Christy Rogers
Senior Research Associate
(614) 292-7012
rogers.441@osu.edu
Christy focuses on equitable neighborhood revitalization and housing policy issues. She helped lead Kirwan's national initiative on "Subprime Lending, Foreclosure and Race" in October 2008. She manages consulting and research initiatives that advance equitable community development, and has jointly authored many Institute reports, including "Communities of Opportunity: A Framework for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future for All." She has presented to the Ohio Planning Conference, the Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference, and the Association of American Geographers. Prior to joining Kirwan, she worked for five years in municipal planning and land use/construction litigation support in Chicago. Christy has undergraduate and graduate degrees in English from Carleton College and Ohio University, respectively, and a professional degree in Landscape Architecture (MLA) from the Harvard Design School. She is currently ABD in Geography at The Ohio State University.
Research interests: equitable community development, housing policy, and poverty & inequality
