Stanford  University

Deland Chan  |  Urban Studies

Deland Chan is a Lecturer in Urban Studies and the Program Manager for Service Learning for the Program on Urban Studies. At Stanford, Deland teaches Sustainable Cities, a project-based service learning class where students collaborate with Bay Area government agencies and non-profit organizations to support their sustainability projects.  Deland has professional planning experience leading transportation planning and land use projects at a community development corporation in San Francisco. In 2009, she co-founded the Chinatown Urban Institute, a youth program that nurtures a pipeline of advocacy planners using San Francisco as a living classroom. Deland holds a B.A. in Urban Studies and a M.A. in Sociology from Stanford University, and a Master in City Planning  from the University of California at Berkeley.

Kevin Hsu  |  Urban Studies

Kevin is a Lecturer in Urban Studies, with a background in Civil & Environmental Engineering. He also coordinates “Democratic Development,” a global education project based out of the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford. He previously spent time as a research fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Asian Development Bank, and is a founding member of the China Data Initiative. Kevin runs Skyship Design, an educational design studio dedicated to crafting innovative experiences for students.