Her research focuses on community economic development, neighborhood change, racial stratification and disparate impact of place-based policy. Stacey’s research interests come together in her forthcoming book, “Buy Black: Race, Retail and the Politics of Neighborhood Business Survival,” in which she draws on the experiences of Black small business-owners located in Fort Greene/ Clinton Hill to understand processes of neighborhood change and various ways the local city policy affects small businesses. Specifically shop closure and the erasure of an enclave previously known as “Black Bohemia.”