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Daniel Gubits conducts research in the areas of housing, homelessness, economic self-sufficiency and disability policy. Gubits’ expertise is in econometric modeling, data analysis, and random assignment program evaluation.Gubits serves as the director of analysis for the Family Options Study, conducted for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He is also leading the impact analysis work for the Social Security Administration’s Benefit Offset National Demonstration (BOND) project. Both of these are random assignment impact evaluations.

Lauren Dunton is a Principal Associate with almost two decades of experience as a social science researcher evaluating programs and analyzing policies relating to homelessness, housing, workforce, and education across the country. As a seasoned Project Director, Ms. Dunton has led complex research and technical assistance projects for a range of federal agencies, state governments, and national foundation and philanthropic organizations. She has expertise in qualitative and mixed-method data collection and analysis, leading project teams, and authoring reports. 

Abt evaluated the MacArthur Foundation’s WOO Initiative and found investments in individual entities support affordable housing preservation and development.

This report from Abt provides qualitative context to New York City’s poverty data, describing challenges the city’s citizens face.

In this report, Abt shares lessons learned from grantees of JPMorgan Chase & Co’s AdvancingCities program.

This report explores the ways the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program supports families experiencing homelessness and recommends some changes.

The year 5 JPMC PRO Neighborhoods report offers ways to attract and deploy state and federal funding for equitable community development. 

Two reports provide insight on ways state housing finance agencies can advance affordable housing through energy efficiency efforts.

This brief provides early insights from parents into how guaranteed income pilot programs improving outcomes for their families.

Abt was part of a team that examined how housing affordability affects renters, and the tactics that people use to survive.