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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


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)


2017-2021

Project: Longitudinal Rapid Re-housing Evaluation

Agency: Pine Street Inn

Role: Principal Investigator


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)


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



2016-2019

Project: Quality of Care for Hepatitis C in Veterans Who are Homeless or

Marginally Housed


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



2015-2018 Project: Identifying and Measuring Risk of Homelessness Among Veterans


Development

Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD)


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



2015-2016 Project: Using Data to Inform Policy and Programmatic Responses to

Unaccompanied Adult Homelessness

Agency: Boston University Initiative on Cities



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)


2015 Project: U.S. Department of Veterans, National Center on Homelessness Among

Veterans, Contract for research services

Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



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)


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)


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



2012-2013

Project: Evaluation of Cal-Works GAIN Program


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


Role: Research Investigator, (PI: Stephen Metraux, PhD)


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)


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)


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)


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)


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


22. Byrne, T. (2016 June). Homelessness Among Older Veterans: Trends, Projections and

Implications. Presented as part of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Annual


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


Boston University

2014-Present Conception, Scope and History of Social Welfare in the United States


Boston University

2014 Multilevel Models



2013 Regression Models for Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables



Program Evaluation



2011 History and Philosophy of Social Welfare



Applied Linear Modeling (Teaching Assistant)



2010 History and Philosophy of Social Welfare (Teaching Assistant)



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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,


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


2008-2012 Member

Doctoral Student Steering Committee



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


2008-2011 Graduate Student Representative

University Council

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2007-2008 Participant

Intercultural Leadership Program


2005-2006 Volunteer

Pine Street Inn

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Boston, MA

2005 Homeless Outreach Team Volunteer

Association Emmaus

Paris, France

STATISTICAL SOFTWARE PACKAGES

Expert: SAS, R,

Intermediate: ArcGIS, Mplus, SPSS, Stata, SQL

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