Research & Scholarship Committee

The Research & Scholarship Committee leads ACSA’s efforts to support faculty in scholarly endeavors. The committee monitors and assesses ACSA programs involving peer review and recognition, and recommends actions to advocate for support for architectural research and scholarship.

Mara Marcu

Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Traci Rider

Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Ian Caine

Associate Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Timothy Adekunle

Associate Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Eric Wayne Ellis

Senior Director of Operations and Programs
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Washington, DC

June Williamson

Professor
City College of New York 
New York, NY

Corey T. Griffin

Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor of Architecture
Pennsylvania State University
Altoona, PA

2026-2027 Research & Scholarship Committee

Specific Charge

The Research & Scholarship Committee will continue to advance scholarship by transitioning the Academy for Public Scholarship in the Built Environment into a continuing ACSA program by securing regular funding and recommending a sustainable size and format, so that we can continue to develop members’ capacity to disseminate the products of their work.

The committee will also assist in implementing Board-approved actions stemming from the Special Committee’s report; specifically, recommendations regarding best practices for monitoring and assessing ACSA’s peer-review and recognition programs.