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| Dr. Michael Fox CAN |
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Dr.Michael Fox is a Professor of Geography at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. He teaches courses in community planning and is a member of the Town of Sackville’s Housing Issues Committee. He has been involved with student housing issues for over 25 years, serving as Dean of Students at Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Vice President (Student Affairs) at the University of Winnipeg and Vice President (Academic & Research) at Mount Allison University.In May, 2007, Michael organized the "Town and Gown Relations in Canada’s Smaller Communities: A Research and Best Practices Symposium, held at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. |
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| Bob Karrow, USA |
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Bob Karrow is the editor of CollegeTownLife.com, the preeminent resource website in the USA. A lifetime resident of college towns, Karrow created the CollegeTownLife.com to enable community members who are involved in decision making to understand the college town environment and the interconnections of its elements, and to be able to use this understanding in planning and decision making for the common good.
Karrow's 'College Town News' pages compiled daily from news of university cities around the world give him a unique perspective on the issues impacting Town Gown communities. Karrow currently serves on the Society for College University and Planning (SCUP) 'Campus Edge' Advice and Review Panel, which accepts queries from SCUP members and may be asked to function as readers, reviewers or commentators when SCUP prepares town-gown
related resources.
He lives in Oxford, Ohio, USA |
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| Dr.Darren Smith UK |
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Dr. Darren Smith is a reader in Human Geography at the University of Brighton, United Kingdom, and is fast developing an international reputation for research into near-campus issues. He obtained his PhD from the University of Leeds in 1998 and worked on a number of ESRC research projects between 1998 and 2001.
His research interests focus on contemporary processes of urban and rural change and the emergence of new social, cultural, and economic geographies. In 1999 Dr. Smith coined the term "studentification" to describe the profound urban changes tied to the marked expansion of higher education in the UK since the mid-1990s, and this term has been widely embraced by central and local government, the media, the private sector, and local community groups.
Recent research projects have included a national study of studentification in the UK, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, in partnership with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The guidance report from the project ("Studentification: Challenges, Opportunities and Practice") was recently published by the vice-chancellors' organization Universities UK. |
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| Dr.Richard Tyler UK |
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Dr Richard Tyler began his academic career teaching art history at Leeds College of Art & Design, subsequently teaching visual culture at Leeds Polytechnic, and finally, cultural studies at Leeds Metropolitan University and York St John College. On retiring from paid employment, Dr Tyler has coordinated Leeds HMO Lobby and additionally the National HMO Lobby in the UK, which campaign locally and nationally for the management of HMOs in the interest of the community as a whole. The National HMO Lobby has published Briefing Bulletins and Discussion Documents on varied aspects of this campaign, including Local HMO Plans and Balanced Communities. Dr Tyler published Comprehending Community in S Herbrechter & M Higgins, Returning to Communities in 2006. |
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| Rob Payne CAN |
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Rob Payne is the editor of towngownworld.com, a website dedicated to exploring diverse geographical planning and decision making processes designed to maintain and enhance the quality of life in campus town communities. A long time resident of a near campus community in Ontario, Canada, Rob's heavy involvement in town and gown issues at both the local and provincial level give him a well rounded perspective on the community impacts of living near a growing higher education institution. A well travelled retired President of a global business operation within a Swedish multinational corporation, Rob's interest in near campus planning took on an international perspective that focuses on the many similarities of town and gown issues across different geographical areas. Rob has served as President of his local community association, as well as a board member of a number of provincial organizations in Ontario such as the Town and Gown Association of Ontario and the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods. He currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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