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2000 Lakeshore Dr.
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148

(504) 280-6519
Fax: (504) 280-6272

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Master of Science in Urban Studies Graduate Coordinator
Director, Ph.D. in Urban Studies Program

PROFILE

Michelle M. Thompson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Planning & Urban Studies at the University of New Orleans (UNO-PLUS). Michelle teaches courses in geographic information systems (GIS), urban studies and land use planning. She received and Masters in Regional Planning'84 and Ph.D.'01 from the Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning with a focus on community development and spatial analysis using geographic information systems. Michelle graduated from from Syracuse University (BA’84) in Policy Studies from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Michelle has also worked in both public and private companies related to the finance of residential and commercial real estate. Michelle is the Principal of Thompson RE Consultants, a real estate research and education firm. She previously worked for the RECOLL Management Corporation (Fleet Bank) as well as the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (now Mass Housing) as a review appraiser of affordable housing development projects. In addition, she was a licensed residential real estate appraiser in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts providing fee appraisal services. Michelle has a long-term interest in working with community development organizations to provide technical support, market research and evaluation services. Currently Michelle is working on the 'Beacon of Hope/University of New Orleans Community Recovery Project' which integrates neighborhood condition surveys with public infrastructure and reinvestment data using GIS. Research interests include Public Participation GIS, Economic Development, Social Networks, Real Estate Valuation and Market Analysis. Michelle is a Faculty Associate with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and a recent Visiting Lecturer in the Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning. Michelle is the Assistant Director of ‘Cross World Africa, Inc’., a 504(c)3, providing cultural, education and micro-finance resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. During 2009-2010, Michelle will be the UNO-PLUS PhD Coordinator and the Masters in Urban Studies Graduate Coordinator.

DEGREES

Ph. D., Masters of Regional Planning, Cornell University; BA, Policy Studies, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Milneburg Hall, Room 301

Phone: 504 280 6593

Fax: 504 280 6272

Email: mmthomp1@uno.edu

Current CV

RESEARCH INTERESTS

- Public Participation Geographic Information Systems

- Economic Development and Social Networks

- Real Estate Valuation and Market Analysis

- Using Web Technology for Community Planning

COURSES

-MURP 4081-601/4081G-601 Information Technology for the Planning Profession

-DURB 7030 Research Design Practicum

-DURB 6850 PhD Seminar in Urban Studies

-URBN 3002-476 Introduction to Urban Studies [Distance Learning]

-MURP 4050 Urban Land Use Planning & Plan Making

-CRP 4080/5080 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems: Using GIS for Parcel-Based Analysis

-CRP 321 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis

-CRP 330/530 Neighborhood Planning Workshop: New Orleans

-CRP 607 GIS Applications Workshop

-CRP 629.02 GIS Applications in Real Estate

SELECTED RESEARCH, PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS

New Orleans Louisiana Land Trust Properties map, as produced by The Beacon of Hope/University of New Orleans Community Redevelopment Project

A Peoples' Plan for Overcoming the Hurricane Katrina Blues - January 2007
ACORN Housing/University Partnership

Thompson, Michelle M., New Orleans Park and Neutral Grounds Survey Report, as found in the A People’s Plan for Overcoming the Hurricane Katrina Blues, ACORN Housing/University Collaborative, New Orleans Planning Initiative: www.rebuildingtheninth.org. 2007

"Building Bridges Between Community Based Organizations and Technology: Exploring Tools for Community Participation and Economic Development for the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative' - Cornell University - CRP 607 (Sibley Consulting), 2004.

The following excerpts are derived from a 100+-page project report entitled “Building Bridges Between Community Based Organizations and Technology: Exploring Tools for Community Participation and Economic Development for the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI)."

Thompson, Michelle M., Community Uses of Geographic Information Systems for Economic Equality & Empowerment. As found in Visual Valuation: Practical GIS Applications in Property Analysis & Valuation, Linné, Mark R., John Cirincione, Michelle M. Thompson, Editors. Appraisal Institute (forthcoming, 2009)

Thompson, Michelle M., El Catastro Territorial en Estados Unidos de America, a chapter in a forthcoming book by the Program in Latin America, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Written in English but will be translated into Spanish: The Territorial Cadastre in the United States of America. 2007. ISBN 85-906701-0-4.

Thompson, Michelle M. et al. Mapping: Property Maps in Modern Cadastres. American Planning Association. Planning and Urban Design Standards. (Contributor) New York: John Wiley and Sons. Part 5, pg. 535. 2006.

Thompson, Michelle M., Kyu-Sang (Joshua) Lee, and, Anna Karwowska, Building Internal Community Capacity through Technology: Sibley Consulting and DSNI. ESRI Users Conference: State & Local Govenrment Track. Environmental System Research Institute. 2004.

RECENT ACTIVITY

BUCRP | Beacon of Hope/University of New Orleans Community Redevelopment Project

Cross World Africa Inc.: Sub-Saharan Micro-Finance Program for Women, June 2009

New Orleans Redevlopment Authority (http://www.noraworks.com) Lot Next Door Inter, Project Coordinator - May 2009

New Orleans Neighborhood Analysis Project & Workshop II, March 2008

University of New Orleans Library: GIS Workshop for Community Based Organizations New Orleans, LA

New Orleans Neighborhood Analysis Project & Workshop I, October 2007

Data Collection Field Training & NeoGeography New Orleans, LA

An Introduction to GPS Technology & Geocaching, November 2006

GIS Day, Dept. of City & Regional Planning, Olin Library – Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

IN THE NEWS

-Students from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) Return to New Orleans, Louisiana to Help in Recovery Process

-High-Tech Maps to Help Gentilly Residents Fight Blight

-LDRF grant: The Beacon of Hope and University of New Orleans were awarded a $25,000 grant to further the work of the BUCRP in April, 2009.” Link to LDRF: http://www.louisianahelp.org/

OTHER INTERESTS

Cross World Africa, Inc. – Assistant Director, 2008 - present.
http://crossworldafrica.com/

UNO Lady Privateers– Faculty Advisor, 2009 – present.

Segal Family Foundation – Board Member, 2009.
http://segalfamilyfoundation.org/


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