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December 16, 2019
CURRICULUM VITAE
Thomas Hugh Byrne Boston University
School of Social Work
264 Bay State Rd.
Boston, MA 02215
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-358-0783
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2012 Social Welfare, University of Pennsylvania Dissertation: Modeling Rates of Chronic Homelessness in
American Communities
M.S.W. 2009 Social Work, University of Pennsylvania
B.A. 2006 Economics, Boston College, Magna Cum Laude
2005 Institut d’Études Politiques-Paris, Visiting Student, International Program in Economics & Political
Science
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-Present Assistant Professor
Boston University
School of Social Work
Boston, MA
2014-Present Investigator
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Implementation Research (CHOIR)
Bedford, MA
2012-Present Investigator
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
Philadelphia, PA
2012-2014 Research Assistant Professor
School of Social Policy and Practice
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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2012-2014 Adjunct Instructor
School of Criminology and Justice Studies
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Montgomery, A.E., Rahman, F.A., Cusack, M., Varlye, A. & Byrne, T. (under review).
Correlates of transitions into housing instability among veterans accessing VHA health
care. Medical Care
2. Montgomery, A.E., Dicther, M.E., Byrne, T., & Blosnich, J.R. (under review). Does
receiving an intervention to address homelessness reduce all-cause and suicide mortality
among Veterans. American Journal of Public Health.
3. Glynn, C., Byrne, T., & Culhane, D.P. (under review). Inflection points in community-
level homeless rates. Annals of Applied Statistics.
4. Byrne, T., Cusack, M., True, G., Montgomery, A.E., & Smith, M. (revise and resubmit).
“You Don’t See Them On The Streets Of Your Town”: Challenges and Strategies For
Serving Unstably Housed Veterans In Rural Areas. Housing Policy Debate
5. Jasuja, G.K. Bettano, A., Smelson, D., Bernson, D., Rose, A.J., Byrne, T., Berlowitz,
D.R., McCullogugh, M., & Miller, D.R. (under review). How do homeless and criminally
justice involved veterans compare to non-veterans on nonfatal and fatal opioid overdose
outcomes in Massachusetts? Medical Care
6. Byrne, T., Baggett, T.P., Land, T., Bernson, D., Hood, M.E., Kennedy-Perez, C.,
Monterrey, R., Smelson, D., Dones, M., Bharel, M. (under review). Developing and
Testing a Predictive Model of Homelessness Using Integrated Administrative Data.
PLOS One.
7. Byrne, T., Baggett, T.P., Thomas, M.C., Bernson, D., Hood, M.E., Land, T. & Bharel,
M. (under review). Assessing the relationship between patterns of homeless assistance
service utilization and opioid overdose among families experiencing homelessness.
Medical Care.
8. Ha, Y., Thomas, M.C., Byrne, T., & Miller, D.P. (in press). Patterns of multiple
instability among low-income families with children. Social Service Review.
9. Holzhauer, C.G., Byrne, T., Simmons, M., Smelson, D.A., & Epstein, E.E. (in press).
Profiles of clinical need among homeless individuals with dual diagnoses. Community
Mental Health Journal.
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10. Montgomery, A.E., Cusack, M.C., Chhabra, Sorrentino, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Byrne, T.
& True, G. (in press). “It’s tight, it’s right, it’s what you want”: Assessing Housing
Stability in the Outpatient Setting. Journal of the Society for Social Work Research.
11. Midboe, A.M., Byrne, T., Smelson, D., Jasuja, G.K., McInnes, D.K., & Troszak, L.K.
(2019). The opioid epidemic in veterans who are homeless or unstably housed. Health
Affairs, 38(8), 1289-1297.
12. Tsai, J. & Byrne, T. (2019). National utilization patterns of Veterans Affairs homeless
programs in the era of Housing First. Psychiatric Services, 70(4), 309-315.
13. Byrne, T., Troszak, L., Midboe, A.M., Fincke, B.G., Shwartz, M., Gifford, A.L., &
McInnes, D.K. (2019). A novel measure to assess variation in hepatitis C prevalence
among homeless and unstably-housed veterans. Public Health Reports, 134(2), 126-131.
14. Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E. & Fargo, J.D. (2019). Predictive modeling of housing
instability and homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration. Health Services
Research, 54(1), 75-85.
15. Nelson, R.E., Suo, Y., Pettey, W., Vanneman, M., Montgomery, A.E., Byrne, T., Fargo,
J.D., Gundlapalli, A. (2018). Costs associated with healthcare services accessed through
VA and in the community through Medicare for Veterans experiencing homelessness.
Health Services Research, 53, 5352-5374.
16. Smelson, D.A., Kennedy-Perez, C., Farquhar, I., Byrne, T. & Colegrove, A. (2018).
Permanent supportive housing and specialized co-occuring disorders wraparound services
for homeless individuals. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 4(4), 247-256.
17. Byrne, T., Henwood, B. & Scribner, B. (2018). Residential moves among housing first
participants. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 45(1): 124-132.
18. Smelson, D. A., Chinman, M., Hannah, G., Byrne, T., & McCarthy, S. (2018). An
evidence-based co-occurring disorder intervention in VA homeless programs: outcomes
from a hybrid III trial. BMC health services research, 18(1), 332.
19. Tsai, J., Lee, C. Y. S., Byrne, T., Pietrzak, R. H., & Southwick, S. M. (2017). Changes in
public attitudes and perceptions about homelessness between 1990 and 2016. American
Journal of Community Psychology, 60(3-4), 599-606.
20. Chinman, M., McCarthy, S., Hannah, G., Byrne, T. & Smelson, D. (2017). Using
Getting To Outcomes to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA homeless
programs: A cluster randomized trial of an implementation support strategy.
Implementation Science, 12(1): 34.
21. Simmons, M. M., Fincke, B. G., Drainoni, M. L., Kim, B., Byrne, T., Smelson, D.,
Casey, K., Ellison, M.L., Visher, C., Blue-Howells, J. & McInnes, D. K. (2017). A two-
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state comparative implementation of peer-support intervention to link veterans to health-
related services after incarceration: a study protocol. BMC health services
research, 17(1), 647.
22. Simmons, M., Smelson, D., Gabrielian, S., Byrne, T., McCullough, M.B., Smith, J.L.,
Taylor, T.J., O’Toole, T.P., Kane, V. & McInnes, K. (2017). A hybrid III trial testing an
implementation strategy to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA
homeless primary care treatment programs. Implementation Science, 12(1): 46.
23. Nelson, R.E., Gundlapalli, A., Carter, M., Brigone, E., Petty, W., Byrne, T.,
Montgomery, A.E., Rupper, R. & Fargo, J.D. (2017). Rurality or distance to care and the
risk of homelessness among Afghanistan and Iraq veterans. Housing, Care and Support,
20(2): 45-59.
24. Fargo J.D., Montgomery, A.E., Byrne T., Brignone, E., Cusack, M. & Gundlapalli, A.V.
(2017) Needles in a haystack: Screening and healthcare system evidence for
homelessness. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 235, 574.
25. Metraux, S., Cusack, M., Byrne, T., Hunt-Johnson, N. & True, G. (2017). Pathways into
homelessness among Post 9/11 Era veterans. Psychological Services, 14(2): 229-237.
26. Mitchell, M, Bharel, M. Byrne, T. Leon, C., Lin, W.C. (2017). Cost of Non-Emergency
Department Health Care Utilization Among Homeless Frequent Emergency Department
Users: Profiles and Correlates. Psychological Services, 14(2): 193-202.
27. Byrne, T., Nelson, R.E., Montgomery, A.E., Brignone, E., Gundlapalli, A.V., & Fargo,
J.D. (2017). Comparing utilization and cost of medical and behavioral health services
utilization between veterans experiencing brief and ongoing episodes of housing
instability. Journal of Urban Health, 94(1):54-63.
28. Harnish, A., Corrigan, P., Pinals, D., Byrne, T., & Smelson, D. (2016). A comparison of
substance use stigma and health stigma in a population of veterans with co-occurring
mental health and substance use disorders. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 12(3-4):238-243.
29. Montgomery, A.E., Byrne, T., Treglia, D., & Culhane, D.P. (2016). Characteristics and
likelihood of ongoing homelessness among unsheltered Veterans. Journal of Health
Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(2): 911-922.
30. Byrne, T., Treglia, D., Culhane, D.P., Kuhn, J., & Kane, V. (2016). Predictors of
homelessness among families and single adults following exit from homelessness
prevention and rapid re-housing programs: Evidence for the Department of Veterans
Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program. Housing Policy Debate,
26(1): 252-275.
31. Byrne, T. , Montgomery, A.E., & Fargo, J.D. (2016). Unsheltered homelessness among
Veterans: Correlates and Profiles. Community Mental Health Journal, 52(2): 148-157.
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32. Miller, D., Larson, M.J., DeVoe, E., & Byrne, T. (2016). Food insecurity among
veterans households: Findings from nationally representative data. Public Health
Nutrition, 19(10): 1731-1740.
33. Henwood, B., Byrne, T., & Scriber, B. (2015). Examining premature mortality in
housing first. BMC Public Health, 15:1209.
34. Byrne, T., Fargo, J.D., Montgomery, A.E., Roberts, C.B., Culhane, D.P. & Kane, V.
(2015). Screening for homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration: Monitoring
housing stability through repeat screening. Public Health Reports, 130(5): 702-710.
35. Montgomery, A.E., Fargo, J.D. & Byrne, T. (2015). Impact of community investment in
safety net services on rates of unsheltered homelessness among veterans. Journal of
Sociology and Social Welfare, 42(4):23-36.
36. Byrne, T., & Culhane, D.P. (2015). Testing alternative definitions of chronic
homelessness. Psychiatric Services, 66(3): 317-320.
37. Montgomery, A.E., Dichter, M.E., Thomasson, A.M., Roberts, C.B., & Byrne, T. (2015).
Disparities in housing status among Veterans with medical, cognitive, mental and
behavioral health conditions. Psychiatric Services, 66(3): 317-320.
38. Byrne, T., Metraux, S., Kim, M., Culhane, D.P., Moreno, M., Toros, H. & Stevens, M.
(2014). Public assistance receipt among older adolescents exiting foster care. Children
and Youth Services Review, 44, 307-316.
39. Byrne, T., Fargo, J., Montgomery, A.E., Munley, E. & Culhane, D.P. (2014). The
relationship between community investment in permanent supportive housing and
chronic homelessness. Social Service Review, 88(2): 234-263.
40. Montgomery, A.E. & Byrne, T. (2014). Services Utilization Among Recently Homeless
Veterans: A Gender-Based Comparison. Military Medicine, 179(3): 236-239.
41. Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., Treglia, D. & Culhane, D.P. (2013). Health services use
among veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs and mainstream homeless services.
World Medical & Health Policy, 5(4): 347-361.
42. Fargo, J., Munley, E., Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., Culhane, D.P. (2013). Community-
level characteristics associated with variation in rates of homelessness among families
and single adults. American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2): S340-S348.
43. Montgomery, A.E., Fargo, J.D. Byrne, T., Kane, V., Culhane, D.P. (2013). Universal
screening for homelessness and risk for homelessness in the Veterans Health
Administration. American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2): S210-S211.
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44. Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Stino, M., & Bainbridge, J. (2013). The aging of
contemporary homelessness. Contexts, 12:66-68.
45. Byrne, T., Brusilovskiy, E., Bettger, J., Wong, Y.I., Metraux, S., & Salzer, M. (2013).
Comparing neighborhood characteristics of adults with serious mental illness and of the
general population: Research implications. Psychiatric Services, 64(8):782-788.
46. Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., & Dichter, M. (2013). Homelessness among female
veterans: A systematic review of the literature. Women & Health, 53(6):572-596.
47. Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Stino, M., & Bainbridge, J. (2013). The age
structure of contemporary homelessness: Evidence and implications for public policy.
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 13(1), 228-244.
48. Byrne, T., Munley, E., Fargo, J., Montgomery, A.E, & Culhane, D.P. (2012). New
perspectives on community level determinants of homelessness. Journal of Urban
Affairs, 53(6):572-596.
49. Byrne, T., Metraux, S., Culhane, D.P., Moreno, M. & Toros, H. (2012). Los Angeles
County’s enterprise linkages project: An example of the use of integrated data systems in
making data-driven policy and program decisions. California Journal of Politics and
Policy. 4(2): 95-112.
50. Fargo, J., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Munley, E., Montgomery, A.E., Jones, H., Sheldon, G.,
& Culhane, D.P. (2012). Prevalence and risk of homelessness among U.S. Veterans.
Preventing Chronic Disease, 9:11_0112.
51. Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2011). The right to housing: An effective means for
addressing homelessness? University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Social Change.
14(3): 379-391.
52. Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S. & Byrne, T. (2011). A prevention centered approach to
homeless assistance: A paradigm shift? Housing Policy Debate, 21(2): 295-315.
53. Metraux, S., Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2010). Institutional discharges and subsequent
shelter use among unaccompanied adults in New York City. Journal of Community
Psychology 38(1): 28-38.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Montgomery, A.E., Byrne, T. & Dichter, M. (2019). Unique Considerations for
Homeless Female Veterans. In Jack Tsai . (Ed.), Homelessness among US Veterans:
A Critical Approach. New York: Oxford University Press.
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2. Schinka, J.A., Byrne, T. (2019). Aging and Mortality in Homeless Veterans. In Jack
Tsai . (Ed.), Homelessness among US Veterans: A Critical Approach. New York:
Oxford University Press.
3. Byrne, T. & Wong ,Y.I. (2013). Homelessness outside the U.S. In E.J. Mullen
(Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Social Work. New York: Oxford University Press.
4. Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2012). Limits and opportunities to cost analyses of
homelessness. In S.J. Smith (Ed.), International encyclopedia of housing and home.
Oxford, UK: Elsevier, Ltd., Vol. 1, p. 248-254.
5. Culhane, D.P. & Byrne, T. (2011). Homelessness and housing exclusion in Europe:
Challenges and opportunities for research and policy. In E. O’Sullivan, V. Busch-
Geertsema, D. Quilgars, & N. Pleace (Eds.), Homelessness research in Europe.
Brussels: FEANSTA.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
1. Culhane, D.P., Treglia, D., Byrne, T., Metraux, S., Kuhn, R., Doran, K., Johns, E.,
Shcretzman, M. (2019). The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness: Could Housing
Solutions Be Funded by Avoidance of Excess Shelter, Hospital and Nursing Home
Costs? Available at: https://www.aisp.upenn.edu/wp-
content/uploads/2019/01/Emerging-Crisis-of-Aged-Homelessness-1.pdf
2. Byrne, T. (2018). Review of A Home of Your Own: Housing First and Ending
Homelessness in Finland. European Journal of Homelessness, 12(1): 111-114.
3. Byrne, T. (2017). Review of Homelessness in New York City: Policymaking from
Koch to de Blasio. European Journal of Homelessness, 11(1): 209-211.
4. Byrne, T. & Smart, G. (2017). Estimating Cost Reductions Associated with the
Community Support Program for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness.
Boston, MA: The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.
5. Byrne, T. (2016). Review of Integrating the Inner City: The Promise and Perils of
Mixed-Income Public Housing. Social Service Review, 90(3): 571-576.
6. Henwood, B. F., Wenzel, S., Mangano, P. F., Hombs, M., Padgett, D., Byrne, T.,
Rice, E., Butts, S. & Uretsky, M. (2015). The grand challenge of ending
homelessness (Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative Working Paper No. 9).
Cleveland, OH: American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
7. Byrne, T. (2014 December 19). Widen safety to prevent people from slipping into
homelessness. The Boston Globe (Letter to the Editor).
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8. Byrne, T., Culhane, D.P., Kane, V., Kuhn, J., & Treglia, D. (2014 October).
Predictors of Homelessness Following Exit from the Supportive Services for Veteran
Families Program. National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Research
Brief.
9. Fargo, J.D., Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., & Roberts, C.B. (2014 June). Universal
Screening for Homelessness and Risk Among Veterans: Monitoring Housing
Stability and Exploring Profiles of Risk Through Repeated Screening. National
Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Research Brief.
10. Byrne, T., Kuhn, J., Culhane, D.P., Kane, S., Kane, V., Albanese, T., Silverbush, M.,
McEvilley, M. (2014 May). Impact and Performance of the Supportive Services for
Veteran Families (SSVF) Program: Results from the FY 2013 Program Year.
National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Research Brief.
11. Byrne, T. (2014 February). Housing outcomes of Veterans Following Exit from the
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. National Center on
Homelessness Among Veterans Research Brief.
12. Byrne, T., Culhane, D.P. & Metraux S. (2012, January 2). Helping LA’s foster kids
grow up. The Los Angeles Times, p. A13.
13. Metraux, S., Culhane, D.P., Byrne, T., Moreno, M. & Toros, H. (2011). Young adult
outcomes of youth exiting dependent or delinquent care in Los Angeles County. Los
Angeles, CA: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
14. Metraux, S., Culhane, D.P., Byrne, T., & Kim, M. (2011). A quantitative process
analysis of Los Angeles County’s General Relief program. Los Angeles, CA: Office
of the Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles County.
15. Culhane, D.P. & Byrne, T. (2010). Ending family homelessness in Massachusetts: A
new approach for the Emergency Assistance (EA) program. A White Paper
commissioned by the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Foundation.
16. Metraux, S., Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2010). Development of a cost analysis of the
City and County of Fresno’s ten year plan to end chronic homelessness. Fresno, CA:
City and County of Fresno.
17. Culhane, D.P. & Byrne, T. (2009). Ending chronic homelessness: Cost-effective
opportunities for interagency collaboration. A White Paper commissioned by the
New York State Office of Mental Health and the New York City Department of
Homeless Services.
18. Byrne, T., Metraux S & Culhane D.P. (2009). Projected impacts of supportive
housing interventions on services use and costs in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach,
FL: Palm Beach County Office of Human Services.
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19. Metraux, S, Culhane D.P., & Byrne, T. (2009). Using adult linkages project data for
determining patterns of services use among adult recipients of General Relief in Los
Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA: Office of the Chief Executive Officer of Los
Angeles County.
FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
2019-2022 Project: Measuring the impact of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families
(SSVF) on Veteran outcomes
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and
Development
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Richard Nelson, PhD)
Total Funding: $1,099,147
2019
Project: Examining Mortality and Receipt of Benefits Administered by the Social
Security Administrations As Reasons for Desistance from Homelessness
Agency: Social Security Administration via Boston College Center for Retirement
Research
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $25,000
2018-2019
Project: Between Rocks and Hard Places: Characterizing housing instability
among Veterans with criminal sex offense histories
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on Homelessness
among Veterans
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD)
Total Funding: $59,968
2017-2021
Project: Longitudinal Rapid Re-housing Evaluation
Agency: Pine Street Inn
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $158,376
2017-2020
Project: Evaluation and Technical Assistance for the SPNS Initiative Improving
Health Outcomes through the Coordination of Supportive Employment
and Housing Services
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Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Serena Rajabuin)
Total Funding: $2,100,000
2017-2018
Project: Does the Value of Housing Assistance Impact Health Outcomes?
Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Daniel P. Miller, PhD)
Total Funding: $99,841
2017-2018
Project: Exploring Homelessness Among Rural Veterans: Veterans’ Self-Reported
Risk of Homelessness and the Response of the Supportive Services for
Veteran Families (SSVF) Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center on Homelessness
among Veterans
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $50,101
2016-2019
Project: Quality of Care for Hepatitis C in Veterans Who are Homeless or
Marginally Housed
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and
Development
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Keith McInnes, ScD)
Total Funding: $655, 962
2015-2017
Project: A Data-based Re-design of Health Care and Housing for People who
Experience Chronic Homelessness
Agency: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $147,363
2015-2018 Project: Identifying and Measuring Risk of Homelessness Among Veterans
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and
Development
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD)
Total Funding: $853,726
2015-2018 Project: Vulnerable Veterans QUERI
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Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Quality Enhancement Research
Initiative
Role: Co-Investigator (Co-PIs: Keith McInness, David Smelson, Allen Gifford)
2015-2016 Project: Contract for An Evaluation of the Community Support Program for People
Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
Agency: Pine St. Inn via Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $25,000
2015-2016 Project: Using Data to Inform Policy and Programmatic Responses to
Unaccompanied Adult Homelessness
Agency: Boston University Initiative on Cities
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $7,800
2015-2016 Project: Designing Data Driven Directions for School Success of Students
Involved in Child Welfare Proceedings
Agency: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court, Court
Improvement Program
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Yoonsook Ha, PhD)
Total Funding: $74,589
2015 Project: U.S. Department of Veterans, National Center on Homelessness Among
Veterans, Contract for research services
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $31,022
2013-2014
Project: Pathways Into Homelessness Among Iraq and Afghanistan Era Veterans
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research
and Promotion (CHERP)
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Stephen Metraux, PhD)
Total Funding: $28,214
2012-2013
Project: Using administrative data to assess criminal justice, mental health, and
public assistance outcomes of youth exiting dependent and delinquent care
in Los Angeles County
Agency: The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
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Role: Co-PI (with Dennis Culhane, PhD and Stephen Metraux, PhD)
Total Funding: $40,000
2012-2013
Project: Assessing public service utilization profiles of Cal-
WORKS recipients in Los Angeles County
Agency: Office of the Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Funding: $25,000
2012-2013
Project: Evaluation of Cal-Works GAIN Program
Agency: Office of the Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County
Role: Consulting Data Analyst/Statistician (PI: Stephen Metraux, PhD)
Funding for subcontract: $5,000 (Total project funding: $125,000)
2010-2011
Project: A quantitative process analysis of Los Angeles County’s
General Relief program
Agency: Office of the Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County
Role: Research Investigator, (PI: Stephen Metraux, PhD)
Funding for subcontract: $12,000 (Total project funding: $75,000)
2010-2011
Project: Forecasting needs for permanent supportive housing in
Cleveland, Ohio
Agency: Housing Innovations, LLC
Role: Consulting Statistician
Funding for subcontract: $3,000
2009-2011
Project: Young adult outcomes of youth exiting dependent and
delinquent care in Los Angeles County
Agency: The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Role: Research Investigator, (PI: Dennis Culhane, PhD)
Funding for subcontract: $20,000 (Total project funding: $150,000)
2009
Project: Modeling the impact of supportive housing interventions
on chronic homelessness and patterns of service use in
Palm Beach County, Florida
Agency: Palm Beach County
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (with Dennis Culhane, PhD)
Total Funding: $6,000
2009
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Project: Modeling the impact of supportive housing interventions
on chronic homelessness and patterns of service use in
Fresno, California
Agency: City and County of Fresno
Role: Research Investigator, (PI: Dennis Culhane, PhD)
Funding for subcontract: $4,000 (Total project funding: $9,000)
2008-2009
Project: Using adult linkages project data for determining patterns
and costs of services use by general relief participants in
Los Angeles County
Agency: Office of the Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County.
Role: Research Investigator, (Co-PIs: Dennis Culhane, PhD and
Stephen Metraux, PhD)
Funding for subcontract: $12,000 (Total project funding: $75,000)
PRESENTATIONS
1. Cusack, M., Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., True, J.G. (2019 November). Characterizing
rural homelessness: Lessons from rural providers administering rapid rehousing
assistance through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for
Veteran Families program. Oral presentation at the 2019 American Public Health
Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
2. Montgomery, A. E., Byrne, T. , Chhabra, M., Cusack, M. C., Dichter, M. E., Fargo, J.
D., & True, J. G. (2019 October). Universal screening for homelessness: Lessons learned
and implications for future implementation. Oral presentation at 2019 HSR&D/QUERI
National Conference, Washington, DC.
3. Byrne, T. & Miller, D.P. (2019 June). Does the value of housing assistance impact
health outcomes? Presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting,
Washington, DC.
4. Miller, D.P. & Byrne, T. (2019 June). Does the value of housing assistance impact
health outcomes? Presented at the American Society for Health Economists Conference,
Washington, DC.
5. Byrne, T., Midboe, A., Troszak, L., Smelson, D., McInnes, D.K., & Jasuja, G. (2019
May). Opioid use disorder and treatment among veterans accessing VA specialized
homeless programs. Presented at the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Annual
Conference, Washington, DC.
6. Byrne, T., Glynn, C., & Culhane, D.P. (2019 April). How and when do rent levels
contribute to homelessness? Presented at the Boston Area Research Initiative Annual
Conference, Boston, MA.
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7. Miller, D.P. & Byrne, T. (2018 November). Does the value of housing assistance
impact health outcomes? Presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and
Management Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
8. Byrne, T. & Miller, D.P. (2018 November). Health care utilization and costs among
older homeless adults: Implications and opportunities for intervention. Presented at the
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference,
Washington, DC.
9. Bolton, R., Byrne, T., Hyde, J., Fincke, B.G., Kim, B., Petrakis, B.A., Simmons, M.,
Yakovchenko, V., McInnes, D.K.. (2018 January). Promoting successful reentry from
incarceration among veterans: Results of a mixed-methods study to bridge the gap
between existing services and unmet needs. Presented at the Society for Social Work
Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
10. Thomas, M., Byrne, T., & Ha, Y. (2018 January). School district and individual
predictors of foster care students’ academic proficiency. Presented at the Society for
Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
11. Thomas, M., Miller, D.P., Ha, Y., & Byrne, T. (2017 November). Patterns of multiple
Instability among low-income families with children. Presented at the Association for
Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
12. Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., & Fargo, J.D. (2017 November). Predictive modeling of
homelessness and housing instability in the Veterans Health Administration. Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
13. Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., & Fargo, J.D. (2017 November). Predictive modeling of
homelessness and housing instability in the Veterans Health Administration. Presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
14. Byrne, T. (2017 June). New findings from ongoing research with the VA’s homelessness
screening clinical reminder. Presented as part of the National Coalition for Homeless
Veterans Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
15. Byrne, T. (2017 May). Effective responses to homelessness in Massachusetts and
beyond: Lessons from and future direction for research. Presented at the Massachusetts
Housing and Shelter Alliance Seminar Series, Boston, MA.
16. Ha, Y., Thomas, M., Byrne, T. & Miller, D.P. (2017 April). Patterns of multiple
Instability among low-income families with children. Presented at the Population
Association of America Meeting, Chicago, IL.
17. Fargo, J.D., Montgomery, A.E., Byrne, T., Brignone, E., Cusack, M, &. Gundlapalli,
A.V. (2017 April) Needles in a haystack: Screening and healthcare system evidence for
homelessness. Presented at Informatics for Health, Manchester, England.
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18. Byrne, T., Miller, D.P., Ha, Y. (2017 March). Using data to inform policy and
programmatic responses to unaccompanied adult homelessness in Boston. Presented at
the Boston Area Research Initiative Spring Conference, Boston, MA.
19. Byrne, T., Nelson, R.E., Mongtomery, A.E., Brignone, E., Gundlapalli, A.V. & Fargo,
J.D. (2017 January). Comparing the Utilization and Cost of Health Services Between
Veterans Experiencing Brief and Ongoing Episodes of Housing Instability. Presented at
the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
20. Byrne, T. (2017 January). Reckoning with Homelessness as a Grand Challenge:
Expanding the Reach of Evidence-Based Approaches. Presented at the Society for Social
Work Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
21. Byrne, T. (2016 June). Projecting the Need for VA Homeless Services Among Emerging
Populations. Presented as part of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Annual
Conference, Washington, DC.
22. Byrne, T. (2016 June). Homelessness Among Older Veterans: Trends, Projections and
Implications. Presented as part of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Annual
Conference, Washington, DC.
23. Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2016 May). Medicaid Funding for Critical Time
Intervention: A scalable solution to crisis homelessness? Presented at the Reckoning with
Homelessness Conference, New York, NY.
24. Byrne, T. (2016 May). Projecting the Need for VA Homeless Services Among Female
Veterans. Presented as part of the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
Homelessness Evidence and Research Synthesis Roundtable Series.
25. Byrne, T., Henwood, B., & Scribner, B. (2016 January). Residential Moves Among
Housing First Participants. Presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual
Conference, Washington, D.C.
26. Byrne, T., Henwood, B., Wenzel, S., Padgett, D.K., Blasi, G., & Mangano, F. A Multi-
sector Approach to Moving the Needle on Ending Homelessness. Presented at the Society
for Social Work Research Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
27. Byrne, T. (2015 November). Developing a temporal typology of homelessness among
veterans. Poster presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Annual Conference, Miami FL.
28. Byrne, T. (2015 November). Evaluating the relationship between homelessness
prevention and rapid re-housing services and utilization of health services: Findings
from the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program. Presented at the Association
for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference, Miami FL.
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29. Byrne, T. (2015 November). Projecting changes in the scope and health services
utilization of older veterans experiencing homelessness. Presented as part of the National
Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Homelessness Evidence and Research
Synthesis Roundtable Series.
30. Byrne, T. (2015 October). Homelessness research: Successes, challenges &
opportunities. Invited plenary lecture at the National Human Services Data Consortium
Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
31. Byrne, T. (2015 September). Identifying and measuring risk for homelessness among
veterans: Evidence from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Presented at the BU
School of Social Work Research Seminar Series, Boston, MA.
32. Byrne, T., & Montgomery, A.E. (2015 July). Characteristics and likelihood of ongoing
homelessness among unsheltered veterans. Presented at the National Alliance to End
Homelessness National Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC.
33. Culhane, D.P. & Byrne, T. (2015 March). Adult Homelessness: Background and
Opportunities. Invited presentation to the City of Boston Mayor’s Task Force on
Individual Homelessness. Boston, MA.
34. Byrne, T. (2015 February). What we know about families receiving services from the
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. Presented at the National
Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family and Youth
Homelessness. San Diego, CA.
35. Byrne, T., Treglia, D., Culhane, D.P., Kuhn, J., & Kane, V. (2015 January). Housing
outcomes of veterans receiving homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing services.
Presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, New Orleans,
LA.
36. Byrne, T. (2014 November). Estimating cost savings associated with the placement of
homeless veterans in permanent supportive housing. Presented at the Gerontological
Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, D.C.
37. Treglia, D. & Byrne, T. (2014 July). Predictors of homelessness following exit from the
Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program. Presented at the National Alliance to
End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC.
38. Byrne, T., Montgomery, A.E., Kane, V. & Culhane, D.P. (2013 November).
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing for Veteran Families: Assessing housing
and health outcomes of veterans in the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
program. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston,
MA.
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39. Byrne, T., Steif, K., Kane, V., Culhane, D.P., Fargo, J.D., Montgomery, A.E., & Munley,
E. (2013 November). The Homelessness Analytics Initiative: A web-based community
planning tool for preventing and ending homelessness. Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
40. Byrne, T. (2013 September). Recent and Ongoing Research on Policies and Programs to
Prevent and End Homelessness Among Veterans. Presented at the Solutions 2013
National Conference on State and Local Housing Policy, Atlanta, GA.
41. Byrne, T. (2013 July). Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing for Veteran
Families: Housing Outcomes of Veterans Exiting the Supportive Services for Veteran
Families (SSVF) Program. Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness 2013
National Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC.
42. Byrne, T. (2013 July). The Homelessness Analytics Initiative: A web-based tool for
preventing and ending Veteran homelessness. Presented at the National Alliance to End
Homelessness 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC.
43. Byrne, T. (2013 June). Present and Future Trends in Homelessness Among Older Adults.
Presented at the National Leadership Initiative Convening on Elder Homelessness, Los
Angeles, CA.
44. Byrne, T. (2013 June). Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing for Veteran
Families: Housing Outcomes of Veterans Exiting the Supportive Services for Veteran
Families (SSVF) Program. Presented at the International Homelessness Research
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
45. Sharygin, E., Smith, H.L., Miranda, V., Byrne, T. & Culhane, D.P. (2013 April). How
can we guess how many will be living in shelters in the next U.S. Census? Presented at
the Population Association of America Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
46. Treglia, D. & Byrne, T. (2013 February). Understanding the Shelter Use of Veterans in
Homeless Families. Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness 2013
National Conference on Ending Family & Youth Homelessness, Seattle, WA.
47. Byrne, T. (2013 February). Ongoing Initiatives at the National Center on Homelessness
Among Veterans: SSVF Evaluation and Homelessness Analytics Application. Presented at
the National Alliance to End Homelessness 2013 National Conference on Ending Family
& Youth Homelessness, Seattle, WA.
48. Byrne, T. (2012 November). Health services use among veterans using VA and
mainstream homeless services. Presented at the George Mason University Forum on
Health, Homelessness and Poverty, Arlington, VA.
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49. Byrne, T. (2012 July). Health services use among veterans using VA and mainstream
homeless services. Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness 2012
National Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC.
50. Kim, M. & Byrne, T. (2012 January). Family wealth and college attendance:
Borrowing constraints or scholastic ability? Presented at the Annual Conference of the
Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.
51. Byrne, T. (2011 December). New perspectives on community level determinants of
homelessness. Presented at the Urban Studies Program Graduate Student-Faculty
Colloquium Series at the University of Pennsylvania.
52. Byrne, T. (2011 November). Testing the relationship between age and health services
utilization among homeless female veterans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.
53. Byrne, T., Brusilovskiy, E., Bettger, J., Metraux, S., & Wong Y.I. (2011 September).
Comparing neighborhood characteristics of adults with serious mental illness and
members of the general population in Philadelphia: Implications for research on
determinants of community integration of persons with serious mental illness. Presented
at the Second International Conference On Community Inclusion for People with
Psychiatric Disabilities, Philadelphia, PA.
54. Byrne, T., Fargo, J., Metraux, S., Montgomery, A.E., Munley, E & Culhane, D.P. (2011
August). Assessing the risk of homelessness among veterans. Presented at Department of
Veterans Affairs Annual Mental Health Conference, Baltimore, MD.
55. Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S. Byrne, T., Moreno, M. & Toros, H. (2011 July) Young adult
outcomes of youth exiting dependent and delinquent care in Los Angeles County:
Preliminary findings. Presented to the Conrad F. Hilton Foundation.
56. Byrne, T., Fargo, J., Metraux, S., Montgomery, A.E., Munley, E & Culhane, D.P. (2011
July). Prevalence and risk of homelessness among U.S. veterans: A multisite
investigation. Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness 2011 National
Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC.
57. Byrne, T. (2011 May). From pop tarts to social policy: The Importance of data-driven
decision making. Presented at the annual University of Pennsylvania Art of Research
Symposium.
58. Byrne, T. (2010 November). Geographic mapping of the risk of homelessness among
veterans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association,
Denver, CO.
59. Byrne, T., Metraux, S. & Culhane, D.P. , Moreno, M. & Toros, H. (2010 September).
Using the Los Angeles County adult linkages project to target services to sub-populations
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of General Relief recipients. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association
for Welfare Research and Statistics, Los Angeles, CA.
60. Byrne, T. & Gale, M. (2010, July). Investigating and describing veteran homelessness
in several U.S. communities: Implications for the VA’s prevention initiatives. Presented
at the National Alliance to End Homelessness 2010 National Conference on Ending
Homelessness, Washington, DC.
61. Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Culhane, D.P., Citerone, A., Moreno, M. & Toros, H. (2009
April). Identifying heavy users of county services using a data warehouse: Research from
Los Angeles and preliminary results. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National
Human Services Data Consortium, Las Vegas, NV.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015-Present Contemporary Social Policy Analysis
School of Social Work
Boston University
2014-Present Conception, Scope and History of Social Welfare in the United States
School of Social Work
Boston University
2014 Multilevel Models
School of Criminology and Justice Studies
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
2013 Regression Models for Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables
School of Criminology and Justice Studies
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Program Evaluation
School of Criminology and Justice Studies
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
2011 History and Philosophy of Social Welfare
School of Social Policy and Practice
University of Pennsylvania
Applied Linear Modeling (Teaching Assistant)
School of Social Policy and Practice
University of Pennsylvania
2010 History and Philosophy of Social Welfare (Teaching Assistant)
School of Social Policy and Practice
University of Pennsylvania
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-Present Independent Data Analysis and Statistical Consulting
Various projects
2007-2008 Case Manager
FAST Permanent Supportive Housing Program for Homeless Families
Episcopal Community Services
Philadelphia PA
2006-2007 Project Coordinator
Houston Pro Bono Asylum Project
YMCA International Services
Houston, TX
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
2016 Special Recognition Awardee, Pioneer Institute Better Government
Competition
2015 Finalist, Frank R. Breul Memorial prize for best paper in Social Service
Review.
2008-2012 Doctoral Fellowship, School of Social Policy and Practice, University
of Pennsylvania
2011 Heyer Foundation Fellowship for tuition and stipend support, School
of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania
2011 Third prize for best presentation, Art of Research Symposium,
University of Pennsylvania
2006 Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron of Massachusetts at Boston College
Golden Key National Honor Society
Omicron Delta Epsilon, The International Economics Honor Society
2003-2006 Boston College, Department of Economics Honors Program
2002-2006 Boston College, College of Arts & Sciences Honors Program
ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC SERVICE
2018-Present Member, Data Working Group, City of Boston Strategic Planning Group
to Prevent and End Youth & Young Adult Homelessness
Boston, MA
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2016-Present Member, Ad hoc Committee to Estimate Housing Need for Massachusetts
State Interagency Council on Homelessness
Boston, MA
2016-Present Member of Mayor’s Advisory Council to End Homelessness
Boston, MA
2015-Present Member of City of Boston Rapid Re-housing Working Group
Boston, MA
2013-Present Member of Research Advisory Committee
HEARTH, Inc.
Boston, MA
2010-2012 Student Representative
Graduate Council of the Faculties
University of Pennsylvania
2008-2012 Member
Doctoral Student Steering Committee
School of Social Policy and Practice
University of Pennsylvania
2011 Volunteer
100,000 Homes Campaign
Philadelphia Outreach Week
2009-2011 Runner and Team Member
Back on My Feet
Philadelphia, PA
2008-2011 Representative of the School of Social Policy and Practice
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
University of Pennsylvania
2008-2011 Graduate Student Representative
University Council
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2007-2008 Participant
Intercultural Leadership Program
University of Pennsylvania
2005-2006 Volunteer
Pine Street Inn
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Boston, MA
2005 Homeless Outreach Team Volunteer
Association Emmaus
Paris, France
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