Here you can download the latest research produced by the Dallas Indicators research team and the Williams Institute, research arm of the Foundation for Community Empowerment. Many other white papers and reports are available by browsing the categories in the grey panel to the right.

Statement by Tim Bray, Director, Williams Institute
Texas Senate Hearing on
"Recommendations for Texas Housing Programs"
March 27, 2008

The Dallas Family Access Network Performance
Improvement Process: Enhancing Care for
HIV-Positive Women
March 2008

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
The Skipped Generation Family
Kelly R. Ylitalo
Rachael Jackson, MPH
Frances Deviney, PhD
Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD
March 2008

Think About It - Mixed-Income Housing
Williams Institute Fact Sheet
January 2008

PROJECT TRANSFORM
Epidemiologic Profile: Assessment of Mental Health in Dallas County
Deepak Prabhakar, MD, MPH
Raquel Y. Qualls Hampton, MS, PhD
Rachael Jackson
Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD
November 2007
Access to Grocery Stores and Food Security in Dallas
Nathan Berg, PhD and James Murdoch, PhD
November 2007
View News 8 Story: Food Security
Is Dallas Becoming More Whole?
2007 Wholeness Index Upate
October 2007
Ensuring Educational Opportunities: A Best Practices Approach
October 2007
Crime Prevention: A Best Practices Approach
October 2007
Minimizing Health Disparities: A Best Practices Approach
October 2007
Click on the links below to read the 2007 Williams Review articles:
Regional Effects and Convergence in Dallas Neighborhood Housing Markets
Riccardo Bodini, MA, MPP
Policy Approaches to Health Equity: Fundamental Determinants and Increased Diversity
Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD, Kelly Ylitalo and Rachael Jackson
The Impact of the Mortgage Assistance Program in Dallas, Texas
Wenhua Di, PhD, Jielai Ma and James C. Murdoch, PhD
Why Are Hispanic and African American Dropout Rates So High?
Magnus Lofstrom, PhD
Uncovering the Cost of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Dallas County
Vernetta Young, PhD, Charles B. Adams, Sean J. Goliday and Terri Fuller-Adams, PhD
Critical Years: Childhood Wellbeing in Dallas County
October 2007
The Feminization of Poverty
Megan Thibos, Danielle Lavin-Loucks Ph.D., & Marcus Martin, Ph.D.
May 2007