalization of Indianapolis’s Ethnic Retail Hub.” Abstract for paper presentation published in Emergent Placemaking: Proceedings of 43rd Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan. “Twenty-First Century Frontier: Immigration, Mexican-Americans, and the Landscape of the Non-Metro Midwest.” Abstract for paper presentation published in Finding Center: Landscape + Values: Proceedings of the 2012 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference, March 28-31, 2012.
Dieterlen, Susan. (2011) “Types as Research Method: Classifying Midwestern Mexican-American Landscapes.” Abstract for paper presentation invited for “Place Types I: In Research and Design Analysis” symposium, in Make No Little Plans: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan, Willow Lung Amam, and Paula Villagra-Islas. (2011) “Multicultural Landscapes: Findings from the EDRA40 Workshop and Strategies for Inclusive Design Research and Practice.” Abstract for paper presentation published in Make No Little Plans: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan. (2010) “Neighborhood Landscape Fragmentation and Urban Revitalization: Mexican-Americans in Lansing, Michigan.” Abstract for paper presentation published in Policy and the Environment: Establishing Ground Rules through Environmental Design Research, Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan. (2010) “The Types Framework in the Study of Midwestern Mexican-American Landscapes.” Abstract for paper presentation invited for “Place Types I: Categories for Making and Understanding the World” symposium, in Policy and the Environment: Establishing Ground Rules through Environmental Design Research, Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan. (2009) “Beyond Diversity: Five Neighborhood Types that Transcend Culture, Race, and Ethnicity.” Abstract for paper presentation published in Re: The Ethical Design of Places: Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan, Robert Kuper, Willow Lung Amam, and Paula Villagra-Islas. (2009) “The Multicultural Landscape: Ethical, Social, Spatial, and Aesthetic Implications of Designing for Difference.” Abstract for half-day intensive session published in Re: The Ethical Design of Places: Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan. (2009) “Tiendas on Main Street: Mexican-American Landscapes in Small Midwestern Cities.” Abstract for paper presentation published in Teaching + Learning Landscape: Proceedings of the 2008-2009 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
Dieterlen, Susan (2008) “Mexican-American Landscapes in Midwestern Small Cities: Creating a Typology.” Abstract for paper presentation published in Linking Differences/Defining Actions: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Dieterlen, Susan. (2007) “Learning to See the Land: An Exploration of Mexican-American Landscapes in Small Midwestern Cities.” Poster presentation, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture annual conference, State College, Pennsylvania.
