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Housing & Affordability
Zoning, rent stabilization, transit-oriented development, and the displacement pressures shaping every Boston neighborhood.
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Research that moves the city.
Boston Think Tank is the city's only women-led research nonprofit dedicated to bridging the gap between academic scholarship and the everyday decisions made at City Hall, in school committees, and on community boards.
We publish rigorous, plain-language reports on housing, public health, education, and the local economy — and we put that evidence directly into the hands of residents, officials, and the press.
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Each area is led by a senior fellow and supported by a network of practitioners and community advisors.
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Public Health
Maternal health, neighborhood disparities, mental health infrastructure, and the social determinants of well-being.
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Education
Boston Public Schools governance, early childhood access, after-school equity, and post-secondary pathways.
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Economic Development
Small business, wage policy, women- and minority-owned firms, and the local labor market in transition.
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Women leading the work.
Senior fellows, contributing researchers, and community advisors who carry our reports from the page into policy.
Claudette Wright
President & Founder
Maria James
Senior Fellow, Economic Development
Aneesah Mahmoud
Senior Fellow, Housing
Dr. Nichole Miller
Senior Fellow, Education
Jamillah Daniels
Contributing Researcher
Aneesah Shakir
Community Research Advisor
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We measure our work in citations, hearings attended, and policies moved — not in clicks. Selected outcomes from 2023 to 2026.
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City Council testimonies
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Recent reports and briefs.
Plain-language research, available as free PDFs.
Public Health
Maternal outcomes in Suffolk County
Research report — January 2026 — 68 pages
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Economic Development
Small business after the rebuild
Data brief — November 2025 — 16 pages
Download PDFEvents & Dialogue
Where evidence meets community.
Public forums, working sessions, and policy roundtables across the city.
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Apr 18, 2026
Public forum: The next housing decade
Roxbury Community College — 6:30 PM
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May 9, 2026
Policy roundtable: BPS governance after reform
Boston Public Library, Copley — 9:00 AM
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Jun 14, 2026
Briefing for press: Maternal health findings
Online & in person, Mattapan — 12:00 PM
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