I am a sociologist who earned their PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2021.
My research agenda is focussed on the digitisation and financialization of homeless governance. I have published research in Housing Studies; Housing, Theory and Society; Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness; Housing and Society; International Journal on Homelessness; Symbolic Interaction; Sociological Inquiry;and Sociology Compass.
My teaching agenda is centred on digital citizenship curriculum (DCC). I am currently designing a DCC framework for teaching sociologists in the UK.
Research Interests
Homelessness Social Policy Homeless Governance Digitalisation
Research Projects
| Title |
Role |
Description |
| Built for Zero |
PI |
I use mixed methods analyse the implementation and impact of Built for Zero on homeless systems. |
| Social Investment Financing |
Research Associate |
I work with an interdisciplinary team to analyse the implementation and impact of social investment financing on homeless households and systems. |
Publications
| Year |
Publication |
Type |
| 2024 |
What Barriers Do Administrators Face Whilst Upgrading their Data Assemblage, Housing Studies. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2024 |
How Should Policymakers Import Built for Zero to Different Countries?, Housing and Society. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2024 |
“What benefits do homeless systems get from by-name data?”, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. [DOI]
Garrett L. Grainger |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2023 |
How Waitlist Management Affects Data Production in Built for Zero Communities, International Journal on Homelessness. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2023 |
How Do Housing First Caseworkers Mediate Landlord-Tenant Conflicts?, Housing, Theory and Society. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2023 |
Draining a Flooded Bathtub: A Qualitative Analysis of Built for Zero Implementation During COVID-19, Housing and Society. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2023 |
Making BIPOC Lives Matter: A Qualitative Analysis of Managerial Resistance to Racial Exclusions in US Homeless Systems, Housing, Theory and Society. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2022 |
What Tradeoffs are Made on the Path to Functional Zero Chronic Homelessness?, Housing Studies. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2022 |
Seeing like a shadow state: an ethnography of homeless street outreach in the USA, Urban Geography. [DOI]
Garrett L. Grainger |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2021 |
Discipline and Inclusively Repress: The Hybrid Governance of Housing First Tenants, Housing, Theory and Society. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2021 |
Punishment, Support, and/or Discipline? Taking Stock of Recent Debates About Homeless Governance in Neoliberal Cities, Sociology Compass. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2021 |
Yielding Returns on Social Investment Through the Micro- Economisation of Housing First Recipients, Sociological Inquiry. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2020 |
It’s Not a Pattern of Behaviour’: Proxy Deflection of Eviction Stigma by Community Care Providers, Symbolic Interaction. [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
Honors and Awards
| Date |
Title |
Awarding Body |
| 2023 |
The Royal Town Planning Institute Prize for Top Postgraduate Student |
Royal Town Planning Institute |
| 2023 |
The Scottish Town & Country Planning Award for Best Postgraduate Dissertation |
Scottish Town & Country Planning |
Professional Associations
| Association |
Function |
| Housing Studies Association |
Academic |
| British Sociological Association |
Academic |
Employment
| Employer |
Position |
From/To |
| Wrexham University |
Research Fellow |
2024 - 2027 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University |
Research Associate |
2023 - 2025 |
Education
| Institution |
Qualification |
Subject |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison |
PhD |
Sociology |
| Heriott-Watt University |
MSc |
Spatial Planning and Real Estate Development |
Languages
| Language |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
| English |
Native / Bilingual Proficiency |
Native / Bilingual Proficiency |
Native / Bilingual Proficiency |
Journal Reviewer or Editor
| Journal Name |
Activity |
| Housing and Society |
Editorial Board |
| Housing Studies |
Peer Reviewer |
| Housing, Theory and Society |
Peer Reviewer |
| Symbolic Interaction |
Peer Reviewer |
| Sociological Inquiry |
Peer Reviewer |
Teaching Interests
Digital Citizenship Digital Citizenship Curriculum Counter-radicalisation