Erica Avrami, PhD, is the James Marston Fitch Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, and a research affiliate with the Columbia Climate School's Center for Sustainable Urban Development. She received her B.A. in architecture and her M.S. in historic preservation, both from Columbia, and her PhD in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University. She previously served as Director of Research and Education for World Monuments Fund and was a project specialist at the Getty Conservation Institute. Avrami is also a former trustee and secretary of the U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites.