Publications

1. Homelessness and housing

Montgomery, A.E., Byrne, T., Treglia, D., & Culhane, D.P. (in press). Characteristics and likelihood of ongoing homelessness among unsheltered Veterans.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.   

Byrne, T. , Montgomery, A.E., & Fargo, J.D. (2015). Unsheltered homelessness among Veterans: Correlates and Profiles. Community Mental Health Journal. Online version ahead of print.  

Byrne, T., Treglia, D., Culhane, D.P., Kuhn, J., & Kane, V. (2015). Predictors of homelessness among families and single adults following exit from homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing programs: Evidence for the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program. Housing Policy Debate. Online version ahead of print. 

Byrne, T., Fargo, J.D., Montgomery, A.E., Roberts, C.B., Culhane, D.P. & Kane, V. (2015). Screening for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration: Monitoring housing stability through repeat screening. Public Health Reports, 130(5): 702-710.   

Montgomery, A.E., Fargo, J.D. & Byrne, T. (2015). Impact of community investment in safety net services on rates of unsheltered homelessness among veterans. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 42(4):23-36.   

Byrne, T., & Culhane, D.P. (2015). Testing alternative definitions of chronic homelessness. Psychiatric Services, 66(3): 317-320. 

Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Thomasson, A.M., Roberts, C.B., & Byrne, T. (2015). Disparities in housing status among Veterans with medical, cognitive, mental and behavioral health conditions. Psychiatric Services, 66(3): 317-320.  

Byrne, T., Fargo, J., Montgomery, A.E., Munley, E. & Culhane, D.P. (2014).  The relationship between community investment in permanent supportive housing and chronic homelessness. Social Service Review, 88(2): 234-263.  

Fargo, J., Munley, E., Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., Culhane, D.P. (2013). Factors associated with geographic variation in rates of homelessness among families and single adults.  American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2): S340-S348. 

Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Stino, M., & Bainbridge, J. (2013). The aging of contemporary homelessness. Contexts, 12:66-68.  

Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., & Dichter, M. (2013). Homelessness among female veterans: A systematic review of the literature.  Women & Health, 53(6):572-596.  

Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Stino, M., & Bainbridge, J. (2013). The age structure of contemporary homelessness: Evidence and implications for public policy. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. Online version ahead of print publication. 

 Byrne, T. & Wong ,Y.I. (2013).  Homelessness outside the U.S. In  E.J. Mullen (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Social Work. New York: Oxford University Press. 

Byrne, T., Munley, E., Fargo, J., Montgomery, A.E, & Culhane, D.P. (2012). New perspectives on community level determinants of homelessness. Journal of Urban Affairs, 53(6):572-596. 

Byrne, T., Metraux, S., Culhane, D.P., Moreno, M. & Toros, H. (2012). Los Angeles County’s enterprise linkages project: An example of the use of integrated data systems in making data-driven policy and program decisions. California Journal of Politics and Policy. 4(2): 95-112. 

Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2012).  Limits and opportunities to cost analyses of homelessness. In S.J. Smith (Ed.), International encyclopedia of housing and home. Oxford, UK: Elsevier, Ltd., Vol. 1, p. 248-254.  

Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2011). The right to housing: An effective means for addressing homelessness?  University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Social Change. 14(3): 379-391. 

Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S. & Byrne, T. (2011). A prevention centered approach to homeless assistance: A paradigm shift? Housing Policy Debate, 21(2): 295-315. 

Culhane, D.P. & Byrne, T.  (2011). Homelessness and housing exclusion in Europe: Challenges and opportunities for research and policy. In E. O’Sullivan, V. Busch-Geertsema, D. Quilgars, & N. Pleace (Eds.), Homelessness research in Europe.  Brussels: FEANSTA. 

 Metraux, S., Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2010). Institutional discharges and subsequent shelter use among unaccompanied adults in New York City. Journal of Community Psychology 38(1): 28-38. 

 Culhane, D.P. & Byrne, T. (2010). Ending family homelessness in Massachusetts: A new approach for the Emergency Assistance (EA) program. A White Paper commissioned by the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Foundation.  Available at: http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1152&context=spp_papers 

 

2. Child care policy.

Ha, Y. & Miller, D.P. (2015). Child Care Subsidies and their Impacts on the Employment and Earnings of Low-Income Families. Children and Youth Services Review, 60. 139-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.11.003 

Ha, Y., Collins, M., & Martino, D. (2015). Child care burden and the risk of child maltreatment among low-income working families. Children and Youth Services Review, 59. 19-27. 

Ha, Y. & Ybarra, M. (2014). The role of parental immigration status in Latino families’ child care selection. Children and Youth Services Review, 47(3), 342-351. 

Ha, Y. & Ybarra, M. (2013). Are strong work-first welfare policies aligned with generous child care provisions? What states are doing and the implications for Social Work. Families in Society, 94(1), 5-13. 

Ha, Y., Magnuson, K., & Ybarra, M. (2012). The patterns of child care subsidy receipt and the stability of care. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(9), 1834-1844.  

Ha, Y. & Meyer, M. R. (2010). Child care subsidy patterns: Are exits related to economic setbacks or economic successes?. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(3), 346-355. 

Ha, Y. (2009). Stability of child care subsidy use and earnings of low-income working families. Social Service Review, 83(4), 495-525. 

 

3. Child welfare policy.

Byrne, T., Metraux, S., Kim, M., Culhane, D.P., Moreno, M., Toros, H. & Stevens, M. (2014).  Public assistance receipt among older adolescents exiting foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 44, 307-316. 

Metraux, S., Culhane, D.P., Byrne, T., Moreno, M. & Toros, H. (2011). Young adult outcomes of youth exiting dependent or delinquent care in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.  Available at: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/learning/young-adult-outcomes-of-youth-exiting-dependent-or-delinquent-care-in-los-angeles-county 

Shin, S.H., Miller, D.P., & Teicher, M. Exposure to childhood neglect and physical abuse and developmental trajectories of heavy episodic drinking from early adolescence into young adulthood. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 127(1-3), 31-38. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.005 

Shin, S.H. & Miller, D.P. (2012). A longitudinal examination of childhood maltreatment and adolescent obesity: Results from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) Study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 36(2), 84-94. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.08.007. 

Ha, Y., Collins, M., & Martino, D. (2015). Child care burden and the risk of child maltreatment among low-income working families. Children and Youth Services Review, 59. 19-27.

 

4. Veterans’ health.

Miller, D., Larson, M.J., DeVoe, E., & Byrne, T. (2015).  Food insecurity among veterans households: Findings from nationally representative data. Public Health Nutrition. Online version ahead of print.  

Montgomery, A.E. & Byrne, T. (2014). Services Utilization Among Recently Homeless Veterans: A Gender-Based Comparison.  Military Medicine, 179(3): 236-239.     

Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., Treglia, D. & Culhane, D.P. (2013). Health services use among veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs and mainstream homeless services. World Medical & Health Policy, 5(4): 347-361 

Montgomery, A.E., Fargo, J.D. Byrne, T., Kane, V., Culhane, D.P. (2013). Universal screening for homelessness and risk for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration.  American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2): S210-S211.   

Fargo, J., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Munley, E., Montgomery, A.E., Jones, H., Sheldon, G., & Culhane, D.P. (2012). Prevalence and risk of homelessness among U.S. veterans: A multisite investigation. Preventing Chronic Disease, 9:11_0112.  

 

5. Child and family nutritional well-being.

Miller, D.P. & Chang, J*. (2015). Parental nonstandard work schedules and child obesity: Does family structure matter?  Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(5), 1266-1281.  doi: 10.1111/jomf.12215. 

Pomeranz, J., & Miller, D.P.. Policies to Promote Healthy Portion Sizes for Children. Appetite, 88, 50-58. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.12.003 

Miller, D.P., Nepomnyaschy, L. Garasky, S., & Ibarra, G.L.  Family Structure and Child Food Insecurity. The American Journal of Public Health, 104(7), e70-e76. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302000.  

Nepomnyaschy, L. & Miller, D.P.,  Garasky, S., Nanda, N.  Nonresident Fathers and Child Food Insecurity: Evidence from Longitudinal Data. Social Service Review, 88(1), 92-133. doi: 10.1086/674970. 

Miller, D.P. Associations between the home and school environments and child body mass index. Social Science and Medicine, 72(5), 677-684.  doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.003. 

Miller, D.P.  Maternal work and child overweight and obesity: The importance of timing. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 32(2), 204-218. doi: 10.1007/s10834-010-9244-x.