2015
“We Need to Have a Meeting”: Public Housing Demolition and Collective Agency in Atlanta, Georgia
Keene DE. “We Need to Have a Meeting”: Public Housing Demolition and Collective Agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Housing Policy Debate 2015, 26: 210-230. PMID: 29321697, PMCID: PMC5758049, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2015.1043837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic housing residentsTenant activismCivic engagementHousing residentsCollective agencyPublic housing demolitionPublic housing communitiesPublic housingHousing demolitionWidespread demolitionHousing communitiesLarge-scale relocationRelocated residentsCollective actionResidential instabilityImpact of demolitionDepth interviewsHousing qualityActivismCollective consequencesFrequent experiencesEngagementDemolitionCommunityAgencies
2013
“Everyone called me grandma”: Public housing demolition and relocation among older adults in Atlanta
Keene DE, Ruel E. “Everyone called me grandma”: Public housing demolition and relocation among older adults in Atlanta. Cities 2013, 35: 359-364. PMID: 24187415, PMCID: PMC3811152, DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2012.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic housingFormer public housing residentsPublic housing demolitionPublic housing residentsPublic housing projectsExperience of relocationPoverty deconcentrationPolitical dissatisfactionHousing demolitionHousing residentsRelocation narrativesHousing projectsProfound isolationNew homeHousingCommunityDemolitionRelocationSignificant bodySpecific concernsDeconcentrationExperienceKinshipPsychosocial benefitsSupport
2011
Community-Based Support among African American Public Housing Residents
Keene DE, Geronimus AT. Community-Based Support among African American Public Housing Residents. Journal Of Urban Health 2011, 88: 41-53. PMID: 21279452, PMCID: PMC3042090, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9511-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic housing residentsRent assistanceHousing residentsAfrican American public housing residentsPublic housing communitiesPublic housing projectsSocial supportCommunity-based social supportCommunity-based supportSurvey of IncomeHousing policyForm of vouchersHousing assistancePublic housingHousing communitiesHousing projectsSocial resourcesFood insecurityRecent shiftSchool expulsionHouseholdsProgram participationResidentsAssistanceWellbeing