Dr. Robert Corry is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Guelph, Ontario. Dr. Corry holds degrees from the University of Guelph, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Michigan. He is a recipient of the American Society of Landscape Architects' Presidents Award of Excellence for his collaborative work on stream corridor restoration (1999), the Canada Mortgage and Housing Excellence in Education Award for teaching sustainable practices (2007), and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture's Awards of Recognition for Excellence in Teaching and Research (2006), Excellence in Research (2011), and Triad Award for exemplary service (2021). He was inducted into the CELA Academy of Fellows in 2022.
Professor Corry teaches ecological principles for landscape design, and his research investigates agricultural landscapes and reclamation of damaged lands for ecological and social consequences using principles and methods from landscape ecology. His teaching focuses on ecological systems analysis and design in the BLA and MLA programs.
Dr. Corry has presented his research in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom. His papers are found in Landscape Ecology, Landscape and Urban Planning, Landscape Journal, the International Journal of Arboriculture, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, and other top journals. Robert was the interim co-editor of Landscape Journal (University of Wisconsin Press) in 2020-21 and co-chaired CELA’s 2022 Conference Track, Evolving Norms. He previously worked with the National Landscape Architect at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington, DC.
