Understanding Homelessness Podcast
You are here for answers, and so are we. This podcast illuminates the underlying causes of homelessness, explains systems that perpetuate it, explores innovative solutions, and shares stories from those with lived experiences. Dr. Marisa Zapata, director of PSU’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, talks with experts, including those with lived experience, on how to better understand and address homelessness in Portland and beyond.
Podcasting since 2021 • 16 episodes
Understanding Homelessness Podcast
Latest Episodes
Seeking Research Justice
Dr. Andres Lopez, research director for the Coalition of Communities of Color (CCC), and Dr. Mira Mohsini, CCC’s senior researcher, talk about community based participatory action researc...
•
Episode 15
•
58:41
Episode 14: Villages as Alternative Shelter
Todd Ferry from Portland State University shares the results of his study on villages as alternative shelter and the how-to guide developed from the research. A key finding in the Village Resea...
•
Episode 14
•
56:48
Episode 13: Invisible Homelessness Counts
People living doubled up with friends or family due to economic hardship, sometimes called invisible homelessness, is not always clear to communities or even those experiencing it due to stigma and lack of resources. The Chicago Coalition for t...
•
Episode 13
•
52:59
Episode 12: Racial inequity in permanent supportive housing
Dr. Norweeta Milburn and Earl Edwards from UCLA share their recent study with co-authored with California Policy Lab colleagues Dean Obermark and Janey Roundtree:
•
Episode 12
•
45:21
Episode 11: Understanding student homelessness through comics
When Portland State University instructor Kacy McKinney got the idea to create a series of comics featuring PSU students with lived experiences of homelessness and housing insecurity, her goal was to change the narrative around homelessness. Th...
•
Episode 11
•
45:52