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Abt Global is exhibiting and presenting at 2024 Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Conference.

Abt’s healthcare team continues to grow. Meet some of our staff who bring a wealth of experience and perspectives to our work.

Abt Global is exhibiting and presenting at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Evaluation24 Conference in October 2024. 

Pioneers of the research that established housing choice vouchers reflect on the program today and rental assistance for today’s housing affordability crisis.

A study of Louisville, KY’s guaranteed income pilot found financial stability, more stable and supportive housing, and increased goal setting for participants.

Jill Khadduri came to Abt Global in 2000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she was a career senior executive deeply involved in housing research and policies.She conducts research on homelessness and homeless-assistance programs and on housing programs and strategies, among them the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing. She serves as a senior advisor to major research projects conducted by Abt’s housing practice, including studies that use experimental designs to measure the impacts of homebuyer counseling and of giving homeless families priority access to different types of housing and shelter programs. One of Abt’s senior fellows, she completed a history of HUD from its founding in 1965 through its 50th anniversary in 2015. She co-authored the book, In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What To Do About It, with Marybeth Shinn.

Jeffrey Lubell — a leading authority on housing and community development — is the director of Housing and Community Initiatives at Abt Global. In that capacity, he provides policy, program and research expertise to assist policymakers in solving the nation’s pressing challenges in the areas of affordable housing, economic inclusion and asset-building, and community development.  

Meryl Finkel leads Abt Global’s Housing and Communities Practice, overseeing large-scale housing; community and economic development; and social policy data collection, analysis and technical assistance projects. Clients include the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Corporation for National and Community Service, as well as foundations and state and local governments.