People
Faculty
Todd BenDor
Professor, Director of Ph.D. Program & Ph.D. AdmissionsSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
bendor@unc.edu
919-962-4760
Myrick Howard
Professor of PracticeSpecialization: Housing and Community Development
mhoward@presnc.org
Leta Huntsinger
Professor of Practice, PESpecialization: Transportation Planning
leta@email.unc.edu
Nikhil Kaza
Associate ProfessorSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
nkaza@unc.edu
919-962-4767
T. William Lester
Associate Professor; Associate Chair & Admissions Director of Master’s ProgramSpecialization: Economic Development
twlester@email.unc.edu
919-962-3512
Noreen McDonald
Department Chair, Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Professor, Director of Carolina Transportation ProgramSpecialization: Transportation Planning
noreen@unc.edu
919-962-4781
Mai Thi Nguyen
Associate Professor & Interim MURAP Program DirectorSpecialization: Housing and Community Development
nguyen@unc.edu
919-962-4762
Roberto Quercia
Trudier Harris Distinguished Professor; Director of UNC Center for Community CapitalSpecialization: Housing and Community Development
quercia@email.unc.edu
919-962-4766
William Rohe
Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor, Director of the Center for Urban and Regional StudiesSpecialization: Housing and Community Development
rohe@email.unc.edu
919-962-3077
Gavin Smith
Research Professor, Director of the Department of Homeland Security Coastal Resilience Center of ExcellenceSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
gavin_smith@unc.edu
919-606-5578
Yan Song
Professor, Director of Program on Chinese CitiesSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
ys@email.unc.edu
919-962-4761
Danielle Spurlock
Assistant ProfessorSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
dspurloc@email.unc.edu
919-962-4757
Allie Thomas
Assistant ProfessorSpecialization: Transportation Planning
alainna@email.unc.edu
919-962-4775
Andrew H. Whittemore
Assistant ProfessorSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
awhittem@email.unc.edu
919-962-4776
Dale Whittington
ProfessorSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
dale_whittington@unc.edu
919-962-4755
Affiliated Faculty
Michele Berger
Adjunct ProfessorSpecialization: Housing and Community Development
mtberger@email.unc.edu
Charles Edwards
Director of the NC Department of Transportation Logistics and FreightSpecialization: Transportation Planning
chwedwards@gmail.com
Research Staff
Tab Combs
Research AssociateSpecialization: Transportation Planning
tacombs@email.unc.edu
919-962-4770
Ria Kontou
Postdoctoral Research AssociateSpecialization: Transportation Planning
ekontou@email.unc.edu
Chaosu Li
Postdoctoral Research AssociateSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
chaosuli@live.unc.edu
(919) 962-5010
Quan Yuan
Postdoctoral Research AssociateSpecialization: Transportation Planning
uscjackq@gmail.com
310-623-7376
Emeriti Faculty
David Brower
Professor EmeritusSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
brower@email.unc.edu
Raymond Burby
Professor Emeritus, FAICPSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
burby@email.unc.edu
David Godschalk
Stephen Baxter Professor Emeritus, FAICPSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
Harvey Goldstein
Professor Emeritus, MODUL University ViennaSpecialization: Economic Development
hgold328@gmail.com
Edward J. Kaiser
Professor Emeritus, FAICPSpecialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
ekaiser1@nc.rr.com