Selected Work
National Housing Crisis Task Force
Served as Executive Director and primary author of two major national policy documents: a Federal Housing Policy Agenda, which has informed several pieces of legislation in Congress, and a State and Local Housing Action Plan, which profiled 15 high-impact innovations in housing production and preservation. Coordinated a bipartisan task force of 28 members, 50+ practitioner interviews, and a full staff and consultant team. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor to the Task Force.
Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Drexel University
In partnership with Nueva Esperanza, Inc., a community development organization serving Latino neighborhoods in Eastern North Philadelphia, developed a comprehensive anti-displacement strategy for residential and commercial tenants. The strategy produced 18 implementable policies and programs for housing stability.
Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Drexel University
Across two reports, examined the growing influence of investors on housing markets in Philadelphia, Jacksonville, and Richmond, finding activity most concentrated in distressed, disproportionately non-white neighborhoods. Findings were covered by NPR Marketplace, Governing Magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Cambridge Housing Authority
Strategy
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Strategy *
Designed a pilot shared-equity homeownership program for CHA residents with higher incomes preparing to transition out of public housing, through workshops with residents, staff, and community partners.
Lewis-Burke Associates
Advocacy
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Advocacy *
Developed and executed federal advocacy strategies for clients in smart cities, engineering, and energy, engaging directly with congressional offices and the Executive branch.
Confidential Clients
Expert Analysis
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Expert Analysis *
Provides expert witness analysis and litigation support on housing market questions including rental markets, property valuation, and displacement dynamics.
Client details withheld at client request.
Selected Publications
"We Need More Policy Entrepreneurs to Solve the Housing Crisis"
New America’s The Rooftop · 2025
link: https://www.newamerica.org/insights/policy-entrepreneurs-housing-crisis/
"Re-measuring gentrification"
with devin bunten and Shifra Aron-Dine
Urban Studies · 2024
"Mapping Gentrification and Displacement Pressure: An Exploration of Four Distinct Methodologies"
with Aarthi Janakiraman, Alex Bob, and Justin Steil
Urban Studies · 2022
"Municipal Cybersecurity: More Work Needs to be Done"
with Larry Susskind
Urban Affairs Review · 2022
"Where the Landlords Are: A Network Approach to Landlord-Rental Locations"
Annals of the American Association of Geographers · 2024
"Three Essays on Rental Housing Markets in the United States"
MIT Dissertation · 2023
doi: 1721.1/152703
"Is This a Rental? Comparing Methods for Identifying Rental Units"
OSF Preprint · 2024
"Winding paths through urban systems and urban networks"
Port Systems in Global Competition · 2023