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Faculty Affiliates

Margaret Dewar

Professor Emerita of Urban Planning, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Margaret Dewar’s research is in the broad areas of economic development, housing and community development, urban environmental planning and urban land use. Her current projects address remaking cities following abandonment and strengthening deterior...

Faculty Affiliates

Robert Goodspeed

Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Planning

Robert Goodspeed is an associate professor of urban planning. He teaches in the areas of geographic information systems (GIS), collaborative planning, and scenario planning theory and methods. His research investigates how new information technologie...

Faculty Affiliates

Roshanak Mehdipanah

Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity; Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

Roshanak Mehdipanah specializes in innovative research methods, including realist evaluations and concept mapping to develop conceptual frameworks linking complex interventions to health. She has published in the areas of urban renewal, housing and p...

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Trina Shanks

Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement; Harol R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work; and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Trina Shanks' research interests include the impact of poverty and wealth on child well-being; asset-building policy and practice across the life cycle; and community and economic development. She has been a research investigator for the Saving for E...

Feature

What’s in a form? Students reflect on Eviction Policy & Design Workshop

Apr 10, 2025

To brainstorm ways of tackling the significant challenges Michigan residents face during the eviction process, a group of students, faculty, and legal professionals convened for a workshop dedicated to simplifying Michigan’s eviction court forms.

Students presenting their workshop result

News Release

Research shows far-reaching costs of eviction filings to tenants – regardless of the outcome in court

Jul 16, 2024

A new study from the University of Michigan documents the far-reaching costs of eviction filings for Pennsylvania tenants who had eviction cases filed against them but experienced a “best-case scenario” in court, meaning they had legal representation...

News Release

Detroit eviction filings on track to return to pre-pandemic level as COVID-19 protections expire

Nov 14, 2022

University of Michigan researchers analyzed data from nearly 68,000 eviction case records filed in Detroit's 36th District Court between January 2019 and June 2022 to note trends in eviction filings during the pandemic and make projections for the re...

Journal Publications

Children's Intimate Partner Violence Exposure and Mothers' Eviction Stress

December 29, 2025

Kathryn Showalter, Katherine Marcal, Lijian Zhao, Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack, Yanghyun Park, Yinqi Chen

Child & Family Social WorkIntimate partner violence has profound impacts on the housing insecurity of mothers and children. Abusers may control household finances, cause property damage or nuisance complaints, or create financial dependence that prev...

Working Papers & Reports

Record Costs: Collateral Consequences of Eviction Court Filings in Pennsylvania

July 15, 2024

Alexa (Lex) Eisenberg, Kate Brantley

Working Papers & Reports

The Crisis is not Temporary: Evictions After Emergency Rental Assistance in Detroit

June 5, 2023

Alexa (Lex) Eisenberg, Kate Brantley

Eviction rate, selected Michigan courts (January 2019–April 2021). Line chart showing monthly eviction rates in selected Michigan courts from January 2019 through April 2021.

Funded faculty research

Helping a House Remain a Home

January 2017 - December 2017

Roshanak Mehdipanah, Alexa (Lex) Eisenberg

While approximately 12,000 Detroit homeowners living in poverty qualify for the Poverty Tax Exemption, the policy remains underutilized by residents in need. This project evaluated the effectiveness of the policy and studied potential factors that may hinder or facilitate its access.

Funded faculty research

Michigan Evictions: Assessing Data Sources and Exploring Determinants

January 2019 - December 2019

Margaret Dewar, Robert Goodspeed

Researchers collected statewide case filing data and data from a random sample of eviction case records in Washtenaw and Lenawee counties to understand the prevalence, patterns, and causes of evictions in Michigan.