Is heritage studies equivalent to public history?
As an teacher, I am interested in the curricula of degree programs that address the multiple forms of tangible and intangible heritage. I often like to look at post-secondary degree…
What I hope my research will accomplish
So I warn my readers that this post will be rather dry, as I try to explain what I would like to accomplish with my research in the Recife area…
How do you teach environment-behavior research for the historic environment?
In 2012, my colleague, Eleftherios Pavlides, who teaches environmental design research in the architecture program at Roger Williams University helped spearhead the creation of the Environmental Design Research Education Knowledge…
U of FL’s Preservation Institute: Nantucket
Since 1972, over 600 students have participated in the University of Florida's historic preservation summer field school on the island of Nantucket (Massachusetts, USA) known as "Preservation Institute:Nantucket" or "PI:N".…
Future of Preservation Meeting
Last month, I was invited to participate in the "Future of Preservation" meeting at the UMass, Amherst campus that was co-organized by Max Page from UMass, Amherst, Tom Mayes from…