Marybeth (Beth) Shinn is a research professor at Vanderbilt University who studies how to prevent and end homelessness. She co-led the first three years of the 12-site Family Options experiment examining approaches to ending family homelessness, was the evaluator for the initial study of the Pathways Housing First program for individuals with serious mental illnesses and developed a model used by New York City to target its homelessness prevention services. Her 2020 book with Jill Khadduri, In the midst of plenty:  Homelessness and what to do about it , surveys research to show that we know how to end homelessness, if we devote the necessary resources to doing so. Current projects include screen for homelessness in Vanderbilt’s emergency room and an unconditional cash transfer to help families with infants leave shelters in New York City. Beth served on Nashville’s Affordable Housing Task Force and Nashville’s Homelessness Planning Council.