Noémie Sportiche
Harvard University
Noémie Sportiche is a PhD candidate in Health Policy at Harvard University, where she studies interactions between urban policies, urban development, and health. Her research, which applies rigorous econometric and statistical methods to the impact of complex housing-related issues on health and social mobility, is heavily interdisciplinary and draws on literature from sociology, epidemiology, economics, medicine, and public policy. Her work is also rooted in 4 years of experience as an urban planner, where she worked directly on the implementation Massachusetts Chapter 40B. Noémie has also earned degrees in cognitive science and public health, which she brings to the research team alongside her training in econometric methods, connections with policymakers across Massachusetts, and on-the-ground experience working with Massachusetts residents and community organizations.
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Opening up neighborhoods that offer greater opportunities for social mobility to low- and moderate-income households remains a challenge in the United States. Exclusionary zoning practices act as a barrier to current efforts by restricting the supply of affordable housing.
April 25, 2024
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Despite substantial government investment aimed at reducing health disparities, large differences in health persist across geographic and racial lines in the United States. One prominent theory is that these health disparities are driven in part by disparities in the neighborhood environments where people live.
February 26, 2024
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Fair share housing policies offer a mechanism for reducing racial disparities in access to high opportunity areas. Since the 1960s, a number of U.S. states have implemented fair share policies, yet little research has evaluated the impact of fair share on equity or on the wellbeing of program beneficiaries.
January 14, 2021
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