Research Opportunity: Tackling Residential Instability in Oakland
This research opportunity is part of the Urban Studies Research Program. Students who participate will work with their faculty mentor, and will also share their findings at a research symposium with students and faculty working on other projects. To learn more about the Urban Studies Research Program, see our website.
Project Title: Tackling Residential Instability in Oakland
Faculty Member: Jackelyn Hwang
Abstract: This project examines how gentrification and declining housing affordability affect residential instability in Oakland. The RA will join a team of researchers collecting and analyzing application, interview, and survey data from low-income renters and large-scale mobility data to better understand residential instability and assess the impacts of a homelessness prevention program in partnership with the City of Oakland's Department of Housing and Community Development. The RA will assist in these efforts and contribute to communicating findings to policymakers and stakeholders. In-person preferred.
- The RA will assist with the following activities: (1) conducting surveys and interviews;
- (2) cleaning and analyzing application, survey, and interview data;
- and (3) developing policy reports and academic publications.
- RAs will be trained in how to conduct and analyze surveys and interviews and will gain experience with program evaluation, developing policy recommendations, and translating insights for public and academic audiences.
Qualifications:
Strong communication skills required; Experience with qualitative coding and R are pluses.
Enrollment & Academic Standing
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Students must be current undergraduates in good standing at Stanford.
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Students must be enrolled in units while using VPUE grant funding, except during the Summer.
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Students may not receive both academic units and a stipend for any single project activity.
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Co-terms who have not conferred their undergraduate degree and who are still paying undergraduate (not graduate) tuition are eligible for VPUE funding.
- Coterm students should read this Registrar webpage for details on when you are switched to graduate tuition.
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Students may not be serving a suspension.
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Students may not be on a Leave of Absence (LOA) while using grant funding.
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VPUE does not use a GPA requirement for student eligibility, nor does VPUE encourage the use of GPA as a criterion for inclusion in a research opportunity.
Quarters Available:
- Summer, part-time
Stipend:
Part-time projects: $1500 per quarter; 10 hours / week. Read more about stipends.
