2024
Heatwaves and hardship: Shortcomings and solutions for enhancing the low income home energy assistance program to mitigate extreme heat and energy insecurity
Carrión D, Hernández D. Heatwaves and hardship: Shortcomings and solutions for enhancing the low income home energy assistance program to mitigate extreme heat and energy insecurity. The Electricity Journal 2024, 37: 107440. PMID: 39464545, PMCID: PMC11503018, DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramEnergy Assistance ProgramEnergy insecurityLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program fundingAssistance programsLow-income householdsIncreasing economic strainInsecure householdsEconomic strainDisadvantaged groupsLiving conditionsSpatial mismatchInsecuritySouthern statesProgram eligibilityHouseholdsWell-beingClimate changeLifeline programSwift actionCooling degree days
2016
Housing hardship and energy insecurity among native-born and immigrant low-income families with children in the United States
Hernández D, Jiang Y, Carrión D, Phillips D, Aratani Y. Housing hardship and energy insecurity among native-born and immigrant low-income families with children in the United States. Journal Of Children And Poverty 2016, 22: 1-15. PMID: 27616875, PMCID: PMC5016025, DOI: 10.1080/10796126.2016.1148672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income householdsEnergy insecuritySafety-net benefitsNative-born African AmericansDouble burdenLow-income householdersAmerican Community Survey dataRacial residential segregationCommunity Survey dataLow-income familiesHousing hardshipPolicy gapsImmigrant familiesRent burdenResidential segregationHousing stockMaterial hardshipNet benefitEconomic hardshipModest livingLarge shareEnergy conservation practicesLiving expensesSurvey dataInsecurity