2020 Fellows
Our 2021 Gramlich fellows are joined by our President & CEO Marietta Rodriguez, our Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Legislative Affairs Kirsten Johnson-Obey, Deputy Director David Luberoff from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies as well as the Gramlich fellows' mentors.
Margaret Holtom's research highlights the role of resident leadership in housing and community development and considers how planning scholars have long asserted the necessity for community members to take more active roles in planning, housing and community development processes.
2019 Fellows
Hannah Hoyt's report draws on interviews with individuals who work in multifamily housing policy, development, architecture and construction. Experts shared strategies and cautionary tales on addressing housing costs.
2018 Fellows
Aneliese Palmer's research interviewed leaders of 10 notable Community Land Trusts in order to understand their strategies and uncover when and how existing Community Land Trusts have been able to grow.
Susanna Pho identified how community-based organizations are uniquely positioned to carry out longer-term disaster recovery and preparedness efforts. She also identifies the challenges that four organizations faced in their continued engagement in disaster-related work.
2017 Fellows
Caroline Lauer sought to explore the disaster preparedness efforts of rural communities.
Matt Schreiber's research focuses on one- to four-unit properties in areas at risk of future gentrification and explores how mission-driven organizations can get ahead of gentrification and proactively preserve vulnerable unsubsidized affordable housing for low-income residents.
Application information
Interested applicants should visit the JCHS website.
Omar Carillo, candidate at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, researched pay for success initiatives and offers an explanation of the design, structure and process of such outcomes-based projects.
Alina Schnake-Mahl, candidate at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, researched community development organizations working in low-income communities that face the greatest barriers to good health with Sarah Norman, NeighborWorks America's Director of Healthy Homes and Communities.
Nathalie Janson, candidate in Master in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, researched comprehensive community development, including its impact, challenges and opportunities for support.
Sam LaTronica, candidate in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, presented innovative case studies in affordable single-family home construction, including goals, positive outcomes, and lessons learned.
Matthew Furman developed a national profile of pre-1976 manufactured housing inventory and occupancy, with profiles of differing approaches to support upgrading inadequate homes. Matthew is a candidate in Master in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Robert Wellburn researched promoting and developing senior housing related to the opportunities and challenges for coordination of housing with health services under the Affordable Care Act. Robert is a candidate in Master in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Tom Skieweraski researched community development and youth engagement. Tom is a candidate in Master in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Daniel Wu researched new models for community-development financial institutions (not yet published). Wu is a Ph.D. candidate in public policy and sociology, Harvard Kennedy School; MS in computational science and engineering, Harvard School of Engineering and Sciences.
Matthew Singh reseached the opportunity and potential for integrating early childhood education services into affordable housing developments (see below). Matthew obtained a Master in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2013.
Xueyi Yang investigated the extent to which "green" affordable housing developments may fail to realize their potential, the principal reasons for this shortfall and approaches that can be used to overcome these impediments (not yet published). Yang earned a Master in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Jeffrey Morgan, Master in Urban Design, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2012
Stephanie Brown, Master in Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2012
Eduardo Berlin, Master in Urban Design candidate, Sustainable Design Candidate 2011, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Abigail Pound, Master in Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2011
Ivan Levi, Master in Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2010
Adam Wodka, Master in Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2010
Daniel Fleischman, Master in Urban Planning candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Rose Lindsay Finkenstaedt, Master in Urban Planning candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2009
Cassi L. Pittman, Ph.D. candidate, social policy, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Jesse Mintz-Roth, Master in Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2008
Emily Felt, Master in Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2006
Ranu Madan, Master in Urban Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2006
Liza Khan, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2006
Carolyn Leung, Ph.D. candidate, Graduate School of Education
Amy Chung, Master in Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government and MBA candidate, Northwestern University, 2006
Marc Paul Diaz, Master in Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government and MBA, Harvard Business School, 2006
Catherine Fernandez, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2004
Mark Wiranowski, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2004
Connie Chung, Master in Urban Planning, Harvard Design School, 2003
Alastair Smith, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2003
Ellen Stiefvater, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2002
Kathryn Lawler, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2002
Madeleine Pill, Master in Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2001
Sarah Karlinsky, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2001
Katherine Collignon, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2000
Deborah Goldstein, JD, Harvard Law School, 2001
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