Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement
Area of expertise
San Francisco and national homelessness
Homelessness policies
About
Tony's research and teaching interests fall at the intersection of poverty, law, and social policy with a particular emphasis on homelessness and housing informality. He has published several articles on the implications and complications of life in a homeless encampment in Seattle. His current research focuses on the everyday legal regulation of the bodies, spaces and habitations of the informally housed in San Francisco.
Highest Degree
Ph.D, Urban Geography, University of Washington
Email
tsparks@sfsu.edu