Debbie Wilber

Debbie Wilber is an Associate Director and Research Associate at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities (NIMC), and a Faculty Associate at the Schubert Center for Child Studies within Case Western Reserve University's Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. With over two decades of experience, she bridges academic research and community practice, focusing on systemic challenges affecting low-income families.

Education:

• Master of Public Affairs, University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Northwestern University

Research Focus:
Her interdisciplinary work spans:

• Mixed-income community development
• Homelessness prevention and housing policy
• Organizational and program design for social services
• Community revitalization strategies

Her engineering background informs housing renovation projects, while her public policy training addresses systemic inequities.

Professional Experience:
Prior to academia, she held leadership roles at Hamilton Families (SF Bay Area), directing initiatives to end family homelessness, and managed construction projects for mixed-income housing. Current applied projects include legal-social work collaborations to resolve property ownership barriers in Cleveland neighborhoods.

Contact: debbie.wilber@case.edu | 216.368.0551