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Landes talks to CBS about COVID-19 reporting of people with IDD

March 11, 2021
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology and co-author of a recent study that found that those with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) living in group homes may be more likely to die from COVID-19, says the pandemic has exposed shortcomings in the medical community "as we've made decisions on who we collect data on, what we report, who we emphasize, who gets prioritization."

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Housing, IDD, United States

Engelhardt cited in Bloomberg article on missed housing payments

February 10, 2021
Fewer people surveyed at the end of last year said they feared losing their homes, which may be a result of government aid so far, says Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics. Read more in the Bloomberg article, "More Than 5% of Americans Didn’t Pay Rent, Mortgage in December." 

See related: Federal, Housing, Income, United States

Associated Press: Purser discusses the right for renters to have legal counsel

January 4, 2021
"The push for right to counsel preceded the pandemic, but it’s particularly acute and particularly urgent in light of the pandemic, given just the overall precarity that renters are facing," says Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology.

See related: Civil Rights, Housing, State & Local, United States

Purser cited in Washington Post article on economic relief package

December 15, 2020

According to research by Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, somewhere between 2.4 million and 5 million American households are at risk of eviction in January alone if Congress fails to reach an agreement on economic emergency relief. 

See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, Federal, Housing, United States

Engelhardt discusses housing-related financial distress in USA Today

October 19, 2020

See related: Housing, United States

Landes cited in Harvard Political Review article on disability housing, COVID-19

October 16, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Housing, IDD, United States

Engelhardt cited in The Real Deal article on COVID's impact on housing costs

September 18, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, Housing, United States

WP 228 Does Proximity to Fast Food Cause Childhood Obesity? Evidence from Public Housing

April 30, 2020

See related: Housing

Schwartz study on housing vouchers, academic performance published

January 7, 2020

See related: Housing

Armstrong speaks to the Hill about new Harriet Tubman film

December 9, 2019

See related: Black, Education, Gender and Sex, Housing, Human Rights, United States

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