USC Faulty (By School/Department & In Alphabetical Order)
This is an ever-growing list of USC researchers currently working on initiatives that affect issues surrounding homelessness. Select names to read bios or chose the various links to view selected publications and research on homelessness or related issues. Please check back regularly for updates.
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Matthew Kahn
Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences
Manuel Pastor
Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity
Director of PERE
Director of CSII
Selected Publications
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Hernan Galperin
Associate Professor of Communication, Assistant Dean for Excellence in Teaching
Current Research:
- Connected Communities and Inclusive GrowthConnected Communities and Inclusive Growth : Examines how inequalities in broadband infrastructure at the community level both shape and reflect differences in demographics and socioeconomic opportunities.
- Skid Row and Homeless Connectivity ProjectExamines Internet engagement among the homeless population in Los Angeles, and the role it plays in creating networks of support and facilitating access to resources that increase opportunities for transitioning out of homelessness.
Selected Publications:
Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Tory Cox
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Assistant Dean of Field Education
Director of Virtual Academic Center's Field Education Program
Seth Kurzban
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work
Eric Rice
Associate Professor of Social Work
Founding Co-Director of Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society
Suzanne Wenzel
Interim Dean of Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Richard and Ann Thor Professor in Urban Social Development
Selected Publications:
USC D+Health Lab
Karthik Murali
Director of D-Health Lab
Keck School of Medicine
Ricky Bluthenthal
Professor of Preventative Medicine
Associate Dean for Social Justice
Selected Publications:
John Briere
Professor of Psychiatry
Center Director of the USC Adolescent Trauma Training Center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Current Research / Initiatives:
Daniella Meeker
Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine
Director of Clinical Research Informatics
Suzanne Roberts
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Thomas William Valente
Professor of Preventative Medicine
Interim Chair of Preventative Medicine
Selected Publications:
Marshall School of Business
Jill Kickul
Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship and Research
Director, Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab
Current Research / Initiatives:
- The Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab (BSEL)Equips students, faculty and staff with the business skills and resources to develop market-based solutions to the wicked problems of the 21st century. Through education, community building, research and professional development, the Lab serves as the hub for social entrepreneurial efforts at the university.
Adlai Wertman
David C. Bohnett Professor of Social Entrepreneurship
Founding Director of Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab
Current Research / Initiatives:
- The Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab (BSEL)Equips students, faculty and staff with the business skills and resources to develop market-based solutions to the wicked problems of the 21st century. Through education, community building, research and professional development, the Lab serves as the hub for social entrepreneurial efforts at the university.
Rossier School of Education
Patricia Burch
Associate Professor of Education
Co-Director of CEPEG
Current Research / Initiatives:
Zoë Corwin
Associate Research Professor
Director of Digital Equity in Education
Ronald Hallett
Former Research Assistant for the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education
Selected Publications:
Margo Pensavalle
Professor of Clinical Education
William Tierney
University Professor and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education
Founding Director of Pullias Center for Higher Education
Current Research / Initiatives:
Selected Publications:
School of Pharmacy
Annie Wong-Beringer
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Sol Price School of Public Policy
Marlon Boarnet
Professor of Public Policy
Chair of the Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis Department
Selected Publications:
Selected Publications:
Richard Green
Professor of Public Policy
Director and Chair of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
Chair, Department of Real Estate Development
Selected Publications:
Dowell Myers
Professor of Policy, Planning, and Demography
Director of Population Dynamics Research Group
Selected Publications:
Gary Dean Painter
Director, Sol Price Center for Social Innovation
Director, Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Viterbi School of Engineering
Berok Khoshnevis
Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director of the Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies
Director of Manufacturing Engineering Graduate Program