Prentiss Dantzler

Prentiss Dantzler is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and faculty advisor to the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. Previously, he held faculty appointments at Georgia State University and Colorado College. He also holds affiliations with Howard University, Case Western University, and Duke University. His research focuses on housing policy, neighborhood change, and residential mobility with a particular focus on urban poverty, social-welfare policies, race and ethnic relations, and community development. Dantzler’s work has been published in various academic journals, with recent articles in the Journal of Urban Affairs, Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City, and City and Community. His work has been supported by the Fulbright Scholar Program, the Natural Hazards Center, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, and the Russell Sage Foundation. Prentiss received his PhD in public affairs with a concentration in community development from Rutgers University–Camden. He also holds an MPA (Master of Public Administration) from West Chester University and a BS from Pennsylvania State University.

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