Willow Lung-Amam

Willow Lung-Amam, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Urban Studies and Planning Program and Director of Community Development at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Her research focuses on the link between social inequality and the built environment, particularly in neighborhoods undergoing rapid racial and economic change. She has written extensively on immigration, suburban diversity and poverty, gentrification, redevelopment politics, and geographies of opportunity, including her book Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia. Her research has appeared in numerous journals, books, and media outlets, including the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun, and has been supported by the Ford Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and other national foundations and agencies. Prior to joining UMD, Dr. Lung-Amam worked with non-profits, public agencies, and private firms on issues of public housing, community development, and neighborhood planning.

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