Penelope Schlesinger, MPH
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“You Have a Place to Rest Your Head in Peace”: Use of Hotels for Adults Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Keene D. “You Have a Place to Rest Your Head in Peace”: Use of Hotels for Adults Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Housing Policy Debate 2022, 32: 837-852. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2022.2113816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFilling the Gaps in an Inadequate Housing Safety Net: The Experiences of Informal Housing Providers and Implications for Their Housing Security, Health, and Well-Being
Keene D, Schlesinger P, Carter S, Kapetanovic A, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K. Filling the Gaps in an Inadequate Housing Safety Net: The Experiences of Informal Housing Providers and Implications for Their Housing Security, Health, and Well-Being. Socius Sociological Research For A Dynamic World 2022, 8: 23780231221115283. PMID: 39803592, PMCID: PMC11720359, DOI: 10.1177/23780231221115283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 and Hidden Housing Vulnerabilities: Implications for Health Equity, New Haven, Connecticut
Rosenberg A, Keene DE, Schlesinger P, Groves AK, Blankenship KM. COVID-19 and Hidden Housing Vulnerabilities: Implications for Health Equity, New Haven, Connecticut. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 24: 2007-2008. PMID: 32449116, PMCID: PMC7245628, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02921-2.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2026
“It’s a Process—But It Shouldn’t Take This Long”: The Psychological Burden of Waiting for Rental Assistance
Tran C, Schlesinger P, Blankenship K, Keene D. “It’s a Process—But It Shouldn’t Take This Long”: The Psychological Burden of Waiting for Rental Assistance. Housing Policy Debate 2026, 36: 255-275. PMID: 41953724, PMCID: PMC13055975, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2026.2622683.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Do Rental Assistance Programs Relieve Overcrowding for Children?
Zhu F, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Keene D. Do Rental Assistance Programs Relieve Overcrowding for Children? Journal Of Urban Health 2025, 102: 511-519. PMID: 40372662, PMCID: PMC12279653, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-025-00979-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWork or Wellness? Examining the Challenges of Low-Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes
Schlesinger P, Asante, Lipska K, Keene D. Work or Wellness? Examining the Challenges of Low-Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2025, 36: 493-507. PMID: 40351201, PMCID: PMC13231440, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2025.a959110.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S
Gonzalez-Lopez C, Fenelon A, Lipska K, Denary W, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene D. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 1625-1631. PMID: 38351417, PMCID: PMC11255160, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08673-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
“Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K, Keene D. “Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 438-447. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2237242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural Racism, the Social Determination of Health, and Health Inequities: The Intersecting Impacts of Housing and Mass Incarceration
Blankenship K, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Groves A, Keene D. Structural Racism, the Social Determination of Health, and Health Inequities: The Intersecting Impacts of Housing and Mass Incarceration. American Journal Of Public Health 2023, 113: s58-s64. PMID: 36696621, PMCID: PMC9877374, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.307116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
“I was reaching out for help and they did not help me”: Mental healthcare in the carceral state
Preston A, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Blankenship K. “I was reaching out for help and they did not help me”: Mental healthcare in the carceral state. Health & Justice 2022, 10: 23. PMID: 35877017, PMCID: PMC9317046, DOI: 10.1186/s40352-022-00183-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- March 25, 2025Source: CT Mirror
Uncertainty Harms Public Health
- March 11, 2025
5 Years with COVID-19
- June 17, 2024Source: Street Light
A proposed HUD rule could make it easier for people with criminal backgrounds to get housing assistance, but it wouldn’t apply to housing choice vouchers
- September 15, 2022
YSPH study: Hotel housing improves well-being of individuals experiencing homelessness
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