Christopher Oliver is Professor of Practice in the Department of Sociology and Environmental Studies at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. He holds a BA in Geography from California Polytechnic State University and a PhD in Sociology from Michigan State University. His research interests lie in the areas of urban political ecology, urban and environmental sociology, and issues regarding urban development, urban policies, and state regulatory mechanisms. In his current research, Oliver develops new approaches to examine issues of social and environmental justice by drawing upon design thinking and various forms of visual and spatial techniques of analysis including mapping, geographic information systems, and photographic and video approaches to qualitative and quantitative analysis. Further, his work explores the relationship between access to safe and affordable housing and economic opportunity, as well as the creation of regulatory frameworks to ensure all communities—especially communities of color and low-income neighborhoods—are protected against environmental and social injustices. In 2018, he was awarded the Jill H. and Avram A. Glazer Professor of Social Entrepreneurship and the Carnegie Corporation of New York Professor of Social Entrepreneurship III at the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, New Orleans, Louisiana.