Impact Stories
Research that changed what's possible
Evidence so clear it can't be dismissed. Data that demands action.
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Housing Precarity Risk Model
600+ variables distilled to actionable insights — predicting where evictions and displacement will occur, even where no data previously existed.
Cities target prevention resources before families reach crisis.
Explore the ModelBaltimore Eviction Crisis
For the first time, city council members could see exactly which neighborhoods were hemorrhaging families. The data didn't just inform policy — it demanded it.
Right to counsel legislation followed. Families stayed in their homes.
Read ReportWA State Expert Testimony
Testimony before House and Senate committees revealed the legacy of redlining in contemporary eviction patterns — showing how history shapes today's displacement.
Just cause eviction protections and right to counsel policies advanced statewide.
WA State ProfileWhite House Federal Consulting
Invited to White House listening sessions on evictions and racial disparities, contributing to the National Academies' report on rental eviction during COVID-19.
Federal policy recommendations shaped by on-the-ground research.
News CoverageClimate Change & Displacement
Extending the Housing Precarity Risk Model to climate hazard data — identifying where displacement risk and climate vulnerability collide.
A new toolkit for anti-displacement planning at the intersection of climate and housing.
Learn MoreState Eviction Profiles
Comprehensive eviction data profiles for WA, OR, MN, IN, OH, and DE — making invisible patterns visible at the state level.
State and local governments use these profiles to target resources and shape policy.
View ProfilesEmergency Rental Assistance Evaluation
HUD-funded ($671K) evaluation of Emergency Rental Assistance programs — measuring whether pandemic-era aid actually prevented evictions and for whom.
Evidence base for federal rental assistance policy going forward.
HOPE-M (NIH $2.36M)
Housing Options Providing Equity in Mental Health — a randomized controlled trial studying the health impacts of eviction prevention interventions.
Funded by NIH to generate clinical evidence linking housing stability to health outcomes.
Veteran Evictions & Health
VA-funded ($354K) study examining how eviction and housing instability affect veteran health outcomes, including pathways to homelessness.
Informing VA housing programs with evidence on the eviction-to-homelessness pipeline.
National Eviction Data Strategy
Published in Cityscape (2024) — a framework for building comprehensive national eviction data infrastructure from fragmented court records.
Laying the groundwork for a unified national eviction data system.
Gentrification & Displacement (UDP)
The Urban Displacement Project — mapping gentrification and displacement risk nationwide, identifying which neighborhoods are changing and who is being pushed out.
Used by dozens of cities and community organizations to guide anti-displacement strategy.
National Academies COVID-19 Report
Contributed to the National Academies' consensus report on rental eviction during the pandemic — synthesizing evidence on eviction moratoriums and emergency aid.
Shaped federal understanding of pandemic eviction crisis and policy response.
Marin County Anti-Displacement
Applied HPRM and displacement analysis to Marin County — identifying high-risk neighborhoods and informing local housing preservation strategies.
County adopted targeted anti-displacement policies based on the research.
Atlantic City Housing
Comprehensive housing analysis for Atlantic City — examining displacement pressures, housing affordability, and the intersection of casino economics and residential stability.
Provided evidence base for local housing policy and community development planning.
ACLU Expert Witness
Served as expert witness in ACLU cases — providing statistical evidence on racial disparities in eviction enforcement and housing discrimination.
Expert testimony directly supported civil rights litigation outcomes.
Seattle Hate Crimes & Micro-Segregation
Research on the spatial relationship between hate crimes and neighborhood-level racial segregation patterns in Seattle.
Revealed how micro-level segregation patterns predict hate crime locations.
Bay Area HPRM
Applied the Housing Precarity Risk Model to the San Francisco Bay Area — mapping eviction and displacement risk across one of the nation's most expensive housing markets.
Bay Area jurisdictions use HPRM outputs to guide housing preservation investments.
King County Homelessness Systems
As former Chief Research & Data Officer at KCRHA, built the analytical infrastructure connecting eviction records to shelter entry data — mapping the pathways from housing loss to homelessness.
Established the evidence base for King County's prevention-first homelessness strategy.
Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA)
Consulting on research and data strategy for PDA's community-based diversion and housing programs — including LEAD, CoLEAD, and AfterCare — that replace incarceration with coordinated support.
Building the evidence base for compassion-driven alternatives to criminalization of homelessness.
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