Dr. Alicia Coleman is Assistant Professor of Urban and Community Forestry at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include 1) the equitable and just allocation of urban forest resources; 2) the tools, techniques, and planning processes behind arboricultural and urban forestry decision making; 3) effectively measuring the impacts of trees and forests in cities.

Before joining UMN, Alicia was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Applied Forest Ecology Lab at the University of Connecticut, working with Dr. Robert Fahey and CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. She holds a PhD in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science from Wilmington University, and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems from Penn State University. Alongside academia, Alicia spent several years in non-profit land conservation in Massachusetts metropolitan areas, working on land protection assessments, land stewardship and restoration projects, and outreach programs.