Faculty Archives

Nov 06, 2025
  • Misun Hur

Planning Students Gain Real-World Experience Through Mock Interview Program

Led by Merrill Flood, Planner-in-Residence, the Community and Regional Planning Program at ECU hosted a Mock Interview Program on November 5, 2025. Eleven professional planners and one ECU Career Services...

Ken Graves, PiR, received the 2025 SPAN Outstanding Faculty Award during the Spring Banquet.
Jun 30, 2025
  • Misun Hur

Planner-in-Residence

Since its inception in 2018, East Carolina University’s Community and Regional Planning program has welcomed six Planners-in-Residence (PiRs): Merrill Flood, James Rhodes, AICP, Michelle Nance, FAICP, Lee Padrick, Angela Richter,...

May 20, 2025
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  • Lacey Gray

ECU news article about Dare County Housing Study

Sep 30, 2024
  • Misun Hur

Farmworker Research Published

Dr. Misun Hur’s research about H-2A migrant farmworker’s housing isolation and its impacts on mental health and quality of life is published* in the Journal of Rural Mental Health, published...

Dec 30, 2023
  • Angela Richter

Planner-in-Residence: Ms. Angela Richter

Full Name: Angela Richter Pronouns: she/her Current Title/Position: Consultant Hometown: Waco, Texas Hobbies: flower gardening, quilting, crafting Colleges Attended and Degrees: Villanova University, Villanova, PA, B.A. Environmental Studies (2011) University...

Aug 08, 2023
  • Misun Hur

Dr. Mulatu Wubneh Publishes Book

Planning for Cities in Crisis: Lessons from Gondar, Ethiopia Emeritus Professor Mulatu Wubneh recently published a book summarizing his experiences from Gondar, Ethiopia--a city he has been helping after his...

Aug 08, 2023
  • Anuradha Mukherji

Dr. Mukherji Leads Climate Change Adaptation Planning Research

Dr. Mukherji is currently leading a study funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Climate Program Office’s Adaptation Sciences (AdSCi) Program and composed of a diverse...

Aug 07, 2023
  • Lee Padrick

Planner-in-Residence: Mr. Lee Padrick

Full Name: Elwood Lee Padrick Pronouns: he/him/his Current Title/Position: Special Projects Coordinator, Mid-East Commission Hometown: La Grange, NC Hobbies: Surfing, fishing, fitness Colleges Attended and Degrees: East Carolina University, B.S.,...

Aug 02, 2023
  • Kaylyn Levine

Pirate nation welcomes Dr. Kaylyn Levine

The Pirate Planning program welcomes a new transportation planning faculty, Dr. Kaylyn Levine. Let's meet Dr. Levine! Hometown: North Franklin, CT Hobbies: I enjoy photography, hiking, traveling, attending concerts, baking,...

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Jul 20, 2022
  • Michelle Nance

Planner-in-Residence: Ms. Michelle Nance, FAICP

Full name:  Michelle E. Nance, FAICP Pronouns: She/her/hers Current title/position:  Deputy Executive Director, Centralina Regional Council; Served as Planning Director for 10 years at Centralina after serving as Planning Director in...