Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Schachner, Jared, Steven Schmidt, and Gary Painter. 2025. “Assessing Racial Heterogeneity in ‘Housing First’ Supports’ Effectiveness Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Evidence from Los Angeles County.” The Gerontologist 65(7). Online first. 

Schmidt, Steven. 2025. “Finding a Home During the Affordable Housing Crisis: How Social Ties Shape Renters’ Housing-Search Outcomes.” American Sociological Review 90(1): 142—169. 

Schmidt, Steven. 2025. “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Renters’ Experiences with Maintenance Delays in the United States.” City & Community 24(1):26—50.

Schmidt, Steven. 2024. “‘I Can’t Afford to Move’: Negotiating Neglect and Apartment Disrepair in Los Angeles.” City & Community 23(3):238—259.

Schmidt, Steven, Kristin Turney, and Angie Belén Monreal. 2024. “‘We’ll Make it Work’: Navigating Surveilled Living Arrangements After Romantic Partner Incarceration.” Journal of Marriage and Family 86(2):391—411

Schmidt, Steven. 2023. “Buen Crédito y Buen Seguro: Legal Status and Restricted Access to Shelter Among Low-Income Latina/o Renters in an Immigrant Gateway City.” Social Problems. Online first. 

Schmidt, Steven. 2020. “Evaluating Informal Politics in Mexico City.” Sociology of Development 6(4):437—458.

Mueller, Jason C. and Steven Schmidt. 2020. “Revisiting Culture and Meaning-Making in World-Systems Analysis: Engaging with the Cultural Political Economy Approach.” Critical Sociology 46(4-5):711—728.