Penelope Schlesinger, MPH
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“You Have a Place to Rest Your Head in Peace”: Use of Hotels for Adults Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Keene D. “You Have a Place to Rest Your Head in Peace”: Use of Hotels for Adults Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Housing Policy Debate 2022, 32: 837-852. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2022.2113816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFilling the Gaps in an Inadequate Housing Safety Net: The Experiences of Informal Housing Providers and Implications for Their Housing Security, Health, and Well-Being
Keene D, Schlesinger P, Carter S, Kapetanovic A, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K. Filling the Gaps in an Inadequate Housing Safety Net: The Experiences of Informal Housing Providers and Implications for Their Housing Security, Health, and Well-Being. Socius Sociological Research For A Dynamic World 2022, 8: 23780231221115283. PMID: 39803592, PMCID: PMC11720359, DOI: 10.1177/23780231221115283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 and Hidden Housing Vulnerabilities: Implications for Health Equity, New Haven, Connecticut
Rosenberg A, Keene DE, Schlesinger P, Groves AK, Blankenship KM. COVID-19 and Hidden Housing Vulnerabilities: Implications for Health Equity, New Haven, Connecticut. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 24: 2007-2008. PMID: 32449116, PMCID: PMC7245628, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02921-2.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2026
“This is an exposure of all the things that were previously wrong”: Renters’ experiences with Emergency Rental Assistance
Lewis P, Rost K, Schlesinger P, Keene D. “This is an exposure of all the things that were previously wrong”: Renters’ experiences with Emergency Rental Assistance. Journal Of Urban Affairs 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-18. DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2026.2709431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistance impacts on diabetes: Insights from a longitudinal mixed-methods analysis
Denary W, Esserman D, Schlesinger P, Lipska K, Fenelon A, Keene D. Rental assistance impacts on diabetes: Insights from a longitudinal mixed-methods analysis. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2026, 10: 100817. PMID: 42529189, PMCID: PMC13416935, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2026.100817.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“It’s a Process—But It Shouldn’t Take This Long”: The Psychological Burden of Waiting for Rental Assistance
Tran C, Schlesinger P, Blankenship K, Keene D. “It’s a Process—But It Shouldn’t Take This Long”: The Psychological Burden of Waiting for Rental Assistance. Housing Policy Debate 2026, 36: 255-275. PMID: 41953724, PMCID: PMC13055975, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2026.2622683.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Do Rental Assistance Programs Relieve Overcrowding for Children?
Zhu F, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Keene D. Do Rental Assistance Programs Relieve Overcrowding for Children? Journal Of Urban Health 2025, 102: 511-519. PMID: 40372662, PMCID: PMC12279653, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-025-00979-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWork or Wellness? Examining the Challenges of Low-Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes
Schlesinger P, Asante, Lipska K, Keene D. Work or Wellness? Examining the Challenges of Low-Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2025, 36: 493-507. PMID: 40351201, PMCID: PMC13231440, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2025.a959110.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S
Gonzalez-Lopez C, Fenelon A, Lipska K, Denary W, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene D. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 1625-1631. PMID: 38351417, PMCID: PMC11255160, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08673-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
“Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K, Keene D. “Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 438-447. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2237242.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- March 25, 2025Source: CT Mirror
Uncertainty Harms Public Health
- March 11, 2025
5 Years with COVID-19
- June 17, 2024Source: Street Light
A proposed HUD rule could make it easier for people with criminal backgrounds to get housing assistance, but it wouldn’t apply to housing choice vouchers
- September 15, 2022
YSPH study: Hotel housing improves well-being of individuals experiencing homelessness
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