Featured Publications
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
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. DOI: 10.1177/23780231221115283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing providersHousing safety netHousing provisionHousing securitySafety netUnmet housing needsPopulation health equityHousing accessHousing needsHousing crisisStructural racismVulnerable householdsNonwhite AmericansHealth equityInterviewsProvisionSecurityImplicationsNew HavenRacismExperienceProvidersHousingCrisisEquity
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 ResearchHomeless servicesAdministrative burdenAffordable housing optionsUnderutilization of servicesRental assistanceHousing resourcesHousing optionsHomelessnessEviction crisisQualitative studyNew formsIndividual experiencesUnited StatesServicesExperienceNew HavenHousingInequitiesCrisisHavenUnmet needAssistanceInvestmentIndividualsSignificant efforts
2021
Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study
Denary W, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Purtle J, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 282: 114100. PMID: 34144434, PMCID: PMC8299474, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceUnited StatesHousing costsLow-income individualsUrban developmentMental healthEligible householdsBudgetary constraintsAssistanceFixed-effects analysisPsychological distressHouseholdsFinancial strainLongitudinal dataLongitudinal cohort studyLow-income adultsNew HavenNon-significant decreaseCross-sectional analysisRentersHousingU.S. DepartmentCohort studySocial Determination of HIV: Women’s Relationship Work in the Context of Mass Incarceration and Housing Vulnerability
Blankenship KM, Rosenberg A, Keene DE, Dawson AJ, Groves AK, Schlesinger P. Social Determination of HIV: Women’s Relationship Work in the Context of Mass Incarceration and Housing Vulnerability. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 190-201. PMID: 33796957, PMCID: PMC8484381, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03238-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelationship workMass incarcerationHousing vulnerabilitySocial determinationLongitudinal qualitative interviewsHIV-related riskQualitative interviewsSurveillance stateAbductive approachSexual practicesCommitted relationshipSocial determinantsHIV preventionCase studyIncarcerationSexual riskHIV-negative womenNeighborhoodContextNew HavenVulnerabilityWomenHIVStudy periodInterviews