Julie Davis
	Title:	University:Community Research Coordinator
	Office:	Lewis Towers
	Phone:	312-915-7529
	E-mail:	jdavi14@luc.edu

Personal Information

I'm an advanced PhD student in Sociology, where my main areas of interest are urban housing, gentrification, and racial and economic diversity.  My dissertation is still in the planning stages, but it is my hope that it will look at the new market-rate and middle-class residents in mixed-income and gentrifying communities.  At CURL, i've been involved in several projects, including a study documenting the recent growth of condominium development in Chicago and an ongoing evaluation of the economic impact of the new Wal-Mart on the West Side.