Kirk A. Foster

East Carolina University — United States

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

14h-index572citations29works1.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies(9), Homelessness and Social Issues(5), Place Attachment and Urban Studies(5), Urban Planning and Governance(4), Social Work Education and Practice(3)

Publications29 total

An Empirical Test of Gentrification-Induced Social and Cultural Displacement and Place Identity: Examining Native Black American Residents’ Experiences
Journal of Community Practice·2025· 1 cited
Collaborations in community-engaged research: paving the way for the future of social work research
Journal of Community Practice·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Innovating Methodologies for Examining Gentrification-Induced Social and Cultural Displacement: An Illustration of Integrating Photovoice into Story Map
Urban Affairs Review·2023· 4 cited
Conceptualizing Gentrification-Induced Social and Cultural Displacement and Place Identity Among Longstanding Black Residents
Journal of Black Studies·2023· 11 cited
Innovations to Photovoice: Using Smartphones & Social Media
Urban Affairs Review·2022· 14 cited
“We Roll our Sleeves up and get to Work!”: Portraits of Collective Action and Neighborhood Change in Atlanta's West End
Urban Affairs Review·2021· 4 cited
Disconnected in the Mecca? Black social media usage and levels of engagement in Atlanta
Journal of Urban Affairs·2020· 5 cited
Race and poverty matters: Black and Latino linked fate, neighborhood effects, and political participation
Politics Groups and Identities·2019· 30 cited
Transitions: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Social Work Research·2019· 1 cited
Research Note—Multiple Time Point Course Evaluation and Student Learning Outcomes in an MSW Course
Journal of Social Work Education·2018· 12 cited
Testing the Importance of Geographic Distance for Social Capital Resources
Urban Affairs Review·2017· 14 cited
Social Networks
Encyclopedia of Social Work·2017· 2 cited
Are Discrimination and Social Capital Related to Housing Instability?
Housing Policy Debate·2016· 12 cited
Resource Generator--United States
PsycTESTS Dataset·2016
Spatial Dimensions of Social Capital
City and Community·2015· 35 cited
Active Voices: Social Capital, Dialogue, and Collective Action in Black Neighborhoods
SSRN Electronic Journal·2015Open Access
All the Pain Along with All the Joy: Spiritual Resilience in Lesbian and Gay Christians
American Journal of Community Psychology·2015· 57 cited
An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Resource Generator-United States: A Social Capital Measure
The British Journal of Social Work·2014· 19 cited
Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes
2014· 27 cited
Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes
OUP Catalogue·2014· 76 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Todd C. Shaw(7), Ronald Pitner(4), Barbara Harris Combs(4), Mary L. Ohmer(4), Michael G. Vaughn(3), Matthew O. Howard(3), Michael K. Dayton(3), Brittany Davis(3), Nikki R. Wooten(3), Mark Robert Rank(2), Thomas A. Hirschl(2), Bethany A. Bell(2), Arlene Rubin Stiffman(2), Jon Zelner(2), Carl Maas(2), Andrew Foell(2), Zongyu Zheng(1), Kai M. Schmidt‐Ott(1), Streamson C. Chua(1), Rachelle Z. Frankel(1)