Pat L. Crawford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
404 Human Ecology
517.432.1148
Fax: 517.432.8108
crawf203@msu.edu

Research Interests: evaluating participation effectiveness in planning and design, accessible design, integrative learning, learner-centered teaching, community based learning, and curriculum development of professional planning and design education in Tier 1 research institutions.

Pat Crawford is an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture in the School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) at Michigan State University. She received her BS in Horticulture from the University of Missouri – Columbia, Master’s of Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University and Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from Arizona State University. She is a licensed Landscape Architect and has nine years practice experience with the Missouri Division of State Parks. Her interests include landscape site design, master planning, park design, community engagement, accessible design, design graphics, field sketching and design competitions. Through the scholarship of teaching and learning she pursues studies in integrative learning, active learning, community based learning, problem based learning and study abroad. She is a member of the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2), co-chair of the IAP2 Research Committee, and a member of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). Committee work with SPDC includes chairing the Undergraduate Affairs and Curriculum Committee and the Technology Committee. She is a also a member of two faculty learning communities, “Evaluating Teaching Excellence” and “Who Are Our Learners?”. Teaching experience includes landscape architectural hand design graphics, computer graphics, site design, master planning, community design, and site engineering.