Andrew Hall is a Research Analyst at the Homelessness Research Institute (HRI). Before joining the Alliance, Mr. Hall was an analyst at the Economic & Public Policy Research unit at the UMass Donahue Institute. For over 8 years, he conducted quantitative and qualitative research on a wide range of policy issues including state and local economic development strategies, workforce development initiatives, affordable housing and access to opportunity, and economic trends following the Great Recession and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. He leverages his previous work involving program evaluations, economic impact analyses, statistical analyses, mapping, data visualizations, key informant interviews, focus groups, and survey design and analysis in HRI’s current portfolio of research projects. At the Alliance, he contributes to the annual State of Homelessness report and data snapshot series, and he manages the NAEH Homelessness Research Network, a group of researchers in the homelessness and housing space that explore new areas of research, identify gaps in knowledge, and help advance evidence-based policy solutions to end homelessness.

Mr. Hall is a graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, where he received his Master of Public Affairs degree in Economic Development & Policy Analysis and Master of Arts degree in Russian & East European Studies. He also graduated from Drew University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with specialized honors in History.