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Todd BenDor

Associate Professor, Director of Ph.D. Program
Specialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
bendor@unc.edu
919-962-4760

Myrick Howard

Professor of Practice
Specialization: Housing and Community Development
mhoward@presnc.org

Leta Huntsinger

Professor of Practice, PE
Specialization: Transportation Planning
leta@email.unc.edu

Nikhil Kaza

Associate Professor
Specialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
nkaza@unc.edu
919-962-4767

T. William Lester

Associate Professor
Specialization: Economic Development
twlester@email.unc.edu
919-962-3512

Nichola Lowe

Associate Professor
Specialization: Economic Development
nlowe@unc.edu
919-843-2319

Emil Malizia

Professor
Specialization: Economic Development
malizia@email.unc.edu
919-962-4759

Noreen McDonald

Professor & Chair, Director of Carolina Transportation Program
Specialization: Transportation Planning
noreen@unc.edu
919-962-4781

Mai Thi Nguyen

Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Director of Master’s Program
Specialization: Housing and Community Development
nguyen@unc.edu
919-962-4762

Roberto Quercia

Trudier Harris Distinguished Professor; Director of UNC Center for Community Capital
Specialization: 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 Studies
Specialization: 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 Excellence
Specialization: Land Use and Environmental Planning
gavin_smith@unc.edu
919-606-5578