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Jenna Davis is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, where she focuses on housing supply and zoning reform. Her research investigates how zoning regulations shape urban development and impact housing inequalities in the United States. She previously was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness, where she conducted research on the educational outcomes of unhoused students in the New York City public school system. Jenna also worked at the Citizens Budget Commission, performing research on property tax reform, and worked in marketing and operations at a real estate technology startup in New York City. She holds a PhD in urban planning from Columbia University, a masters in regional planning from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a BA in urban studies from Barnard College.