Dennis Culhane, PhD is the Dana and Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP) initiative, a MacArthur-funded project to promote the development and use of integrated data systems by state and local governments for policy analysis and systems reform. He is also the former Director of Research for the National Center on Homelessness among Veterans at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Culhane’s primary area of research is homelessness and assisted housing policy. His research has contributed to efforts to address the housing and support needs of vulnerable populations experiencing housing emergencies and long-term homelessness. He holds a PhD in Social Psychology from Boston College.

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Dennis Culhane, PhD
- Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy, School of Social Policy & Practice
- Professor, Policy Research and Evaluation, Graduate School of Education
- Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice
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