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Curriculum Vitae
Benjamin Shirtcliff, PhD
Assistant Professor Landscape Architecture
Assistant Professor Master of Urban Design
Degrees Held
2012 Doctorate, PhD, Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, New Orleans,LA
2004 Master of Arts, Landscape Architecture, The PennsylvaniaState
University, University Park, PA,
2004 Bachelor of Arts, Landscape Architecture, The PennsylvaniaState
University, University Park, PA
1999 Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy University of Oregon, Eugene,OR
Professional Experience
2014 – Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, Iowa State
University, Ames, IA
2013 – 2014 Campus Master Plan Consultant, University of New Orleans, NewOrleans,
LA
2012 – 2013 Sustainability Coordinator, Pontchartrain Institute ofEnvironmental
Sciences, University of New Orleans.
2011– 2014 Project Manager, Associate Research Faculty, for the University of Texasat
Arlington.
2009 – 2012 GIS Technician for the Greater New Orleans Archaeology Lab.
2004 – 2008 Landscape Designer, Ken Saiki Design Landscape Architects, Madison,WI

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Scholarship
This includes a listing of documented activities from the areas ofteaching,
research/creative activities and/or extension/professionalpractice.
Publications
Shirtcliff, Ben. (2017). “No Place for Big Data: Towards an Interpretive Framework for
Big Data.” Landscape Journal. Under Review.
Shirtcliff, Ben. 2016. "Big Data in the Big Easy." Landscape Journal. InPress.
Shirtcliff, Ben, and Andrew Hunt. 2016. "It's in the Dirt! CURTAILS: A New Orleans
Field Trial." Environmental Geochemistry & Health InPress.
Shirtcliff, Benjamin. 2015. "Sk8ting the Sinking City." InterdisciplinaryEnvironmental
Review 16 (2/3/4):97-122.
Shirtcliff, Benjamin. 2015. "Surfing the YouTube." In Incite Change | ChangeInsight,
edited by Tim Keane. New Prairie Press.
Shirtcliff, B. 2010. "Affording Suburban Adolescents Positive Dwelling Experiences
within their Neighborhood " Enfances, Familles, Générations12.
Conference Papers and Presentations
Shirtcliff, B. (2016). “Performance Landscapes for Active Youth.” Accepted presentation
in Environmental Design Research Association National Conference in Raleigh, N.C.,
May 2016.
Shirtcliff, B. (2016). “Socially Open Urban Landscapes.” in EnvironmentalDesign
Research Association National Conference in Raleigh, N.C., May2016.
Shirtcliff, B. (2016). “Space for Socially Open Urban Landscapes.” Accepted
presentation in American Association of Geographers National Meeting inSan
Francisco, March 2016.
Shirtcliff, B. (2015). Surfing the You Tube: How social media is changing landscape
research. Presented at the Council for Educators in Landscape Architecture annual
conference in the "incite Change | Change insight" themetrack.
Deborah Driscol, B. S., Andrew Hunt. (2015). Down Profile of Phosphorous in Soils
Amended with Different Phosphate Products over One Year. International Conference
of the Society of Geochemistry and Health, Arlington, TX. ConferencePoster.

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Shirtcliff, B. (2015). It's in the Dirt! CURTAILS from Fundred to Finished: ANew
Orleans Field Trial. International Conference of the Society of Environmental
Geochemistry and Health. Conference PlatformPresentation.
Shirtcliff, B. (2014). Sk8ting the Sinking City. Just Sustainability: Hope for the
Commons. Seattle: Seattle University. ConferencePresentation.
Shirtcliff, B. (2011) Urban Skater as City Shaper. Presented at the Council of Educators
for Landscape Architecture.
Invited Lectures
CEAH Research Symposium, Spring 2016.
Faculty Research Presentation, IDRO, College of Design, Fall2015.
2014 KIN 458 "Principles of Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription." Lecture on
the relationship between urban design and play in cities. Iowa StateUniversity.
2010 Taliesin East Preservation Master Plan for the Landscapes of F.L. Wright’s Home
and Studio. Wisconsin AIA Lecture Taliesin, Spring Green,WI.
Teaching Assignment and Responsibilities
Summer 2016 MUD 532 Urban Design Media (3) est. 6 Graduate Students
Spring LA 490 H (3): Independent Study Honors for Chris Holmquist (Advisor).
Spring 2016 LA 171 City Play! (3): 13 Undergraduate Students
Spring 2016 LA 302 Ecological Design Studio (6): 29 UndergraduateStudents
Fall 2015 LA 402 Urban Design Studio (6): 15 Undergraduate Students
Fall 2015 HON 321U (1): EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge. 10 Undergraduates.
Spring 2015 LA 302 Ecological Design Studio (6): 30 Undergraduates & 10Graduates
Fall 2014 LA 381 Shaping the Land (3): 30 Undergraduates & 10 Graduates

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Fall 2014 LA 402 Urban Design Studio (6): 30 Undergraduates & 4 Graduates
Advising Activities
Currently responsible for advising a dozen undergraduate landscape architecture
students. Meetings occur at least once per semester and as needed to assist inacademic
performance.
Direction of Masters and Doctoral Candidates
None to date.
Service on Masters and Doctoral Committees
Sufan Wang, Master of Science in Architecture Candidate, Spring 2015 to present. POS
signed.
Jared Morford, Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning, Fall 2015 to
present. POS signed.
Joey Lee, PhD Candidate, Kinesiology, POSpending.
Membership in Professional Societies, Organizations and Events
Member of Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)
Member of Society for Geochemistry and Health (SEGH)
Member of The Planning Network
Member of American Association of Geographers (AAG)
Member of Environmental Design Research Association(EDRA)
Service as a Referee for Journals, Books, Grants, Exhibitions, etc.
Reviewer for paper and poster presentations for Environmental Design Research
Association 2016 National Conference.
Reviewer for paper presentations for the Council of Educators inLandscape
Architecture 2016 National Conference.
Reviewer for peer-reviewed research paper the Journal of Urban DesignInternational.

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Reviewer for peer-reviewed research paper for Child and Youth CareForum.
Institutional Service
This section includes a listing of memberships on department, college, and/or university
committees and organizations as well as descriptions of responsibilities and leadership
roles within these service positions. The candidate's role should beindicated.
Departmental committee: Member of the Graduate CurriculumCommittee.
College committee: Member of the Master of Urban DesignCommittee.