“In my current role, I am a data scientist focused on electronic health record pediatric research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. One thing that stuck with me during my time as a Kreisman Fellow was the depth of the relationship between housing and health, which is a relationship that we often explore at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP). We are currently working on a project investigating the relationship between neighborhood green spaces and asthma in Philadelphia.”
The Kreisman Graduate Fellows Program brings together a cohort of University of Chicago graduate students from across fields of study who are committed to pursuing careers in housing research or practice. Fellowship activities emphasize an inter-disciplinary and inter-sector approach to connect ideas and people in unexpected ways, and ultimately to promote a better understanding of housing opportunities and solutions. The program runs for one academic year working in collaboration with UChicago GRAD and the Office of Civic Engagement. During the academic year, Kreisman Graduate Fellows take part in a range of professional development activities, including intimate lunch-and-learn meetings, professional development sessions, and an independent internship or research project in the housing field, supported by a stipend.
Meet our current Kreisman Graduate Fellows.
Applications for the 2023-2024 Kreisman Graduate Fellows Program are now open.
Kreisman Fellows, 2019-2020
The Kreisman Fellows class of 2019-2020 at the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation
Atlanta Trip
Kreisman Fellows class of 2018-19 visit housing leaders in Atlanta
Fellows Social
Kreisman Fellows from the class of 2018-19: Jesús I. Ramírez Franco, Cosette Hampton, and Ross Tilchin
City Hall Visit
Kreisman Fellows class of 2022-23 visit City Hall Department of Housing Director for Policy, Research, and Legislative Affairs, Daniel Kay Hertz about the affordable housing
Fellows Social
Kreisman Fellows’ class of 2022-23 social in Chicago
Shriver Center Gala
Kreisman Fellows with Mansueto Institute staff and postdocs at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law Gala in November, 2019
Housing Panel
Kreisman Housing panel “Space, Equity, and Lessons Learned from the Housing Field” with Anni Beukes, postdoctoral fellow at the Mansueto Institute; Juan Carlos Lunares, executive director at LUCHA; Marisa Novara, Current Commissioner of Housing for City of Chicago; and Nicole Marwell, associate professor at the Crown Family School for Social Work, Policy, and Practice
Kreisman Symposium, 2022
Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Alderman Daniel La Spata, and Alderwoman Michele Smith at the Kreisman Symposium, “Beyond the. Single-Family Home: Zoning, Equity, and Access” in 2022