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David C. Blount
HE/HIS/HIM
Research Associate
Former employee
Housing and Communities Division

David C. Blount is a research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institute. His work focuses on developing systemic solutions in housing and community development that create more livable, sustainable, and equitable communities.

Blount was previously a senior policy analyst at the Center for the Study of Social Policy. He is a former Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow with the Congressional Hunger Center. Blount holds a BA in sociology and international studies from Loyola University Chicago and an MSW from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Research and Evidence
Health Policy Housing and Communities Work, Education, and Labor
Expertise
Upward Mobility and Inequality Housing, Land Use, and Transportation Thriving Cities and Neighborhoods Higher Education Workforce Development Health Care Coverage, Access, and Affordability
Tags
Beyond high school: education and training Housing stability Health equity Race, gender, class, and ethnicity Neighborhood change