Dr. Casey received a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis with an emphasis in Urban and Community Development from Saint Louis University. In addition to UTA, Dr. Casey has taught at Saint Louis University and the University of Connecticut. She began teaching at UTA in August 2008. Her research has been published in journals, including the Journal of Planning Education and Research and Critical Sociology, as well as in edited books published by the Brookings Institution and the University of Pennsylvania Press. She most recently served as a Visiting Scholar with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in their Community and Economic Development Division.