Robert Silverman

About Robert Silverman

Robert Silverman has a BS in political science and a Master’s in Public Administration from Arizona State University, and a PhD in Urban Studies from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM). His research focuses on fair and affordable housing, community development, the non-profit sector, and education reform.

Selected Publications

• Yin, L., Yin F. and Silverman R.M. (2024) \Rethinking Demolition Plans to Fight Neighborhood Blight in Shrinking Cities: Using Agent-based Policy Simulations\ Cities, Online First.
• Yin, L., Yin, F. and Silverman, R.M. (2023). Spatial clustering of property abandonment a in shrinking cities: A case study of targeted demolition in Buffalo, NYs African American neighborhoods. Urban Geography, 44(10): 2251-2270.
• Silverman, R.M., Patterson, K.L. and Williams, S. (2023).“Don’t fear the reefer?: The social equity and community planning implications of New York’s recreational cannabis law on underserved communities.” Journal of Policy Practice and Research, Online First.
• Silverman, R.M., Patterson, K.L., Wang, C. (2022). Housing choice vouchers (HCVs) on the geographic, socio-economic, and public policy periphery: A critical case study of blocked mobility in the city of San Diego, CA, Critical Sociology, 48(2): 341-360.
  

Recent Courses Taught

• Housing and Community Development (Graduate and Undergraduate)
• Qualitative Methods for Planning (Graduate)
• Nonprofit Management (Graduate and Undergraduate)
• Negotiations and Community Organizing Techniques (Graduate)