Molly Silvestrini discusses why voucher holders continue to face landlord discrimination and the repercussions of leaving this barrier unaddressed.
Nicole Kiker ('21) writes about the impact of non-economic measures in low-income families' decisions to move to opportunity neighborhoods.
Stefanie DeLuca and former Johns Hopkins University graduate student Christine Jang-Trettien published a new paper in City & Community analyzing 17 years of PIRL's fieldwork with 1,200 low-income households in five different cities. The two authors found that unforeseen circumstances often force low-income families to make sudden moves from one home to another in a process that helps to perpetuate existing cycles of racial and economic segregation.
James Morrison (Senior '21) writes on how the pandemic has disrupted life for poor families, forcing many to make tradeoffs in education, employment, housing decisions, and health.
The Poverty and Inequality Research Lab would like to congratulate Allison Young and Christine Jang-Trettien, two PIRL PhD students, on completing their sociology dissertations and receiving their doctoral degrees!
The 21st Century Cities Initiative (21CC) at Johns Hopkins University promotes the research of graduate students working toward a PhD degree with a 21CC Research Award for innovative dissertation research focusing on policy-relevant urban research that closely aligns with 21CC’s interest areas. This year, 21CC awarded 12 PhD students researching a variety of urban issues from immigration to education to healthy food to disaster relief in Baltimore City and cities across the globe.
Claire Zou (Senior '21) reflects on the longstanding inequalities in educational opportunity that are being further exacerbated by the pandemic’s added challenges.
Stefanie DeLuca cited in The Economist and The Baltimore Sun on recent events, racial segregation, inequality and the promise of youth.
This report highlights the barriers and benefits landlords experience when they rent to families with housing vouchers and participate in mobility programs meant to address issues of segregation and concentrated poverty.
PIRL holds a Zoom training session to kick-off a virtual Summer Research Assistantship for 17 students and staff.