Tufts University
James Jennings
Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
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Boston Housing Authority and Boston Public Schools: Exploring Academic Collaboration, (October 2012)

Black Churches and Neighborhood Empowerment in Boston, Massachusetts 1960s and 1970s, Lessons for Today (June 2012)

The State of Black Boston: A Select Demographic and Community Profile, Prepared for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts and the William MonroeTrotter Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston (2010)

Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Workers in Leisure and Hospitality Businesses: Massachusetts and New England, Immigrant Learning Center, Malden, MA (May 2010)

Public Health and Spatial Inequality in Boston - Children Review of Select Findings in the National Health Interview Survey, co-author (Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, 2009)

Place-based Service Delivery & Strategic Collaboration in Boston's Distressed Neighborhoods: Framework for Planning and Action, Prepared for the The Barr Foundation, Boston, MA (June 2009)

Community-based Nonprofits and Neighborhood Distress in Boston, Massachusetts, Prepared for the The Barr Foundation, Boston, MA (Feb. 2009)

Immigrant Workers in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry: Executive Summary; The Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, MA (May 2008)

Impacts and Responses to 'Spatial Concentrations' of Foreclosures in Massachusetts Communities of Color, [Powerpoint Presentation] (William Monroe Trotter Institute University of MA Boston (March 2008)

Latino Faith-based Organizations and Community Development: Introductory Guide for Latino Churches In Lawrence, Massachusetts, [Powerpoint Presentation] (HUD/NECC and Community Development and Enterprise Center
(June 2006)

Community-Based Organizations and the Nonprofit Sector in Massachusetts: Where Do We Go From Here? prepared under the auspices of the University College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University (2005)

Latinos in Lawrence, Massachusetts: The Making of Community co-edited, and prepared under the auspices of the Ma: HUD/NECC Community and Enterprise Development Center at Northern Essex Community College in Lawrence, MA (2005)

Immigrant Homebuyers in Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts: Keys to the Revitalization of Cities, Senior Researcher, Published by the Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, Massachusetts (Dec. 2005)

The Demonstration Disposition Program in Boston, 1994 to 2001: A Program Evaluation senior author, and prepared for the Massachusetts Finance Housing Agency (2002)

The CITAP Program in Massachusetts: Designing and Implementing a Racially and Ethnically-diverse Employment and Training Model in the Construction and Transportation Industries co-author, and published under the auspices of the William Monroe Trotter Institute at the University of MA Boston (2002).

Report of the Urban Edge Housing Corporation and Dimock Community Health Center Merger Planning Project, (2001)

Latino Businesses in Lawrence, Massachusetts: A Profile and Analysis co-author, and prepared under the auspices of the Institute for Community and Workforce Development at Northern Essex Community College in Lawrence, MA (2000)

Investing in the Mattapan Neighborhood: A Community-Building Report prepared for The United Way of Massachusetts, (1999)

Evaluation Report for Urban Youth Collaborative Program prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Retardation (1998)

Economic Development and Inner Cities in Massachusetts: Recommendations for Expanding the Capacity of Small Businesses and Micro-enterprises senior co-author, and prepared under the auspices of the William Monroe Trotter Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston (1996)

Vocational Technical Education in Boston: Towards Accountability, Prioritization, and Decentralization senior co-author, and prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Education (1990)

Vocational Education in Massachusetts and The Future of Young Minority Citizens senior co-author, and prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Education (1988)