His research interests are in issues related to low-income housing markets and his prior work has appeared in the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics, and Regional Science and Urban Economics. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Syracuse University and a B.A. in Economics and Biology from Gonzaga University. Dr. Eriksen previously was an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia and taught the Principles of Real Estate and Real Estate Finance at the undergraduate- and M.B.A.-level. Most recently, Dr. Eriksen was awarded a 3-year grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to investigate the impact of housing safety modifications on the health and well-being of Older Americans.