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Lyles College of Engineering

Karana Hattersley-Drayton

Lecturer

Construction Management

karana@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

  • B.A. Anthropology, University of California Berkeley
  •  M.A. Folklore, University of California Berkeley
  • Ph.D. coursework (three years) Architecture, U.C. Berkeley

Courses Taught

  • Arch 30 History of Architecture I
  •  Arch 33 History of Architecture II
  •  CM 145-01 Historic Preservation and Urban Planning
Karana Hattersley-Drayton, M.A. joined the faculty of the Lyles College of Engineering in fall 2021 in the Construction Management Program. She has a B.A., M.A. and completed 3 years of coursework in Architecture History at the University of California Berkeley. Ms. Drayton moved to Fresno in 1999 to work as an architectural historian for Caltrans District 06. In 2002 she was hired by the City of Fresno and served as the Historic Preservation Officer until January 2017. Prior teaching experience included California State University Sonoma and for the OSHER program at Fresno State. Drayton has served on the Board of Directors for the Vernacular Architecture Forum and as a member of the California State Historical Resources Commission. In addition to teaching, Ms. Drayton consults on local and regional CEQA and Section 106 projects.
  • Vernacular Architecture
  •  Adobe Buildings
  •  California History and Landscapes
  •  Gendered and Ethnic Spaces
  •  Historic Preservation
Journal Papers since 2020
  •  “Canals, Colonies and Tree-Lined Boulevards: The Historic Landscape of the Central San Joaquin Valley” IN Eden, Journal of the California Garden and Landscape History Society 26:2 Spring 2023.
Conference Presentations since 2020
  •  “But is It Ethnic? Cultural Diversity and Fresno's Architectural Heritage.” AIA Membership Event, 10 February 2024, Fresno Art Museum