Publications
The briefs and reports below provide a sample of recent research by Lewis Center faculty, affiliated scholars, staff, and students, produced internally or by our partner centers and other universities. Learn more about support for students and the Graduate Student Fellows program to fund students conducting capstone research.
Note: Briefs and reports are often adapted from or into published books and articles in academic journals, which are not listed here.
Title | Author(s) | Year |
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Student WorkHopSkipDrive to the Rescue: How a Ride-Hailing Company Provides Crucial Transportation to School for Vulnerable Student PopulationsThe researcher analyzed HopSkipDrive’s trip data for morning trips to high school in Los Angeles County for the 2018–19 academic year to compare HopSkipDrive trips to the average Californians'. |
Samuel Speroni | 2020 |
Student WorkBarriers to Engagement: Client Perspectives from a Community-Based Organization BriefThe goal of this research is to understand, from the perspective of clients and case managers, the barriers that prevent consumers from accessing mental health care and engaging in the treatment process. |
Sarah Katz | 2020 |
Student WorkAssessing the Untapped Housing Capacity in Los Angeles County’s Existing Residential Neighborhoods BriefThis research aimed to analyze the perceptions of Los Angeles County homeowners in order to gain insight on homeowners’ likelihood of, barriers to, and facilitators in adopting ADUs on their property. |
Yamillet Brizuela | 2020 |
Student WorkWhose Budget is it Anyway? Demystifying the City of Los Angeles Transportation Budgeting ProcessThe purpose of this research is to investigate the current process through which the City of Los Angeles develops and approves its annual budget, with a particular emphasis on the role of transportation funding within this process. |
Katherine Stiegemeyer | 2020 |
Student WorkSchool Transportation Equity for Vulnerable Student Populations through Ridehailing: An Analysis of HopSkipDrive and Other Trips to School in Los Angeles CountyThis report details several findings along three general analyses: first, contextualizing HopSkipDrive trips with broader California trends; second, analyzing sociodemographic traits of neighborhoods where HopSkipDrive trips begin; and third, comparing HopSkipDrive trips to public transit. |
Samuel Speroni | 2020 |
Student WorkMeeting Travel Needs: Becoming Reacquainted with a Community’s Unmet Travel NeedsThe goal of this research is to identify the best practices to collect data on the unmet travel needs of a neighborhood, particularly for disadvantaged populations. |
Annaleigh Yahata Ekman | 2020 |
BriefAffordable Housing Primer SummaryThis summary brief is a preview of a full-length version that includes details about who builds each affordable housing category, who pays, how rents are set and can change over time, and many other policy considerations. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |
ReportAffordable Housing PrimerThis primer will help policymakers, public officials, advocates, and other stakeholders better understand the many different types of affordable housing, what they accomplish, how they’re regulated, and who they serve. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |
BriefLA’s COVID-19 Response Should Prioritize Long-Term Rent-Stabilized Tenants for Housing AssistanceThe COVID-19 pandemic has thrown hundreds of thousands of Angeleno households into financial turmoil. In this brief, Phillips argues that Los Angeles should prioritize support for long-term residents of rent-stabilized housing. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |
BriefPublic Transit Safety Among University Students BriefThis study surveyed university students who use public transit. The survey responses reveal how different subgroups of transit riders are affected by sexual harassment differently. |
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Madeline Brozen, Miriam Pinski, Hao Ding, Fariba Siddiq | 2020 |