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The NYU Furman Center Team

Our team of faculty and staff have wide-ranging expertise in economics, public policy, and land use that work to advance housing and urban policy.

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Nora Carrier

City Engagement and Research Associate, Housing Solutions Lab

Eliza Cash

Graduate Student Researcher – Policy and Communications

Sewin Chan

Associate Professor of Public Policy, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Kelly Doran

Associate Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Kacie Dragan

Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Brian Elbel

Professor of Population Health and Health Policy, NYU School of Medicine

Jacob Faber

Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Service, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Max Gordy

Graduate Student Researcher – Policy and Communications

Louise Harpman

Professor of Architecture, Urban Design, and Sustainability, NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Daniel Hartley

Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Andrew Hayashi

Nancy L. Buc ’69 Research Professor of Democracy and Equity, University of Virginia School of Law

Keren Horn

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston

John Infranca

Professor of Law and Director of Faculty Scholarship & Research, Suffolk University

Noah Kazis

Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School

Nicholas Kelly

Director of Innovation, Research, and Economic Opportunity, Boston Housing Authority

Ava Klein

Graduate Student Researcher – Policy and Communications

Michael Lens

Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, University of California Los Angeles

Sharon Li

Graduate Student Researcher – Policy and Communications

Hsi-Ling Liao

Research Associate, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

Jeffrey Lin

Vice President and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Rachel Meltzer

Plimpton Associate Professor of Planning and Urban Economics, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Aaron Miller

Graduate Student Researcher – Policy and Communications

Carolina Reid

Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of California Berkeley

Vincent Reina

Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania

Amy Ellen Schwartz

Professor of Public Policy, University of Delaware Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration

Justin Steil

Associate Professor of Law and Urban Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Betty Wang

Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Hong Kong Business School

Wei You

Assistant Professor, Peking University Institute of New Structural Economics

Our Board of Advisors

Our distinguished members of the NYU Furman Center Advisory Board include leaders in affordable housing development, law, and community-based organizations. 

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Learn about opportunities to join our team at the NYU Furman Center and Housing Solutions Lab. 

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