Tag: housing

2019 Urban Research Award: Locked Out: Examining the Use of Urban Housing Admissions Policies to Systematically Exclude Poor Renters

By Fatima Blanca Munoz in News, Research Awards

PI: Megan Smith, MSW, PhD student; School of Social Work Co-PI: Thomas Byrne, PhD; Assistant Professor, School of Social Work The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidizes about 4.8 million households throughout the country. Motivated by previous research and practice with individuals facing barriers to affordable housing, the team of investigators will examine […]

Tags: affordable housing, housing, HUD, Rhode Island

2019 Urban Research Award: Evictions and Substandard Housing in Boston: The Unfulfilled Promises of the Public Health and Legal System

By Fatima Blanca Munoz in News, Research Awards

PI: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD; Clinical Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health Co-PI: Ethan Mascoop, MPH, MUA, RS; Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Environmental Health, School of Public Health Collaborator: Andrea M. Park, JD, MA; Housing and Homelessness Attorney, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) Boston is one of the least affordable housing markets in the country. […]

Tags: Boston, homelessness, housing, public health, School of Public Health