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• Kaya, L. G (2004). Critical Barriers to Rational Planning Processes for Coastal Zone Management: The Case Study of Antalya, Turkey. Ph.D. Dissertation . State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Faculty of Environmental Studies.
• Kaya, L. G. (1998). Equestrian Park Design. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Published Graduate Project. University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture, Division of Landscape Architecture. Norman, Oklahoma. Thesis/dissertation/manuscript iv, 33 leaves : p., maps, plans ;, 28 cm.
• Kaya, L. G. (1995). A Study on the Problems and Solutions of Koprulu Canyon National Park in Antalya, Turkey. Unfinished Master Thesis. Ege University, Izmir, Turkey (in Turkish).
• Parlat, N. and Kaya L. G. (1993). A Study on some Holiday Resorts in Antalya, Turkey. Unpublished Bachelor Thesis. Ege University in Izmir, Turkey (in Turkish).

• Nowak, D., Walton, J., Kaya, L. G., Dwyer, J. F., Yang, L., Huang, C. and Homer, C. (2004). Delaware's Urban and Community Forests. General Technical Report NE-, USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station. Syracuse, New York. (submitted for publish)
• Kaya, L., as a participant of Baltimore Ecosystem Study Annual Report, (2002). Urban LTER: Human Settlements as Ecosystems: Metropolitan Baltimore from 1797 to 2002.  Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Baltimore Office, 2002. Baltimore, Maryland. Annual Report, 39 leaves.
• Kaya, L. G., as a participant of Landscape Architecture Foundation Demonstration Project, (1997). Chattahoochee Riverway's Projects. Published Project's Multimedia CD. Landscape Architecture Foundation Demonstration Project sponsored by Atlanta Urban Resources Partnership. University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.
• Kaya, L. G., Lisle, T., Campbell, T., Chen, D., James, B., Zippel, M., Teague, G., Tsai, H., Witherspoon, G. and Sipes, J. L. (1997). Open Space Plan. Lawton, Oklahoma. Published Sketchbook for City of Lawton. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
• Grove, G., Witherspoon III, B., Campbell, T., Chen, D., James, B., Kaya, L. G., Teague, G., Tsai, H., Witherspoon, G. and Zippel, M. (1997). Mapping Profile of Insured Family Loan Portfolio Services Process Report for King County, Washington. Published Project's Project Report. Contract No. H10P960-099-19-000. Prepared for US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office, 10 H. Seattle, Washington. Prepared by the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.
• Grove, G., Witherspoon III, B., Campbell, T., Chen, D., James, B., Kaya, L. G., Teague, G., Tsai, H., Witherspoon, G. and Zippel, M. (1997). Mapping Profile of Insured Family Loan Portfolio Services Process Report for Pierce County, Washington. Published Project's Project Report. Contract No. H10P960-099-19-000. Prepared for US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office, 10 H. Seattle, Washington. Prepared by the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.
• Grove, G., Witherspoon III, B., Campbell, T., Chen, D., James, B., Kaya, L. G., Teague, G., Tsai, H., Witherspoon, G. and Zippel, M. (1997). Mapping Profile of Insured Family Loan Portfolio Services Process Report for the City of Seattle, Washington. Published Project's Project Report. Contract No. H10P960-099-19-000. Prepared for US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office, 10 H. Seattle, Washington. Prepared by the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.

• Nowak, D., Walton, J., Kaya, L. G. and Dwyer, J. F.(2004). The Increasing Influence of Urban Environments on U.S. Forest Management. The Journal of Forestry. (submitted)

• Kaya, L. G. (2003). Landscape Architecture and Eco-Architecture in the 21^st Century. Turkish Landscape Architecture Online, http://www.peyzaj.org. Istanbul, Turkey. (in Turkish)

         CONFERENCE PROCEEDING ARTICLES

• Kaya, L. G. and Smardon, R. (2000). Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case Study of Antalya, Turkey. Proceeding of the 2000 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, April 2-4, 2000, The Sagamore on Lake George in Bolton Landing, New York. [Newtown Square, PA] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, 2001. General Technical Report NE ; 276: p. 222-227.

          PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

• Nowak, D., Walton, J., Kaya, L. G. and Dwyer, J. F.(2003). Delaware's Urban and Community Forests. 19^th Annual New York State GIS Conference. Albany, New York.
• Kaya, L. G. (2002). Environmental Concerns among Turkish People.  SUNY-ESF Spotlight 2002. Syracuse, New York.
• Kaya, L. G. and Smardon, R. (2000). Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case Study of Antalya, Turkey. SUNY-ESF Spotlight 2000. Syracuse, New York

• Kaya, L. G. (1995). Why do we need the Landscape Planning? An article of newspapers in Antalya, Turkey (in Turkish).

• Editor of Internet Newspaper about City of Antalya, Kent Haber-Antalya (in Turkish).

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• Kaya, L. G.(2003). Delaware's Urban and Community Forests. (Poster Presentation at 19th Annual New York State GIS Conference). Albany, New York.
• Kaya, L.G. (2002). Environmental Concerns among Turkish People.  (Poster Presentation at SUNY-ESF Spotlight 2002) Syracuse, New York.
• Kaya, L.G. and Smardon, R. (2000). Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case Study of Antalya, Turkey. (Poster Presentation at SUNY-ESF Spotlight 2000). Syracuse, New York.
• Kaya, L.G. and Smardon, R. (2000). Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case Study of Antalya, Turkey. (Poster Presentation Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium 2000 Conference). in Bolton Landing, New York.
• Sipes, J. S.,  Lisle, T., Smith, D., Witherspoon, G., Losing, J. R., Lin, H., Tsai, H., Wu, C., Santhanam, S., Kaya, L. G.,  Pettus, B.,   Tindall, J,   and Han, H. Y. (1997). Project of Hartsfield Indicator which is a part of the Chattahoochee Riverway' s Projects. 1997 Landscape Architecture Foundation Demonstration Project, sponsored by Atlanta Urban Resources Partnership. Presented at 1997 ASLA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Kaya, L. G. (1997). City Park. (Project/Presentation/Booklet) of Ramona, Oklahoma.
• Kaya, L. G. (1997). Nature Park Design. (Project/Presentation) for Oklahoma Youth Center Norman, Oklahoma.
• Kaya, L. G., Campell, T., Chen, D., James, B., Zippel, M., Teague, G., Tsai, H. & Witherspoon, G. (1997). "Mapping Profile of Insured Family Loan Portfolio Services." (Projects/Booklets) for King County, Pierce County and City of Seattle, Washington.
• Kaya, L. G., Sunpradist, R., Naik, G., Wu, C. & Etters, M. (1996). The University of Oklahoma, University Hospital, Donor Memorial Park. (Project/Presentation/Booklet) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Kaya, L. G. (1996). Borden Park. Chickasha, Oklahoma. (Project/Presentation).

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• Dr. and Instructor at the Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture (Landscape Planning and Design) in Bartin, Turkey (since Summer 2004)
• Presenter of the 19th Annual New York State GIS Conference (2003)  with poster of Delaware's Urban and Community Forests in Albany, New York.
• Participant of Baltimore Ecosystem Study Annual Report (2002) with the study of Urban LTER: Human Settlements as Ecosystems: Metropolitan Baltimore from 1797 to 2002. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Baltimore Office. Baltimore, Maryland.
• Participant of Projects (Summer 2002-February 2004) at USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forest Ecosystem Research, Syracuse, New York. 
• Presenter of  SUNY-ESF Spotlight 2002  with poster of Environmental Concerns among Turkish People in Syracuse, New York.
• Presenter of  NERR 2000 Conference, April 2-4, 2000 with poster of Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case Study of Antalya, Turkey in Bolton Landing, New York.
• Presenter of  SUNY-ESF Spotlight 2000 with poster of Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case Study of Antalya, Turkey in Syracuse, New York.
• Participation of product (1998), the Report of the Recreation and Recreation Access of Nine-Mile Creek, Onondaga County, New York.
• Participation of design and multi-media products (1997), Chattahoochee Riverway's Projects. 1997 Landscape Architecture Foundation Demonstration Project, sponsored by Atlanta Urban Resources Partnership. Presented at 1997 ASLA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Participation of design (1997), Project of City Park, Ramona, Oklahoma.
• Participation of design (1997), Project of Oklahoma Youth Center Nature Park, Norman, Oklahoma.
• Participant of design and products (1997) in Norman Oklahoma, Projects of Mapping Profile of Insured Single Family Loan Portfolio Services Process Reports for 
• King County, Washington
• Pierce County, Washington
• City of Seattle, Washington
• Participation of design and product (1996), Project of Open Space Plan in Lawton, Oklahoma.
• Participation of design (1996), Project of The University of Oklahoma, University Hospital, Donor Memorial Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Landscape Architect & Manager (1994-1995) at Green Gold Company in Antalya, Turkey.
• Participation of design (1992), Project of Parking Lots Design for  Ege University's  Hospital in Izmir, Turkey.

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• Assistantship (RPA) for USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forest Ecosystem Research, Syracuse, NY. Summer 2002-April 2004
• Assistantship (GA) for Computer Lab., SUNY-ESF, Spring 2002
• Assistantship (RA) for Great Lake Research Consortium., SUNY-ESF, Fall 2001
• Assistantship (TA) for LSA 300/500 Computer in Design and Planning, the Faculty of Landscape Architecture at SUNY-ESF, Spring 2001
• Assistantship (RA) for Computer Lab., SUNY-ESF, Fall 2000
• Assistantship (TA) for LSA 411/611 Nature Process in Design and Planning, the Faculty of Landscape Architecture at SUNY-ESF, Fall 1999
• ASLA Atlanta Chapter's Award for Chattahoochee Riverway Project, Atlanta, Georgia. Spring 1998
• ASLA Oklahoma Chapter's Award for Chattahoochee Riverway Project, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Spring 1998
• Education honors from the Ministry of Education and Education Attaché of New York 1998 and 1999
• The Full Government Scholarship from the Turkish Ministry of National Education to pursue a MLA and a Ph.D. degrees in the USA.
• 4^th place among 62 graduated students in the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, from 1989 to 1993
• 1^st place with Water-polo Team, Ege University' s Sports Committee Tournament in Izmir, Turkey, 1993
• 2^nd place with Water-polo Team, Ege University' s Sports Committee Tournament in Izmir, Turkey, 1992
• 2^nd place among all of graduated students at Technical and Industrial High School in Antalya, Turkey, from 1985 to 1988


GA=Gradute Assistant, RA=Research Assistant, TA=Teaching Assistant, RPA=Research Project Assistant

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MEMBERSHIP

• Member of Turkish Club at Syracuse, 1999-present
• Member of Turkish Student Association at Syracuse, 1998-present
• Member of Graduate Student Senate at the University of Oklahoma, 1997-1998
• Affiliate Student Member of American Society of Landscape Architects, from September 1996 to 1999
• Member of ASLA New York Student Chapter, from 1998 to 99
• Member of ASLA Oklahoma Student Chapter, from 1996 to 98
• Member of Turkish Student Association at OU,1996-98
• Member of Turkish Chamber of Landscape Architects in Turkey, from 1995 to present
• Member of Turkish Association of Landscape Architects in Turkey, 1993-1995
• Member of Turkish Association of Natural Habitat Protection in Turkey, from 1994 to 96

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD

• Editor of an internet newspaper about the City of Antalya, Kent Haber-Antalya (in Turkish).
• President of Turkish Club-Syracuse, 1999 and 2001-2002
• Charter Member and Founder of Turkish Club-Syracuse, February 25, 1999
• Publicity Chair of Turkish Student Association at the University of Oklahoma , 1997-1998
• Secretary of Turkish Student Association at the University of Oklahoma , 1996-1997
• Charter member of the Turkish Chamber of Landscape Architects, 1995
• Board member of the Turkish Association of Natural Habitat Protection for Antalya Branch, Turkey, 1994-1995
 

SOCIAL & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

• Participant of the 19th Annual New York State GIS Conference. Albany, New York.
• Participant of the SUNY-ESF Spotlight, 2000 and 2002
• Participant of Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF "International One World Week." 2000, 2001 and 2002.
• Participant of Preparation of Anniversary Receptions of the Republic of Turkey. 1996 and 1997 in Norman, Oklahoma, and between 1998 and 2003 in Syracuse, New York.
• Participant of Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium (NERR) in Bolton Landing, New York. 1999 and 2000.
• Participant of Syracuse University MBA "International Food Fair." Between 1999 and 2002.
• Volleyball Tournament, organized by Graduate Student Senate at the University of Oklahoma, 1998.
• Participant of the ASLA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. November, 1997.
• Eve of Nations at the University of Oklahoma, 1997-1998.
• Turkish Nights at the University of Oklahoma, 1997-1998.
• International Bazaar participant at the University of Oklahoma, 1996.
• International Sports Tournaments (soccer) at the University of Oklahoma, 1996.
 

INTERESTS

• Soccer
• Basketball
• Music
• Movies
• Turkish Poems
 

MORE ABOUT ME & TURKEY

• Our little trouble (my daughter) Jacklyn Gunce Kaya
• Founder of Turkey Ataturk
• My Country Turkey
• My City Antalya
• Pictures about my family and myself

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