Eva

Rosen

Eva Rosen is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on housing vouchers, eviction, and landlord practices. Her recently published book, The Voucher Promise: “Section 8” and the Fate of an American Neighborhood, is an examination of the largest U.S. housing subsidy program, housing vouchers. Delving into the connections between safe, affordable housing and social mobility, The Voucher Promise investigates the profound benefits and formidable obstacles involved in housing America’s poor. Her current research examines landlord behavior in the low-end rental market in four cities (Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, and Washington, DC).  She is the co-author of a recent study on eviction trends in Washington, DC. She earned a B.A. from Barnard College of Columbia University, a Masters in Sociology from Harvard University, and Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy, at Harvard University.