Ph.D.	Texas A&M University, College Station, Dept of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning                   Urban and Regional Sciences, August 2007
M.S.	New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, School of Architecture Major: Infrastructure Planning, May 2002
B.Arch	SRM Engineering College, Chennai, India, School of Architecture Major: Architecture, May 2001
D.C.E.	Valliammai Polytechnic, Chennai, India, Department of Civil Engineering. Diploma in Civil Engineering, May 1996 (with Honors & Gold Medal)

• Built Form and Urban Transportation
• Non-motorized Vehicular and Transit Use
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Planning
• Sustainable Community Development and Design
• Environmental Growth and Planning
• Quantitative Research Methods
• Physical Planning and Urban Design

Assistant Professor	08/07 – Present
Department of Urban and Regional Planning Florida Atlantic University
Research Assistant
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH UNIT HAZARD REDUCTION AND RECOVERY CENTER	09/06 – 08/07
Development of a Land-Use Change Early Warning System Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) - National Park Service (NPS); PI: Dr. Christopher Ellis and Dr. Sam Brody Creating an inventory of spatial layers and analyzing the spatial planning around parks and impact of its growth on the park ecosystem Developing a Coastal Communities Planning Atlas as an Educational Tool for Decision Makers and Local Residents – National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA); PI: Dr. Sam Brody   Sea-grant project to develop web-based GIS service of coastal data, identify hotspots and provide real-time urban development impact scenarios for Galveston County, TX Coastal Community Evacuation during Hurricane Rita in Texas – National Science Foundation (NSF); PI: Dr. Walter Peacock and Dr. Michael Lindell Travel patterns and route choices of Hurricane Rita evacuees spatially analyzed to check the effectiveness of designated evacuation routes.
SPATIAL SCIENCES LABORATORY	12/03 – 08/04
Comparison of NEXRAD and Rain gauge measure of Precipitation; PI: Dr. Srinivasan Raghavan Performed analyses for precipitation data from NEXRAD and Rain gauge data sets using ArcGIS and ArcInfo; designed a new, dynamic, and creative website for Spatial Sciences Laboratory
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE	09/02 – 11/03
Measuring the Parent Perceptions of Safety to Let they’re Children Walk to School; PI: Dr. Harlow Landphair Conducted Parent Focus Group interviews and created simulated environments for testing pedestrian perception of safety. Worked on the report for South Western University Transportation Center (SWUTC)
Graduate Assistant
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING	12/01 – 05/02
Exploring the Scope of Carbon Fiber as Reinforcement for Damaged Structures; PI: Dr. Thomas Hsu Assisted Dr. Thomas Hsu with the research project by preparing project reports and conducting experiments.
INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN STUDIO	09/01 – 05/02
Ironbound Bid Urban Design Project; Port Authority NY/NJ Analyzed and proposed redevelopment for Ironbound community as an undertaking of The Port Authority of New York/ New Jersey - sponsored by Ironbound Business District.
Teaching Experience
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (Fall 2004 – Spring 2007)
Invited Critique Advanced GIS in Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Site Planning Substitute Instructor Introduction to GIS in Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Geographic Information System for Resource Management Advanced Topics in GIS Guest Lecturer Introduction to GIS in Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning GIS Application in Resource Management (Undergrad)     Teaching Assistant & Lab Instructor Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management (Grad) Manual Update Reviewed and updated the Lab Manual for Introduction to GIS to ArcGIS 9, 9.1 Reviewed and updated the Lab Manual for Advanced Topics in GIS to ArcGIS 9.1
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey (Fall 2001)
Teaching Assistant Landscape Architecture

Funded

• Active Living Research Dissertation Grant, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Principal Investigator, 2005-06, $24966
• Student Interdisciplinary Research Symposium, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, President of URSSO, 2005-06, $15000 (Funded $5000 by Office of Graduate Studies, College of Architecture, and Dept. of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning each.)
• Outstanding Achievement Award, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Graduate Student, Spring 2005, $1000
• Student Research Week, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Best Oral Presentation, March 2005, $200
• LAUP Scholarship Award, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Graduate Student, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006, $1000

Grants Under Review

• Spatial Evaluation of Effectiveness of Legal Statues on Sex Offender Crime in Florida and Texas submitted to National Institute of Justice, Co-PI, $320,000

Other Awards and Honors

• Department Head Honor Roll Award, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Spring 2005; Spring 2007
• Gold Medalist, Diploma in Civil Engineering, Valliammai Polytechnic, Chennai, India. May 1996

Refereed Journal Articles

• Brody, SD., Zahran S., Maghelal, P., Grover, H., Highfield, WE. The Rising Cost of Floods: Examining the Impact of Planning and Development Decisions on Property Damage in Florida. Journal of American Planning Association, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp 330-45

Forthcoming

• Naderi, JR., Kweon, BS., & Maghelal, P. (In Press). The Street Tree Effect and Driver Safety, ITE Journal.

Under Review

• Maghelal, P., Olivares, M., Wunneburger, D, & Gustavo, R..  (Final Review). Developing Critical Risk Zones and Sex Offenders in Brazos County. Urban and Regional Science Information System (Accessible at http://207.145.30.84/pm_anonymous as on September 25, 2006).
• Maghelal, P. (Final Review). Assessing Student-Authored Articles in Planning: 1999-2003. Journal of Planning Education and Research.
• Narasimhan, B., Maghelal, P., Bakkayalaxmi, P., & Srinivasan, R. (Under Review). Performance Evaluation of RADAR Rainfall Data with Rain gauge Measurements in Texas Pan-Handle Region. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering-ASCE.
• Maghelal, P., Naderi, JR., & Kweon, BS. (Under Review). Developing Pedestrian Virtual Environment: Variables Discussed Vs. Variables Designed. Transportation Research Record.
• Naderi, JR., Kweon, BS., Maghelal, P., & Shin, WH (Under Review). Planning Transportation Corridors for commuting Children: An Experiment in Parent’s Perception of Roadside Safety and Walkability, Landscape Journal.

Book Chapter

• Wunneburger, D, Olivares, M., and Maghelal, P. Internal Security for Communities: A Spatial Analysis of the Effectiveness of Sex Offender Laws. Geospatial Technologies in Homeland Security, (book chapter in review) Springer Publications.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

• Maghelal, P. (April 2006) Identifying Gaps in Measuring Pedestrian Built-environment: Review of Existing Indices. International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Atlanta, GA.
• Olivares, M & Maghelal, P. (Sept 2005). Sex Offenders and Critical Risk Zones. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Crime Mapping Research Conference, Savannah.
• Maghelal, P. & Olivares, M. (July 2005). Critical Risk Zones: Violators of Megan’s Law. Proceedings of the 25th ESRI International User Conference, San Francisco, California.
• Maghelal, P.  (Feb 2005). Why Transit Exists Where It Does? Role of Population and Income on Transit Choice, Proceedings of the 41st International Making Cities Livable Conference, Carmel, California.

Refereed Abstracts

• Maghelal, P. (Summer 2005).  Healthy Transportation-Healthy Communities: Developing Pedestrian Suitability Index using GIS and Testing Significance of Pedestrian Variables on Choice of Transit as Mode of Travel [Abstract]. Perspectives, Newsletter for the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College Station.
• Naderi, JR.., Kweon, B., Maghelal, P., & Shin, W. (2004).Community Safety Measures Of Green Street Initiatives, Environmental Design Research Association [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, 35, 136.

Reports

Technical Report

• Kweon, BS., Naderi, JR., Maghelal, P., & Shin, W.H. (April 2004). Correlates of Environmental Constructs and Perceived Safety Enhancements in Pedestrian Corridors Adjacent to Urban Street. Transportation Research Report No SWUTC/04/167722-1.
• Sollohub, D., Maghelal, P., et al. (2002). Ironbound Research Project. Report prepared by National Center for Transportation and Industrial Productivity. Submitted to U.S. Department Of Transportation, Washington DC.

Academic Report

• Maghelal, P. Student Network: Phd-Bowling-League Report submitted to Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) during the 2005 ACSP Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO.
• Maghelal, P. Planning Student Exchange Program (PSEP) Report submitted to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) during the 2005 ACSP Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO.
• Ellis CD (Chair), Sharkawy A, Eldin N, Geva A, Tabb P, Ndubisi F, Craig J, Shepley M, Maghelal P, Akin S, Parlett J, Behm M, & McPherson PT. College of Architecture Task Force to Redesign Teaching/Course Evaluation Forms submitted to the College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Conference Presentations

• Maghelal, P. (Oct 2007). Role of Built-Environment on Walking to Transit Stations. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Naderi, JR., Kweon, BS.,Ellis, CD., Shin, WH., Maghelal, P. (Aug 2007). The Effects of Landscape Buffers on Walking and Anxiety. The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference 2007, Pennsylvania
• Olivares, M. and Maghelal, P. (March 2007). Measure of Risk across Communities due to Sex Crimes, National Institute of Justice’s MAPS Annual Crime Mapping Research Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
• Maghelal, P. (Nov 2006) Measuring Suitability to Walk Around Stations. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
• Wunneburger, D., Olivares, M., & Maghelal, P. (Nov 2006) Quantifying Levels of Risk to Communities by Registered Sex Offenders as Determined by Legal Statute. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
• Olivares, M., & Maghelal, P. (Nov 2006). Promoting Sustainable Communities through a Spatial Crime Prevention Model. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
• Brody, S., Peacock, W., Wunneburger, D., Ndubisi, F., Martin, J., Maghelal, P., & Grover, H. (Oct 2006). Developing Coastal Communities Planning Atlas: An Education Tool for Decision Makers and Local Residents. Sea-Grant research presentation, Galveston, Texas.
• Maghelal, P. (April 2006) Identifying Gaps in Measuring Pedestrian Built-environment: Review of Existing Indices. International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Atlanta, GA.
• Maghelal, P. (Feb 2006). Active Living Dissertation Grant Recipient Research Presentation. Invited Presentation during the Annual Active Living Research Conference, San Diego (Invited).
• Naderi, JR., Kweon, BS., & Maghelal, P. (Presenter), and Shin, W. (Jan 2006). Planning Transportation    Corridors for Commuting Children:  An Experiment in Parent’s Perception of Roadside Safety and Walkability, Transportation Research Board 2006 Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
• Naderi, JR.., Kweon, B., & Maghelal, P. (Presenter) (Jan 2006). Simulating impacts of curb-side trees on driver performance and perceptions, Transportation Research Board 2006 Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
• Olivares, M & Maghelal, P. (Oct 2005). Risk Management Strategies in reducing Sex Crimes: A Case-study of Brazos County,  The Pathways to Doctoral Research, Kingsville. (Awarded 1st Place).
• Kweon, B., Naderi, JR., Maghelal, P., & Shin, W. (Oct 2005). Pedestrian environments and children’s commute to school: Parent's decision making path to let children walk and bike to school, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
• Maghelal, P., Kweon, B., & Naderi, JR. (Oct 2005). Virtual Pedestrian Environment: Variables Discussed Vs. Variable Designed, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
• Olivares, M & Maghelal, P. (Sept 2005). Sex Offenders and Critical Risk Zones, The 8th Annual Crime Mapping Research Conference, Savannah.
• Maghelal, P. & Olivares, M. (July 2005). Critical Risk Zones: Violators of Megan’s Law. 25th ESRI International User Conference, San Francisco, California.
• Naderi, JR., Kweon, BS., Maghelal P., & Shin, W. (March 2005). Planning Transportation Corridors for Walking: An experiment in parent’s perceptions, special session on planning and health, American Planning Association, San Francisco.
• Maghelal, P. (March 2005). Tracking Sex Offenders in the Twin Cities of Bryan/College Station, Student Research Week, Texas A&M University (Awarded 1st Place).
• Maghelal, P.  (Feb 2005). Why Transit Exists Where It Does? Role of Population and Income on Transit Choice, 41st International Making Cities Livable Conference, Carmel, California.
• Maghelal, P. & Olivares, M. (Jan 2005). Mapping Sexual Offenders in Brazos County, Invited presentation to officials of City of Bryan and City of College Station, Texas.
• Naderi, JR. & Maghelal, P. (June 2004). Paper presented at The 5th International Conference on Walking in 21st Century: Copenhagen, Denmark.

• Vishwakarma Associates, Chennai, India, Principal/Associate Architect, 2000-01
  • Contemporary design of two three-bedroom residences
  • Designed Children’s Library for Alma Mater
• KSA Design Planning Services Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, India, Intern Architect, 1999
• Design and Planning of University Campus in Bangladesh
• Design and detailing of residences and retail showrooms in Ahmedabad

• Disaster Recovery & Redevelopment Student Research Symposium, Symposium Chair
  Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Fall 2006
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), Student Representative, 2004-06
• College of Architecture Executive Committee (EXCOM), Graduate Student Representative
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Fall 2005 – Present
• URSC Advisory Committee, Graduate Student Representative
  Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning,
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Fall 2005 – Present
• Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Lecture Committee,URSSO Representative
  Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
• Department (LAUP) Student Representatives Committee, URSSO President
  Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
• Urban & Regional Sciences Student Organization (URSSO), President and Founder
  Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
• College of Architecture (CARC) Task Force, Graduate Student Representative
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Oct 2004 – Spring 2006
• S.R.M. Architecture Association, Student President
  S.R.M. Engineering College, Chennai, India, May 2000 – May 2001