CURRICULUM VITAE OF MARLA K. NELSON

University of New Orleans Department of Planning and Urban Studies 300 Milneburg Hall 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148 (504) 280-3110 Background Education: Institution, degree or program, dates Ph.D. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Graduate School Urban Planning and Policy Development, May 2003 M.C.R.P. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New

Jersey, May 1997 B.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, May 1992 (with Honors) Major: Economics Experience A. Academic: Description with rank, period of appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2008- Assistant Professor, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2002-May 2008

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Program Coordinator, 2008 (fall)-2012 (summer) 2013 (summer)-present

Freeport-MacMoRan Professor, University of New Orleans, 2012-present

Faculty Associate, Center for Hazard Assessment Response and Technology, University of New Orleans,

2006-present Courses URBN 4000 New Orleans Metropolitan Region MURP 4050 Urban Land Use Planning and Plan Making MURP 4051G Urban Land Use Planning and Plan Making Lab MURP 6020 Analytic Methods for Planners

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MURP 6450 Local Economic Development Policy & Planning MURP 6600 Planning Theory MURP 6620 History, Theory and Practice of Planning MURP 6720 Practicum in Urban and Regional Planning (Community Development) MURP 6721 Practicum in Urban and Regional Planning Finance Laboratory DURP 7020 Dissertation Proposal/Research Design Seminar DURP 7030 Research Design Practicum Adjunct Lecturer, Rutgers University, Spring 2000

B. Other professional: Position, period of appointment

Senior Research Associate, Rutgers Regional Report, Rutgers University, 1996-2002 Research Associate, Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, 1999-2000 Research Associate, The Project on Regional and Industrial Economics, Rutgers University, 1996-1999

Scholarly and Creative Productivity 1. Publications A. Books none B. Refereed/Invited Publications a. Book chapters

Ehrenfeucht, R. and M. Nelson. 2012. Recovery in a shrinking city: Challenges to “Rightsizing” post-Katrina New Orleans. In Cities After Abandonment. Edited by M. Dewar and J. Manning Thomas. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. Pp. 133-150 (18 pp).

Nelson, M. 2003. The Polish defense industry: Restructuring in the midst of economic transition. In From Defense to Development: International Perspectives on Realizing the Peace Dividend. Edited by S. DiGiovanna and A. Markusen. New York, NY: Routledge. Pp. 75-100 (26 pp). Servon, L. and M. Nelson. 2002. The role of CTCs within the community technology movement. In Bridging the Digital Divide: Technology, Community and Public Policy. By L. Servon. Malden, MA: Blackwell. Pp. 45-76 (32 pp).

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b. Journal Articles

Ehrenfeucht, R. and M. Nelson. 2013. Young professionals as ambivalent change agents in New Orleans after the 2005 hurricanes. Urban Studies, 50 (6): 825-841 (17 pp). Ehrenfeucht, R. and M. Nelson. 2011. Planning, population loss and equity in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Planning Practice and Research, 26 (2): 129-146 (17 pp). Nelson, M. and L. Wolf-Powers. 2010. Chains and ladders: Exploring the opportunities for workforce development and poverty reduction in the hospital sector. Economic Development Quarterly, 24 (1): 33-44 (11pp). Nelson, M. 2009. Can hospitals drive economic development? Assessing hospital exports in five lagging regions. Economic Development Quarterly, 23(3): 242-253 (11 pp).

Nelson, M. 2006. Interpreting producer service suburbanization: The public accounting industry in Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Urban Geography, 27 (1): 45-71 (27 pp). Nelson, M. 2005. Rethinking agglomeration economies and the role of the central city: The public accounting industry in Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 24: 331-341 (11 pp). Hughes, J. and M. Nelson. 2002. The New York region’s post 9/11 economic geography. Transportation Quarterly, 56 (4): 27-42 (16 pp). (Invited). Servon, L., and M. Nelson. 2001. Community technology centers: Narrowing the digital divide in low-income, urban communities. Journal of Urban Affairs, 23 (2): 279-290 (12 pp). Servon, L., and M. Nelson. 2001. Community technology centers and the urban technology gap. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 26 (2): 419-426 (8 pp).

c. Refereed monographs

none

d. Refereed proceedings

none C. Other Publications

a. Non-refereed academic journal articles

Nelson, M., R. Ehrenfeucht and S. Laska. 2007. Planning, plans and people: Integrating professional expertise, local knowledge and governmental action in post-hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 9(3): 23-53 (31 pp). (Invited).

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b. Others

Refereed book reviews Nelson, M. 2010. Natural disaster analysis after Hurricane Katrina: Risk assessment, economic impacts and social implications, edited by H. W. Richardson, P. Gordon, and J. E. Moore II. Journal of Regional Science, 50 (4): 895–896 (2 pp). Nelson, M. 2010. Race, place, and environmental justice after Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to reclaim, rebuild, and revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, edited by R. Bullard and B. Wright. Review of Regional Studies, 40 (2): 271-281 (2 pp). Nelson, M. 2001. Regions and the world economy: The coming shape of global production, competition, and political order. Journal of the American Planning Association, 67 (2): 240 (1 p).

White papers Nelson, M. and L. Wolf-Powers. 2008. Job chains and career ladders in the health care sector: Prospects for poverty reduction through workforce development in New Orleans. Report submitted to the National Urban Initiatives Competition. Awarded 1st place (92 pp).

Professional reports Nelson, M. and E. Sorce. 2013. Supporting permanently affordable housing in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program: An analysis of state qualified allocation plans. Report prepared for the National Community Land Trust Network. January (9 pp). Laska, S., M. Gremillion, and M. Nelson. 2007. Planning District 6 Resident and Neighborhood Recovery Survey. University of New Orleans, Center for Hazards Assessment Response and Technology. Report prepared for District 6 resident associations. April (8 pp). Laska, S., M. Nelson, M. Gremillion and A. Hernandez. 2006. Planning District 5 Resident and Neighborhood Recovery Survey. University of New Orleans, Center for Hazards Assessment Response and Technology. Report prepared for District 5 resident associations. September (8 pp). Hughes, J., Wells, J. and M. Nelson. 2000. Union county baseline report for the new millennium. Report prepared for the Union County Alliance (46 pp). Servon, L., and M. Nelson. 1999. Creating an information democracy: The role of community technology programs and their relationship to public policy. Report submitted to the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (103 pp).

Others

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Lowe, J., Crawford, M., Nelson, M. and S. Shipp. 2011. “The right fit for scale: Crafting progressive and sustainable community development.” Progressive Planning: The Magazine of Planners Network. Summer.

2. Items Accepted for Publication but Not Yet Published

none

3. Artistic or Other Creative Contributions

none 4. Participation at Professional Meetings

To rebuild or relocate? Using land swaps to expand resettlement options in post-hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Urban Affairs Association, San Antonio, TX, March 2014. Housing and neighborhood revitalization. Panel participant at the APA Louisiana State Planning Conference, New Orleans, LA, January 2014. Beyond resilience: Actions for a just metropolis. Plenary speaker. 2013 Planners Network Conference, Brooklyn, NY, June 2013. Race and class in post-Katrina Gulf Coast and New Orleans. Presented at the 2013 Planners Network Conference, Brooklyn, NY, June 2013. A pathway to permanent affordability: Supporting CLT housing through the LIHTC program. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2013. CLTs and commercial development: Preserving and revitalizing neighborhood commercial assets (with E. Sorce). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cincinnati, OH, November 2012. Recovery in the context of long-term decline: Re-Envisioning New Orleans through voluntary relocation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Ankara, Turkey, July 2012. From Crepe Myrtles to shopping plazas: Recovering and re-envisioning 20th century New Orleans. Led mobile workshop at the 2012 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2012. Housing abandonment and re-use of vacant land. Colloquy participant at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Pittsburgh, PA , April 2012.

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How New Markets Tax Credit investments are shaping recovery and redevelopment in Post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans (with R. Houtman). Presented at Planners Network Conference, Memphis, TN, May 2011.

Urban research: The personal, the professional, and the political. Colloquy participant at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, New Orleans, LA, March 2011. Planning and politics in post-Katrina New Orleans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2011. Recovery in a shrinking city: Challenges to “rightsizing” post-Katrina New Orleans (with R. Ehrenfeucht). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Minneapolis, MN, October 2010.

Opportunities and tensions in a post-Katrina brain gain (with R. Ehrenfeucht). New Orleans Political Economy Symposium, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, September 2010. Factors affecting where socially motivated professionals live & work: Understanding New Orleans’ post-hurricane Katrina “brain gain”. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Honolulu, HI, March 2010. Who is rebuilding whose city? Opportunities and tensions in a post-Katrina brain gain (with R. Ehrenfeucht). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Crystal City, VA, October 2009.

Chains and ladders: Exploring the opportunities for workforce development and poverty reduction in the hospital sector (with L. Wolf-Powers). National Urban Policy Initiative Competition Panel. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Chicago, IL, March 2009. Managing infrastructure investment and directing redevelopment in Post-Katrina New Orleans (with R. Ehrenfeucht). Presented at the 2008 Planners Network Conference, Winnipeg, MA, Canada, July 2008. Managing underutilized land and directing redevelopment in Post-Katrina New Orleans (with R. Ehrenfeucht). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Chicago, IL, July 2008. Chains and ladders: Exploring the opportunities for workforce development and poverty reduction in the hospital sector (with L. Wolf-Powers). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Chicago, IL, July 2008. Problems and possibilities with restructuring the urban fabric: Managing underutilized land in post-Katrina New Orleans (with R. Ehrenfeucht). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Baltimore, MD, April 2008.

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Planning, plans and people: Integrating professional expertise, local knowledge and governmental action in post-hurricane Katrina New Orleans (with R. Ehrenfeucht). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Milwaukee, WI, October 2007. Reviving New Orleans’ health care system: The intersection of service delivery, economic development and downtown revitalization (with R. Habans). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Seattle, WA, April 2007. Planning in the aftermath of Katrina: The role of community-university planning initiatives in New Orleans. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Arlington, TX, October 2006. Equity in a divided city: Evaluating Louisiana’s housing recovery programs (with R. Ehrenfeucht). Presented at Race, Place and the Environment After Katrina conference, Dillard University and Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, New Orleans, LA, October 2006. Assessing interregional trade in health services: The hospital sector in New Orleans and Pittsburgh. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Kansas City, MO, October 2005. Reinterpreting producer service suburbanization: The public accounting industry in Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Urban Affairs Association, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2005. Searching for the missing middle of central city employment: A comparison of health services, producer services, and tourism (with D. Gladstone). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland, OR, October 2004. A cure for what’s ailing central cities? Examining the importance of health services (with D. Gladstone). Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Urban Affairs Association, Washington, D.C., March 2004. Rethinking agglomeration economies and the role of the central city: The public accounting industry in Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Presented at the International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Urban and Regional Development, Milan, Italy, September 2003. Producer services, agglomeration economies and intra-metropolitan location: The public accounting industry in the Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul regions. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Urban Affairs Association, Cleveland, OH, March 2003. Producer services, agglomeration economies and intra-metropolitan location: The public accounting industry in the Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul regions. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Baltimore, MD, November 2002. Central cities as producer service providers: Recent trends in the intra-metropolitan location of producer service employment and function. Presented at the Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Charleston, SC, November 2001.

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Central cities as producer service providers: Recent trends in the intra-metropolitan location of producer service employment and function. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, OH, November 2001. Community technology centers: Narrowing the digital divide in low-income urban communities. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Atlanta, GA, November 2000. Changing central city/suburban industrial diversity and specialization. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Chicago, IL, November 1999. Defense conversion in post-cold war Poland. Presented at From defense to development: A decade of defense conversion in eight countries sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC, April 1999. Casino gambling in Atlantic City: A sure bet for whom? Part of a panel, Best of the ACSP. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Planning Association, Seattle, WA, April 1999. Casino gambling in Atlantic City: A sure bet for whom? Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Pasadena, CA, November 1998.

5. Other Scholarly and Professional Activities A. Service in role of discussant, critic, reviewer for professional meeting or publications

Reviewer, Economic Development Quarterly Reviewer, International Planning Studies Reviewer, Urban Affairs Review Reviewer, Urban Studies

Reviewer, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning/Fannie Mae Foundation Best Student Paper in

Housing and Community Development, 2004. Reviewer, Urban Affairs Association/Fannie Mae Foundation Best Conference Paper in Housing and

Community Development, 2003.

Discussant, Race and Class in Post-Katrina Gulf Coast and New Orleans, 2013 Planners Network Conference, Brooklyn, NY, June 2013. Economic Development Track Co-Chair, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 2010-2012. Session Organizer and Discussant, AICP Planning Ethics, Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association, 2008 Annual Planning Conference, Lafayette, LA, February 2009. Moderator, Rockefeller Redevelopment Fellowship Public Lecture Series, New Orleans, 2007-2008.

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Session Organizer and Discussant, AICP Planning Ethics, Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association, 2007 Annual Planning Conference, New Orleans, LA, September 2007. Discussant, GIS and Household Issues, Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Charleston, SC, November 2001. Discussant, Advanced Telecommunications and Services in Cities and Regions, Annual Conference of the American Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, OH, November 2001.

B. Service in role of officer of professional organization Member, Governing Board of the Urban Affairs Association, 2009-present.

• By-laws Committee Co-Chair, 2010-2012 • Membership Committee Chair, July 2013-present • Marilyn Gittell Activist Scholar Award Selection Committee, 2013

Member, Steering Committee, Planners Network, 2007-2011.

Co- Professional Development Officer, Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association (LA APA), 2005-2008.

C. General editorship of journal, monograph series, book series none D. Professional society membership

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning American Institute of Certified Planners American Planning Association Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association Planners Network Research Committee on Urban & Regional Development, International Sociological Association Urban Affairs Association

6. Awards, Lectureships, or Prizes Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award, Urban Affairs Association, 2011.

National Urban Initiatives Competition, 1st place economic development track (with L. Wolf-Powers) ($20,000). Proposal title: Job Chains and Career Ladders in the Health Care Sector: Prospects for Poverty Reduction through Workforce Development in New Orleans, 2008. Lincoln Institute summer seminar on Local Government Finance for Planners, Invited participant, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 2005.

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Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Urban and Public Affairs Student Association, University of New Orleans (only awarded once since 2002), 2004-2005. Susan S. Fainstein Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship Award, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 2003. Writing for Scholarly Publication: From Idea to Article workshop, Invited participant, Journal of Planning Education and Research and the School of Urban Studies and Planning of Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, August 2003.

Member of panel voted “Best of the ACSP”, American Collegiate Schools of Planning, 1999.

7. Grants and Contracts A. Grants and contracts received (Indicate project title, source and amount of grant and date grant

was approved.)

a. Principal investigator, co-principal investigator or equivalent Phase II of the Community Development Finance Program, Greater New Orleans Foundation (with M. Thompson) ($125,000). April 2012. Community Development Finance Interns, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (with M. Thompson) ($100,000). May 2011. Community Development Finance Interns, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (with M. Thompson) ($44,734). In partnership with Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy (total award $50,000). May 2010. Community Development Finance Curriculum, Greater New Orleans Foundation (with M. Thompson) ($78,790). In partnership with Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy (total award $165,493). November 2009. Community Development Finance Curriculum, Ford Foundation (with M. Thompson) ($119,022). In partnership with Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy (total award $250,000). October 2009. Rockefeller Foundation Redevelopment Fellowship Program (Round II), Rockefeller Foundation (with R. Ehrenfeucht) ($40,000). September 2009. Factors Affecting Where Socially Motivated Creative Professionals Live and Work, UNO Summer Research Program Award (with R. Ehrenfeucht) ($11,412). June 2009. Rockefeller Foundation Redevelopment Fellowship Program, Rockefeller Foundation (with J. Brooks) ($40,000). April 2007.

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Health Services and Economic Development in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, Research Competitiveness Program, Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund (with D. Gladstone). ($105,753). May 2004. Dissertation Fellowship, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy ($5,000). June 2001. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation ($10,000). January 2001. Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ($15,000). March 2000.

B. Grants and contracts applied for

a. Principal investigator, co-principal investigator or equivalent Redefining the top in weak market cities: Evaluating the impacts of a ‘socially motivated class’. Race to the Top, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (with R. Ehrenfeucht and M. Thompson). ($10,000). September 2008.

From Planned Shrinkage to Clustering: The Effects of and Opportunities for Participatory Decision Making in New Orleans Redevelopment Policy. RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (with R. Ehrenfeucht). ($55,493.50) (Passed initial screening stage). February 2007. Research on the Socio-Economic Change in Cities: Are Health Services the Cure for What’s Ailing America’s Central Cities? U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (with D. Gladstone). ($40,000). May 2003. Regional Cluster Analysis, Office of Business Development, Louisiana Department of Economic Development (with A. Artibise). ($189,030). July 2003. Making Smart Growth Work: Streamlining Development and Regulatory Reform, United States Environmental Protection Agency (with A. Artibise). ($198,031). May 2003.

b. Not principal investigator, senior personnel

SRN Sustainable adaptation of the built environment in urbanized coastal areas. National Science Foundation. Principal investigator: C. Andrews, Rutgers University. M. Nelson is part of the management team. (Total Award: $12,000,000; Subaward: $300,000). April 2014. Pending. The Role of Buried Utilities in the Resiliency and Sustainability of Towns. National Science Foundation. Principal investigator: R. Sterling, LA Tech; Co-principal investigators: D. Hale, University of Alabama and S. Laska, UNO ($2,000,000). May 2008.

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8. Thesis/Dissertation Committee Service (May 2003-May 2014)

Anna Hackman, PhD, “Moving motherly: Raising children in the hospitality industry”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2014 (Member of Dissertation Committee). Tara Foster, MSUS, “The streets are talking: The aesthetics of gentrification in two downriver New Orleans neighborhoods”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2013 (Member of Thesis Committee). Rosa Herrin, MURP, “The impact of the Affordable Care Act on the safety net: A focus on two community-based clinics serving Latin@ immigrants in the Greater New Orleans region”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2013 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

Michael LoStocco, MURP, “How have community land trusts used the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit? Case studies from Athens, GA and Park City, UT”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2013 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Adarian Pike, MURP, “From Hope to Choice: The effects of Section 3 within HOPE VI & the Choice Neighborhood Initiative”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2013 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Jennifer Severson, MURP, “Code enforcement: Perspectives on program effectiveness and recommendations for improvement from three case studies”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2013 (Member of Final Project Committee). Ryan Galvin Wise, MURP, “Public goods for a few: The role of crime prevention and security districts in New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2013 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Jill Zimmerman, MURP, School choice, opportunity and access: A geographic analysis of public school enrollment in New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2013 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Nicolette Jones, MURP, “How are American cities planning for climate change? An evaluation of climate action planning in Chicago, IL and Portland, OR”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2012 (Member of Thesis Committee).

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Ethan Ellestad, MURP, “Working towards the sustainability of New Orleans’ African American indigenous cultural traditions“, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2012 (Member of Thesis Committee).

Mark Kreitz, MURP, “Exploring the legislative landscape of TIF: Policy recommendations for Tax Increment Financing in New Orleans and Louisiana“, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2012 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Nikolaus Richard, MURP, “Milne Boys Home: Historical land use analysis and future land use recommendations”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2012 (Member of Final Project Committee). Melanie Sand, MURP, “Transforming sustainability thru adaptive co-management: A critique of Louisiana’s coastal Master Plan“, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2012 (Member of Thesis Committee). Elizabeth Sorce, MURP, “The role of Community Land Trusts in preserving and creating commercial assets: A dual case study of Rondo CLT in St. Paul, Minnesota and Crescent City CLT in New Orleans, Louisiana“, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2012 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Morgan Ford, MURP, “Streetcar investment: Effects on housing and population”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2012 (Member of Final Project Committee). Michael Martin, MURP, “Civic engagement and tactical urbanism in post-Katrina New Orleans: The case of Neighborland”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2012 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Traci Birch, PhD, “Ecosystem management and its application at the local level: APNEP, CAMA and local land use planning in North Carolina”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2012 (Chair of Dissertation Committee).

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Evan Casper-Futterman, MURP, “The operation was successful but the patient died: the politics of crisis and homelessness in post-Katrina New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2012 (Member of Thesis Committee). Virginia Lisovicz, MURP, “Public involvement in decision making for routing transmission lines in Texas”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2012 (Member of Final Project Committee). Walter Lundin, MURP, “Land use planning after a natural disaster”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2012 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Sharonda McClellan, MURP, “Growth management strategies: Commercial cemeteries’ sustainable practices in the urban environment”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2012 (Member of Final Project Committee). Jeremy Walton, MURP, “Clark County, NV population and economy”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2012 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Tiffany Sudar, MURP, “Post-Katrina migration analysis: An examination of the in-migration of young professionals and Latinos to Orleans Parish”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2012 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Lauren Andrews, MURP, “Spatial mismatch for low-wage workers in post-Katrina New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Luis Cabrera, MURP, “La Salle street: Retail development”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Member of Final Project Committee). Alexandra Carter, MURP, “Best possible use: Planning and zoning in the Brooklyn study area”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Joel Devalcourt, MURP, “Streets of justice? Civil rights commemorative boulevards and the struggle for revitalization in African American communities: A case study of Central City, New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

Nyssa Hackett, MURP, “Training in the historic building trades of New Orleans: An inventory and analysis”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Michael Holland, PhD, “An assessment of the Corps of Engineers’ environmental plan evaluation methods”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Member of Dissertation Committee).

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Dale Thayer, MURP, “A brownfields inventory development method for municipal governments: Historical dry cleaners in New Orleans, Louisiana”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Member of Final Project Committee). Tara Tolford-Marthaller, MURP, “LaSalle Street renaissance: Unpacking a strategy for the revitalization of a neighborhood commercial corridor”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Member of Final Project Committee).

Jason Tudor, MURP, “Natchitoches - a case study: Is Natchitoches, Louisiana prepared for the demands that a growing older adult population will have on its housing, transportation, and supportive services?”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2011 (Member of Final Project Committee).

Darin Acosta, MURP, “The petrochemical industrial complex of the St. Charles Parish industrial corridor and its influence on urbanization patterns”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2010 (Member of Final Project Committee).

Katherine Gunnell, MSUS, “Street art: Its display in public space and issues within a municipality”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2010 (Member of Thesis Committee).

Chandra Lilly, MURP, “Impacts of the International Residential Code (IRC) and the National Flood

Insurance Program (NFIP) on mitigating flood hazards in Orleans Parish”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2010 (Member of Final Project Committee).

Lucas Lilly, MURP, “Towards a good cause: A proposal for a grocery store in the Lower Ninth

Ward”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2010 (Member of Final Project Committee).

John (Tre’) Rials, MURP, “Business improvement districts: History and evolution of business

interests in local government”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2010 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Kelly Cottrell, MURP, “The role of American elites in the new courthouse building project:

Progressive-era ideologies in the Vieux Carrè”, University of New Orleans, August 2010 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

Alexis Leventhal, MURP, “Coupling targeting and community land trusts: A comprehensive

strategy for revitalizing the Oretha Castle Haley Corridor in Central City”, University of New Orleans, August 2010 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

Andrea McCarthy, MURP, “Corner culture: Corner stores in the Black Pearl neighborhood of New

Orleans”, University of New Orleans, August 2010 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Lauren Mikulak, MURP, “A tale of two silos: Collaborative school facility planning in post-Katrina

New Orleans”, University of New Orleans, August 2010 (Member of Thesis Committee).

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Khalil Bou-Mikael, MURP, “Small minded cities: An overview of smart shrinkage policies and

their implementation within cities facing severe economic decline and population loss”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Kelly Butler, MURP, “Community mapping in post-Katrina New Orleans: A comparative analysis

of citizen participation in Gentilly and Broadmoor”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Lisa Kamuf, MURP, “Post-purchase homebuyer educational counseling for low- to moderate-

income homeowners in New Orleans, LA: Examining the effectiveness of post-purchase services and identifying area providers”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Shawn Vaughn, MURP, “An analysis of Post-Katrina conditions within the Vietnamese

community of New Orleans East”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Rona Hereford, MURP, “The city of New Orleans comprehensive zoning ordinance:

Nonconforming uses”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Krista Lestina, MURP, “Downzoning in progress: Proceed with caution”, Department of Planning

and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Michelle Little, MURP, “The face of public transportation in central Arkansas”, Department of

Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Robert Peterson, MURP, “Tenure insecurity and post-disaster housing: Case studies in New

Orleans and Tegucigalpa”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2009 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Thomas Haysley, MURP, “Modeling the recovery of New Orleans”, Department of Planning and

Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2008 (Member of Final Project Committee). Steven Delery, MURP, “Growth management in Central Florida: A case study examining the

Central Florida commuter rail and potential development opportunities”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2008 (Member of Final Project Committee). Elizabeth Griffith, MURP, “Community schools in a Post-Katrina society: A case study of the Recovery School District”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2008 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

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Jennifer Lang, MURP, “Preserving a unique way of life: Historic preservation in Post-Katrina New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2008 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Kristen Phillips, MURP, “Shaping an inclusionary zoning ordinance for Post-Katrina New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2008 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

Stephanie Slates, MSUS, “To clear a rock-bottom, low-density slum: Using public housing means to meet Urban Renewal ends in New Orleans, 1954-1959”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2008 (Member of Thesis Committee).

Caroline Lanford, MURP, “Potential transportation improvements and land use impacts in the Elysian Fields Corridor”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2007 (Member of Thesis Committee). Bess Renfrow, MURP, “North Rampart Main Street, Inc.: An analysis of the Main Street four point approach in a New Orleans urban community” , Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2007 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Jason Sappington, MURP, “The influence of urban form, socio-demographics, and transit-oriented development on Journey-to-Work characteristics”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2007 (Member of Thesis Committee). Lisa Brosnan, MURP, “Planning for chaos: Cluster strategies of economic development”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, May 2007 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

Anna Brand, MURP, “Renegotiating democracy in public space”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2006 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Martha Faulk, MURP, “Streetcars: A defining element of New Orleans”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2006 (Member of Final Project Committee). Martha Faures, MURP, “The Mississippi Gulf Coast: Portents of growth one year after Hurricane Katrina”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2006 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Robert Habans, MSUS, “The Goose that lays the golden egg: The “Bio-Med” industries in Post-Katrina New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2006 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Jared Munster, MURP, “Fire and flood: How the lessons of the past can apply to the present to build the future”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2006 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

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Caroline Quidort, MURP, “Eco-feminism and gender differences: Becky Zaheri and the women of the Katrina Krewe”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2005 (Co-Chair of Final Project Committee). Stacy Van Sickle, MURP, “Letting the good times roll: Rebuilding tourism equitably in post-Katrina New Orleans”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, August 2005 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Kimberly Williams, PhD, “A comparison of travel behaviors of African American and white travelers to an urban destination: The case of New Orleans”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, December 2005 (Member of Dissertation Committee). Jason Zimmer, MURP, “ Balancing residential and entertainment uses on Frenchment Street in the Faubourg Marigny historic district in New Orleans, Louisiana”, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, December 2005 (Member of Final Project Committee).

Juliette Cassagne, MURP, “Establishment and amendment of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Metairie Ridge tree preservation district”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, December 2005 (Member of Final Project Committee). Laurie Howenstine, MURP, “The New Orleans Blight Busters program: An evaluation on the program’s fifth anniversary”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, August 2005 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Gionne Jourdan-McGinnis, MURP, “Changing Desire: The life and times of a New Orleans public housing development”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, August 2005 (Member of Final Project Committee). Mark Phillips, MURP, “Movin’ on up: A new transit planning and GIS methodology for job-centered economic development”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, August 2005 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Patrick Sullivan, MURP, “An analysis of Plan Baton Rouge”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, August 2005 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Jessica Duet, MURP, “The North Shore’s code of ordinances and smart growth: A case study of St. Tammany Parish, Abita Springs, Covington, Mandeville and Slidell”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2005 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Peter Dufrene, MURP, “Harvey Canal industrial corridor: A detailed study of Destrehan Avenue”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2005 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Rebecca Otte, MURP, “A streetscape plan for the Picayune Place historic district in New Orleans, Louisiana”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2005 (Member of Final Project Committee).

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Justin Priola, MURP, “Rationalizing highway jurisdiction policies in Louisiana: The case for decreasing the direct state role in highway maintenance”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2005 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Simonne Caesar, MURP, “Heritage tourism as an economic development tool in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana”, December 2004 (Member of Final Project Committee).

Suzanne Leckert, MURP, “Is it worth it? The effect of local historic district designation on real property values in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana”, December 2004 (Member of Thesis Committee).

Jennifer McCloskey, MURP, “Affecting local government involvement in floodplain management: A case study of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, December 2004 (Chair of Thesis Committee).

Shannon Norman, MURP, “Play-grounded: A practical evaluation of Project Playground and its contribution to N.O.R.D. neighborhood playgrounds”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, December 2004 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Tonya Saywer, MURP, “From rural Main Street to urban Freret street: An examination of the applicability of the National Trust model to urban commercial districts”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, December 2004 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Melissa Duchinsky, MURP, “Coming full circle: The resurgence of the New Orleans streetcar”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2004 (Chair of Final Project Committee). Ross Liner, MURP, “The impact of the three land based Indian casinos in Louisiana”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2004 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

Joseph Milazzo, MURP, “Deciding the public interest: The planning of the St. John the Baptist Parish hurricane protection levee by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, December 2003 (Chair of Thesis Committee). Richard Baudouin, MURP. “Regional economic development in a globalized economy”, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, May 2003 (Chair of Final Project Committee).

9. Major Areas of Creative Research or Interest

Community and economic development Industrial location Economic and workforce development impacts of the healthcare sector Equitable redevelopment in slow-growth or declining regions Management of underutilized and vacant land

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10. Other Professional Accomplishments A. Manuscripts under submission

Nelson, M. 2014. Using land swaps to concentrate redevelopment and expand resettlement options in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Revision submitted to the Journal of the American Planning Association, April 22, 2014.

B. Course/Program design and development Courses

New Orleans Metropolitan Region (Revised) Urban Land Use Planning and Plan Making (Revised) Analytic Methods for Planners (Revised) Local Economic Development Policy & Planning (Revised) Planning Theory (Revised) Dissertation Proposal/Research Design Seminar (Revised) Research Design Practicum (Revised) Practicum in Urban and Regional Planning (Community Development) (Revised) Planning Internship (created) History, Theory and Practice of Planning (created) Practicum in Urban and Regional Planning Finance Laboratory (created)

Program Master of Urban and Regional Planning

• revised core curriculum • developed a community development finance curriculum

C. Special Recognition for Teaching Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Urban and Public Affairs Student Association,

University of New Orleans, 2004-2005 (only awarded once since 2002). D. Academic Service a. On-campus (as administrator, committee member, etc.)

Program Coordinator, Master in Urban and Regional Planning Program, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, 2007-2012.

Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans (served on all search committees from 2002-present).

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Alternate, Peer Review Oversight Committee, University of New Orleans, 2004-2006. Member, College of Urban & Public Affairs Structure Committee, University of New Orleans, 2003-2004. Member, Faculty Search Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, University of New Orleans, 2004. Member, University Research Council, University of New Orleans, 2003-2005 Peace Corp Fellows / USA Program Coordinator, College of Urban and Public Affairs/Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, 2002-present. Ph.D. Executive Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs/Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, 2002-present.

b. Off-campus (include speaking engagements) Plenary speaker, “Beyond Resilience: Actions for a Just Metropolis”, 2013 Planners

Network Conference, Brooklyn, NY, June 2013. Invited speaker, “Post-Katrina Recovery and Redevelopment”, Detroit Revitalization

Fellows Program New Orleans Study Trip, New Orleans, LA, May 2013. Webinar presenter, Support Permanently Affordable Housing through the Low-Income

Housing Tax Credit Program. National Community Land Trust Network, March 2013. Invited speaker, “Recovery in the Context of Long-Term Decline: Challenges to

“Rightsizing” Post-Katrina New Orleans”, APLA Lecture Series, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, February 2013.

Invited presenter, “Analysis of Qualified Allocation Plans,” Louisiana Housing

Corporation Board Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, February 2013.

Invited speaker, “Recovery in the Context of Long-Term Decline: Challenges to “Rightsizing” Post-Katrina New Orleans”, 20th Anniversary Celebration, PhD Colloquy, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, April 2012. Invited speaker, “Planning and politics in post-Katrina New Orleans”, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, November 2010 Invited speaker, “Post-Katrina Recovery”, talk to Mcallister College faculty at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, January 2010.

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Invited speaker, “Post-Katrina Planning”, Bard Urban Studies in New Orleans Program, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, June 2009. Invited speaker, “Post-Katrina Planning”, Bard Urban Studies in New Orleans Program, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, June 2008. Invited speaker, “Post-Katrina Human Rights, Economics, Labor and the Law in New Orleans,” Plenary Session, National Bar Association, National LRE Leadership Conference, New Orleans, LA, September 2007.

Member, City-wide planning team, Unified New Orleans Plan, Worked on the Community Facilities portion of the plan. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. 2006-2007. Co-Principal Investigator (with S. Laska), Designed and implemented resident and neighborhood recovery survey of planning districts 5 (Gentilly) and 6 (Lakeview). Funded by the University of New Orleans, 2006-2007. Invited speaker, “Rebuilding the Gulf Coast”, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, October 2006. Invited speaker, “The old and new New Orleans – Culture and nature, A delicate balance”, University of Albany, Albany, NY, November 2005. Invited speaker, “Rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina: Planning and policy implications", Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, October 2005.

E. Other Service Member, Local Planning Committee, 2012 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference, New

Orleans, LA. June 2012. Member, Planning Committee, First Annual New Orleans Housing and Community

Development Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2012.

Member, Local Host Committee, Urban Affairs Association 2011 Conference, 2010-2011. Board Member, Urban Conservancy, 2010-present Vice President, 2012-2013

Board Member, Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans, 2008-present.

Member, Nominating Committee, Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association (LA APA), 2008.

Co-Conference Chair, 2007 Planners Network Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2006-2007.

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Member, Neighbors United neighborhood organization, 2004-present. Participant, Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee, MAC Leadership Forum, 2002. Member, Legal and Institutional Subcommittee, Lower Raritan Watershed Management Area, Raritan Basin Watershed Management Project, 2001-2002. Member, Board of Directors, New Brunswick City Market Special Improvement District, 1999.

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