2025
Federal Priorities to Address Homelessness as a Community Health Problem
Tsai J. Federal Priorities to Address Homelessness as a Community Health Problem. Family & Community Health 2025, 48: 57-69. DOI: 10.1097/fch.0000000000000419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing instabilityCommunity health problemsGender minority individualsFederal agenciesFederal prioritiesInter-agency collaborationUS federal agenciesHousing assistanceNative American communitiesMinority individualsHomelessnessInter-agencyAmerican communityHealth problemsGovernment supportUnsheltered individualsHousingAgenciesUnited StatesNational recognitionCommunityLearning agendaCOVID-19 pandemicAgendaGovernment
2023
Changes in criminal justice involvement among renters in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties
Witte L, Tsai J, Cuccaro P, Link A, Cox V, Schick V. Changes in criminal justice involvement among renters in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties. Housing Studies 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-22. DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2023.2266383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCriminal justice involvementLow-Income Housing Tax CreditJustice involvementExperience of homelessnessExtensive criminal historiesLIHTC housingHousing residentsFederal governmentCriminal historyLow-income individualsHousingTax creditsUnited StatesConvictionMain waysResidentsNegative binomial regressionGovernmentHomelessnessRentersCommunityBinomial regressionExperienceInvolvementCredit
2021
Is there more public support for US Veterans who experience homelessness and posttraumatic stress disorder than other US adults?
Tsai J, Shen J, Southwick S, Pietrzak R. Is there more public support for US Veterans who experience homelessness and posttraumatic stress disorder than other US adults? Military Psychology 2021, 33: 15-22. PMID: 38536358, PMCID: PMC10013517, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2020.1842036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMore federal fundingPolitical identificationRepublican PartyPublic supportHomelessnessNational online surveyFederal fundingPrivate programsGreater supportPublic knowledgeBackground characteristicsAttitudesOnline surveyGreater safety concernsPositive attitudesGovernmentPartiesPolicySupportFundingProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderParticipantsVeteransKnowledge
2018
Public exposure and attitudes about homelessness
Tsai J, Lee CYS, Shen J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Public exposure and attitudes about homelessness. Journal Of Community Psychology 2018, 47: 76-92. PMID: 30506933, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCauses of homelessnessHomeless individualsPolitical affiliationFederal governmentDivergent perspectivesHomelessnessMost AmericansU.S. statesMore fundsPolicyIncome levelLow incomeNational sampleAttitudesPublic exposureMost participantsDemocratsDifferent U.S. statesGovernmentU.S. adultsAmazon Mechanical Turk