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Research interests
Topics of research interest include housing, community development, urban planning, and immigration.
Personal profile
Professor Ryan Allen is a housing and community development scholar with a focus on the experience of immigrant communities in the U.S. He is the author of a variety of articles that focus on housing affordability, public housing, and immigrant integration in journals such as Ethnic and Racial Studies, the Journal of Urban Affairs, Urban Studies, and International Migration Review. Most recently, he co-authored "Immigrant Legal Status and Commute Mode Choice for Hispanics in the United States" in the Journal of the American Planning Association. In addition, Professor Allen has served as an expert witness in multiple federal lawsuits challenging the "public charge" rule in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Allen directs the Urban and Regional Planning program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and has an appointment with the Center for Community Vitality in Minnesota Extension. He also serves as associate dean for research at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where he acts as the point of contact for the Humphrey School’s research faculty and center directors, and updates faculty on policies regarding research ethics, procedures, grant funding, and other related information.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2007
Masters, City Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2002
BA, The College of William and Mary
… → 1997
Research Interest Keywords
- housing
- community development
- urban planning
- immigration
- community-based research
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Mechanisms of Change: How Local Offices of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Navigate the US ImmigrationGovernance Regime
7/1/22 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
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Supporting Affordable Housing, Improving Climate Change Resilience and Reducing Racial Disparities through Repurposing Tax Forfeited Land
6/1/21 → 2/28/22
Project: Research project
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UMN Participation in Mortgage Foreclosure and Tax Forfeiture Work Group
3/22/21 → 3/22/22
Project: Research project
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The Minnesota Model: Building Interdisciplinary Capacity to Defend Human Rights in Challenging Times
Allen, R. P., Areba, E. M., Baer, A., Boyle, E. H., Brown, K., Creamer, C. D., DeJaeghere, J. G., Dell'Orto, G., Ewig, C., Fazal, T. M., Forcinito, A., Frey, B. A., Friedemann-Sanchez, G., Ganeshananthan, V. V., Gerber, J. S., Green, J. M., Guisan, C. B., Hakyemez, S. M., Hilbink, L., Hoffman, S. J., Huszti Orban, K., Jain, N., Kuftinec, S., Lando, H. A., Levison, D., Lyons Bolivar, A. M., McNamara, P. J., Miles, S. H., Ni Aolain, F., Payne, L. A., Rider, G. N., Roberts, C. N., Robertson, C. L., Savelsberg, J. J., Stanton, J. A. & Toscano, W. A.
1/1/19 → 1/31/21
Project: Grand Challenges
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The Rural Workforce Recruitment and Retention Study Proj
Allen, R. P. & Olson, K.
United States Department of Agriculture
4/1/17 → 3/31/22
Project: Research project
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Immigrant Legal Status among Essential Frontline Workers in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic Era
Allen, R., Pacas, J. D. & Martens, Z., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: International Migration Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Racial disparity in exposure to housing cost burden in the United States: 1980–2017
Hess, C., Colburn, G., Crowder, K. & Allen, R., 2022, In: Housing Studies. 37, 10, p. 1821-1841 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Relationship Between Legal Status and Housing Cost Burden for Immigrants in the United States
Allen, R., 2022, In: Housing Policy Debate. 32, 3, p. 433-455 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Building immigrant engagement practice in urban planning: The case of Somali refugees in the Twin Cities
Allen, R. P. & Slotterback, C. S., 2021, In: Journal of Urban Affairs. 43, 6, p. 740-755 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A home for xenophobia: U.S. public housing policy under Trump
Allen, R. & Goetz, E. G., Aug 11 2020, In: International Journal of Housing Policy. 21, 1, p. 127-137 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations