Erin Hopkins

• Green Building
• Ecological Sustainability Initiatives
• Building Lifecycle Analysis
• Multifamily Housing
• Contemplative Practices in Higher Education

• PhD in Higher Educational Leadership, Management and Policy, Seton Hall University, 2014.
• MRED in Real Estate Development, University of Southern California, 2004.
• BBA in Accounting and Finance, James Madison University, 2000.

• Virginia Tech Energy and Sustainability Appointed Committee Member (2018-2021)
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Sustainability Advisory Board Appointed Member
• Board of Directors Appointed Member: Housing Education and Research Association

• Undergraduate Alumni Advising Award nominee – Student nominated (2018)
• Kenneth Tremblay Early Career Housing Award, Housing Education and Research Association (2018)
• Virginia Tech Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award – Student nominated (2018)
• Virginia Tech “Thank a Teacher” recognition – Student nominated (Fall 2016, Spring 2016)
• Virginia Tech Panhellenic Council Teacher Appreciation Recognition - Student nominated through survey conducted by Virginia Tech Greek Community (2016)
• Best Manuscript Award in Property/Asset Management, American Real Estate Society (2016)
• Virginia Tech Sporn Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Subjects Finalist - #3 out of over 200 faculty members nominated by students (2016)
• Willis and Mary Blackwood Junior Faculty Fellowship (2015-Present)
• Virginia Tech Teacher of the Week (2015)

Journal Articles

Hopkins, E.A. Communicating Sustainability Initiatives Virtually – Taking Stock of the Apartment Property Management Industry. (In Press). Property Management.

Hopkins, E.A. (2019). Are multi-family LEED-certified buildings biased towards high income areas? An analysis based on the theory of innovation diffusion. International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development, 18(1), 3-16.

Hopkins, E.A. (2019). Building Lifecycle Sustainability Analysis. In: W. Leal Filho, A. Azul, L. Brandli, P. Özuyar, T. Wall (Eds.) Sustainable Cities and Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. (pp. 1-9). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Hopkins, E.A., Parrott, K.R, & Beamish, J.O. (2018). Sustainable Multifamily Kitchen Design: A Student Elicitation Approach. Journal of Green Building, 13(2), 55-66.

Hopkins, E. A. (2018). The influence of public transportation on housing values. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 25(3), 206-215.

Read, D.C., Goss, R.C., & Hopkins, E. (2017). Business development and client prospecting in the third-party apartment management industry. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 21(4), 346-356.

Hopkins, E.A. (2017). John Dewey and Progressive Education. Journal of Educational Thought, 50(1), 59-68.

Hopkins, E.A., Read, D.C, & Goss, R.C. (2017). Promoting Sustainability in the United States Multifamily Property Management Industry. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 32(2), 361-376.

Hopkins, E.A. (2017). The Importance of Incentives and Grants for Green Buildings. In   W. Leal Filho, U.M. Azeiteiro, F. Alves, & P. Molthan-Hill (Eds.), Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education – Volume 4 (pp. 429-439). New York, NY: Springer.

Hopkins, E.A. (2016). The Impact of Community Associations on Residential Property Values. Housing and Society, 43(3), 157-167.

Hopkins, E. A. (2016). Barriers to adoption of campus green building policies. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 5(4), 340-351.

Hopkins, E.A. (2016). Incorporating Sustainable Features into Historic Renovation Projects: A Case Study of Roanoke’s Center in the Square. Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, 19(2), 175-190.

Read, D.C., Hopkins, E.A., & Goss, R.C. (2016). Working Effectively with Asset Managers and Institutional Groups. Property Management, 34(4): 280-296.

Hopkins, E.A. (2016). Program Efficiency Analysis within the Environmental Landscape. Environment Systems & Decisions, 36(2), 209-216.

Hopkins, E.A. (2016). An Exploration of Green Building Costs and Benefits: Searching for the Higher Ed Context, Journal of Real Estate Literature, 24(1), 67-84.

Hopkins, E.A. (2015). LEED certification of campus buildings: A cost-benefit analysis. Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 7(1), 99-111.

• Hopkins, E.A. (principal investigator), 2019. $15,000 - Downtown Roanoke Housing Study and Needs Assessment. Funded by Downtown Roanoke, Inc.
• Hopkins, E.A. (principal investigator), 2018. $10,000 – Financial Impacts of Green Certifications on Multifamily Communities. Funded by The Institute of Real Estate Management.
• Hopkins, E.A. (principal investigator), 2016. $7,500 – The Influence of Public Transportation on Housing Values - A Hedonic Estimation. Funded by The Appraisers Research Foundation.
• Hopkins, E.A. (principal investigator), 2015. $7,500 – The Impact of Community Associations on Residential Property Values. Funded by Foundation for Community Association Research

• Hopkins, E.A. & Feist, T. (2019, January). Multifamily: The Energizer Bunny Sector. America’s Commercial Real Estate Show.
• Hopkins, E.A. (2018, August). Business Case 2.0: New Research Around High Performing Buildings. Better Buildings Summit, Cleveland, OH.
• Hopkins, E.A. (2018, September). Does Green Pay for Multifamily Communities? Insights from IREM Research. IREM Global Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

• Applied Real Estate Development 
• Contemporary Issues in Property Management 
• Developing and Managing Affordable and Specialized Housing
• Environmental and Sustainability Issues in Housing 
• Managing and Leasing Commercial Properties 
• Multifamily Property Management and Operations 
• Professional Development in Real Estate 
• Property Management Field Study 
• Undergraduate Research