About

The Homelessness Research Working Group at the University of Washington is a weekly interdisciplinary meeting space for UW faculty, students, and scientists to collaborate and interact with community members engaged in the homelessness care system.

We meet 10:00 to 11:00 AM every Friday in Savery Hall Room 409, and on Zoom. See Speakers for the current schedule, or the home page to join the mailing list.

Faculty Sponsors

Zack W. Almquist

Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Washington

Zack W. Almquist is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Statistics, and a Senior Data Science Fellow in the eScience Institute at the University of Washington. He currently serves as the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology's Training Core PI/Director. His work with the group centres on respondent-driven sampling and population size estimation for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

Amy Hagopian

Professor Emeritus, Health Systems and Population Health; Global Health, University of Washington

Amy Hagopian received her PhD and MHA from the UW School of Public Health. She was the Director of Community-Oriented Public Health Practice and has published extensively on research with people experiencing homelessness in King County, including work tracking and memorializing homeless deaths in Seattle with WHEEL Women in Black.

See the full Members page for the faculty, research scientists, postdocs, and students who take part in the group.