Taylor Robinson – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2023

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Undergraduate School
University of Pittsburgh

Fellowship
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

Supervisor
George King, Data Systems and Performance Analyst

Mentors
Celina Barrios-Millner, Vice President, Office of Race and Equity Research, Urban Institute and Rappaport Institute Advisory Board Member and Aja Kennedy, Tufts University and 2022 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Biography
Taylor will conduct exploratory data analysis of demographic and economic data included in DCHD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) and the Alternative Housing Voucher program (AHVP). Analyses will include aggregate measurement of the client population, spatial exploration, and comparison across the client pool. Taylor will produce a report and Tableau visualization of data analyses, submit policy recommendations to inform future DCHD work, and present the findings to relevant DCHD leaders.