Selected Work

Projects

Policy Research & Data Tool

California Affordable Housing Map and Benefits Calculator

Oversaw the update of an interactive statewide data tool enabling policymakers, advocates, and funders to visualize and analyze the community and economic benefits of affordable housing across California.

Housing Policy Data Visualization
Longitudinal Survey Research

Annual Resident Survey — Community Development

Designed and administered an annual SurveyMonkey-based resident survey across 50 apartment communities serving 11,000+ residents. Used R to clean and analyze data, then built a Power BI dashboard for resident service coordinators and upper management, alongside funder- and board-facing data visualizations to communicate program impact.

SurveyMonkey R Power BI Impact Reporting
Program Evaluation

NYC Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety

Served as one of the methodological leads for a multi-site evaluation of a crime reduction, housing security, and community well-being initiative across 15 NYC public housing developments, integrating quantitative crime data, field observations, and community surveys. Also oversaw the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) component, interfacing with lead CPTED trainers, coordinating with the Mayor's Office to facilitate trainings for staff and residents, and assessing implementation fidelity of CPTED trainings as part of the impact evaluation.

Mixed Methods Public Housing CPTED ArcGIS
Publications & Reports

Selected Research & Writing

Peer-reviewed scholarship, book chapters, and publicly available policy research reports.

Peer-Reviewed Article
Experimental Analysis of Male Online Dating on Parole
Evans, Douglas N. and Anthony Vega · Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 59(1): 33–48 · 2020
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Book Chapter
Sources of Crime Data
Schwartz, Jennifer and Anthony Vega · in Violence and Crime Prevention, Advances in Prevention Science Series · Springer International Publishing · 2017
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Research Reports & Policy Briefs
How California Can Save $439 Million Per Year and Build Thousands More Affordable Homes
Vega, Anthony · California Housing Partnership · 2026
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Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program: Community and Economic Benefits, Rounds 1–8
Vega, Anthony (Co-PI) with Enterprise Community Partners · California Housing Partnership · 2025
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California Affordable Housing Map and Benefits Calculator
Vega, Anthony (PI) · California Housing Partnership · 2024
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Examining the Argument that Building Affordable Housing Increases Crime
Vega, Anthony · California Housing Partnership · 2024
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Conceptualization, Implementation, and Management of the NYC Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety
Alawlaqi, Wogod et al. (incl. Anthony Vega) · John Jay College REC · 2021
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Critical Care: The Important Role of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs
Evans, Douglas and Anthony Vega · John Jay College REC · 2018
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