Homelessness & Housing Instability Research Collaborative (HRC)
Mission
The Homelessness & Housing Instability Research Collaborative (HRC) in UCF's School of Public Administration is a research collaborative that leverages community partnerships, data, and human capital to create policy solutions and public management strategies to address homelessness issues in Florida. We provide a centralized data warehouse for UCF scholars and community partners, build related service-learning opportunities into relevant classes, and provide mentorship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
People
Faculty Members
Dr. Andrew Sullivan is an assistant professor at the School of Public Administration with a research focus on homelessness issues. He has published extensively on homeless service provision and established a partnership with the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida.
Dr. Xi Huang is an assistant professor at the School of Public Administration. Her research interests are urban policy, vulnerability populations, and Immigration policy. She has published widely on urban policy and development and has established a line of research on housing instability.
Student Members
Research Projects
Homeless shelter locations
Impacts of homeless shelter openings and/or closings on nearby communities
Collaboration dynamics within homeless service provision
Service impacts and homeless individuals
Resources
Database of Literature on Homelessness in Public Administration journals/by PA scholars
Selected Publications
Kim, S., Kwak, H., Nwakpuda, E., Sullivan, A., & Fenley, V. (forthcoming). Social Equity for Wicked Problems: Achieving Racial Equity in Homeless Service Provision. Public Management Review. doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2023.2246969
Kim. S., & Sullivan, A. (2023). Connecting the Composition of Collaborative Governance Structure to Community-Level Performance in Homeless Services. Public Administration Review, 83(4), 734-749. doi.org/10.1111/puar.13632
Darolia, R., & Sullivan, A. (2023). The Dynamics and Measurement of High School Homelessness and Achievement Disparities. Educational Researcher, 25(22), 262-285. doi.org/10.3102/0013189X231175142
Kim. S., Sullivan, A., & Lee, D. (2023). Applying Organizational Density to Local Public Service Performance: Separating Homeless Service Outcomes from Outputs. Public Management Review, 25(2), 262-285. doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2021.1972682
Sullivan, A., & Park, C. (2023). Do Federal Grants for Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment Reduce Homelessness? The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 703(1), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027162231156291
Sullivan, A. (2022). What does it mean to be Homeless? How Definitions Affect Policy. Urban Affairs Review, 59(3), 728-758. https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874221095185
Kim. S., Sullivan, A., & Lee, D. (2022). Does Local Community Effort Relate to Neighbors’ Homelessness? Cities, 127, 103729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103729
Sullivan, A., & Yokokura, K. (2022). Exploring Unsheltered Homelessness, Migration, and Shelter Access in Kentucky. Cityscape, 24(1).
King, C. and Huang, X. (2022). Neighborhood Violence and Housing Instability: An Exploratory Study of Low-Income Women. Housing Studies. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2022.2074970
King, C., Huang, X., and Dewan, N. A. (2022). Continuity and Change in Neighborhood Disadvantage and Adolescent Depression and Anxiety. Health & Place, 73, 102724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102724
Kim. S., & Sullivan, A. (2021). Complementary Policies for Complex Problems: Does the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Complement Homeless Services? Urban Studies, 58(5), 903-921. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098020941688
Huang, X., King, C., and McAtee, J. (2018). Exposure to Violence, Neighborhood Context, and Health-Related Outcomes in Low-income Urban Mothers. Health & Place, 54, 138-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.09.008
Huang, X. and King, C. (2018). Food Insecurity Transitions and Housing Hardships: Are Immigrant Families More Vulnerable? Journal of Urban Affairs, 40(8), 1146-1160. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2018.1468222