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Charles Warnken

Dr. Charles G. Warnken

Associate Professor
Graduate Liason

Dr. Charles G. Warnken.

Education

  • PhD, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University
  • Master of Public Administration, University of Louisville
  • BS, Political Science, University of Wyoming

Professional Credentials

  • Member, ACSP Institutional Governance Committee. (March 2013- Present).

Charles G. Warnken teaches courses in housing and community development, economic development, land use planning/law, and currently directs RCPL’s graduate studio program. Charles received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State University (2003), holds an MPA degree from the University of Louisville (1996), and earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Wyoming (1992). He is currently engaged in action-oriented research, creating a feasibility study to identify development opportunities for a number of brownfield sites located in Oklahoma City’s inner-city neighborhoods. Charles has recently partnered with the City of Oklahoma City and the US EPA to create a state-wide training program for planners, municipal officials and real estate professionals interested in the process of brownfield redevelopment.

Featured Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Warnken, C. G. (Principal Investigator), Boeck, D. L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Strevett, K. (Co-Principal Investigator), Nairn, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), “BMP Demonstration Neighborhood in the Little River Watershed,” Sponsored by State of Oklahoma, Conservation Commission, State. (June 1, 2009-December 31, 2015).
  • Warnken, C. G., “Co-host the annual ACSP Pre-Doctoral Workshop for Underrepresented Students of Color,” Sponsored by Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), $7,500.00. (October 2014).
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