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James Lachaud

Health Professions · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1969
Homelessness and Social IssuesFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth disparities and outcomesHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Publications

54

Citations

888

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1969

Research summary
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James Lachaud studies homelessness, housing interventions, and their links to physical and mental health, using data from large studies such as the At Home/Chez Soi Housing First trial in Canada. His work examines how stable housing affects healthcare use, mortality, incarceration, social isolation, and well-being among people experiencing homelessness and mental illness, often looking at differences by race, gender, and life circumstances. He also researches related topics like food security, aging, and health disparities among vulnerable populations.

Homelessness and Housing First interventionsMental illness and healthcare utilizationHealth disparities and social determinants of healthSocial isolation and well-being in vulnerable populationsFood security and material insecurity

Publication output peaked around 2020 and has since settled into a slower, steadier pace of roughly 2-3 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 16 publications16202021: 8 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PLoS ONE×3
  • Figshare×3
  • Social Science & Medicine×2
  • BMC Public Health×2
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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