Peer-Reviewed Publications
Han, J. & Rothbart, M. W. (2025). Administrative Burden in the Cafeteria: The Link between Overcrowded schools, Shared buildings, and School Meal Participation. American Review of Public Administration. 55(2), 128-153. (DOI: 10.1177/02750740241292073
Han, J. & Schwartz, A. E. (2024). Are public housing projects good for kids after all? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Available Online. DOI: 10.1002/pam.22625
Han, J. (2024). The Spillover Effects of Source of Income Anti-Discrimination Laws on Public Housing. Housing Studies, 39(12), 3217-3244. DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2023.2251908 (Download here)
Rick, C., Han, J., Elbel, B., & Schwartz, A. E. (2023). The Link between Gentrification, Children’s Egocentric Food Environment, and Obesity. Housing Policy Debate, 33(1), 85-106. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2022.2125788
Cordes, S. A., Han, J., & Schwartz, A. E. (2022). Housing, Neighborhoods, and Education. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, 1-22. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.013.840 (Download here)
Han, J., Schwartz, A. E., & Elbel, B. (2020). Does Proximity to Fast Food Cause Childhood Obesity? Evidence from Public Housing. Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol. 84. DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2020.103565
Policy Briefs and Reports
Han, J., & Nasrin, P. (2025). Can Anti-discrimination Laws in the Private Market Help Deconcentrate Poverty in Public Housing? The Takeaway Policy Briefs, 16(2). Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy. https://bush.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Han-Takeaway.pdf
Han, J., & Schwartz, A. E. (2024). The Impact of Public Housing on Children’s Academic Outcomes. The Takeaway Policy Briefs, 15(7). Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy. https://bush.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/V15-7-The-Impact-of-Public-Housing-on-Childrens-Academic-Outcomes.pdf
Dague, L. & Han, J. (2024). Waco Connect Law Enforcement Evaluation Report. Episcopal Health Foundations. https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/20139
Dague, L. & Han, J. (2024). Waco Connect Health Plan Referrals Evaluation Report. Episcopal Health Foundations. https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/201392
Han, J., Schwartz, A. E., & Elbel, B. (2020). Does Proximity to Fast Food Increase Incidences of Childhood Obesity? Research Brief #29. Lerner Center Public Health Research Brief Series. https://lernercenter.syr.edu/2020/09/01/rb-29
Work in Progress
"The Impact of Public Housing Demolitions on School Districts." with Andrew Sullivan.
"A (Good) School in a Neighborhood and Academic Outcomes: Evidence from Public Housing in New York City.” with Sarah A. Cordes, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Samantha Cervantes.
"Closing the Gap for Racial Minorities and Immigrants through School-to-Work Linkages." with Brian Holzman, Bethany Lewis, Irina Chukhray, and Kalena Cortes.