This study proposes a new strategy for measuring gentrification in neighborhoods. It uses a latent class analysis strategy to determine different types of gentrifying neighborhoods based on various characteristics. The study demonstrates that gentrification is not a “one size fits all” type of process, and it can look different across various neighborhoods. You can access…Continue Reading Lab publication on neighborhoods and gentrification
We’re all super proud of lab member Seth Williams who received his Ph.D. in 2022 from the Department of Criminology, Law & Society and will be taking a Post-doctoral Research Associate position in the Department of Sociology (and in the Center for Health and Biosciences) at Rice University. Seth will work under the direction of…Continue Reading Lab member Seth Williams to join Rice University
Congratulations to graduate student Xiaoshuang Iris Luo who successfully defended her dissertation prospectus titled, “Crime Changes and Spatial Patterns: Examination of Longitudinal Models of Crime across Multiple Cities in the U.S..”…Continue Reading Graduate Student Xiaoshuang Iris Luo Defends her Dissertation Prospectus
Congratulations to graduate student Navi Gill who successfully defended her dissertation prospectus titled, “Toward an Abolitionist Spatial Imaginary: Reframing Violence in an Antiblack World.”…Continue Reading Graduate Student Navi Gill Defends her Dissertation Prospectus
Congratulations to graduate student Ben Forthun who successfully defended his dissertation prospectus titled, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor? An Examination of Environmental Context, Resident Neighborhood Spatial Perceptions, and Implications for Aggregate Techniques.”…Continue Reading Graduate Student Ben Forthun Defends his Dissertation Prospectus