Although national analysis of homelessness has been the norm, these broad overviews of the homeless crisis do little to guide communities in proactive prevention policies. In a recent study by BU School of Social Work Professor Thomas Byrne, Senior Managing Economist at Zillow Chris Glynn, and University of Pennsylvania Professor Dennis P. Culhane, communities with […]
Prof. Thomas Byrne will speak at a Simon Communities of Ireland webinar about the connection between affordable housing and homelessness this Thursday. “Homelessness is fundamentally a problem rooted in a lack of affordable housing,” Byrne explained in a “Lunchtime Live” broadcast on Ireland’s Newstalk.com radio preceding the event. “Data and research from the United States […]
Boston University School of Social Work is pleased to announce that faculty member Thomas Byrne, PhD, has been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. “I am very humbled to have been promoted to associate professor and to know that the work I do is valued by both BUSSW and the broader university […]
A recent study by lead author and BUSSW Assistant Professor Thomas Byrne connects income inequality to homelessness at the local level. Byrne’s expertise in homelessness and housing inequality adds to an ongoing conversation addressing local homeless statistics, since federal numbers are often unreliable in reflecting these communities. His work was recently discussed in The Journalist’s […]