Notable Names • Fushcia-Ann Hoover, PhD.

Fushcia-Ann Hoover, PhD – Ann Hoover, assistant professor of geography and Earth sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has been inducted into the Harvard University Radcliffe Institute’s 2023-24 class of fellows. As a fellow, Hoover will explore Black feminist ecological theory as a means for anti-racist environmental planning.

Hoover employs a range of approaches and perspectives in her work surrounding race, environmental justice and placemaking in social-ecological urban systems and green infrastructure performance. She has earned her master’s degree and Doctor of Philosophy in ecological sciences and engineering from Purdue University. Congrats, Fushcia-Ann! We look forward to seeing your research implemented in the future.