Degrees: PHD, 2007, Univ Calif Berkeley; MA, 2002, Univ Calif Berkeley; BA, 1999, Johns Hopkins Univ

Bio:

Christopher Niedt is Assistant Professor of Social Research and Academic Director of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University. He holds a B.A. in Geography and Economics from The Johns Hopkins University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley. His research is broadly concerned with the effects of metropolitan growth and decline on race and class inequality. Chris has studied the political history of inner-ring suburbs, their recent turn towards gentrification, and the viability of regional approaches that aspire to more equitable and inclusive forms of prosperity. He has also collaborated with non-profit groups on studies of local living wage laws and the effects of redevelopment.

Selected Publications:

Niedt, Christopher and Margaret Weir. Forthcoming. "Property Rights, Taxpayer Rights, and the Multiscalar Attack on and the State: Consequences for Regionalism in the United States." Regional Studies.

Niedt, Christopher. 2006. "Gentrification and the Grassroots: Popular Support in the Revanchist Suburb." Journal of Urban Affairs 28(1): 99-120.

Niedt, Christopher, Greg Ruiters, Dana Wise, Erica Schoenberger. 1999. "The Costs of the Living Wage in Baltimore." Economic Policy Institute.