Featured Publications
“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. 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 HavenRacismExperienceProvidersHousingCrisisEquityCOVID-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.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 ResearchOdds of undiagnosed diabetesRental assistance programsRental assistanceUndiagnosed diabetesAssistance programsHousing programsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyRates of undiagnosed diabetesAssociated with lower oddsNutrition Examination SurveyAssociated with decreased oddsAssisted housingLogistic regression modelsHousing qualityHealthcare accessPoverty ratioExamination SurveyDiabetes screeningQuasi-experimental approachLower oddsHealth dataAssisted groupAssisted participantsEducation level
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 effortsStructural 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 ResearchConceptsStructural racismHealth inequitiesMass incarcerationConceptualization of racismAffordable housing optionsImpact of housingRacist practicesRace inequitiesHousing optionsSegregated neighborhoodsPublic health researchersRacismUS societySocial determinationBlack peopleRacial health disparitiesHealth equityHousingSocial determinantsInequitiesNew formsHealth researchersPolicyIncarcerationHealth disparities
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 ResearchAssociation Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomes
2021
“The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease”: Rental Assistance Applicants’ Quests for a Rationed and Scarce Resource
Keene D, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Whittaker S, Niccolai L, Blankenship K. “The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease”: Rental Assistance Applicants’ Quests for a Rationed and Scarce Resource. Social Problems 2021, 70: 203-218. PMID: 36798516, PMCID: PMC9928171, DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spab035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes 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 studyCorrection to: Social 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. Correction to: Social Determination of HIV: Women’s Relationship Work in the Context of Mass Incarceration and Housing Vulnerability. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 202-202. PMID: 33990903, PMCID: PMC8541901, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03299-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial 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“I don't know what home feels like anymore”: Residential spaces and the absence of ontological security for people returning from incarceration
Rosenberg A, Keene DE, Schlesinger P, Groves AK, Blankenship KM. “I don't know what home feels like anymore”: Residential spaces and the absence of ontological security for people returning from incarceration. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 272: 113734. PMID: 33601251, PMCID: PMC8942126, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOntological securityResidential experiencesHealth inequitiesResidential spaceHealth equityIntersection of housingIdea of homeWaves of interviewsSense of feelingCarceral stateMass incarcerationHousing vulnerabilityParticipants' narrativesU.S. citiesBasic securityPlace rulesHousingIncarcerationOne's identityUnderstudied aspectPrisonInequitiesSecurityPeopleEquityHousing Instability and HIV Risk: Expanding our Understanding of the Impact of Eviction and Other Landlord-Related Forced Moves
Groves AK, Niccolai LM, Keene DE, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Blankenship KM. Housing Instability and HIV Risk: Expanding our Understanding of the Impact of Eviction and Other Landlord-Related Forced Moves. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 1913-1922. PMID: 33389317, PMCID: PMC7778418, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03121-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
My neighborhood has a good reputation: Associations between spatial stigma and health
Tran E, Blankenship K, Whittaker S, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Kershaw T, Keene D. My neighborhood has a good reputation: Associations between spatial stigma and health. Health & Place 2020, 64: 102392. PMID: 32838899, PMCID: PMC7456603, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantifying the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories: United States, 2009–2018
Purtle J, Gebrekristos LT, Keene D, Schlesinger P, Niccolai L, Blankenship KM. Quantifying the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories: United States, 2009–2018. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 110: s137-s144. PMID: 31967881, PMCID: PMC6987923, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal justice historyPolicy provisionsAuthority policiesNeighborhood segregationEthnic diversityCity-level measuresEviction of peopleHousing scarcityPublic housingHousing authoritiesPolicy documentsHealth inequitiesUS citiesPolicyContent analysisProvisionPeopleRestrictivenessIdeologyCircumstancesSame stateHousingEvictionSystematic processInequitiesRental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health
Keene DE, Niccolai L, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Blankenship KM. Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2020, 31: 325-339. PMID: 32037334, PMCID: PMC8969280, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Navigating Limited and Uncertain Access to Subsidized Housing After Prison
Keene DE, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Guo M, Blankenship KM. Navigating Limited and Uncertain Access to Subsidized Housing After Prison. Housing Policy Debate 2017, 28: 199-214. PMID: 29657514, PMCID: PMC5894879, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2017.1336638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubsidized housingFamily networksStable housingFormer prisonersUncertain accessHousing subsidiesPolicy landscapeLabor-intensive strategiesRental subsidiesHousing spaceRental marketQualitative interviewsPrisoners' accessHousingSubstantial discretionPrisonersUnderstudied sourceSubsidiesDiscretionAccessPotential costsPrisonInterviewsMembersLiterature