Faculty Archives

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
  • ECU News Service
  • 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...

Jul 18, 2022
  • Steven Richter

Dr. Steven Richter joins the Pirate Planning program

In Fall 2022, the Community and Regional Planning program welcomes two new faculty members: Dr. Steven Richter (a new assistant professor) and Ms. Michelle Nance (our 3rd Planner-in-residence). Let's meet...