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Professor Paterson specializes in land use and environmental planning. He has completed over $2 million in basic and applied research through over 40 projects over the past 15 years, and was a recipient of a Faculty Fellow in Social Science Research Applied to Hazards and Disasters award through the National Science Foundation. Recent and on-going research projects include grants and contracts with Envision Central Texas, Hogg Foundation, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, Texas Department of Transportation, and the Luce Foundation. Professor Paterson, an award winning instructor, teaches graduate level courses in Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Brownfield Redevelopment, Natural Hazard Mitigation, Plans and Plan Making, Research Design, Public Policy Dispute Resolution, and Public Finance. Dr. Paterson is also active in professional planning practice within Texas, providing multiple opportunities for professional development seminars and conferences for Texas APA planners. He has served on numerous state and regional planning advisory boards and task forces, the Texas APA Board as Awards Chair and Education Foundation member, and is a regular contributor to the annual Texas APA conference. He has been the recipient of the School of Architecture’s Community Service award twice in the last 8 years. Presentations this year include talks and papers given at the Congress for New Urbanism, Sustainable Land Development, International Joint Congress of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning and the Association of European Schools of Planning, and the International Social Science Conference. His two most recent research projects are focused on better understanding local sustainability efforts in the US, and providing better metrics for Sustainable Brownfield Development.