C.L. Bohannon

Dr. C.L. Bohannon, FASLA is the Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture in the School of Architecture. In his role as a Faculty Fellow with UVA’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), he supports CTE and the Office of Academic Outreach in community engagement and service learning initiatives. 

Bohannon’s research and pedagogy are closely connected and examine the asymmetrical power relationships and systems that produce social and environmental inequities in marginalized communities, or he describes it, “the uneven geographies” that result in, among others, health disparities, gentrification, forced migration, and displacement.  His "R3" approach, emphasizing "Real People, Real Problems, Real Projects," integrates community mapping and storytelling to cultivate leadership skills for impactful service and citizenship. As Founder and Director of the Community Engagement Lab, Bohannon has established longstanding placed-based experience working with communities in Southwest Virginia, and the Gulf Coast of Florida, addressing issues including food insecurity, community narratives, and urban vacancy.