Selected Writings
Do Criminalization Policies Impact Local Homelessness?
Working Paper
Closing Time: Managing Internal Processes, Stakeholder Expectations, and Social Equity Concerns in the Hastened Removal of Homeless Encampments in Dallas, TX
Public Administration & Nonprofit Management in Action (Forthcoming)
Administrative Evil in Action? Unmasking the Harms of the Administration of Homeless Criminalization Laws
PA Times Online, February 2024
Changing the Narrative Around Homelessness in Dallas
April 2021
Media Appearances
How the Right Made Homelessness a Crime
Rolling Stone,
August 2024
UTA Professor Works to Better Serve the Homeless
UTA,
June 2024
Homeless Advocacy Groups Meet Ahead of Johnson v. Grants Pass Supreme Court hearing
KCRG,
June 2024
Supreme Court criminalizes homelessness allowing laws that arrest people who sleep in public areas
The Independent UK,
June 2024
Fort Worth Mobile Home Nightmares Eclipse the Dream of Homeownership for Some
Forth Worth Report,
May 2024
Arlington’s goal for apartments: Housing for Everyone
Fort Worth Report,
March 2024
Arlington launches campaign to curb panhandling at major intersections. More plans are in the works
Fort Worth Report, KERA News March 2023
Arlington is considering filling in ‘missing middle housing.’ Experts explain what that means
KERA News,
April 2022
Recent Presentations
The Roles of Policy Narratives in Shaping Politico-Administrative Responses to Homelessness and How We Can Move Towards Socially Equitable Homeless Governance, Social Equity Leadership Conference, Stamford, CT, June 2024
Consumer preferences and lived experiences of homeless individuals in the city of Dallas, TX, Austin Street Shelter, Dallas, TX, May 2024.
Embracing the Stranger and Welcoming the Neighbor, Guest lecture at Brigham Young University, virtual, March 2024.
Do Criminalization Policies Impact Local Homelessness? Exploring the Limits and Concerns of Socially Constructed Deviancy, National Homelessness Law Center, virtual, February 2024.
Consumer Experiences, Preferences, and Service Assessments amongst Homeless Individuals in Dallas, Jesuit College Preparatory High School, Dallas, TX. January 2024.
Finding Policy Solutions for Micro-Level Homelessness. Invited speaker, Congregation B’nai Shalom synagogue, Walnut Creek, CA. December 2023.
Nobodies: The Role of the Administrative State in Perpetuating Urban Homelessness. Invited speaker, Center for Theory at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX. April 2023.
Homelessness Scholarship in the MPA Classroom. Invited panel, Richard Cole Symposium. Arlington, TX. April 2022.
What We’re Getting Wrong About Homelessness. Invited speaker, South-by-Southwest (SXSW). Austin, TX. March 2022.
What We’re Getting Wrong About Homelessness: Tackling Structural Issues, Invited speaker, Engaging Local Government Leaders, online webinar. February 2022.
Homelessness and Developmental Politics. Invited speaker, Touro College- Lander College for Women. New York, NY. October 2021.
Presentation slides and details available upon request
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