Phylicia Lee Brown (she/her) received her Ph.D. and M.A. from Rice University, with a specialization in Urban-Environmental Sociology.

Her work as a spatial-quantitative scholar broadly focuses on the social production of environmental inequalities, particularly as they pertain to the intersection of toxic industrial hazards and climate change impacts. Her current research also investigates the social inequities that arise from the Federal Flood Buyout Program.

Phylicia is also currently a Board member and Chair of Board Development at Appalachian Voices, a regional environmental and economic justice nonprofit.

CFAR Featured Research

Find out if a hazardous polluter near you is flood-prone here.  The flooding of Coastal Industrial Communities presents serious challenges for the short- and long-term environmental health and safety of nearby residents.  In this featured research we review those challenges and provide an interactive map for assessing site-specific risks in and around your neighborhood.