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Jenna Birkmeyer, MPH
Jenna Birkmeyer, MPH is a statistician at BHHI. In her role, she manages data and conducts statistical analyses as part of the Quantitative Data Team. She has been involved in a variety of projects since joining BHHI in May 2020, primarily focusing on the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH) and homeless mortality in San Francisco. Jenna previously served as an epidemiologist for the state of Ohio. She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Public Health with MPH and BS degrees in Environmental Health Sciences, as well as a minor in Spanish linguistics.
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Lack of Affordable Housing Is Driving Older Californians Into Homelessness
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June 20, 2023
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Largest Homelessness Study in Decades Unveils Insights on America’s Homeless Crisis
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July 25, 2023
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Margot Kushel Explains Homelessness in California
California Sun •
July 20, 2023
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Margot Kushel, MD
Margot Kushel, MD, is Professor of Medicine at UCSF, Division Chief of the Center for Vulnerable Populations, and Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). Her research focuses on reducing the burden of homelessness on health through examining efforts to prevent and end homelessness and mitigating its effects on health care outcomes. Margot is a primary care physician at ZSFG’s Richard H. Fine People's Clinic. A leading homelessness researcher, her research has been funded by the NIH, government, and foundations. Margot is quoted frequently in the press. She provides
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Michael Duke, PhD
Michael Duke is a medical anthropologist whose ethnographic and mixed method work focuses primarily on theimpact of contemporary and historical trauma on the physical and mental health of Latinx and Pacific Islander immigrant communities, particularly regarding drug and alcohol use, anxiety and depression, stress, and housing precarity.After receiving his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, he was a researcher at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford, CT, where he directed several studies on HIV risk among heroin injectors, and was the PI for a series of NIH-funded binational studies focusing on drinking, masculinity, and HIV risk among US-based
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New Study Says High Housing Costs, Low Income Push Californians Into Homelessness
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June 20, 2023
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New Study says High Housing Costs, Low Income Push Californians into Homelessness
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June 20, 2023
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New Study Says High Housing Costs, Low Incomes are Pushing Californians into Homelessness
KTLA •
June 22, 2023
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People Who Have Experienced Homelessness Sought Out as Trusted Health Care Advisers
California Health Care Foundation Blog •
January 11, 2024
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The Biggest Survey of Homeless Californians in Decades Shows Why so Many are on the Streets
Cal Matters •
June 20, 2023
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The Root Cause of the Homelessness Crisis
The Atlantic •
July 18, 2023
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The Toxic Problem of Poverty and Housing Costs: Lessons from New Landmark Research About Homelessness
Joint Center for Housing Studies •
March 21, 2024
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These Researchers Lived Through Homelessness. Now They’ve Analyzed it
48hills •
June 30, 2023
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This Is One Way Californians End Up ‘Incredibly Vulnerable’ to Homelessness, New Study Reveals
San Francisco Chronicle •
January 17, 2024
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Tiana Moore, PhD, MS, MA
Tiana Moore, PhD, MS, MA, is a co-author of the report. In this role, Dr. Moore focuses on translating academic research into evidence-based policy guidance. She has deep expertise in policies related to housing and homelessness. Prior to joining BHHI, Dr. Moore conducted research on the influence of housing and housing policy on the well-being of unstably housed children and families. Additionally, she worked in higher education leading a broad portfolio of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Dr. Moore earned her PhD in Developmental Psychology and MS in Applied Statistics from Columbia University. She is also a graduate of Stanford
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Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
June 20, 2023
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UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings on Black Californians’ Experiences of Homelessness
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative •
February 21, 2024
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UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings on Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative •
January 16, 2024
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UCSF Releases Report on Black Californians’ Experiences of Homelessness
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February 21, 2024
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