Kim Skobba
Biographic Data
| ID | 4085993 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim Skobba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Skobba |
| SIGNATURE | SKOBBA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4470-8724 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Precarious pathways: Exploring the life circumstances of extended-stay hotel residents
Landlords and Housing Quality in Rural Georgia: Assessing the Relationship
Landlords play a key role in maintaining the quality of rental properties. Similarly, over the last decade, the growth of financial instruments such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) along with widespread use of LLCs allow landlords to consolidate holdings with little local oversight on housing quality. Research on both these trends has focused mainly on urbanized areas. Rental properties are also common in many rural communities, but patt…
The socialization of adolescent housing awareness
Adolescent attitudes toward housing are influenced by established norms, particularly preferences for single‐family detached dwellings, years before making independent housing‐related decisions. In today's challenging homeownership landscape, this study, guided by housing adjustment theory, explores the timing and factors shaping adolescents' awareness of housing. In surveying 12–18‐year‐old 4‐H participants in a Southeastern state, age emerges a…
Housing Careers and Housing Pathways: Conceptual Evolution or Confusion
The use of housing career and housing pathways concepts has increased over the past several decades. The two concepts have shared origins in housing research but have different theoretical foundations. Housing careers and housing pathways concepts are defined as synonyms, distinctly different but complementary, and incompatible concepts. While the lack of shared definitions is common in interdisciplinary research, it may result in a fragmented kn…
Housing Affordability Among Rural and Urban Female-Headed Householders in the United States
Nowhere to go: Housing pathways of college students with foster care and homelessness experience
This study builds on previous research to understand longer term housing experiences in late adolescence and early adulthood for vulnerable college students. Using a biographical, qualitative method, we study high school and college housing and family circumstances for 27 students with homelessness or foster care experience enrolled in 4‐year colleges in Georgia. We identified three different housing pathway types in high school—family homelessne…
Local Leaders' Perceptions of Housing Access and Segregation in their Communities
Research on housing discrimination and segregation usually focuses on federal‐level actions, yet access to housing is determined locally. Local government leaders influence whether or not their communities provide housing to meet all residents' needs. This study uses a statewide survey of local leaders from 240 different municipalities in one Southeastern state to better understand their perceptions of local housing opportunities. The findings, w…
Perceptions and affordable rental housing: A small-town perspective from Georgia
Many rural small towns are facing a shortage of rental housing affordable to low-income households at a time when the stock of existing affordable housing is increasingly vulnerable. Previous research suggests that local decision-makers in small towns may be reluctant to advocate for an increase in affordable housing due to their proximity to residents, local power dynamics and racial inequality. This study uses survey data from 164 decision-make…
The Cost of Early Independence: Unmet Material Needs Among College Students With Homelessness or Foster Care Histories
Qualitative interview data were used to explore the experiences of college students with foster care or homelessness experiences. Participants, with an average age of 21 years, included 18 female and nine male students with a history of homelessness or foster care enrolled in several independent 4-year colleges in one Southeastern state. Participants were recruited through a flyer that was distributed via an email message to individuals and organ…
Who is at the table? Civic engagement in small town housing decision-making
Small towns possess many of the components needed for stakeholder-led governance models, including strong social ties, frequent interactions and social norms that support participation in civic life. This study seeks to better understand civic engagement with housing decision-making in rural small towns. We examine the diversity of actively engaged stakeholder groups and the ways in which stakeholder participation is related to community characte…
Really Knowing” the Community: Citizen Science, VGI, and Community Housing Assessments
This paper evaluates a citizen science initiative to assess housing conditions in multiple rural Georgia communities. Using technologies for digitized collection of volunteered geographic information (VGI) on property conditions and an online dashboard to analyze results, local housing teams identified the characteristics and prevalence of housing problems in their communities. Drawing from a pragmatist framework, we note how this process created…
What about Rural Blight? Housing and Neighborhood Conditions in Southeastern Small Towns
Though the concept of blight clarifies housing and neighborhood changes in rural and small towns experiencing disinvestment and decline, the term is rarely examined outside of urban discourse. This study explores the extent of rural blight and its relationship to community characteristics using survey results from elected officials and staff members of small towns in one southeastern state. We examine the historical background of blight, includin…
Getting by and getting ahead: Social capital and transition to college among homeless and foster youth
Addressing housing and neighborhood revitalization needs in Georgia’s rural and small towns: A study of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing
This study examines the role of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing, a capacity building program, in increasing human and community capital to address housing and community development needs. Consistent with previous research on rural and small towns, poor housing conditions, infrastructure problems, and lack of funding for neighborhood revitalization were among the most pressing problems identified by program participants. Participation…
Examining Public Housing Stereotypes and Building Intercultural Competence Through Service‐Learning
For students considering careers in the housing industry, moving beyond stereotypical views of low‐income individuals is essential to ensuring fair housing opportunities. Using qualitative data from two reflective writing assignments, this research examines changes in the perception of public housing residents and the demonstration of intercultural competence among 69 undergraduate students completing a service‐learning project in an affordable h…
This is what I call home”: Reflections of public housing residents awaiting relocation
Public housing communities often provide residents the opportunity to build a network of support and strong social ties, something that is disrupted when residents are relocated as a result of HOPE VI and similar redevelopment efforts. While the outcome of these relocation efforts is a frequent source of inquiry, little is known about the ways in which residents view the relocation and redevelopment process prior to their displacement. This quali…
Exploring the Housing Pathways of Low-Income Women: A Biographical Approach
This research explores the use of a housing pathways framework and a biographical method to improve our understanding of the long-term housing experiences of low-income women. Biographical methods have been employed in the study of vulnerable and special populations outside of the US; however, there has been limited application of the method to examine low-income households within the US. This study draws on interviews of 29 low-income women with…
Community Land Trust Homeowners: Past and Present Housing Experiences
Recent developments in the United States housing market suggest that shared‐equity homeownership models, such as community land trusts (CLT), can provide a more sustainable path to homeownership for low‐income individuals. This study used a qualitative, biographical approach to examine the experiences of 20 CLT homeowners from CLT organizations in two metropolitan areas in the southeastern United States. CLT homeownership offered a path from succ…
Housing Careers of Families with Housing Choice Vouchers: Interpretation with the Housing Adjustment Theory
To better understand residential mobility of low-income working families, this study is framed by the Morris and Winter theory of housing adjustment. We describe participants’ housing careers and examine how vouchers, as a resource, influence housing decisions. The study describes perceptions of normative housing deficits before and after receiving a voucher among 17 households in the Saint Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Findings suggest that…
Beyond Renting and Owning: The Housing Accommodations of Low-Income Families
This mixed-methods study used structured, in-depth interviews to collect data that was analyzed quantitatively as well as qualitatively to explore the long-term housing patterns experienced by low-income families and the ways in which vouchers affect these patterns. Using a life-course theoretical framework and an event history approach, information on past housing, employment, and life circumstances was collected from 30 participants, 17 who had…
Empowerment in Leasehold Cooperatives and its Influence on the Member/Management Relationship
Members of leasehold cooperatives hold an incomparable position. While they have greater responsibility than renters do, they lack the equity stake and ownership responsibilities that limited or market-equity shareholders possess. In this case study, members of nine leasehold cooperatives completed a survey measuring management satisfaction, communication, and control over decision-making to explore the presence of empowerment among leasehold coo…
Getting by and getting ahead: Social capital and transition to college among homeless and foster youth
Exploring the Housing Pathways of Low-Income Women: A Biographical Approach
This research explores the use of a housing pathways framework and a biographical method to improve our understanding of the long-term housing experiences of low-income women. Biographical methods have been employed in the study of vulnerable and special populations outside of the US; however, there has been limited application of the method to examine low-income households within the US. This study draws on interviews of 29 low-income women with…
Beyond Renting and Owning: The Housing Accommodations of Low-Income Families
This mixed-methods study used structured, in-depth interviews to collect data that was analyzed quantitatively as well as qualitatively to explore the long-term housing patterns experienced by low-income families and the ways in which vouchers affect these patterns. Using a life-course theoretical framework and an event history approach, information on past housing, employment, and life circumstances was collected from 30 participants, 17 who had…
Community Land Trust Homeowners: Past and Present Housing Experiences
Recent developments in the United States housing market suggest that shared‐equity homeownership models, such as community land trusts (CLT), can provide a more sustainable path to homeownership for low‐income individuals. This study used a qualitative, biographical approach to examine the experiences of 20 CLT homeowners from CLT organizations in two metropolitan areas in the southeastern United States. CLT homeownership offered a path from succ…
Housing Careers and Housing Pathways: Conceptual Evolution or Confusion
The use of housing career and housing pathways concepts has increased over the past several decades. The two concepts have shared origins in housing research but have different theoretical foundations. Housing careers and housing pathways concepts are defined as synonyms, distinctly different but complementary, and incompatible concepts. While the lack of shared definitions is common in interdisciplinary research, it may result in a fragmented kn…
Examining Public Housing Stereotypes and Building Intercultural Competence Through Service‐Learning
For students considering careers in the housing industry, moving beyond stereotypical views of low‐income individuals is essential to ensuring fair housing opportunities. Using qualitative data from two reflective writing assignments, this research examines changes in the perception of public housing residents and the demonstration of intercultural competence among 69 undergraduate students completing a service‐learning project in an affordable h…
Who is at the table? Civic engagement in small town housing decision-making
Small towns possess many of the components needed for stakeholder-led governance models, including strong social ties, frequent interactions and social norms that support participation in civic life. This study seeks to better understand civic engagement with housing decision-making in rural small towns. We examine the diversity of actively engaged stakeholder groups and the ways in which stakeholder participation is related to community characte…
What about Rural Blight? Housing and Neighborhood Conditions in Southeastern Small Towns
Though the concept of blight clarifies housing and neighborhood changes in rural and small towns experiencing disinvestment and decline, the term is rarely examined outside of urban discourse. This study explores the extent of rural blight and its relationship to community characteristics using survey results from elected officials and staff members of small towns in one southeastern state. We examine the historical background of blight, includin…
This is what I call home”: Reflections of public housing residents awaiting relocation
Public housing communities often provide residents the opportunity to build a network of support and strong social ties, something that is disrupted when residents are relocated as a result of HOPE VI and similar redevelopment efforts. While the outcome of these relocation efforts is a frequent source of inquiry, little is known about the ways in which residents view the relocation and redevelopment process prior to their displacement. This quali…
Housing Careers of Families with Housing Choice Vouchers: Interpretation with the Housing Adjustment Theory
To better understand residential mobility of low-income working families, this study is framed by the Morris and Winter theory of housing adjustment. We describe participants’ housing careers and examine how vouchers, as a resource, influence housing decisions. The study describes perceptions of normative housing deficits before and after receiving a voucher among 17 households in the Saint Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Findings suggest that…
Local Leaders' Perceptions of Housing Access and Segregation in their Communities
Research on housing discrimination and segregation usually focuses on federal‐level actions, yet access to housing is determined locally. Local government leaders influence whether or not their communities provide housing to meet all residents' needs. This study uses a statewide survey of local leaders from 240 different municipalities in one Southeastern state to better understand their perceptions of local housing opportunities. The findings, w…
Perceptions and affordable rental housing: A small-town perspective from Georgia
Many rural small towns are facing a shortage of rental housing affordable to low-income households at a time when the stock of existing affordable housing is increasingly vulnerable. Previous research suggests that local decision-makers in small towns may be reluctant to advocate for an increase in affordable housing due to their proximity to residents, local power dynamics and racial inequality. This study uses survey data from 164 decision-make…
Addressing housing and neighborhood revitalization needs in Georgia’s rural and small towns: A study of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing
This study examines the role of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing, a capacity building program, in increasing human and community capital to address housing and community development needs. Consistent with previous research on rural and small towns, poor housing conditions, infrastructure problems, and lack of funding for neighborhood revitalization were among the most pressing problems identified by program participants. Participation…
Empowerment in Leasehold Cooperatives and its Influence on the Member/Management Relationship
Members of leasehold cooperatives hold an incomparable position. While they have greater responsibility than renters do, they lack the equity stake and ownership responsibilities that limited or market-equity shareholders possess. In this case study, members of nine leasehold cooperatives completed a survey measuring management satisfaction, communication, and control over decision-making to explore the presence of empowerment among leasehold coo…
Housing Careers of Families with Housing Choice Vouchers: Interpretation with the Housing Adjustment Theory
To better understand residential mobility of low-income working families, this study is framed by the Morris and Winter theory of housing adjustment. We describe participants’ housing careers and examine how vouchers, as a resource, influence housing decisions. The study describes perceptions of normative housing deficits before and after receiving a voucher among 17 households in the Saint Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Findings suggest that…
Beyond Renting and Owning: The Housing Accommodations of Low-Income Families
This mixed-methods study used structured, in-depth interviews to collect data that was analyzed quantitatively as well as qualitatively to explore the long-term housing patterns experienced by low-income families and the ways in which vouchers affect these patterns. Using a life-course theoretical framework and an event history approach, information on past housing, employment, and life circumstances was collected from 30 participants, 17 who had…
Community Land Trust Homeowners: Past and Present Housing Experiences
Recent developments in the United States housing market suggest that shared‐equity homeownership models, such as community land trusts (CLT), can provide a more sustainable path to homeownership for low‐income individuals. This study used a qualitative, biographical approach to examine the experiences of 20 CLT homeowners from CLT organizations in two metropolitan areas in the southeastern United States. CLT homeownership offered a path from succ…
This is what I call home”: Reflections of public housing residents awaiting relocation
Public housing communities often provide residents the opportunity to build a network of support and strong social ties, something that is disrupted when residents are relocated as a result of HOPE VI and similar redevelopment efforts. While the outcome of these relocation efforts is a frequent source of inquiry, little is known about the ways in which residents view the relocation and redevelopment process prior to their displacement. This quali…
Exploring the Housing Pathways of Low-Income Women: A Biographical Approach
This research explores the use of a housing pathways framework and a biographical method to improve our understanding of the long-term housing experiences of low-income women. Biographical methods have been employed in the study of vulnerable and special populations outside of the US; however, there has been limited application of the method to examine low-income households within the US. This study draws on interviews of 29 low-income women with…
Addressing housing and neighborhood revitalization needs in Georgia’s rural and small towns: A study of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing
This study examines the role of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing, a capacity building program, in increasing human and community capital to address housing and community development needs. Consistent with previous research on rural and small towns, poor housing conditions, infrastructure problems, and lack of funding for neighborhood revitalization were among the most pressing problems identified by program participants. Participation…
Examining Public Housing Stereotypes and Building Intercultural Competence Through Service‐Learning
For students considering careers in the housing industry, moving beyond stereotypical views of low‐income individuals is essential to ensuring fair housing opportunities. Using qualitative data from two reflective writing assignments, this research examines changes in the perception of public housing residents and the demonstration of intercultural competence among 69 undergraduate students completing a service‐learning project in an affordable h…
Getting by and getting ahead: Social capital and transition to college among homeless and foster youth
Really Knowing” the Community: Citizen Science, VGI, and Community Housing Assessments
This paper evaluates a citizen science initiative to assess housing conditions in multiple rural Georgia communities. Using technologies for digitized collection of volunteered geographic information (VGI) on property conditions and an online dashboard to analyze results, local housing teams identified the characteristics and prevalence of housing problems in their communities. Drawing from a pragmatist framework, we note how this process created…
What about Rural Blight? Housing and Neighborhood Conditions in Southeastern Small Towns
Though the concept of blight clarifies housing and neighborhood changes in rural and small towns experiencing disinvestment and decline, the term is rarely examined outside of urban discourse. This study explores the extent of rural blight and its relationship to community characteristics using survey results from elected officials and staff members of small towns in one southeastern state. We examine the historical background of blight, includin…
Perceptions and affordable rental housing: A small-town perspective from Georgia
Many rural small towns are facing a shortage of rental housing affordable to low-income households at a time when the stock of existing affordable housing is increasingly vulnerable. Previous research suggests that local decision-makers in small towns may be reluctant to advocate for an increase in affordable housing due to their proximity to residents, local power dynamics and racial inequality. This study uses survey data from 164 decision-make…
The Cost of Early Independence: Unmet Material Needs Among College Students With Homelessness or Foster Care Histories
Qualitative interview data were used to explore the experiences of college students with foster care or homelessness experiences. Participants, with an average age of 21 years, included 18 female and nine male students with a history of homelessness or foster care enrolled in several independent 4-year colleges in one Southeastern state. Participants were recruited through a flyer that was distributed via an email message to individuals and organ…
Who is at the table? Civic engagement in small town housing decision-making
Small towns possess many of the components needed for stakeholder-led governance models, including strong social ties, frequent interactions and social norms that support participation in civic life. This study seeks to better understand civic engagement with housing decision-making in rural small towns. We examine the diversity of actively engaged stakeholder groups and the ways in which stakeholder participation is related to community characte…
Housing Affordability Among Rural and Urban Female-Headed Householders in the United States
Nowhere to go: Housing pathways of college students with foster care and homelessness experience
This study builds on previous research to understand longer term housing experiences in late adolescence and early adulthood for vulnerable college students. Using a biographical, qualitative method, we study high school and college housing and family circumstances for 27 students with homelessness or foster care experience enrolled in 4‐year colleges in Georgia. We identified three different housing pathway types in high school—family homelessne…
Local Leaders' Perceptions of Housing Access and Segregation in their Communities
Research on housing discrimination and segregation usually focuses on federal‐level actions, yet access to housing is determined locally. Local government leaders influence whether or not their communities provide housing to meet all residents' needs. This study uses a statewide survey of local leaders from 240 different municipalities in one Southeastern state to better understand their perceptions of local housing opportunities. The findings, w…
Housing Careers and Housing Pathways: Conceptual Evolution or Confusion
The use of housing career and housing pathways concepts has increased over the past several decades. The two concepts have shared origins in housing research but have different theoretical foundations. Housing careers and housing pathways concepts are defined as synonyms, distinctly different but complementary, and incompatible concepts. While the lack of shared definitions is common in interdisciplinary research, it may result in a fragmented kn…
The socialization of adolescent housing awareness
Adolescent attitudes toward housing are influenced by established norms, particularly preferences for single‐family detached dwellings, years before making independent housing‐related decisions. In today's challenging homeownership landscape, this study, guided by housing adjustment theory, explores the timing and factors shaping adolescents' awareness of housing. In surveying 12–18‐year‐old 4‐H participants in a Southeastern state, age emerges a…
Landlords and Housing Quality in Rural Georgia: Assessing the Relationship
Landlords play a key role in maintaining the quality of rental properties. Similarly, over the last decade, the growth of financial instruments such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) along with widespread use of LLCs allow landlords to consolidate holdings with little local oversight on housing quality. Research on both these trends has focused mainly on urbanized areas. Rental properties are also common in many rural communities, but patt…
Precarious pathways: Exploring the life circumstances of extended-stay hotel residents
Political science (17 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (14 works) · Business (12 works) · Economics (12 works) · Economic growth (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (9 works) · Sociology (9 works)