Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover is an interdisciplinary researcher who explores social and environmental relationships in urban environments.
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Photo Credit: Patrick Lentz
My Background
My work seeks to create new pathways for understanding and improving environmental decision-making, land management and urban planning. I use an environmental justice lens to structure the questions I ask, and include a range of methods that center Black ecologies, nature based solutions, and planning.
PhD, Engineering
2017
Writer, Researcher, Educator
Founder
EcoGreenQueen, LLC
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
“Environmental justice enriches our work by empowering us to ask questions that go beyond our typical models or analyses.”
-Dr. Fushcia Hoover
News & Announcements
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Congratulations Karen on your admittance to graduate school! The UNC Chapel Hill program is lucky to have you!
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Congratulations Fatima on the successful defense of your thesis!
Fatima just completed a year research fellowship with Charlotte Water, and is returning to UNC Charlotte to begin her PhD in the INES program!
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Congratulations to Tuyen on the successful defense of your thesis!
Tuyen now works in the planning department for the City of Cornelius.
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A big congratulations to all of our undergraduate research assistants finishing degrees! Our work moves forward with your support!
We’re celebrating Grace Kissel, Dezzie Nieman, Karen Regalado, Cat Jones, and Riley Peterson, and Caroline Stacks!
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Best of luck Dr. Koonce!
Dr. Koonce’ wrapped up her postdoc May 2026 with the Hoover research group. We wish you all the best on you next endeavors!
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Congratulations Dezzie!
Former REU student Dezzie Niemann joined the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance as a research analyst.
