Rob Krueger, Ph.D.

Director, WCPC

Rob Krueger has been associated with the WCPC since 2001. In 2003, Rob was named to succeed the Center's founder, Associate Provost Lance Schachterle. Over the past four years the Center has been involved in dozens of projects around the city. Stemming from Rob's research interests, which focus on the tensions between sustainability and economic development in new economy regions as well as second tier cities, the WCPC has been involved in basic and policy research and planning activities throughout Worcester. Research sponsor's have included the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the Abbey Rockfeller Trust, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the State of Massachusetts, the City of Worcester and the US Environmental Protection Agency. For more information see: http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/People/krueger.html


Robert Hersh,

Research Assistant Professor

Robert Hersh is a Research Assistant Professor at WPI.  Prior to joining the University in 2006, Bob worked for 10 years at Resources for the Future (RFF), a non-profit think tank in Washington, DC, and subsequently, as Brownfields Program Director at the Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO). Bob's current research includes the role of community land trusts in urban redevelopment, the use of geographic information systems and interactive media in community-based design, contaminated site cleanup and development, voluntary environmental agreements, and citizen involvement in environmental decision making. Research sponsors have included the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Citizen Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund, and the Pew Foundation. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals and in a variety of reports, book chapters, and discussion papers. For more information see: http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/People/hersh.html


Seth Tuler, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor

His research interests include the psychological dimensions of individual risk perception, the role of language in framing disputes, information, and decisions, and the design and evaluation of public participation methods. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark University.