Santina Contreras

At-a-Glance

Current Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.
Researches community engagement in environmental hazard, disaster, and development planning spaces.
Focuses on assessing equity, justice, and engagement approaches in natural hazard events and resilience-building.
Previously an Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning at Ohio State University's Knowlton School of Architecture.
Held positions as a Researcher-in-Residence at the Natural Hazards Center.
Holds a Ph.D. in Planning, Policy, and Design from the University of California, Irvine.
Earned a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography

Santina Contreras is an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Her research centers on understanding community engagement dynamics within environmental hazard, disaster, and development planning contexts. She has published numerous papers and reports that assess equity, justice, and engagement approaches related to natural hazard events, environmental planning projects, and broader resilience-building initiatives.