The Center’s Winter 2023 Newsletter celebrates the achievements of our student research associates, and discusses our latest research, as well as updates from our Faculty affiliates!
Winter 2023 Newsletter
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Nadia Mian
Will Payne, Lauren Nolan and Eric Seymour publish new article in Cityscape
The authors developed a primarily automated process to take the “city”-level dataset from the Picture of Subsidized Households (PSH), which corresponds to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Populated Place Areas, and reassemble it at the scale of a state’s municipalities.
RWV Public Service Fellows present their Mid-term Findings
The RWV Public Service Fellows met with community partner, Unity Square, to present their mid-term findings on how emergency service organizations are able to provide the unhoused population with basic needs such as showers, storage, and hygiene products. The Fellows...
Nadia Mian presents at Monarch Housing Associate’s Housing as a Human Right Conference
Nadia Mian along with Tracey Rogers and Dr. Marc Shi was part of a panel examining gentrification and displacement as part of Monarch Housing Associate's Housing as a Human Right conference on October 3, 2023. Photo credit: Tamara Fleming Photography
Eric Seymour part of the Federal Reserve Community Development Research Series
Eric Seymour was part of a seminar organized by the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and Minneapolis entitled "Keys to Opportunity in the Housing Market: How Financial Models Advance and Constrain Low-Income Communities." The seminar examined how both contracts for...
Rapid Cities Research
As part of the NJSOARH project, RWV Center staff, Kathe Newman, and faculty affiliate, Eric Seymour, have spent the semester conducting field research in several cities around the State.
ACSP 2023
RWV Staff and faculty affiliates presented at the annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference in Chicago from October 19-21, 2023.
Congratulations to Aretousa Bloom!
Congratulations to Aretousa Bloom for accepting a position as a LSE Fellow in Urban Geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Kathe Newman and Eric Seymour receive grant funding from Rutgers REACH Initiative
Kathe Newman and Eric Seymour are the recipients of grant funding from Rutgers REACH initiative and were featured in Rutgers Today. The Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) is a new presidential program that brings together community-based...
Nadia Mian publishes article on faith-based development in Planning Magazine
Nadia Mian with Richard Reinhard's article "Transforming Empty Churches into Affordable Housing" was published in the Summer 2023 print version of Planning Magazine and online in May 2023. The article looks examines how zoning reform, partnerships and creative...
Annual Report 2022-2023
The Voorhees Center Annual Report takes a retrospective look at our incredible research associates, affiliated faculty, research and more.
Congratulations to Elana Simon and Cecille de Laurentis
Congratulations to Elana Simon and Cecille de Laurentis on their acceptances to doctoral programs in California for Fall 2023. Elana Simon will be joining USC's urban planning PhD program and Cecille was accepted to UC Berkeley's City Planning PhD program.