Contact Me
Office Location
370P Urban Center (URBN)
506 SW Mill St
Portland, OR 97201
Mailing Address
Mail Code USP
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
E-mail
jdill _at_ pdx.edu
Phone
(503) 725-5173
Notes to Prospective Students
If you are a prospective student and have questions about
our graduate programs, curriculum, classes, etc., in the
School of Urban Studies & Planning please first contact
Tracy Braden in the CUPA advising center at tbraden@pdx.edu.
Prospective MURP students often ask me about opportunities
to work with me on research. That's a difficult question
to answer clearly. First of all, I often do not know too
far ahead how many and what type of graduate research assistants
(GRAs) I need. I am unlikely to know in the spring what
I will need in the fall. That's the nature of many of the
funding sources for my research. Second, I try to first
hire PhD students, who are pursuing a research degree. It's
important to remember that the MURP degree is a professional
degree, aimed at preparing you to work professionally in
the planning field, as opposed to the MUS or PhD degrees,
which focus on research. Therefore, I tend to advise MURP
students to focus more on internships during their two years
in the program, rather than research assistantships (in
addition to their coursework, of course). That being said,
I have had many strong MURP students work for me as research
assistants.
Prospective PhD students should e-mail and tell
me about their background, experience and objectives. I
encourage all prospective PhD students to think about and
clearly articulate why they want to pursue a PhD.
Too often I encounter masters students who really enjoy
the topics they are studying and want to continue doing
so and thus enter a PhD program. Simply wanting to continue
learning about a topic isn't enough for pursuing a PhD.
I also generally recommend that in the field of planning,
students get some professional experience before pursuing
the PhD.
Miscellaneous Policies
I do not "friend" current students on Facebook.
Instead:
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