Laura McKinney, Ph.D.

Academic Positions

2023-present      Director of Urban Studies, Tulane University

2019-present      Director of Environmental Studies, Tulane University

2018-present      Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Tulane University

2012-2018           Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Tulane University

2013-present      Affiliated Faculty, Environmental Studies Program, Tulane University

Education

2012    Ph.D.    North Carolina State University -- Sociology, Gamma Sigma Delta                                            

2006    M.S.      Middle Tennessee State University -- Sociology, Phi Kappa Phi

2004    B.S.       University of North Alabama -- Sociology, Alpha Kappa Delta

2004    B.S.       University of North Alabama -- Psychology 

Research & Teaching Interests

Environmental Sociology; Global Political Economy; Climate Change; Global and Local Sustainability; Rural and Urban Community Development