Megan E. Hatch

Defines preemption according to its historic origins as the use of coercive methods to substitute state priorities for local policymaking. Shows how preemption has changed over time, shifting the functional, legal, and political relationship between states and their cities. Concludes that these phases help assist policymakers and administrators in understanding the nature of state preemption, and thus how to create and implement local policies in an environment where the distribution of power between governments is competitive and changing.

Uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and finds evictions have both short-term (12 months) and medium-term (7–8 years) negative impacts on multiple measures of health. States individuals who experience an eviction are more likely to report being in poor general health or experiencing mental health concerns, even many years after an eviction. Finds as state and local governments develop policies to reduce evictions, it is worth noting that any resulting decrease in evictions may have a positive impact on population health, making health professionals effective potential policymaking partners.

Examines the initial socialization of many public administrators to the field by performing a content analysis of the syllabi of highly ranked MPA programs and evaluates what percentage of assigned authors are female and how the curriculum addresses gender diversity. Provides strategies for instructors desiring to increase the alignment of the three Cs in their curriculum.

Reports findings of an empirical study of enforcement of nuisance ordinances, finding that cities often target survivors of domestic violence, people experiencing a mental health crisis, nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities, people seeking life-saving medical intervention to prevent a fatal drug overdose, and non-criminal behavior. Shows how cities use CANOs to exile their most vulnerable residents, codifying a path into homelessness into public policy. Concludes that cities should reevaluate gratuitous and illegal policies that needlessly destabilize housing and churn through renters.

Discusses Criminal Activity Nuisance Ordinances (CANOs), local laws found in thousands of cities throughout the country which penalize property owners if repeated incidents of criminal activity related to their property occur over a set period of time. Finds these laws often have consequences for survivors of domestic violence and others experiencing crisis.

Examines the consequences of economic downturns for state redistributive policy and politics, arguing that labor market downturns shift policy outcomes and suppress the increased redistribution otherwise expected under Democratic party control.

Provides a broad portrait of how economic policies affect health. Finds better health outcomes in states that enacted higher tax credits for the poor or higher minimum wage laws and in states without a right-to-work law that limits union power.

Reviews the literature on discrimination of voucher recipients and the potential for "source of income" anti-discrimination laws to mitigate some of these negative outcomes.

Examines state-level landlord-tenant policy approaches to determine whether there is significant policy variation and whether states illustrate identifiable policy types. Finds that renters in protectionist and contradictory states move significantly more than renters in probusiness states do.

Describes the effect state-level redistributive policies, such as taxing the wealthy, giving tax credits to the poor, spending on the poor, and regulating the labor market, can have on market inequality.

Creates a typology of state landlord-tenant policy regimes as a way of understanding the different policy environments experienced by tenants in the U.S.