Dr. Nathan M. Hutson
University of North Texas
Public Administration
(940) 369-8154
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Education

PhD, University of Southern California, 2019.
Major: Urban Planning and Development
Dissertation Title: The Development Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative for Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus
MA, University of Texas, 2012.
Major: Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
MPA, University of Texas at Austin, 2004.
Major: Public Affairs
Degree Specialization: Environmental Policy

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (August 2019 – Present).
Lecturer, California State University - Northridge. (August 2018 – May 2019).
Research Assistant, University of Southern California. (August 2014 – May 2019).
Assistant Lecturer, University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy. (January 13, 2017 – May 15, 2019).

Professional Memberships

Task Force, Urban Coalition for Ukraine. (September 1, 2022 – Present).

Core Team, American Planning Assocation Ukraine Rebuilding Action Group. (April 20, 2022 – Present).

U.S. Representative for WG 237, World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure. (September 1, 2021 – Present).

Member, Intermodal Freight Committee, Transportation Research Board. (March 1, 2020 – Present).

Member of the Board of Editors, Yale University. (January 22, 2019 – Present).

Member of Marine Environment Committee, Transportation Research Board. (January 01, 2012 – Present).

Chair, Intermodal Terminal Design and Operations Subcommittee, Transportation Research Board. (January 1, 2010 – Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
PADM 1980, Experimental Course, 1 course.
PADM 2120, Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning, 7 courses.
PADM 3220, Land Use and Transportation Planning, 3 courses.
PADM 4130, American Intergovernmental Relations, 1 course.
PADM 4170, Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis, 3 courses.
PADM 4180, Urban Planning Studio, 2 courses.
PADM 4450, Public Policy Analysis, 1 course.
PADM 4900, Special Problems, 1 course.
PADM 4910, Special Problems, 1 course.
PADM 5300, Introduction to Planning, 2 courses.
PADM 6710, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, 2 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

University of Southern California, Comparative Urban Development, PPD 410, Spring 2019.

California State University -Northridge, Discover the City, URBS 150, Spring 2019.

Cal State University Northridge, Cities of the Developing World, URBS 350, Fall 2018.

University of Southern California, Policy and Planning Analysis, PPD 373, Fall 2018.

University of Southern California, Policy and Planning Analysis, PPD 373, Spring 2017.

Directed Student Learning

Supervised Research,"GIS Analysis of Mariupol," Public Administration. (October 20, 2022 – Present).

Supervised Research,"Urban History of Minsk, Belarus," Public Administration. (August 20, 2021 – April 2022).

Supervised Research,"Potential for Electrification of Intermodal Drayage on the Texas-Mexico Border," Public Administration. (July 1, 2021 – December 1, 2021).

Awards and Honors

Price School of Public Policy Urban Planning and Development Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy. (October 10, 2017 – Present).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book
Treffers, F., Hutson, N. M., Gurin, D., Alexandrova, A. A Vision for Mariupol: The Easternmost Gateway of Europe. 1, 208. Berlin: DOM Publishers.
Book Chapter
Hutson, N., Mpofu, E., Tomczak, M., Gafford, L. (2022). Context of Digitalized Employment for Older Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the New Normal. Managing human resources: The new normal. 36. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Giuliano, G., Hutson, N., Kang, S., Yuan, Q. (2020). Material Flows in the Global City. ‘Urban Empires: Cities as Global Rulers in the New Urban World’. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Urban-Empires-Cities-as-Global-Rulers-in-the-New-Urban-World/Glaeser-Kourtit-Nijkamp/p/book/9781138601710
Conference Proceeding
Hutson, N. M., Fischer, L. A., Draper, M., Ellsworth, M. (2023). Climate, Health and Equity in Regional Transportation Planning: Current Practice and Emerging Tools for U.S. Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
Journal Article
Hutson, N. M., Korniyenko, G., Chung, K. (2024). Planning for War-Induced Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Accommodation in Ukraine. Nature Cities. (1), . Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-023-00029-x
Hutson, N. M., Taganova, J. (2023). A New Strategy for Merging the Environmental and Commerce Challenges of the Caspian. Central Asian Journal of Water Research. 9(2), 23. Almaty: Kazakh German University.
Hutson, N. M., Orlando, A. W. The Effects of COVID-19 on Downtown Land Use: Evidence from Four U.S. Cities. Journal of Urban Affairs. no. July 2023, 38. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. https://jua.urbanaffairsassociation.org/
Tomczak, M., Mpofu, E., Hutson, N. M. (2022). Remote Work Support Needs of Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Poland: Perspectives of Individuals with Autism and Their Coworkers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(17), . MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/10982
Magazine/Trade Publication
Anisimov, O., Hutson, N. M. (2023). Preventing Excessive Centralization in Ukraine through Regional Investment, Governance, and Planning. Oslo: Modern Times Review.
Hutson, N. (2021). Perspectives: Central Asia confronts obstacles on path to warm-water port. New York, New York: Harriman Institute, Columbia University. https://eurasianet.org/perspectives-central-asia-confronts-obstacles-on-path-to-warm-water-port
Newspaper
Hutson, N., McGraw-Olive, M. (2021). Uzbekistan rising as Central Asian integration catalyst. https://eurasianet.org/
Podcast
Hutson, N. M. (2023). Russia's War on Ukraine and the Rise of the Middle Corridor. Podcast: A Global Perspective on European Politics. (Episode 18), . Groningen: University of Groningen. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aglobalperspective/episodes/Episode-18-Russias-War-on-Ukraine-and-the-Rise-of-the-Middle-Corridor-e242oul
Research Report
Hutson, N. M., Anisimov, O., Dulko, Z., Smirnova, M. (2024). Spatial Planning in Ukraine: 2023 Country Profile. Aalto University. https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-built-environment/spatial-planning-in-ukraine-2023-country-profile
Hutson, N. M., Rahardja, S. Kazakhstan Transport and Trade Report 2022. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
Giuliano, G., Hutson, N., Sys, C., Vanelslander, T., Carlan, V., Knatz, G. (2016). Decision-making for maritime innovation investments: The significance of cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis. 20. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322256294_Decision-making_for_maritime_innovation_investments_The_significance_of_cost_benefit_and_cost_effectiveness_analysis_FACULTY_OF_APPLIED_ECONOMICS_Decision-making_for_maritime_innovation_investments_Th
Scholarly Note
Mattur, R., Hutson, N. M., Taganova, J. (2023). Merging the Ecological and Trade Challenges of the Caspian. 6. Washington, D.C.: Caspian Policy Center. https://www.caspianpolicy.org/research/guest-contributions/merging-the-ecological-and-trade-challenges-of-the-caspian
White Paper
Hutson, N. M., Orlando, A. (2022). The Effects of COVID-19 on Downtown Land Use: Evidence from Austin and Los Angeles. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4144109
Huynh, N., Hutson, N., Sauri, S., Smith, D., Dulebenets, M., Sun, Y., Schonfeld, P., Van Duin, R., Dau Ngo, T., Khankharli, G., Harder, F. (2019). Challenges and the Road Ahead for Intermodal Freight Terminals. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/centennial/papers/AT050-Final.pdf

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Gurin, D. (Author & Presenter), Treffers, F. (Author & Presenter), Buriokov, M. (Author & Presenter), Alexandrova, A. (Author & Presenter), Ro3kvit Lecture Series, Lecture №16 | Vision for Mariupol: Economy & Ecology, Ro3kvit Urban Coalition of Ukraine, Online, Ukraine. (2023 – ).

Hutson, N. M. (Panelist), 7th Trans-Caspian Forum, Middle Corridor: Caspian and Black Sea Connectivity, Caspian Policy Center, Washington D.C., United States of America. (2023 – ).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Alexandrova, A. (Author & Presenter), Kozub, N. (Author & Presenter), Mariupol Reborn - 4 concepts of reconstruction, A Vision for Mariupol - the Easternmost Gateway of Europe, Union of Polish Cities, Warsaw, Poland, Poland. (2023 – 2023).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Taganova, J. (Author & Presenter), Mustard, A. (Author & Presenter), Bayramov, A. (Author & Presenter), Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, A New Strategy for Merging the Environmental and Commerce Challenges of the Caspian Sea, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Ishiyama, J. T. (Author & Presenter), Hensel, P. R. (Author & Presenter), Greig, J. M. (Author & Presenter), Roberts, L. R. (Author & Presenter), War on Ukraine: Projecting the Endgame and Conditions for a Durable Settlement, Role of Russian elites, Kazakhstan and Belarus, UNT Department of Political Science, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).

Hutson, N. M. (Presenter), World Bank Regional Rail Forum, Strategies for Refining the Regional Impact of BRI Corridor Investments for Landlocked Countries, The World Bank, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Keynote/Plenary Address

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Draper, M. (Author & Presenter), Lewis, G. (Author & Presenter), 2022 AMPO PLANNING TOOLS & TRAINING SYMPOSIUM, Environmental and Equity Screening Tools in Regional Transport Planning: How MPOs can Use Environmental Screening Tools to support a healthier, more equitable and more resilient transportation future, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America. (2022).

Oral Presentation

Hutson, N. M. (Presenter), Boarnet, M. (Presenter), O'Brian, T. (Presenter), Dexter, S. (Presenter), World Bank Freight Modelling Working Group, Freight Modelling Strategies for Central Asia, The World Bank, Washington. DC, United States of America. (2023 – ).

Hutson, N. (Author & Presenter), Lubanda, W. (Author), Regional Science Association International World Congress, King Leopold’s Skeleton: The Aftereffects of Colonialism on Urban Form and Spatial Inequality in Kinshasa, DRC, Regional Science Association International, Marrakesh, Morocco. (2020 – 2020).

Panel Presentation

Hutson, N. M. (Chair), Hutson, N. (Author & Presenter), Malaia, K. (Author & Presenter), Korniyenko, G. (Author & Presenter), Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies Conference, Rebuilding for Resiliency in Ukraine, Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Philadelphia, United States of America. (2023 – ).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Pratt, E. (Author & Presenter), Holland, J. (Author & Presenter), Archer, J. (Author & Presenter), American Planning Association Texas Conference, College Campus Mobility Hub Planning as a Model for Expanding Regional Accessibility, American Planning Association, Corpus Christi, TX, United States of America. (2023 – ).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Alexandrova, A. (Author & Presenter), Verbytsky, I. (Author & Presenter), Breddels, L. (Author & Presenter), World Town Planning Day, Planning Challenges in Ukraine, American Planning Association, Washington D.C., United States of America. (2023 – ).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), American Planning Association Annual Meeting, Assisting Ukraine Rebuild: Connect, Collaborate, and Deliver,, American Planning Association, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2023 – ).

Hutson, N. (Chair), Transportation Research Board Meeting of the Intermodal Terminal Design and Operations Subcommittee, Intermodal Terminal Subcommittee - Overview and Accomplishments, Transportation Research Board, Washington -DC, United States of America. (2021 – ).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Climate, Health, and Equity in Regional Transportation Planning: Current Practice and Emerging Tools for U.S. Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., United States of America. (2023).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), 2022 ASEEES Convention, An Analysis of Kazakhstan's Silk Road Strategy Following the Invasion of Ukraine, ASEEES, Chicago, United States of America. (2022).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), Treffers, F. (Author & Presenter), Ro3kvit Lecture Series, Lecture #6: Urban planning in Ukraine: As it is and as it could be, The Urban Coalition for Ukraine, Kharkhiv, Ukraine. (2022).

Hutson, N. M. (Author & Presenter), International Urban Freight Conference, Redesigning "Clean Trucks" Programs for the Emerging Energy Transition, METRANS, Long Beach California, United States of America. (2022).

Hutson, N. (Author & Presenter), Regional Science Association International World Congress, Regional Development Implications of Improved Central to South Asia Transport Development: Summary of Recent Analysis by the World Bank, Regional Science Association International, Marrakesh, Morocco, Morocco. (2020 – 2020).

Hutson, N. (Author & Presenter), Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Development Impacts of Cross Border Intermodal Rail Facilities in Central Asia, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2020 – 2020).

Paper

Hutson, N. (Author & Presenter), Annual Conference of the Association of Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies, Urban Form and Social Control in Belarus: When the Bough Breaks, Association of Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies, New Orleans, United States of America. (2021 – 2021).

Scholarly Meeting Contribution

Hutson, N. (Chair), Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, AT045(1) Annual Committee Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2022).

Symposium

Hutson, N. M. (Other), Gurin, D. (Presenter), Treffers, F. (Presenter), Mariupol Reborn, Mariupol Reborn, Mariupol City Council, Kyiv Ukraine, Ukraine. (2022).

Webinar

Hutson, N. (Coordinator/Organizer), Piplas, H. (Presenter), Kostenko, M. (Coordinator/Organizer), Balachandran, B. (Other), Safety Strategy Workshop, Ukraine Safety Strategy Workshop, Ro3kvit, Lviv, Ukraine, Ukraine. (2022).

Hutson, N. (Leader), Transportation Research Board Special Meeting of the Intermodal Terminal Design and Operations Subcommittee, AT045(1) Special Meeting -Supply Chain Crisis, Transportation Research Board, Online: From Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2022).

Hutson, N. (Presenter), Hensel, P. R. (Presenter), Geybulla, A. (Presenter), Stivachtis, Y. (Presenter), Seferian, N. (Moderator), Renewed Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh: Why Now and the Role of Inside and Outside Actors, Renewed Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh: Why Now and the Role of Inside and Outside Actors, Virginia Tech and UNT, Virtual, United States of America. (2020).

Media Contributions

Magazine
"Ukraine Is Planning Its Green Reconstruction Even as War Rages On," Bloomberg News. (February 2023).
Newspaper
"What will Mariupol be like after de-occupation? Ukrainian architects have already started working on the vision of the city," The Village. (September 4, 2023).
"Ukraine war shakes up China-Europe railwayexpress Russia’s invasion has put a key rail link between China and Europe in jeopardy," Politico.eu. (July 25, 2022).
"Xi Jinping’s landmark BRI scheme crippled as friendly Putin relations take their toll," Daily Express UK. (April 21, 2022).
"Invadarea Ucrainei de către Rusia dă o lovitură noului „Drum al mătăsii”, un proiect de o mie de miliarde de dolari al Chinei Citeşte întreaga ştire: Invadarea Ucrainei de către Rusia dă o lovitură noului „Drum al mătăsii”, un proiect de o mie de miliarde de dolari al Chinei," Libertatea Romania. (April 5, 2022).
"La guerra en Ucrania paraliza la nueva Ruta de la Seda china y congestiona la mayor fábrica del mundo," El Mundo Espana. (March 28, 2022).
"Texas High Speed Rail," Texas Tribune. (November 17, 2020).
TV
"The war in Ukraine could affect materials needed for new home construction," WFAA. (March 15, 2022).
"Supply chain shortages aren't expected to improve any time soon," Spectrum News. (February 26, 2022).
"Impact of Supply Chain Crisis on Christmas Season," CBS Dallas. (December 10, 2021).
"Update on Supply Chain Developments," CBS Dallas. (December 3, 2021).
"Causes of Supply Chain Crisis," Univision. (November 3, 2021).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract
Treffers, F. (Principal), Hutson, N. M. (Co-Principal), Buriokov, M. (Co-Principal), "Master Plan for the Reconstruction of Mariupol," Sponsored by City of Mariupol, International, $25000 Funded. (November 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024).
Grant - Research
Hutson, N. (Principal), Fischer, L. (Co-Principal), "MPO Environmental Screening: Tools for a Healthier, Sustainable Transportation Future," Sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund, National, $20000 Funded. (September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022).
Hutson, N. (Principal), Bomba, M. S. (Co-Principal), "Policy and Border Constraints to Proposed Rail Connectivity in Central and South Asia," Sponsored by McNatt Logistics Institute, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (September 1, 2020 – September 1, 2021).
Sponsored Research
Wise, M. D. (Principal), Mendiola Garcia, S. C. (Co-Principal), Hutson, N. M. (Co-Principal), "Milpa Agricultural Placemaking Project at the University of North Texas," Sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Federal, $400000 Funded. (September 1, 2023 – May 31, 2027).

Awards and Honors

Railway Association of Southern California Scholarship, Railway Association of Southern California. (April 26, 2016 – Present).

National Center for Sustainable Transportation Outstanding Student of the Year at the University of Southern California, National Center for Sustainable Transportation. (2016 – Present).

Service

University Service

Member, Space Committee. (August 1, 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, Grievance Committee. (September 20, 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, CDPC. (August 2022 – August 30, 2023).

Professional Service

Task Force Member, American Planning Association Ukraine Rebuilding Action Group, New York, New York. (September 2022 – Present).

Task Force Member, Ro3kvit Urban Coalition for Ukraine, Lviv. (July 2022 – Present).

Editor, Senior Editor, Yale State and Local Policy Review, New Haven, CT. (December 2018 – Present).

Committee Member, TRB Marine Environment Committee. (January 2012 – Present).

Committee Chair, TRB Intermodal Terminal Design and Operations Subcommittee. (January 2010 – Present).

Consulting

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), The World Bank, Kazakhstan. (April 2022 – Present).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), The World Bank, Ukraine. (May 2022 – September 2022).

Academic, Ukrainian Parliament, Kyiv, Ukraine. (September 12, 2022).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Government of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (July 19, 2022).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), The World Bank, United States of America. (October 2018 – September 2020).