Curriculum VitaePage 1 of 17January 18, 2017

Ryan Patrick Allen

University of Minnesota

Hubert H. Humphrey Schoolof Public Affairs

295DHubertH.HumphreyCenter

301 – 19th Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55455

(612) 625-5670

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Academic Rank

Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Affiliated Faculty Member, Minnesota Extension, Center for Community Vitality

Affiliated Faculty Member, Minnesota Population Center

Education

PhDMassachusetts Institute of Technology2007

Urban Studies

Advisor: Xavier de Souza Briggs

MCPMassachusetts Institute of Technology2002

Urban and Regional Planning

BAThe College of William and Mary1997

Economics (Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude)

Academic Employment

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Associate Professor2015-present

Director, Urban and Regional Planning Program2015-present

Assistant Professor2007-2015

University of New South Wales, Sydney

Senior Visiting FellowJanuary-June 2017

Professional Employment

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

Expert Witness, United States v. St. Anthony Village, MN 2014

MIT, Center for Reflective Community Practice (renamed CoLab)

Research Fellow2002-2004

Northeastern University, Center for Urban and Regional Policy

Research Associate2001-2002

The Urban Institute

Research Associate1998-2000

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Current Employment Statistics

Economist1997-1998

Membership in Professional Organizations

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning2007-present

Midwest Sociological Society2007-2008

National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals2009-present

Population Association of America2014-2015

Urban Affairs Association2007-present

AWARDS AND HONORS

University of Minnesota

Outstanding Advising and Mentoring Award, Professional Student Government, University of Minnesota, 2016.

Dean’s Award for Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion, University of Minnesota Extension, 2013 (awarded to Leadership and Civic Engagement staff at Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality)

Required Course Instructor of the Year, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2012

External Sources

Award for Excellence in Research, “Integrating Latino Leadership in Rapidly Diversifying Communities,” Minnesota Association of Community & Leadership Education Professionals, 2013 (with Tobias Spanier, Scott Chazdon, and Amanda Hane)

Junior Scholar Writing Workshop, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2008

Junior Scholar, SSRC Summer Institute on International Migration at the Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy, University of California at Irvine, 2005

RESEARCH

Grants and Contracts

External Sources

Ryan Allen, Principal Investigator

Charles F. Kettering Foundation

“Centers for Public Life: Bringing New Organizations into Deliberative Practice”

February 24, 2015 – July 1, 2016

Expenses associated with travel for training

Ryan Allen, Principal Investigator

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

“The Somali Diaspora’s Role in Somalia: Implications of Return,” with Peace Research Institute Oslo (Norway) and the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (Somalia)

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2015

$361,306 ($136,840 for University of Minnesota)

Ryan Allen, Principal Investigator

Hennepin University Partnership

“Programmatic Review of Hennepin County’s Tax Forfeited Land (TFL) Program”

April 1, 2013 – October 1, 2014

$50,000

Ryan Allen, Co-Investigator

Xavier de Souza Briggs, Principal Investigator

US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant

“’Sometimes it’s Hard Here to Call Someone to Ask for Help’: Social Capital in a Refugee Community in Portland, Maine”

2005-2007

$25,000

University of Minnesota Sources

Ryan Allen, Co-Investigator

Benjamin Casper, Co-Investigator

Office of the Vice President for Research

“Immigration Law and Public Policy Research”

September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017

$40,000

Ryan Allen, Co-Investigator

Scott Chazdon, Principal Investigator

Center for Integrative Leadership

“Integrative Leadership in Rapidly Diversifying Communities”

January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014

$10,000

Ryan Allen, Principal Investigator

Office of Equity and Diversity, IDEA Multicultural Research Award

“The Role of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Creating Bridging Social Capital”

June 1, 2011 – August 31, 2011

$6,896

Ryan Allen, Principal Investigator

Center for Urban and Regional Affairs

“The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures and Communities of Color in Minneapolis”

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

$35,518

Ryan Allen, Principal Investigator

Minnesota Population Center, Proposal Development Grant

“Immigrant Transfers and the New Immigrant Survey”

July 14, 2008 – August 13, 2008

$10,000

Publications

(Authors listed in order of contribution unless otherwise noted)

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Colburn, Gregg and Ryan Allen. 2016. “Rent Burden and the Great Recession in the USA.” Urban Studies. (DOI: 10.1177/0042098016665953)
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2016. “What Explains the Resolution of Property Tax Delinquency Prior to Forfeiture? Evidence from Hennepin County, Minnesota.” Journal of Urban Affairs. (DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2016.1255525)
  1. Allen, Ryan and Erika Busse. 2015. “The Social Side of Ethnic Entrepreneur Break-Out: Evidence from Latino Immigrant Entrepreneur Malls.” Ethnic and Racial Studies39(4): 653-670. (DOI:10.1080/01419870.2015.1078481)
  1. Allen, Ryan and Hiromi Ishizawa. 2015. "State-Level Political Context and Immigrant Homeownership in the U.S."Journal of International Migration and Integration 16(4): 1081-1097.
  1. Fan, Yingling, Ryan Allen and Tieshan Sun. 2014. “Spatial Mismatch in Beijing, China: Implications of Job Accessibility for Chinese Low-Skilled Workers.”Habitat International 44(1): 202-210.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2013. “The Distribution and Evolution of Neighborhood Problems during the Great Recession.”City & Community12(3): 260-279.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2013. “Post-Foreclosure Mobility for Households with Children in Public Schools.”Urban Affairs Review49(1): 111-140.
  1. Hirasuna, Donald and Ryan Allen. 2012. “Mortgage Discrimination and the Resurgence of Denial Rates for Home Loans: An Examination of the Upper Midwest.”Housing Policy Debate 22(4): 573-603.
  1. Allen, Ryan and Paul Lachapelle. 2012. “Can Leadership Development Act as a Rural Poverty Alleviation Strategy?” Community Development43(1): 95-112.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2011. “Who Experiences Foreclosure? Evidence from Minneapolis, Minnesota.” Housing Studies 26(6): 845-866.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2011. “The Relationship between Residential Foreclosures, Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status.” Journal of Planning Education and Research 31(2): 125-142.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2010. “The Bonding and Bridging Roles of Religious Institutions for Refugees in a Non-Gateway Context.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 33(6): 1049-1068.
  1. Allen, Ryan and Edward G. Goetz. 2010. “Nativity, Ethnicity and Residential Relocation: The Experience of Hmong Refugees and African-Americans Displaced from Public Housing.” Journal of Urban Affairs 32(3): 321-344.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2009. “Benefit or Burden? Social Capital, Gender and the Economic Adaptation of Refugees.” International Migration Review43(2):332-365.

Book Chapters (Peer Reviewed)

  1. Allen, Ryan, Scott Chazdon, Barbara Radke, and Tobias Spanier. 2012. “Ready to Vision? Evidence from Social Capital Assessments in Four Minnesota Towns.” Community Visioning Programs: Processes and Outcomes, pp. 53-73, Norman Walzer and Gisele F. Hamm, eds. New York: Routledge Press.

Manuscripts Currently in Development

  1. Allen, Ryan. 2016. “Legal Status and Housing Cost Burden for Immigrants in the U.S.”
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2015. “The Historical and Contemporary Access to Public Housing by Immigrants in the U.S.”
  1. Rugh, Jacob S. and Ryan Allen. 2015. “Using Original Data to Uncover Pathways to Latino Disparities in Foreclosure.”
  1. Chazdon, Scott, Ryan Allen, Tobias Spainer, Somongkol Teng, and Amanda Hane. 2015. “Integrative Leadership in Rapidly Diversifying Communities.”
  1. Allen, Ryan and Carissa Schively Slotterback. 2015. “Building Immigrant Engagement Practice in Planning: The Case of Somali Immigrants in the Twin Cities.”

Book Reviews

  1. Allen, Ryan. 2016. Review of Immigrant Experiences in North America: Understanding Settlement and Integration (Harald Bauer and John Shields, eds.), Ethnic and Racial Studies 39(13): 2418-2420.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2016. Review of Global Migration: The Basics (Bernadette Hanlon and Thomas J. Vicino), Journal of Planning Education and Research. (DOI: 10.1177/0739456X16649742)
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2012. Review of Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio (Daniel R. Kerr), Ethnic and Racial Studies 35(2): 362-363.

Other Professional Publications

  1. Allen, Ryan. 2017. “Immigrants and Minnesota’s Workforce.” January, University Economic Development, Office of the Vice President of Research, University of Minnesota.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2016. “The Future of Immigration Policy during the Trump Administration.” Commentary, November 30, Humphrey School of Public Affairs (
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2015. “What Obstacles Will Syrian Refugees Face in Coming to the US?” Commentary, November 11, Minnesota Public Radio News (
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2013. “At Minneapolis City Hall, a Fresh (and Familiar) Story.” Commentary, November 13, Star Tribune(op-ed piece commenting on the election of three immigrants to the Minneapolis City Council).
  1. Chazdon, Scott, Ryan Allen, Jody Horntvedt, and Donna Rae Scheffert. 2013. “Developing and Validating University of Minnesota Extension’s Social Capital Model and Survey.” Center for Community Vitality: University of Minnesota, 12 pp. (
  1. Radke, Barb, Lisa Hinz, Jody Horntvedt, Scott Chazdon, Mary Ann Hennen, and Ryan Allen. 2012. “Civic Engagement: ResourceFULL Decisions and Collective Action on Public Issues.” Center for Community Vitality: University of Minnesota, 2 pp. (
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2011. “The Unraveling of the American Dream.” CURA Reporter 41(1): 3-11.
  1. Allen, Ryan and Eric Tollefson. 2010. “Urban Growth in the Context of Evolving Political Economy: The Case of Beijing,” Urban Planning Case Study for use in PA 5004, Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 42 pp.
  1. Allen, Ryan. 2006. “Employment and Earnings Outcomes of Recently Arrived Refugees in Portland, Maine,” Report to the Maine Department of Labor, 121 pp, November 2006.
  1. Amulya, Joy, Christie O.Connor, Cesar McDowell, and Ryan Allen. 2004. “Vital Difference: The Role of Race in Building Community,” The Center for Reflective Community Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 47 pp.
  1. Allen, Ryan, Barry Bluestone, Bonnie Heudorfer, and Gretchen Weismann. 2002. “The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2002,” The Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University, 58 pp, October 2002.
  1. Bluestone, Barry, Jerold Kayden, Ryan Allen, and Nicole Lindstrom. 2002. “The Impact of Cambridge Office Development on Cambridge Housing Prices,” Report to the City of Cambridge, The Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University, 18 pp, July 2002.
  1. Liner, E. Blaine, Harry Hatry, Elisa Vinson, Ryan Allen, Pat Dusenbury, Scott Bryant, and Ron Snell. 2001.Making Results-Based Government Work, Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 150 pp.
  1. Kornblum, William, Christopher Hayes, and Ryan Allen. 2001. “The Public Use of Urban Parks: A Methods Manual for Park Managers and Community Leaders,” Report to the Lila-Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund Urban Parks Initiative, Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 70 pp, July 2001.

Refereed Conference Presentations

(* denotes presenter for co-authored presentations)

  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Role of Legal Status on Rent Burden for Immigrants in the U.S.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, November 5, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Historical and Contemporary Access to Public Housing by Immigrants in the U.S.” Immigrant America Conference: New Immigration Histories from 1965 to 2015, Minneapolis, MN, October 23, 2015.
  1. Slotterback, Carissa Schively* and Ryan Allen. “Public Engagement Strategies to Build Capacity in Diverse Communities.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, April 10, 2015.
  1. Allen, Ryan* and Carissa Schively Slotterback. “Building Immigrant Engagement Practice in Planning: The Case of Somali Immigrants in the Twin Cities.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, April 10, 2015.
  1. Rugh, Jacob*, Ryan Allen, Conrad Ashby, and Alejandra Bradford. “Latino Disparities in Foreclosure: Using Ordinal Data to Reconsider Cultural Affinity as Structural Disadvantage.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, April 9, 2015.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “What Explains the Resolution of Property Tax Delinquency Prior to Forfeiture? Evidence from Hennepin County, Minnesota.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 20, 2014.
  1. Busse, Erika*and Ryan Allen. “Midtown, Where Cultures Meet: Really?” American Sociological Association, New York, NY, August 12, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Urban Planners and Immigrant Communities.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning and Association of European Schools of Planning Joint Congress, Dublin, Ireland, July 15, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan* and Erika Busse. “The Social Role of Immigrant Entrepreneur Spaces.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 6, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan* and Erika Busse.“The Social Role of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Spaces.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, November 3, 2012.
  1. Busse, Erika* and Ryan Allen. “Building an Ethnic Community Identity? Latino Entrepreneurs in Minneapolis.” Midwest Sociological Society Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March 31, 2012.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Effect of the Housing Crisis on Neighborhood Problems.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, October 14, 2011.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Post-Foreclosure Household Mobility Patterns: Evidence from Minneapolis, Minnesota.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 9, 2010.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Crystal City, VA, October 3, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis,” American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 24, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 5, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Immigration in the Heartland: Extension and Diverse Populations.” University of Minnesota Extension Service Annual Conference, Duluth, MN, October 22, 2008.
  1. Allen, Ryan* and Edward G. Goetz. “The Effects of Involuntary Relocation on Foreign Born and Native Born Public Housing Residents.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning – Association of European Schools of Planning Joint Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 10, 2008.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Bonding and Bridging Roles of Religious Institutions for Refugees.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 24, 2008.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Benefit, Burden or Both? The Effect of Co-Ethnic Social Capital on Refugee Earnings,” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, April 26, 2007.

Other Conference Participation

  1. Allen, Ryan. “An Assessment of the 1965 Immigration Act and the Future of Immigration Policy in the U.S.” Panel Chair, featuring Douglas Massey, Charles Hirschman, Guillermina Jasso, and Douglas Hartmann as panelists. Immigrant America Conference: New Immigration Histories from 1965 to 2015. Minneapolis, MN, October 23, 2015.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Engaging Stakeholders through Effective Strategic Planning.” National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Austin, TX, October 19, 2012.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “From Counter-Culture to Multi-Cultural: The Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood of Minneapolis.” Mobile Tour Organizer and Leader, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 8, 2010.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Foreclosure Policy in Central City Neighborhoods.” Panel Participant, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 8, 2010.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Community Development, Faith and Education.” Panel Moderator/Discussant, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 10, 2010.
  1. Allen, Ryan and Jody Horntvedt. “Assessing Social Capital in Rural Communities.” National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 13, 2010.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Participation: Access and Community Capacity.” Panel Moderator/Discussant, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Crystal City, VA, October 4, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Parental Leave Issues in the Planning Academy.” Panel Participant, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting,Crystal City, VA, October 2, 2009.

Invited Presentations

  1. Allen, Ryan, Lori Hendrickson, Mary Jo Katras, and Ryan Pesch. “The Housing Cost Crisis and Consequences for Renters in our Communities.” Webinar for Minnesota Extension, University of Minnesota, December 6, 2016.
  1. Schwartz, Eric, Ryan Allen, Art Rolnick, Christina Ewig, Anu Ramaswami, and Ragui Assaad. “Policy Changes in the Trump Administration.” Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, November 30, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Somali Diaspora Project: A Critical Review of Qualitative Methods.” Guest lecturer in PA 5041, Qualitative Methods for Policy Analysis, University of Minnesota, September 28, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “American Immigration Policy: A Local and National Perspective.” Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, Norwegian Parliament, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, September 21, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan and Fernando Burga. “Considering Race in Urban Planning.” Diversity and Equity Staff Training, Metropolitan Council, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, August 4, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan and Fernando Burga. “Considering Race in Urban Planning.” Diversity and Equity Staff Training, Metropolitan Council, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, August 1, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Distribution and Evolution of Physical Neighborhood Problems during the Great Recession.” Institute of Real Estate Studies, Tsinghua University, June 22, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Relationship between Residential Foreclosures, Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status.” School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, June 20, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Distribution and Evolution of Physical Neighborhood Problems during the Great Recession.” College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, June 16, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Somali Diaspora: The Minnesota Experience.” Minnesota Extension Staff Conference, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, May 19, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Historical and Contemporary Access to Public Housing by Immigrants in the U.S.” Freeman Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, February 23, 2016.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Somali Diaspora Project: A Critical Review of Qualitative Methods.” Guest lecturer in PA 5041, Qualitative Methods for Policy Analysis, University of Minnesota, November 23, 2015.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Somali Diaspora: The Minnesota Experience.” Minnesota Extension Program Conference, Bloomington, MN, October 6, 2015.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “U.S. Immigration Policy Reform as a Social Justice Imperative.” Speaker Day 2015, St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, MN, March 6, 2015.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Tax Delinquent and Tax Forfeited Properties in Hennepin County.” Hennepin County Commissioners Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, January 15, 2015.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “U.S. Immigration Policy Reform as a Social Justice Imperative.” Westminster Presbyterian Church Social Justice Forum, Minneapolis, MN, September 28, 2014.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Strategic Planning to Enhance Diversity in Graduate Schools of Urban Planning.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Administrator’s Meeting, Columbus, OH, November 14, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Somali Diaspora’s Role in Somalia: Implications of Return.” Humphrey School Advisory Council Meeting, November 5, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. Humphrey International Fellows Seminar Series, Respondent to “Housing Issues in Montenegro,” by Suzana Miljevic, Minneapolis, MN, October 4, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Implications of State Demographic Change for Minnesota Extension.” Webinar for University of Minnesota Extension’s New Employee Orientation, St. Paul, MN, June 6, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Pitfalls and Promises of Incorporating Service Learning into Classroom Instruction.” Community-Service Learning Center, Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, May 22, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Social Role of Immigrant Entrepreneur Spaces.” Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) at the University of Minnesota’s Office for Equity and Diversity, Minneapolis, MN, April 26, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan and Jeff Strand. “Tax Delinquency and Forfeiture in Hennepin County, Minnesota.” Hennepin University Partnership, Minneapolis, MN, March 29, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Social Role of Immigrant Entrepreneur Spaces.” Global Race, Ethnicity and Migration Seminar Series, Immigration History Research Center (IHRC), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, March 12, 2013.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Implications of State Demographic Change for Minnesota Extension.” Minnesota Extension Program Conference, Bloomington, MN, October 9, 2012.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Multiracial Marketplace and the Effects of Changing Demographics on the U.S. Economy.” Panel Participant, YWCA Racial Justice Program, Minneapolis, MN, October 19, 2010.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Household Resettlement Patterns Following Residential Foreclosures: Evidence from Minneapolis.” Sociology Workshop Series, University of Minnesota, April 13, 2010.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Impact of Foreclosures on Minority Communities.” Executive Leadership Institute (National Forum for Black Public Administrators), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 22, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Latino Immigration, Social Capital and Entrepreneurship.” Town Craft Center, Iowa State University, Perry, IA, September 23, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” American Planning Association (Minnesota Chapter) Annual Conference, Brooklyn Park, MN, September 17, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” HIRED Annual Staff Meeting, Bloomington, MN, July 31, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” National Neighborhood Indicators Project (The Urban Institute), Minneapolis, MN, May 14, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Benefits and Burdens of Social Capital.” Keynote Speaker at the North Central Region Urban Extension Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 6, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 20, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “A Discussion of Richard Alba’s Bright vs. Blurred Boundaries.” Perspectives on Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 14, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Racism vs. Xenophobia: A Transatlantic Perspective.” Moderator with Ruth Wodak (Lancaster University) and Michele Lamont (Harvard University), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, March 13, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” Research, Evaluation and Assessment Division of Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis, MN, March 10, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, St. Paul, MN, February 23, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” Center for Urban and Regional Affairs Housing Forum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February 20, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Unraveling of the American Dream: Foreclosures in the Immigrant Community of Minneapolis.” Minnesota State Demographic Center, St. Paul, MN, February 19, 2009.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “The Impact of Mortgage Foreclosures on the Immigrant Population of Minneapolis.” Minnesota Population Center Fall Speaker Series, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 27, 2008.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Immigration in the Heartland: Latinos in Minnesota.” American Democracy Project Speaker Series, Winona State University, Winona, MN, March 25, 2008.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Demographic and Economic Trends in the Rural Midwest,” North Central Community Resources and Economic Development Planning Roundtable, Iowa State University, Perry, IA, February 25, 2008.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Refugee Employment: A Review of Emerging Research.” Employment Training Institute: International Refugee Employment Trends, RefugeeWorks, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Providence, RI, April 17, 2007.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Refugee Employment: A Review of Emerging Research.” Employment Training Institute: International Refugee Employment Trends, RefugeeWorks, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Baltimore, MD, May 24, 2006.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Refugee Employment: A Review of Emerging Research.” Employment Training Institute: International Refugee Employment Trends, RefugeeWorks, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Austin, TX, February 23, 2006.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Economic Outcomes for Recently Arrived Refugees in Portland, Maine.” The Maine Office of Multicultural and Immigrant Affairs and the Office of the Governor, Augusta, ME, July 26, 2006.
  1. Allen, Ryan. “Constraints and Opportunities of Social Capital: The Case of Refugees in Portland, Maine.” The Migration Immigrant Incorporation Workshop, Sociology Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 12, 2006.

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