Marah A Curtis
Biographic Data
| ID | 130325 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marah A Curtis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marah A |
| FAMILY NAME | Curtis |
| SIGNATURE | CURTIS M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8390-8142 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 166 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Housing as asset or community good? Making the case for alternative models in US policy
Housing affordability challenges in the US are widespread and deeply unequal. Policy highlights a consistent reliance on market-based mechanisms to address housing needs. Federal and state programs aim to incentivize developers to produce housing units or reduce the cost of renting for a subset of low-income households. Home ownership is supported through tax deductions, which disproportionately benefit higher-income households who are more likel…
Ambient Air Pollution, Housing Context, and Birth Outcomes Among Wisconsin Mothers
An additional tenth of one part-per-million daily average exposure to ozone is associated with a 33 g decrease in birthweight. This decrease in birthweight is about the same size as the association of gestational diabetes (32 g), larger than the association of chronic hypertension (22 g), and about 40% the size of the effect of smoking during pregnancy on birthweight (84 g). Given the magnitudes of the associations with atmospheric ozone and adve…
The Association Between Exposure to Maternal Depression During Year 2 of a Child’s Life and Future Child Problem Behavior
Food Insecurity and Housing Instability Partially Mediate the Association Between Maternal Depression and Child Problem Behavior
A Longitudinal Examination of Housing Hardships Among Urban Fathers
Stable housing is widely recognized as a prerequisite for the functioning of individuals and families. However, the housing stability of fathers is understudied, particularly for fathers living apart from their children. This analysis measures the extent and nature of fathers' housing insecurity using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national longitudinal survey of urban families. Housing insecurity affects a substantial portion …
Public housing agency preferences for the homeless as a policy lever: Examining county-level housing subsidy receipt and maltreatment rates
Child Support Receipt, Mobility, and Housing Quality
This study uses administrative records for the state of Wisconsin as well as Zillow Real Estate data on median house values to examine the associations between the regularity of child support receipt on moves and changes in housing values following moves. Our sample consists of 13 329 custodial mothers with new orders from 2002 to 2006. Across several measures of child support and specifications of moves, regular receipt is negatively associated …
Maternal depression as a risk factor for children's inadequate housing conditions
Maternal Depression as a Risk Factor for Family Homelessness
Objectives. We estimated the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum year, which is often an unexpected event, on subsequent homelessness and risk of homelessness in a national sample of urban, mostly low-income mothers. Methods. We used logistic regression models to estimate associations between maternal depression during the postpartum year and both homelessness and risk of homelessness 2 to 3 years later, controlling for maternal …
Life Shocks and Homelessness
We exploited an exogenous health shock—namely, the birth of a child with a severe health condition—to investigate the effect of a life shock on homelessness in large cities in the United States as well as the interactive effects of the shock with housing market characteristics. We considered a traditional measure of homelessness, two measures of housing instability thought to be precursors to homelessness, and a combined measure that approximates…
The Impact of Housing Subsidies and Prices on Mothers' Living Arrangements: Evidence from the Census
Although rarely the primary focus of study, housing subsidies and prices influence the most fundamental decisions about family living. This analysis uses 1980, 1990 and 2000 US Census data to examine the effects of housing prices and subsidies on the living arrangements of mothers with young children while controlling for welfare benefit levels, unemployment rates, gender ratios, child support enforcement and personal characteristics. Results sug…
Housing experiences of former foster youth: How do they fare in comparison to other youth
Conceptualizing housing careers for vulnerable youth: Implications for research and policy
Research on the experiences of youth leaving foster care as they enter adulthood has identified their risk for homelessness and housing instability. Although this finding has been consistent, it has not received sufficient empirical or conceptual attention. In this article, we (a) review the recent findings on housing outcomes for former foster youth; (b) identify relevant theoretical frameworks to examine housing outcomes for these youth, with s…
A Sort of Homecoming: Incarceration and the housing security of urban men
Effects of child health on housing in the urban U.S
This study exploits an exogenous health shock-the birth of a child with a severe health condition that is considered by the medical community to be random-to investigate the effect of that shock on the family's housing situation. We use population-based data from an urban birth cohort study in the U.S. that oversampled non-marital births, resulting in a relatively disadvantaged sample that may be particularly susceptible to the effects of adverse…
Fertility Timing of Unmarried and Married Mothers: Evidence on Variation Across U.S. Cities from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
Tanf Sanctioning and Hardship
This article estimates the effects of being sanctioned, that is, of being subject to a governmental decision to reduce or eliminate welfare benefits, on material hardships and health among mothers on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and their children. Compared to nonsanctioned mothers, those who are sanctioned are at high risk for hunger, homelessness or eviction, utility shutoffs, inadequate medical care, any material hardship, po…
A Sort of Homecoming: Incarceration and the housing security of urban men
Housing experiences of former foster youth: How do they fare in comparison to other youth
Life Shocks and Homelessness
We exploited an exogenous health shock—namely, the birth of a child with a severe health condition—to investigate the effect of a life shock on homelessness in large cities in the United States as well as the interactive effects of the shock with housing market characteristics. We considered a traditional measure of homelessness, two measures of housing instability thought to be precursors to homelessness, and a combined measure that approximates…
Tanf Sanctioning and Hardship
This article estimates the effects of being sanctioned, that is, of being subject to a governmental decision to reduce or eliminate welfare benefits, on material hardships and health among mothers on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and their children. Compared to nonsanctioned mothers, those who are sanctioned are at high risk for hunger, homelessness or eviction, utility shutoffs, inadequate medical care, any material hardship, po…
Effects of child health on housing in the urban U.S
This study exploits an exogenous health shock-the birth of a child with a severe health condition that is considered by the medical community to be random-to investigate the effect of that shock on the family's housing situation. We use population-based data from an urban birth cohort study in the U.S. that oversampled non-marital births, resulting in a relatively disadvantaged sample that may be particularly susceptible to the effects of adverse…
Maternal depression as a risk factor for children's inadequate housing conditions
Maternal Depression as a Risk Factor for Family Homelessness
Objectives. We estimated the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum year, which is often an unexpected event, on subsequent homelessness and risk of homelessness in a national sample of urban, mostly low-income mothers. Methods. We used logistic regression models to estimate associations between maternal depression during the postpartum year and both homelessness and risk of homelessness 2 to 3 years later, controlling for maternal …
Fertility Timing of Unmarried and Married Mothers: Evidence on Variation Across U.S. Cities from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
A Longitudinal Examination of Housing Hardships Among Urban Fathers
Stable housing is widely recognized as a prerequisite for the functioning of individuals and families. However, the housing stability of fathers is understudied, particularly for fathers living apart from their children. This analysis measures the extent and nature of fathers' housing insecurity using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national longitudinal survey of urban families. Housing insecurity affects a substantial portion …
The Impact of Housing Subsidies and Prices on Mothers' Living Arrangements: Evidence from the Census
Although rarely the primary focus of study, housing subsidies and prices influence the most fundamental decisions about family living. This analysis uses 1980, 1990 and 2000 US Census data to examine the effects of housing prices and subsidies on the living arrangements of mothers with young children while controlling for welfare benefit levels, unemployment rates, gender ratios, child support enforcement and personal characteristics. Results sug…
Child Support Receipt, Mobility, and Housing Quality
This study uses administrative records for the state of Wisconsin as well as Zillow Real Estate data on median house values to examine the associations between the regularity of child support receipt on moves and changes in housing values following moves. Our sample consists of 13 329 custodial mothers with new orders from 2002 to 2006. Across several measures of child support and specifications of moves, regular receipt is negatively associated …
Public housing agency preferences for the homeless as a policy lever: Examining county-level housing subsidy receipt and maltreatment rates
Tanf Sanctioning and Hardship
This article estimates the effects of being sanctioned, that is, of being subject to a governmental decision to reduce or eliminate welfare benefits, on material hardships and health among mothers on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and their children. Compared to nonsanctioned mothers, those who are sanctioned are at high risk for hunger, homelessness or eviction, utility shutoffs, inadequate medical care, any material hardship, po…
Fertility Timing of Unmarried and Married Mothers: Evidence on Variation Across U.S. Cities from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
Effects of child health on housing in the urban U.S
This study exploits an exogenous health shock-the birth of a child with a severe health condition that is considered by the medical community to be random-to investigate the effect of that shock on the family's housing situation. We use population-based data from an urban birth cohort study in the U.S. that oversampled non-marital births, resulting in a relatively disadvantaged sample that may be particularly susceptible to the effects of adverse…
The Impact of Housing Subsidies and Prices on Mothers' Living Arrangements: Evidence from the Census
Although rarely the primary focus of study, housing subsidies and prices influence the most fundamental decisions about family living. This analysis uses 1980, 1990 and 2000 US Census data to examine the effects of housing prices and subsidies on the living arrangements of mothers with young children while controlling for welfare benefit levels, unemployment rates, gender ratios, child support enforcement and personal characteristics. Results sug…
Housing experiences of former foster youth: How do they fare in comparison to other youth
Conceptualizing housing careers for vulnerable youth: Implications for research and policy
Research on the experiences of youth leaving foster care as they enter adulthood has identified their risk for homelessness and housing instability. Although this finding has been consistent, it has not received sufficient empirical or conceptual attention. In this article, we (a) review the recent findings on housing outcomes for former foster youth; (b) identify relevant theoretical frameworks to examine housing outcomes for these youth, with s…
A Sort of Homecoming: Incarceration and the housing security of urban men
Life Shocks and Homelessness
We exploited an exogenous health shock—namely, the birth of a child with a severe health condition—to investigate the effect of a life shock on homelessness in large cities in the United States as well as the interactive effects of the shock with housing market characteristics. We considered a traditional measure of homelessness, two measures of housing instability thought to be precursors to homelessness, and a combined measure that approximates…
Maternal Depression as a Risk Factor for Family Homelessness
Objectives. We estimated the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum year, which is often an unexpected event, on subsequent homelessness and risk of homelessness in a national sample of urban, mostly low-income mothers. Methods. We used logistic regression models to estimate associations between maternal depression during the postpartum year and both homelessness and risk of homelessness 2 to 3 years later, controlling for maternal …
Child Support Receipt, Mobility, and Housing Quality
This study uses administrative records for the state of Wisconsin as well as Zillow Real Estate data on median house values to examine the associations between the regularity of child support receipt on moves and changes in housing values following moves. Our sample consists of 13 329 custodial mothers with new orders from 2002 to 2006. Across several measures of child support and specifications of moves, regular receipt is negatively associated …
Maternal depression as a risk factor for children's inadequate housing conditions
Public housing agency preferences for the homeless as a policy lever: Examining county-level housing subsidy receipt and maltreatment rates
A Longitudinal Examination of Housing Hardships Among Urban Fathers
Stable housing is widely recognized as a prerequisite for the functioning of individuals and families. However, the housing stability of fathers is understudied, particularly for fathers living apart from their children. This analysis measures the extent and nature of fathers' housing insecurity using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national longitudinal survey of urban families. Housing insecurity affects a substantial portion …
The Association Between Exposure to Maternal Depression During Year 2 of a Child’s Life and Future Child Problem Behavior
Food Insecurity and Housing Instability Partially Mediate the Association Between Maternal Depression and Child Problem Behavior
Ambient Air Pollution, Housing Context, and Birth Outcomes Among Wisconsin Mothers
An additional tenth of one part-per-million daily average exposure to ozone is associated with a 33 g decrease in birthweight. This decrease in birthweight is about the same size as the association of gestational diabetes (32 g), larger than the association of chronic hypertension (22 g), and about 40% the size of the effect of smoking during pregnancy on birthweight (84 g). Given the magnitudes of the associations with atmospheric ozone and adve…
Housing as asset or community good? Making the case for alternative models in US policy
Housing affordability challenges in the US are widespread and deeply unequal. Policy highlights a consistent reliance on market-based mechanisms to address housing needs. Federal and state programs aim to incentivize developers to produce housing units or reduce the cost of renting for a subset of low-income households. Home ownership is supported through tax deductions, which disproportionately benefit higher-income households who are more likel…
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (10 works) · Demographic economics (8 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demography (6 works)