Lara Nagle
Community-Based Learning Projects Manager, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance (VT-IPG), School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA)
201 W. Roanoke St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Blacksburg, VA 24061
- Master's, Urban and Regional Planning, Virginia Tech, 2019
- M.S., Landscape Architecture, Penn State University, 2016
- B.A., Environmental Studies, Oberlin College, 2009
- Organizational and program evaluations
- Qualitative and mixed methods
- Community-based projects
- Bose, M., Nagle, L., Benfield, J., Wimpey, J., Costigan, H., Taff, D. (2020). Can Signage
- Influence Healthy Behavior? The Case of Catoctin Mountain National Park. Chapter 9, Thompson, J.L., Houseal, A. & Cook, A. (Eds.). America's largest classroom: What we learn from our National Parks. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
- Nagle, L., Moayerian, N., Stephenson, M. O. (2019). Cross-Sectoral Partnership Building in Two Appalachian Towns. 42nd Annual Appalachian Studies Conference, AppalachA’ville, Asheville, NC, March 14-17, 2019. Paper presentation.
- Bose, M., Nagle, L., Neder, P., Shotyk, O., Tang, J. (2018). Investigating Learning from Community Engaged Practices in the University. Public Interest Design, Pacific Rim Community Design Network, & Great Asian Streets Symposium, Singapore, Dec. 14-16, 2018. Paper presentation.
- Nagle, L., Echols, S., Tamminga, K. (2017). Food Production on a Green Wall: Pilot Study. Journal of Green Building, 12(3), 23-38.
- Project Associate with PI Mary Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance for Total Action for Progress (TAP), “RESTORE Southwest Virginia Program Evaluation,” December 2019.
- Co-Investigator with PI Mary Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance and Co-PI Ray Zuniga, Virginia Tech Center for Public Administration and Policy for Total Action for Progress (TAP), “SwiftStart Strengthening Working Families Initiatives (SWFI) Program Evaluation,” September 2019.
- Co-Investigator with PI Max Stephenson, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance for Virginia Tech Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, “Building Cross-Sectoral Partnerships for Social & Economic Change: Arts-Informed Methods in Peace and Community Building,” June 2019.
- Project Associate with PI Mel Jones O’Brien, Virginia Tech Center for Housing Research, and Co-PI Mary Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance for Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA), “VHDA Program Impact Analysis Case Studies,” March 2019.
- Project Associate with PI Tom Sanchez, Virginia Tech Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, and Co-PI Mary Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance for Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, “Moving to Work (MTW) Rent Reform Evaluation,” November 2018.
- Project Associate with PI Mary Beth Dunkenberger and Co-PI Elizabeth Allen, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance, “United Way of Southwest Virginia Early Child Education: Risk and Protective Factor Mapping,” September 2018.
- Project Associate with PI Leisha LaRiviere, Virginia Tech Center for Public Administration and Policy, “Virginia Public Sector Leader Program Evaluation,” 2018.
- Environmental policy and planning
- Sustainable and resilient development
- Cross-sectoral partnerships and community change
- Green infrastructure and human dimensions of environmental systems
- Community Change Collaborative (CCC)