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 […]
PI: Jonathan Calvillo, PhD; Assistant Professor, Sociology of Religion, School of Theology Boston, like many U.S. cities, is currently experiencing elevated levels of gentrification adversely affecting working class people of color. The manner in which churches are affected by gentrification is particularly important as churches often provide valuable resources within working class communities of color. […]
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. […]
PI: Robert P. Weller, PhD; Professor, Boston University Department of Anthropology Co-PI: Keping Wu, PhD; Associate Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Department of China Studies China has been undergoing extremely rapid urbanization, and millions of people have been resettled in the process—being displaced both physically and socially. The investigators will examine the lives of the resettled people, […]
PI: Lucy Marcil, MD MPH; Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Co-PI: Yoonsook Ha, PhD; Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Despite the link between income and health, few interventions to reduce health disparities have provided financial services directly targeting the needs of families living in poverty to improve health. The Earned Income […]
PI: Melissa Holt, PhD; Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology and Applied Human Development; Wheelock College of Education and Human Development (WCEDHD) Co-PIs: Christine Marsico, PhD student; Counseling Psychology, WCEDHD and Jennifer Greif Green, PhD; Associate Professor, Special Education, WCEDHD One of the most pressing societal problems facing youth is identity-based bullying and harassment, which is on […]
PI: Noora Anwar Lori, PhD; Assistant Professor of International Relations, Frederick S, Pardee School of Global Studies The investigator aims to address the challenge of coordinating aid among diverse service providers that seek to target vulnerable populations in dense urban centers (especially refugees and other migrants who may not have a secure legal status). Two-thirds […]
PI: Leila Heidari, PhD student; Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health Co-PI: Patrick L. Kinney, ScD; Professor, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health The investigators seek to understand the heat exposure-related needs and experiences of older adults living in Boston, MA, a population that is vulnerable to health effects of heat. They […]
PIs: Catalina Tang Yan, MS, PhD student; School of Social Work Co-PI: Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD; Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Youth of color whose first language is not English are the fastest growing segment of the youth population in the United States. Families with limited English proficiency are often restricted from the many opportunities […]
Uncovering How to Work Together In 2017 the Hariri Institute for Computing along with the BU Initiative on Cities held two workshops titled “Effective Community-University-Industry Collaboration Models for Smart and Connected Communities Research.” Attendees at these events included principal investigators, research directors, city officials, community partners, National Science Foundation (NSF) program managers, and federal agency and industry representatives. The […]