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• Lora Phillips

Lora Phillips, Assistant Professor

PhD, Sociology, The Ohio State University

Lora Phillips is a sociologist whose research seeks to answer three broad questions: Who has access to a stable life, and who does not? Why do observed social class, age, and racial-ethnic differences in exposure to precarious circumstances exist, particularly as it relates to the role of spatial and temporal context? And what are the consequences of exposure to material precarity, and inequalities therein, for individual and community health and well-being? Using a mixed methods approach, Lora has specifically studied spatial, temporal, and socio-demographic inequalities in exposure to economic insecurity; job loss and precarious work; foreclosure, eviction, and homelessness; and food insecurity. Lora also has extensive experience conducting community-engaged research related to these topics and is eager to connect with community stakeholders in the London, Ontario, region to co-produce mutually beneficial knowledge.

Areas of Specialization

Selected Publications

• Drake, Alexandria J., Lora A. Phillips, Brajesh Karna, Shakthi Bharathi Murugesan, Lily K. Villa, and Nathan A. Smith. 2022. “Food Insecurity and Disasters: Predicting Disparities in Total and First-Time Food Pantry Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Food Security Dec. 24: 1-12.
• Phillips, Lora A., Patricia Solís, Chuyuan Wang, Katsiaryna Varfalameyeva, and Janice Burnett. 2021. “Engaged Convergence Research: An Exploratory Approach to Heat Resilience in Mobile Homes.” The Professional Geographer 73(4): 619-631.
• Lopez, Steven and Lora A. Phillips. 2019. “Unemployed: White Collar Job Searching after the Great Recession.” Work and Occupations 46(4): 470-510.
• Dwyer, Rachel E. and Lora A. Phillips Lassus. 2015. “The Great Risk Shift and Precarity in the U.S. Housing Market.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 660(1): 119-216.
• Lassus, Lora A. Phillips, Steven Lopez, and Vincent J. Roscigno. 2015. “Aging Workers and the Experience of Job Loss.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 41: 81-91

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