Community Service Center of Oregon
Jean Stockard
Senior Faculty Advisor, CSC
Office: 103 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.5005
Email: jeans@oregon.uoregon.edu
Summary of Interests
Social planning, with a special focus on youth, families, education, and health; the influence of personal characteristics on decision making; research methods and data analysis.
Research Interests
Recent and on-going work includes extensive analyses of cohort variations in violent behavior, with special emphasis on understanding recent upswings in homicide and suicide among youth, both in the United States and cross-culturally; studying organizational influences on teacher satisfaction with survey data from Oregon and throughout the nation; development of measures of consumers' involvement in their own health care; analyzing the relationship of gender to educational practices and outcomes both in the United States and cross-culturally; examining the relationship of economic trends to changes in family life.
Courses and Seminars
Planning and Social Networks, International Issues in Social Planning, Human Settlements, Children and Society, Education and Society, Applied Research Methods, Thesis Seminar, Applied Social Research, Student Research Colloquium.
Robert Parker
Managing Director, CSC
Program Director, CPW
Office: 107 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3801
Email: rgp@uoregon.eduRobert Parker is Director of the Community Planning Workshop (CPW). Specializing in land-use planning and transportation, housing needs assessment, and computer modeling, he is instrumental in developing and managing many of CPW’s projects. Robert teaches Planning Analysis, Growth Management, Land Use Planning and various computer classes for PPPM. Robert has been responsible for the management of over 100 planning projects.
Robert's recent projects include:
- Evaluation of Statewide Planning Goal 7, Natural Hazards
- Independence Community Center Feasibility Analysis
- Springfield Sports Complex Feasibility Analysis
- Josephine County Housing Needs Assessment
- Bandon Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review
- Cottage Grove Rails to Trails Feasibility Analysis
- Grants Pass Affordable Housing Policy Analysis
- Mt. Hood Meadows Skier Demand Analysis
Megan Smith
Managing Director, CSC
Program Director, RARE
Program Contact, PWAP
Office: 101 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3881
Email: smith@uoregon.eduMegan Smith, Director of the Resource Assistance for Rural Environments Program (RARE), focuses her efforts on assisting rural Oregon in addressing community development and natural resource issues. As Director of RARE, Megan is responsible for community and participant recruitment, training and the daily administration of the program. Her planning focus is on watershed management and the role of education and outreach in planning. Her teaching responsibilities include courses in Citizen Involvement (with Robert Choquette) and Watershed Planning.
Megan's recent projects include:
- McKenzie Watershed Council Outreach
- Blue River Downtown Revitalization
André LeDuc
Director, ONHW
Office: 105 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.5833
Email: onhw@uoregon.eduAndré LeDuc is the Program Director for the Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup, at the University of Oregon Community Service Center. LeDuc specializes in natural hazard mitigation, land-use, disaster resistance economies, environmental planning and policy, geographic information systems, and various issues surrounding technology development and utilization in planning and public policy. LeDuc's recent projects include providing technical assistance to communities mitigating natural hazards, and coordination of the Oregon Showcase State Initiative. Showcase State is
an initiative aimed at preventing injuries and deaths, protecting public and private property, and creating a disaster-ready statewide economy through public and private partnerships.André's recent projects include:
- Washington County, Oregon: Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan project.
- City of Eagle Point, Oregon: Eagle Point Flood Mitigation Action Plan project.
- Lincoln County Oregon Department of Planning and Development: Lower Siletz Flood Mitigation Action Plan project.
- Ecosystem Workforce Project: Feasibility Study for Ecosystem Industry Clearinghouse.
- Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD): Planning for Natural Hazards Oregon Technical Resource Guide.
- Department of Administrative Service ? Oregon State Controllers Division Emergency Response Plan / Business Contingency Plan.
- Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD): Goal 7 evaluation project.
Linda White
Office Coordinator, CSC
Office: 111 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3889
Email: lindaw@uoregon.eduLinda White has joined the staff of the Community Service Center as Office Coordinator, bringing with her a wealth of energy and knowledge. Her responsibilities include roviding clerical and administrative support for the students, faculty, and other staff involving travel reimbursements, payroll, event coordination, and miscellaneous tasks. She will be working full time to facilitate improved efficiency within the office.
Prior to joining us, Linda worked in Academic Affairs at the University of Oregon, providing support for Vice President Lorraine Davis. That experience, combined with a wide variety of skills, makes her a valuable addition to the CSC. We are excited to welcome Linda to the CSC.
Julie Foster
Grants Administrator, CSC
Office: 111 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.2878
Email: jdfoster@uoregon.eduJulie Foster serves as grants administrator for the Community Service Center (CSC). She is responsible for the financial record keeping for all CSC activities which includes managing grants from state and federal agencies as well as billing and accounting for grants with 30 RARE communities and six to eight CPW projects each year. Julie is responsible for developing, processing, and tracking paperwork on contracts, billings, expenditures, reimbursements, appointments and payroll as well as producing financial reports on a quarterly basis.
Planner, CPW
Planner, ONHW
Office: 102 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3615
Email: bethanyj@uoregon.eduBethany Johnson is delighted to work with two Community Service Center programs - Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup and Community Planning Workshop. As a generalist, her interests range from environmental stewardship, to youth involvement in planning, to outreach and education. Past experiences include working for both not-for-profit agencies and private planning firms. She received her master's degree in Environmental Psychology with from Cornell University.
Bethany's Recent Projects:
- City of Eugene Park, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan
- Willamalane Park and Recreation Comprehensive Plan Update
- City of Tualatin Facility Visioning Project
- City of Dryden, NY Land Use Plan Update
- Sand Creek Station Area Plan, Denver, CO
Krista Mitchell
Project Coordinator, ONHW
Office: 113 Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3588
Email: kristam@uoregon.eduComing Soon!Krista's recent projects include:
Kris Ackerson
Project Manager, CPW
Office: 26A Hendricks Hall
Phone:541.346.3653
Email: kackerso@uoregon.eduComing Soon!
Kris's recent projects include:
Julie Baxter
Project Manager, CPW
Office: 26C Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3651
Email: jbaxter@uoregon.eduComing Soon!
Julie's recent projects include:
Michelle Kunec
Project Manager, CPW
Office: 6A Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3653
Email: mkunec@uoregon.eduComing Soon!
Michelle's recent projects include:
Page Phillips
Project Manager, CPW
Office: 26D Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3651
Email: Page70@aol.comComing Soon!
Page's recent projects include:
Rebecca Potasnik
Project Manager, CPW
Office: 26A Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.3653
Email: rpotasni@uoregon.edu
Zach Phillips
Project Manager, ONHW
Office: 6C Hendricks Hall
Phone: 541.346.2059
Email: zphillip@uoregon.edu
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December 14, 2004
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