Mark Joseph, PhD is the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at ǿմý. His research focus is mixed-income development as a strategy for promoting urban equity and inclusion. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Integrating the Inner City: The Promise and Perils of Mixed-Income Public Housing Transformation and co-editor of What Works to Promote Inclusive, Equitable Mixed-Income Communities. He is the Founding Director of the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, which conducts research and consulting projects in cities across the US and Canada. Joseph serves on the Governance Board of the Urban Affairs Association. He also serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of the journals Cityscape, Housing Policy Debate, Journal of Community Practice, and Journal of Race and Ethnicity in the City. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, a Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, was a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the University of Chicago and a Harlech Scholar at Oxford University.
Joseph’s research focus is mixed-income development as a strategy for addressing urban poverty. He is the co-author of the award-winning book . His center, the , conducts research and consulting projects in Cleveland and around the country in cities that have included Austin, Chicago, Nashville, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C. The center, which recently celebrated its fourth anniversary, is raising funds to be endowed as the Louise Cinthy Stokes Center on Inclusion and Equity.
Joseph is a member of the Board of Trustees of the and a member of an External Advisory Committee at the . He is a member of the advisory board of the journal , published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He is also on the editorial boards of the journal of Community Practice and Housing Policy Debate.
Why I Teach
I teach because there is no better way to continue to grow and learn in my own knowledge and thinking, while also inspiring and equipping the next generation of changemakers.
Why I Chose this Profession
I chose this profession because it is motivated by a social change mission and guided by principles of belonging, interdependence and collective thriving.
Teaching Information
Courses Taught
Research Information
Research Projects
The at the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development is a new resource for research and information about mixed-income communities.
Mixed-Income Research
Creating mixed-income communities has become one popular policy response to the social isolation and economic and public sector disinvestment that characterize high-poverty neighborhoods in most urban areas. The objective is to attract residents with higher incomes while maintaining affordable and public housing for lower income residents. It is hoped that, through this strategy, housing developments and perhaps entire neighborhoods can be created that provide strong networks to employment and other resources beyond the neighborhood, more effective demand for high quality amenities and public services, and positive role models for youth.
Mixed-Income Development in Chicago: Case Studies
Description:
We know very little about the impact on residents of living in a mixed-income development, or of how they differ from public housing residents living in other housing circumstances. This research projects focuses on investigating the strategies and effectiveness of strategies used to build community in mixed-income developments, residents’ experiences in a mixed income development, and the impact of mixed-income developments on residents’ lives.
Research Grants:
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Ford Foundation/Heartland Alliance
Research Briefs:
- Building Community in Mixed-Income Developments Summary
- Living in a Mixed-Income Development: Resident Perceptions of Benefits and Disadvantages Summary
- The Nature of Social Interaction in Mixed-Income Developments Summary
- Whose Space? Whose Rules? Social Challenges in Mixed-Income Developments Summary
- Chicago’s Public Housing Transformation: What happened to the Residents? Summary
- Why Do So Few Residents Return to Mixed-Income Developments? Insights into Resident Decision-Making Summary
Jazz on the Boulevard Case Study
Description:
This research project is a long-term case study of Jazz on the Boulevard, one of the first planned mixed-income developments being created as part of the CHA ‘s 1999 Plan for Transformation. In-depth, qualitative interviews of residents, service providers and developers, and a comparison group of individuals describe what motivated residents to choose to live in a mixed-income development, their perception of the neighborhood ‘s role in their lives, how the development effects social capital, networks, and social organizations, and what roles various members of the community play.
Research Grants:
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Case Western Research University
Research Highlights:
Highlight 1: Movers versus non-movers: Who are they?
Highlight 2: The resident population at Jazz
Highlight 3: Understanding the choice to live at Jazz
Highlight 4: Resident perspectives on mixed-income development
Highlight 5: Early resident experiences: General satisfaction
Highlight 6: Early social relations at Jazz
Joseph, Mark. (2008) . Journal of Urban Affairs. 30:3, 229-257.
Mixed-Income Development in Chicago: Developer and Service Provider Perspectives
Description:
This research project is an investigation into possibilities and challenges faced by development teams in transforming public housing into mixed-income development communities.
Research Grants:
Rockefeller Foundation
Joseph, M. L. (2010). . Housing Policy Debate, 20(1), 91–118.
Faith-Based Mentoring Demonstration Evaluation
Description:
The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development selected the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) as one of the three sites nationally to implement a mentoring demonstration program. The goal of this program is to test a means of providing additional support for public housing residents who have been relocated as part of a HOPE VI redevelopment by partnering residents with mentors who are recruited through faith-based and community-based organizations. This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of the program, explore experiences of participants, and the perspectives of mentors and staff members of participating institutions.
Research Grants:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/Chicago Housing Authority
Recent Funding
HOPESF Evaluation, San Francisco
Principal Investigator
Learning For Action
$126,644
2012–2017
Choice Neighborhoods National Evaluation
Principal Investigator
The Urban Institute
$104,583
2012–2014
Building Effective and Sustainable Mixed‐Income Communities
Principal Investigator
Annie E. Casey Foundation
$50,000
2012–2013
Evaluation of Ways and Means at Cascade Village
Co‐Principal Investigator (Co‐Principal Investigator: Robert Fischer)
Community Builders, Inc.
$253,000
2011–2014
NPI Organizational Assessment
Co‐Principal Investigator (Co‐Principal Investigators: Robert Fischer and Mark Chupp)
Neighborhood Progress Inc.
$28,000
2011–2012
Urban Strategies Data Integration
Co‐Principal Investigator (Co‐Principal Investigator: Claudia Coulton)
Center for the Study of Social Policy
$80,000
2011
Building Mixed‐Income Communities: Documenting the Experience in Chicago
Principal Investigator
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
$700,000 (MSASS Funding: $145,461)
2010–2013
Building Mixed Income Communities: Documenting the Experience in Chicago ‐ Early Lessons at Roosevelt Square.
Principal Investigator
Heartland Alliance, Ford Foundation
$200,000 (MSASS Funding: $25,354)
2010–2011
Building Mixed Income Communities: Learning from the Chicago Experience
Principal Investigator
Annie E. Casey Foundation
$105,000
2009–2010
Building Mixed Income Communities: Documenting the Experience in Chicago
Principal Investigator
University of Chicago, Illinois, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
$600,000 (MSASS Funding: $97,988)
2006–2010
Publications
Recent Publications
Joseph, M. L. (2013). "Is mixed-income development an antidote to urban poverty?" In Mueller, E. & Tighe, R. (Eds.), The affordable housing reader. New York, NY: Routledge. Reprint.
Joseph, M. L. (2013). . Cityscape, 15 (2), 215-221.
Chaskin, R. J., Sichling, F. & Joseph, M.L. (2013). . Cities. 35, 423-31.
Chaskin, R. J., & Joseph, M. L. (2012). . International Journal of Urban and Regional Research., 37(2), 480-502. On-line advance publication: DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01158.x
McCormick, N., Joseph, M.L. & Chaskin, R.J. (2012) . City and Community, 11(3), 285-308. On-line advance publication: doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6040.2012.01411.x
Chaskin, R.J., Khare, A.T., & Joseph, M.L. (2012). . Urban Affairs Review, 48(6), 863-906.
Joseph, M. L., & Chaskin, R. J. (2012). . Housing Policy Debate, 22 (3),377-406.
Chaskin, R. J., Joseph, M. L., Voelker, S., & Dworsky, A. (2012). . Cityscape, 14 (1),183-214.
Joseph, M. L. (2011). "Reinventing older communities through mixed-income development: What are we learning from Chicago’s public housing transformation?" In H. B. Newberger, E.L. Birch, & S. M. Wachter (Eds.), Neighborhood and life changes: How place matters in modern America (pp. 122–139). Philadelphia, PA: Penn Institute for Urban Research.
Chaskin, R. J., & Joseph, M. L. (2011). . Journal of Urban Affairs, 33(2), 209–237.
Joseph, M. L. (2010). "Beyond “initiatives” for comprehensive community change: Is there a better way to seek impact and sustainability?" In A. C. Kubisch, P. Auspos, P. Brown, & T. Dewar (Eds.), Voices from the field (Vol. III, pp. 154–162), Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute.
Joseph, M. L. (2010). . Housing Policy Debate, 20(1), 91–118.
Joseph, M. L. (2010), "Understanding the economic costs of incarceration for African American males." In W. E. Johnson, Jr., (Ed.), Social work with African-American males: Health, mental health, and policy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Chaskin, R.J., & Joseph, M. L. (2010). . Urban Affairs Review, 45(3), 299–335.
Chupp, M. G., & Joseph M. L. (2010). . Journal of Community Practice, 18,190–212.
Joseph, M. L., &. Chaskin, R.J. (2010). . Urban Studies, 47(11), 2347–2366.
Smith, R. E., Kingsley, G. T., Cunningham, M. K., Popkin, S. J., Dumlao, K., Ellen, I. J., Joseph, M. L., & McKoy, D. (2010). . Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.
Joseph, M. L., & Feldman, J. (2009). . Education & Urban Society. 41(6), 623–652.
Joseph, Mark. (2008) . Journal of Urban Affairs. 30:3, 229-257.
Presentations
Recent Presentations
Joseph, M.L. (March, 2013). Dynamics of Mixed-Income Communities. Office of Policy Development and Research Quarterly Housing Update, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C.
Fischer, R. L., Joseph, M. J., & Chupp, M. C. (October, 2012). Evaluation and learning in community change: Insights from a mixed-methods study of a mixed-income community in Akron. The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Research & Training Methods Colloquium, Cleveland, OH.
Joseph, M. L. (September, 2012). Mixed-Income development as a neoliberal policy experiment: New challenges to cross-sector collaboration. Presentation at the After the Crisis Housing Policy Conference, New York City, New York.
Education
Residencies, Internships and Fellowships
Additional Information
Concentration
- Community Practice for Social Change
- Masters of Nonprofit Organizations
Affiliations
- Association for Community Organization and Social Administration
- Council on Social Work Education
- Urban Affairs Association
- Society for Social Work Research
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management