Katie Visalli is a PhD student and teaching assistant in the Department of Sociology at the Ohio State University. Her research interest is in community organization for housing justice and decommodification, primarily through tenant unions and shared equity housing models. 

 

From 2022-2026 Visalli was a quantitative research analyst at the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center. Her work was broad ranging, and included racial equity in mortgage lending, loss mitigation, market trends, LGBTQ+ homeownership rates, and more. 

 

Before joining Urban, Katie volunteered for a year with AmeriCorps City Year in Washington, DC. 

 

Visalli received a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and graduated magna cum laude with research distinction from The Ohio State University in 2021.