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Dr. Mercy Nguavese Shenge is an Architect, Urban Planner, and Public Health professional. She is an Assistant Professor and Urban Studies coordinator at Coppin State University. Her background includes a bachelor’s and master’s degree and ABD (All but dissertation) in Architecture and Environmental Design from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, a Doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning from Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, with a focus on Urban Design and Environmental Planning and a second master’s in public health with a concentration on Environmental Health from Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ. She completed a Public Health Practicum at the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, & Health Lab at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, focusing on Environmental Justice.
She has a certificate in AutoCAD and Drafting from Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, and 16 years of teaching at the university level, including working as an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, and as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Before this, she worked as an Architect at Arc Symbols, Abuja, Nigeria, and as a Clerk of Works at the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria, Nigeria.
Dr. Shenge founded the Park Potentials Movement to showcase the prospects of Urban Parks in communities and serves as a Historic District Commissioner in Rockville, MD. She is an Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and an Emerging Professionals coordinator at the American Planning Association’s Urban Design and Preservation Division (APA). She is also a member of the American Maryland Public Health Association (MdPH—Maryland Public Health) and Urban Affairs Association. She is a Rochester Institute of Technology Faculty Exploration Scholar, National Trust for Historic Preservation Scholar, and a 2024 American Public Health (APHA) Policy Action Institute Scholar
Dr. Shenge is a sterling committee member of the Alliance for Chesapeake HBCU summit. Her research interests include Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Clean Energy, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Climate Change Adaptation, Preservation, and green Infrastructure. She has published more than 13 scientific papers in high-impact journals, including Architecture, urban planning, Community Development, and Public Health.
- Shenge, M (2025). A study of Soil Infiltration Rates in Diverse Urban Park Settings in Tucson, Arizona: Implications for Urban Planning and Stormwater Management. Open Journal of Soil Science. Vol.15. No.7
- Shenge, M. (2025). Highlighting the Prospects of Gene Reid Park, Tucson, AZ, as a “Sponge” During Flash Flooding. Journal of Environmental Protection. Vol.16 No.9 2025.
- Shenge, M (2023). Inequities in access to sustainable Urban Parks in South Tucson, AZ. International Journal of Arts, Humanities & Social Science. Volume 05; Issue no 08.
- Edmund Merem, Joan Wesley, Marshal Crisler, A. Hudson, Peter Isokpehi, Benett Odunsi, Gloria Hirse, M. Shenge, and Darlene Lindsey (2018). Analyzing the Impacts of Globalization on Major Areas: The Case of the City of Lagos in Southwest Nigeria. Architecture Research 8(1): 19-38, doi:10.5923/j.arch.20180801.03
- E. C. Merem, Y. Twumasi, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, M. Shenge, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, A. Hines, G. Hirse, S. Ochai, S. Leggett, E. Nwagboso. Assessing the Ecological Effects of Mining in West Africa: The Case of Nigeria. (2017). International Journal of Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing 6(1): 1-19, doi:10.5923/j.mining.20170601.01
- Edmund C. Merem 1, Peter Isokpehi,1 Joan Wesley1, M. Shenge1, Bennetta Robinson1, Sidigg Fageir1, Marshand Cristler1, Sharon Nichols, Gloria Hirse. (2016). Analyzing Water Management Issues Using GIS in West Africa: The Case of Nigeria, Geosciences, 7(1): 20-46, doi:10.5923/j.geo.20170701.03
- Edmund C. Merem, Peter Isokpehi, Joan Wesley, M. Shenge, Shayron Thomas, Marshand Crisler, Siddig Fageir, and Bennetta Robinson (2015). Ecosystem Liabilities of Oil and Gas Activities in Southern Nigeria. Public Health Research 7(1): 3-26, doi:10.5923/j.phr.20170701.02
- E. C. Merem, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, E. Nwagboso, S. Fageir, S. Nichols, M. Crisler, M. Shenge, C. Romorno, and G. Hirse (2016). Assessing the vulnerability of the US Pacific Northwest Region to Tsunami Hazards. American Journal of Environmental Engineering, 6(1):3-21, doi: 10.5923/j.ajee.20160601.02
- E. C. Merem, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, E. Nwagboso, S. Fageir, S. Nichols, M. Crisler, M. Shenge, C. Romorno, and G. Hirse (2016). The Growing Issue of Mercury Exposure and the Threats in the African American Community. Frontiers in Science. e-ISSN: 2166-61132016; 6(1): 1-16; doi:10.5923/j.fs.20160601.01
- E. C. Merem, J. Wesley, E. Nwagboso, S. Fageir, S. Nichols, P. Isokpehi, M. Crisler, M. Shenge, C. Romorno (2016). The Geography of Wind Energy Use in the Mid-West Region of the US: Energy and Power- ISSN: 2163-159X e-ISSN: 2163-16032016; 6(1): 1- 15doi:10.5923/j.ep.20160601.01
- E. C. Merem, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, E. Nwagboso S. Fageir, S. Nichols, M. Crisler, M. Shenge, C. Romorno, G. Hirse (2016). Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Subsidy in the Mississippi Delta Region Using GIS. International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 6(1): 1-21.
- E. C. Merem, Y. Twumasi, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, M. Shenge, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, A. Hines, G. Hirse, S. Ochai, S. Leggett, E. Nwagboso (2017). Regional Assessment of Energy Trends in West Africa Using GIS. International Journal of Energy Engineering-ISSN: 2163-1891 e-ISSN: 2163-19052017; 7(1): 1-27doi:10.5923/j.ijee.20170701.01
- E. C. Merem, Y. Twumasi, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, M. Shenge, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, A. Hines, G. Hirse, S. Ochai, S. Leggett, E. Nwagboso (2017). Analyzing Water Management Issues Using GIS: The Case of Nigeria. Geosciencesp-ISSN: 2163-1697 e-ISSN: 2163-1719 2017; 7(1): 20-46doi:10.5923/j.geo.20170701.03
- E. C. Merem, Y. Twumasi, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, M. Shenge, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, A. Hines, G. Hirse, S. Ochai, S. Leggett, E. Nwagboso. Analyzing Rice Production Issues in the Niger State Area of Nigeria’s Middle Belt Food and Public Health- ISSN: 2162-9412 e-ISSN: 2162-84402017; 7(1): 7-22doi:10.5923/j.fph.20170701.02
Urban Studies Coordinator- Department of Applied and Political Sciences, Coppin State University
Chair-University Policy Committee, Coppin State University
Emerging Professional Coordinator, Urban Design and Preservation Division, American Planning Association (APA)
B.Sc Architecture- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. 2001
M.Sc Architecture- Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. 2004
Ph.D Urban and Regional Planning - Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2018
MPH Public Health - Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ. 2023
Certificate - AutoCAD, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD 2019
- American Planning Association (APA)
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)
- Urban Affairs Association(UAA)
Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Clean Energy, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Climate Change Adaptation, Historic Preservation, & Green Infrastructure
2026- Spring 2026 Faculty Success and Development Funds
2024- Excellence in Research Award, Coppin State University
2024- American Public Health Association’s Policy Action Institute Scholarship Recipient
2021- Recipient- Future Faculty Career Exploration Program, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
2021 Recipient – National Trust for Historic Preservation Diversity Scholarship
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