Willow Lung-Amam

Willow Lung-Amam, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Maryland, where roles include Director of the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network and Director of Community Development at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. Additional positions include Nonresident Senior Fellow at both the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute. Willows's prior experience includes a Ford Foundation Post Doctoral Scholar at American University, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. Education credentials comprise a Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Community Planning from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity from Stanford University.