Willow S. Lung-Amam is an Associate Professor in the Urban Studies and Planning Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. At UMD, Willow also serves as Director of the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network, Director of the Urban Equity Collaborative, and Director of Community Development at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. Her scholarship focuses on how urban and suburban policies and plans contribute to and can address social inequality, particularly in neighborhoods undergoing rapid racial and economic change.