Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative

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Aerial view of a highway onramp with another highway running underneath it
May 17th 2023

When People Who Are Houseless Have Nowhere to Go: Responding to Encampments on State Transportation Rights-Of-Way

Portland State University (PSU) has been awarded a new contract by the National...
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March 9th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for March 13, 2022

Jacen Greene, Assistant Director of the Homelessness Research & Action...
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March 9th 2023

Currently Accolades: People for March 13, 2023

Scott Burns, Geology faculty emeritus, gave the keynote talk to the Oregon...
Photo of PSR and Portland Fire handing out water bottles during a heat wave.
April 25th 2022

Alternative police response yields social services, no arrests in first year

Portland Street Response (PSR), the city’s new first-response unit,...
Todd Ferry and students
April 5th 2022

New PSU study examines effectiveness of tiny pod villages as alternative shelter for people experiencing homelessness

Researchers at Portland State University released one of the first studies...
Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
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February 10th 2022

Comics about homelessness educate and create community connection

When Portland State University instructor Kacy McKinney got the idea to create...
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December 21st 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for January 3, 2022

Diana Abu-Jaber, English faculty, wrote an article, “For Many Members...
Research Symposium
October 25th 2021

Research on homelessness, racial equity during COVID presented at PSU-OHSU symposium

Researchers, practitioners and elected officials gathered virtually for...
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October 12th 2021

Associate Professor Marisa Zapata to join national research council on homelessness

Associate Professor Dr. Marisa Zapata was appointed to the Research Council...
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October 5th 2021

New PSU report examines effectiveness of Portland Street Response

Portland Street Response (PSR), the city's new first-response unit, demonstrated...
Sen. Jeff Merkley
August 16th 2021

Sen. Jeff Merkley joins PSU to discuss homelessness

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley joined Portland State University’s Homelessness...