Earthea Nance is assistant professor in the Department of Planning and Urban Studies at the University of New Orleans. She is also a board-licensed civil engineer with over fifteen years of professional practice. Dr. Nance's research interests are environmental hazards urban infrastructure and community participation in complex settings such as developing countries vulnerable communities high-hazard areas and post-disaster settings. Originally from San Francisco Dr. Nance first came to New Orleans as a Hurricane Katrina volunteer. She subsequently joined the city's recovery office as a Ford Foundation loaned-executive to provide expertise in environmental hazard management. Dr. Nance earned an interdisciplinary PhD from Stanford University in the areas of environmental planning and management Latin American studies and anthropology. She holds B. S. and M. S. degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California-Davis. She previously taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Virginia Tech. Language: English