Greg H. Lindsey

Duey-Murphy Professor of Rural Land Policy

Indiana University, Indianapolis

Greg Lindsey is Associate Dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and the Duey-Murphy Professor of Rural Land Policy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He also holds adjunct appoints in the IUPUI Schools of Liberal Arts and Science. He previously served as the Director of SPEA's Center for Urban Policy and the Environment.

Dr. Lindsey specializes in environmental planning and management at the state and local levels. He has directed research projects for the state of Indiana on water infrastructure finance, greenway use, annexation policy, and erosion and sediment control programs. At the local level, he has served on commissions for park land acquisition, comprehensive plan implementation, tree preservation, wellhead protection, and soil and water conservation. His current projects involve analyses of activity patterns on urban greenways and the effects of greenways in urban communities.

Dr. Lindsey has received a number of awards for his work to link research and practice. In 2004, he was named the inaugural recipient of the Chancellor's Faculty Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement at IUPUI. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Viet Nam in 1999. He also received Best Paper Awards twice from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning for papers linking academic research to planning practice.

Dr. Lindsey earned his doctorate and a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins University, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. He also received a master's degree in geography and environmental studies from Northeastern Illinois University. His bachelor's degree is in urban and regional planning from the University of Illinois.

Dr. Lindsey has published articles in the Journal of the American Planning Association, the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Professional Geographer, Journal of Recreation and Park Administration, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Public Works Management and Policy, State and Local Government Review, Landscape and Urban Planning, and the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Office: (317) 274-2016; Fax: (317) 274-5153; E-mail: glindsey@iupui.edu