Professor Dr. Todd Michney

Biography

Todd Michney is an Associate Professor in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in urban history, African American history, housing finance, and residential development. He authored the book 'Surrogate Suburbs: Black Upward Mobility and Neighborhood Change in Cleveland, 1900-1980', published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2017. His research interests encompass the roles of Black building tradesmen from 1865-1965, business and work in construction, and the origins of redlining and racially discriminatory New Deal housing policies. Michney's academic contributions include various articles for well-known history journals such as the Journal of American History and the Journal of Urban History. He has served as a grant evaluator for the National Endowment for the Humanities and has been involved with the Center for Urban Innovation at Georgia Tech, contributing to digitization projects and enhancing user interfaces for historical records. Michney teaches courses like 'Semester City: Engaging Communities', which involves partnerships with local organizations and community engagement. His commitment to education includes serving on the Library/Faculty Advisory Board of Georgia Tech.

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