Public Scholarship

Changing Face of OC Lecture Series

2008-2009 Lectures

The Changing Face of Orange County lecture series explores the nexus between demographic change and contemporary issues in urban planning and policy. The lecture series is designed to facilitate dialogue and to enhance public awareness and civic engagement around these important issues.


Dr. Cynthia Kroll

Spring Quarter Lecture:

"How Tainted the Golden State? Assessing the Fallout of California's Economic Crisis"

Guest Speaker: Cynthia Kroll, Senior Regional Economist, Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Speaker Bio: Dr. Cynthia Kroll is the senior regional economist at the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics on the U.C. Berkeley Campus. She holds masters and doctoral degrees from U.C. Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning. She is well known for her research on California economic trends and their implications for real estate development opportunities and land development issues. Her recent and ongoing research includes work on the global position of California’s economy; globalization of real estate and tourism; California housing conditions and policy, including affordability, the jobs/housing balance, and the effects of the subprime crisis on California's real estate markets and local government finance; state and national responses to the housing and credit crisis; and the regional effects of the dot-com boom and bust in San Francisco. In addition to her twenty-five years at the Center, Dr. Kroll has also worked for the State of California's Office of Economic Research, the Association of Bay Area Governments, SRI International, and as an adjunct lecturer in the UC Berkeley Department of City and Regional Planning. She has also acted as an economic advisor to the California State Controller's Office.

When: Thursday, May 7, 2009
Where: University Club Library, 801 E. Peltason
Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (Pre-Lecture Reception) || 7:00 pm-8:30pm (Lecture and Discussion)

Free to the Public

Winter Quarter Lecture:

"Foreclosures: Causes, Impacts, and Responses"

Panel Speakers:

  • Professor Kerry Vandell, Director, Center for Real Estate, UCI Paul Merage School of Business
  • Clemente Mojica, Homeownership Center Director, Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County
  • Arlene Granadosin, MURP

When: Wednesday, February 12, 2009
Where: University Club, 801 E. Peltason
Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (Pre-Lecture Reception) || 7:00 pm-8:30pm (Lecture and Discussion)

Fall Quarter Lecture:

"Health Partnerships for Healthy Communities"

Panel Speakers:

  • Dr. Dan Cooper, MD, UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
  • Karen McGlinn, Executive Director, Share Our Selves
  • Dr. Charles Vega, MD, Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), UCI
  • Christina Penfield, PRIME-LC Student, UCI School of Medicine
  • Moderator - Assistant Professor Michael Montoya, UCI

When: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Where: University Club, 801 E. Peltason
Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (Pre-Lecture Reception) || 7:00 pm-8:30pm (Lecture and Discussion)

Co-Sponsors: *UCI Community Knowledge Project, UCI School of Medicine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS), Department of Planning, Policy and Design