Bruce Rich, Director of the Center for Housing and Community Studies of the University of North Carolina Greensboro, is a researcher, advocate, and policy coordinator with the Center. A lawyer by background and the recipient of the degree of Master of Public Affairs at UNCG with a concentration in Community and Economic Development, Mr. Rich conducts research for foundations, nonprofit organizations, and local governments in the fields of housing, health, transportation, digital inclusion, and access to justice. He has served as the principal investigator or investigator on over twenty community-engaged applied research projects with the Center. He is a program administrator and public speaker and writes on housing and community development policy. He has done research and field work with Triad Health Project and case management with the Greensboro Housing Coalition and has been a volunteer with Legal Aid NC and the Guilford County Detention Center in Greensboro.