Nancy Kwak

Nancy Kwak is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, with joint appointments in the Department of History and the Department of Urban Studies & Planning. She also serves as a Nonresident Scholar at Carnegie California.

Education:

• PhD, Columbia University

Her research encompasses urban studies with a focus on socioeconomic dynamics in housing and development. Key areas include:

• Housing affordability and homeownership policies
• Gentrification and urban renewal impacts
• Transnational approaches to urban planning
• Agricultural systems in Southern California
• Comparative analysis of global urban informality

She is currently investigating agriculture and food production in Southern California while completing a cross-national study on informal urban settlements. Her publications include books and articles addressing these themes, with recent commentary on California's housing-democracy nexus.