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Research Roundup - Here's What's Been Happening At The Kinder Institute

We hit the ground running in 2019 with new research ranging from arts education to food insecurity to HISD reform.
People working on research
Kinder Institute Research
: Mar 14, 2019
Education, Health, Urban Planning

The Fight Against Food Insecurity Requires Teamwork, Not Competition, New Report Says

A new Kinder Institute report highlights how Houston's nonprofits can work together better in order to efficiently feed the hungry.
Person walking through grocery store
Kinder Institute Research
: Mar 13, 2019
Health, Urban Disparity

Q+A: Why Congress Needs to Make Child Care More Affordable

The Conversation | A new bill to provide affordable child care for working families faces an uphill battle in Congress.
A child graduates from daycare
Interview
: Mar 4, 2019
Health, Urban Disparity

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Katherine B. Ensor

Katherine Bennett Ensor

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
  • Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics
  • Rice University
713-348-4132
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Rachel Kimbro

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology
  • Founding Director, Kinder Institute Urban Health Program
  • Rice University
713-348-4265
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Tony N. Brown

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Associate Director, Kinder Institute’s Urban Health Program
  • Founding Director, Racism and Racial Experiences (RARE) Workgroup
713-348-3242
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Loren Raun

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Chief Environmental Science Officer, Interim Bureau Chief, Bureau of Community and Children's Environmental Health, Houston Health Department
  • Assistant Professor of Statistics, Rice University
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Urban Health Program

The program facilitates research, education and community outreach on urban health issues, broadly defined. It also brings together faculty and community affiliates from institutions across the Houston area who focus on the social determinants of health.