Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection.

Recently I completed the Institute for Qualitative and Multi‑Method Research (IQMR). I studied with some of the top methodologists in the Political Science and Social Science fields. Thank you to @supolisci.bsky.social for granting me the Kristi Andersen Award that funded my participation!

How do structural incentives, such as job scarcity and metric-based evaluation, shape the questions scholars ask, the methods they use to answer them, and the outlets they prioritize to publish their work?

We have an updated draft answering these questions: osf.io/preprints/os...

Posting 2 days after publication: "Syracuse tenants deserve Good Cause protections" (Guest Opinion by Sarah Walciano) www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025... The fight for better housing protections in Syracuse is well underway & needs our attention

The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware offers a potential model for success.

NEW ARTICLE! Available now as open access, online first at:

ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ij...

This research study looks at the issues of homelessness and social disorder on transit in Calgary, Canada. The authors tie in broader structural issues of housing supply and social programs.

"Targeting international students threatens all of us by dictating the terms by which anyone can lay claim to institutional spaces and cultures of higher learning in the U.S. To be sure, the cost of silencing dissenting voices won’t be paid by international students alone." time.com/7280101/how-...

I was honored to have Dr. Indu Prakash Singh guest lecture for the Politics of Homelessness course I teach @SUpolisci Here is the recording of his insights: youtu.be/zcog1_Yyn2U?... I met Indu at the @ijohjournal.bsky.social conference in January.

Contributing to the volume & speaking at the event feels extra special, since I was lead researcher for the first two volumes of "Hidden Homelessness: International Research on Families" (1 tinyurl.com/37c73n2x & 2 tinyurl.com/nwkbcv88) in my previous capacity working with UNANIMA International.

I wrote a short piece in UNANIMA International's new publication: "The Hidden Faces of Homelessness: Global Insights and Pathways Forward". I will share this once published (tomorrow), but for anyone interested in the launch event register here: tinyurl.com/6pjv2c4u