Today’s post is by sophomore mechanical engineering and economics student Nathan Exum. His research focuses on leveraging AI tools to identify early warning signs for blighted properties. Mark your calendars for the final presentation of the TURC Housing Policy Research team on August 8th from 11:30am-1pm. You are invited to join us for a lunch…Continue Reading Guest Blog: Below the Surface: How Ground-Level Indicators of Neglect Can Signal Blight
Year: 2025
Guest Blog: Using AI Tools to Identify Properties Appearing in Multiple City Datasets
Today’s post is by senior finance and real estate student Gijs Hovius. Gijs is a student-athlete (men’s soccer) who plans to graduate in December 2025. His research focuses on leveraging AI tools to identify early warning signs for blighted properties. Mark your calendars for the final presentation of the TURC Housing Policy Research team on…Continue Reading Guest Blog: Using AI Tools to Identify Properties Appearing in Multiple City Datasets
Guest Blog: Aggregating Datasets from the City of Tulsa’s Self-Service Permitting Portal for Use in Identifying Blighted Properties
Today’s blog post is written by Anna Hart, a rising junior studying data science and economics at the University of Tulsa. Anna‘s research focuses collecting, connecting, and modeling different forms of data from the City of Tulsa to help policymakers understand the historic trajectory of homes that eventually are classes as blighted, which can inform…Continue Reading Guest Blog: Aggregating Datasets from the City of Tulsa’s Self-Service Permitting Portal for Use in Identifying Blighted Properties
Guest Blog: AI Workflows for Housing Development Feasibility
Natalie Maldonado is a senior studying marketing and Spanish at the University of Tulsa and is scheduled to graduate in December 2025. Natalie is working together with several other students on the TURC Housing Policy project to develop AI-powered workflows that can streamline housing feasibility analysis. Mark your calendars for the final presentation of the…Continue Reading Guest Blog: AI Workflows for Housing Development Feasibility
Guest Blog: Comparing how factors from high and low-income neighborhoods impact investment opportunities for blighted homes in Tulsa
Manvi Pinnapereddy is a rising senior at Union High School and a 2025 TURC Junior Scholar. Her research is focused on investigating how different neighborhood demographics impact the level of investment needed to remedy blighted homes. Mark your calendars for the final presentation of the TURC Housing Policy Research team on August 8th from 11:30am-1pm….Continue Reading Guest Blog: Comparing how factors from high and low-income neighborhoods impact investment opportunities for blighted homes in Tulsa
Guest Blog: Peer City Analysis: Kansas City
Today’s blog post is written by Karter Flournoy, a rising high school senior at Holland Hall and participant in the TURC Junior Scholar Program. Karter is working together with team leader Katrina Henderson this summer to identify benchmark peer cities to Tulsa to assist in developing strategies to address blighted homes. Mark your calendars for…Continue Reading Guest Blog: Peer City Analysis: Kansas City
Guest Blog: Tulsa’s Transit System and Housing Development
Today’s blog post is written by Ella Calvert, a rising sophomore studying economics at the University of Tulsa. Ella‘s research focuses on identifying opportunities to leverage public transit to drive affordable housing development in Tulsa. Mark your calendars for the final presentation of the TURC Housing Policy Research team on August 8th from 11:30am-1pm. You…Continue Reading Guest Blog: Tulsa’s Transit System and Housing Development
Guest Blog: Obstacles to Affordable and Alternative Housing Development in Tulsa
Today’s blog post is written by Mori Kurland, a rising sophomore at the University of Tulsa. Mori’s research this summer focuses on studying obstacles to building affordable housing in Tulsa, with a focus on zoning, financing, and insurance coverage. In this research, he is also exploring the feasibility of alternative housing typologies in Tulsa. Mark…Continue Reading Guest Blog: Obstacles to Affordable and Alternative Housing Development in Tulsa
Guest Blog: Facilitating Redevelopment of VAD Properties in Tulsa
Katrina Henderson and Shawnda Henderson, both incoming juniors at TU studying finance and real estate, are working as team leads in the 2025 Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge (TURC), directed by professors Meagan McCollum and Cayman Seagraves. Their work will continue to progress through summer 2025. This first post highlights research from the first half of…Continue Reading Guest Blog: Facilitating Redevelopment of VAD Properties in Tulsa