Shomon Shamsuddin

About Shomon Shamsuddin

I am an Associate Professor of Social Policy at Tufts. My research interests focus on housing, education, and inequality. I study housing policy and programs for low-income households, trends in housing affordability, and mixed-income housing development. I also conduct research on the barriers to educational attainment for historically disadvantaged students.

Areas of Expertise

Housing, Community Development

Selected Publications

Shamsuddin, S. 2023. Preservation Planning: Redeveloping Public and Affordable Housing. Journal of Planning Education and Research 43(4): 857-868., Shamsuddin, S. & Campbell, C. 2022. Housing Cost Burden, Material Hardship, and Family Well-Being. Housing Policy Debate 32(3): 413-432., Shamsuddin, S., & Cross, H. 2020. Balancing Act: The Effects of Race and Poverty on LIHTC Development in Boston. Housing Studies 35(7): 1269-1284. , Shamsuddin, S. 2024. Information without Guidance: Managing the College Search Process in Urban Schools. Education and Urban Society doi: 10.1177/00131245231224762.

Recent Courses Taught

Housing and Inequality , Housing, Schools, and Neighborhoods, Quantitative Reasoning and Statistical Methods