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Samantha Batko

Samantha Batko

Senior Research Associate

Quality research provides us with the best guidance for developing and implementing effective public policy and programming that improve people’s lives, housing, and communities.

Publications

Research Report
Housing and Housing Finance

Evaluation of Rising Up

January 19, 2021
Amanda Gold, Matthew Gerken, Abigail Williams, Samantha Batko
Research Report
Housing and Housing Finance

Unsheltered Homelessness: Trends, Characteristics, and Homeless Histories

December 3, 2020
Samantha Batko, Alyse D. Oneto, Aaron Shroyer
Research Report
Housing and Housing Finance

Alternatives to Arrests and Police Responses to Homelessness

October 30, 2020
Samantha Batko, Sarah Gillespie, Katrina Ballard, Mary K. Cunningham
Brief
Housing and Housing Finance

Testing the Emergency Rental Assistance Priority Index

October 1, 2020
Samantha Batko, Matthew Gerken, Abigail Williams, Solomon Greene
Brief
Housing and Housing Finance

Rapid Re-Housing in High Cost Markets

November 26, 2019
Samantha Batko, Sarah Gillespie, Amanda Gold
Brief
Housing and Housing Finance

Economic Empowerment for Families

November 26, 2019
Samantha Batko, Sarah Gillespie, Amanda Gold
Research Report
Adolescents and Youth

Chicago Teen Food Literacy Curriculum

September 5, 2019
Micaela Lipman, Megan Thompson, Samantha Batko, Olivia Arena
Research Report
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Chicago Teen Food Literacy Program Implementation Plan

September 5, 2019
Samantha Batko, Susan J. Popkin, Olivia Arena
Research Report
Children

How Housing Matters for Families

May 29, 2019
Mary K. Cunningham, Sarah Gillespie, Samantha Batko
Research Report
Housing and Housing Finance

Public Housing Work Requirements: Case Study on the Chicago Housing Authority

April 16, 2019
Diane K. Levy, Leiha Edmonds, Samantha Batko, Marcus Gaddy

Research Reports

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