About this Research Network
This network has received funding from 2009 to the present.
Network Chair
Tama Leventhal
Assistant Professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University
and
Sandra J. Newman
Professor of Policy Studies at Johns Hopkins University's Institute for Policy Studies
November 18, 2011 - Video
How Housing Matters: Research Network Overview
Northwestern University Professor Thomas Cook, the director of the Research Network, describes the network's research on how housing affects a host of other issues, from education a child's behavior. Watch Video
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November 11, 2011 - Publication
How Housing Matters Commentaries
A series of commentaries run by Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity on the key questions raised in the 2011 How Housing Matters conference. Read More
November 2, 2011 - Publication
2011 How Housing Matters Conference Videos
Excerpts from a day-long conference hosted by The National Building Museum, in partnership with MacArthur and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read More
February 7, 2011 - Press release
9 Groups Receive Grants for How Housing Matters to Families & Communities Program
Boston College (2010)
Brown University (2010)
Harvard University (2010)
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City/Department of Housing Preservation and Development (2010)
New York University (2010)
RAND- Social Networks (2010)
University of Chicago (2010 ... Read More
February 7, 2011 - Press release
MacArthur Awards $5.6 Million to Support Research on How Housing Matters to Children, Families, and Communities
Recipients will mine and connect existing data sets, such as the U.S. Census and school statistics, in new ways to reveal insights into the effectiveness of housing policies and related public programs. Read More
