2023
Rental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data
Denary W, Fenelon A, Whittaker S, Esserman D, Lipska K, Keene D. Rental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107453. PMID: 36813247, PMCID: PMC10037672, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceNational quasi-experimental studyFood securityHousing affordability crisisComparable control groupDaily fruitMore cupsProject‐based assistanceEligible individualsVegetable consumptionCurrent unmetControl groupQuasi-experimental studyNational survey dataAffordability crisisHousing accessLong waitlistsAdverse health implicationsHealth implicationsFood insecurityWaitlistAverage wait timeWait timeHealth necessitySurvey data
2022
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
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. DOI: 10.1177/23780231221115283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing providersHousing safety netHousing provisionHousing securitySafety netUnmet housing needsPopulation health equityHousing accessHousing needsHousing crisisStructural racismVulnerable householdsNonwhite AmericansHealth equityInterviewsProvisionSecurityImplicationsNew HavenRacismExperienceProvidersHousingCrisisEquity
2021
The Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability
Schapiro R, Blankenship K, Rosenberg A, Keene D. The Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability. Housing Policy Debate 2021, 32: 456-472. PMID: 35685650, PMCID: PMC9173361, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1846067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistanceAffordable housing crisisDimensions of housingLow-quality housingLow-income householdsHousing accessHousing measuresHousing unaffordabilityAffordable housingHousing crisisHousing instabilityQuality housingHousing stabilityLack of autonomyIncome householdsHousingAutonomyAssistanceAffordabilityLow-income adultsNew HavenCrisisUnaffordabilityAccessHouseholds
2018
'Then I Found Housing and Everything Changed': Transitions to Rent-Assisted Housing and Diabetes Self-Management.
Keene DE, Henry M, Gormley C, Ndumele C. 'Then I Found Housing and Everything Changed': Transitions to Rent-Assisted Housing and Diabetes Self-Management. Cityscape : A Journal Of Policy Development And Research 2018, 20: 107-118. PMID: 31406556, PMCID: PMC6690624, DOI: 10.2307/26472170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistanceLow-income residentsQualitative interview dataExperience of transitionHousing accessAssisted housingResidential stabilityQualitative interviewsParticipants' housingInterview dataHousingInterviewsSocial supportPopulation healthDiabetes routinesTheory approachAssistanceFinancial stressDiabetes-related complicationsType 2 diabetesSelf-management behaviorsNew HavenAccessDiabetes Self-ManagementExperience