Visiting scholar --- Dr. Christopher Ellis

2021-08-26


Dr. Christopher Ellis

Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park,

LARC Director & MLA Program Chair

cdellis@umd.edu

 


Biography

He looks for ways to integrate human habitat and natural systems and to minimize conflicts for both. As a landscape architect and regional planner he is interested in working across scales from site design to regional planning mindful that an intervention at one scale affects others. Recent collaborations include stream and wetland restorations, low impact development/environmental site design, and creative ways to integrate stormwater solutions into K-12 school grounds to support environmental education. He also studies the effects that physical environments have on human functioning, health and satisfaction.

 

Areas of Interest

Planning and design for sustainable land development

Landscape ecology & environmental perception

Information technology for landscape planning and design

Geographic modeling and analysis of built and natural systems

 

Achievements in Research

The Effects of Green Schools on Children's Performance and Well-Being
Landscape Architecture Foundation
05/01/12 - 08/31/12
$6,720 (Co-PI)
Supporting Sustainable Urban Tree Research and Education through Design
Casey Tree Farm Design Competition
07/01/12 - 06/31/13
$5,000 master planning award (PI)

Water Quality Treatment and Bank Stabilization for New Hope Academy and Landover HillsNew Hope Academy/Chesapeake Bay Trust
06/01/13 – 05/31/14
$14,604 planning and design award (Co-PI)

Green Infrastructure as Outdoor Environmental Laboratories: Urban Water Quality Training in Primary and Secondary SchoolsUS Environmental Protection Agency
07/01/14 – 07/01/16
$66,552.41 total award (with cost share) (PI)

US Coast Guard Headquarters Landscape Performance Case Study US General Services Administration and Landscape Architecture Foundation
10/20/14 – 10/20/15
$20,026 award (PI)

Landover Hills Community Rain Gardens Implementation Grant Chesapeake Bay Trust
1/15/15 – 12/31/15
$126,578  award (PI)

New Hope Academy Permeable Parking Lot Implementation Grant Chesapeake Bay Trust
1/15/16 – 12/31/16
$125,000 award (Co-PI)

 

Articles in Refereed Journals

Schneider, D.W., C.D. Ellis and K.S. Cummings.  1998.  “A Transportation Model Assessment of the Risk to Native Mussel Communities from Zebra Mussel Spread.”  in Conservation Biology 12(4): 788-800.

Quiroga, C., C.D. Ellis, and *S.Y. Shin. 2001. “Integrated Platform for Managing Utilities Along Highway Corridors.” in Transportation Research Record 1768, Paper No. 01-2677, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, pp. 233-241.

Ellis, C.D., C. Quiroga, *S.Y. Shin, and *R.J. Pina. 2003. “GIS and Human-Centered Design: Using Ethnographic Data Collection and Analysis Methods to Design a Utility Permitting Support System”. in Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Journal 15(2): 5-22.

*Woo, J.H., M.J. Clayton, R.E. Johnson, B.E. Flores, and C.D. Ellis. 2004. “Dynamic Knowledge Map: Reusing Expert’s Tacit Knowledge in the AEC Industry”. in Automation in Construction 13(2): 203-207. 

Ellis, C.D., *S.W. Lee, and B. Kweon. 2006. “Retail Land Use, Neighborhood Satisfaction, and the Urban Forest: An Investigation into the Moderation and Mediation Effects of Trees.” in Landscape and Urban Planning 74(1): 70-78.

Kweon, B., C.D. Ellis, *S.W. Lee, and G.O. Rogers. 2006. “Large-Scale Environmental Perception: Investigating the Relationship Between Perceived and Objectively Measured Physical Environments.” in Environment & Behavior 38: 72-91.

*Lee, S.W., C.D. Ellis, B. Kweon, and Hong, S. 2008. “Relationship between Landscape Structure and Neighborhood Satisfaction in Urbanized Areas” in Landscape and Urban Planning 85(1): 60-70.

*Kim, J., and C.D. Ellis. 2009. “Determining the Effects of Local Development Regulations on Landscape Structure: Comparison of The Woodlands and North Houston, TX” in Landscape and Urban Planning 92 (3-4): 293-303.

Kweon, B., C.D. Ellis, *P.I. Leiva, and G.O. Rogers. 2010. “Land Content, Land Use, and Neighborhood Satisfaction.” in Environment and Planning B 37: 500-517.

Kim, J.H., C. Lee, N.E. Olvara, and C.D. Ellis. 2014. “The Role of Landscape Spatial Patterns on Obesity in Hispanic Children Residing in Inner-City Neighborhoods.” in Journal of Physical Activity and Health 11(8): 1449 – 1457.

Ellis, C.D., B. Kweon, S. Alward, R.L. Burke. 2015. “Landscape Performance: Measurement and Assessment of Multifunctional Landscapes.” In Landscape Architecture (风景园林) Special issue: Landscape Performance pages 32-39.

Lee, Junga, C.D. Ellis, Y.E. Choi, S. You, and J. Chon. 2015. “An Integrated Approach to Mitigation Wetland Site Selection: a Case Study in Gwacheon, Korea.” In Sustainability 7: 3386-3413.

Kweon, B., C.D. Ellis & *M. Storie. 2015. "The Scientific Benefits of Sustainable Landscape Design and its Impact on Education" Chinese Landscape Architecture Journal.

Kweon, B., C.D. Ellis, J. Lee, and K. Jacobs. (accepted in press). “The link between school environments and students’ academic performance.” Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.