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Ph.D. in Economics, University of New Mexico, (2024)

M.A. in Economics, University of New Mexico, (2019)

M.B.A. in International Business, University of Memphis, (2015)

B.B.A. in Finance, Kenyatta University, (2011)

Expertise

Research Interests

My research interests include supportive housing and homelessness, societal impacts of housing, cost analysis of safety-net programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, substance use disorder treatment programs, and Medicaid, and the economics of food away/ at home.

Articles

Sitti, R. W., Crisanti, A., Saavedra, J. and Horn, B. (2025). A Cost Analysis of A Peer Support-Driven Intervention for Substance Use Disorders. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Dole, J. L.., Crisanti, A. S.., Page-Reeves, J., Horn, B. P.., Sitti, R. W., Schwartz, M. R.., Lucero, A. and Perez, M. (2025). A review of the literature on neighborhood impacts of permanent supportive housing (PSH) and emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Housing, Care and Support 28 (2) , pp. 43-55.

Sitti, R. W. and Berrens, R. (2022). Valuing fishing access on Lake Victoria’s Winam Gulf: A hedonic pricing model. International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics 2 (43).

Presentations

Sitti, R. W. (October 24, 2025). Homelessness and Property Values Oral Presentation 2025-2026 Department Seminar Series St Lawrence University, Canton, NY.

Sitti, R. W. (October 2, 2025). Coastal Flooding and Housing Market Liquidity: Policy Implications for Eastern U.S. Communities Oral Presentation The E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate Annual Symposium Norfolk, VA.

Siu, W. and Sitti, R. W. (July 28, 2025). Coastal Flooding and Housing Market Liquidity: Policy Implications for Eastern U.S. Communities Oral Presentation 2025 AAEA Annual Meeting Denver, CO.

Sitti, R. W. (November , 2024). Housing Services and Crime: Evidence from the Built-for-Zero Program Oral Presentation SEA 94th Annual Meeting Washington DC.

• 2025: E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate Seed Grant Program, The Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate
• 2023: Southern Economic Association Travel Award, Southern Economic Association
• 2023: Michelle Elizabeth Canaday Memorial Endowed Scholarshi, The University of New Mexico
• 2020: Outstanding Research Award, Michigan State University & American Economic Association
• 2020: Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) Scholarship, The University of New Mexico
• 2018: Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) Fellowship, Ithaca University