He earned a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Georgia and previously was an assistant professor at Auburn University. His research centers on urban (re)development, processes of racialization, landscape studies, contested notions of identity as well as justice studies. Inwood’s current research interest is the United States’ first ever truth and reconciliation commission held in Greensboro, North Carolina. In particular, his research explores the results of this commission, focusing on the ways grassroots activists address the legacy and memory of violence, and how violence continues to undergird racial exploitation and frame an understanding of difference in North America. History