Internationally recognized as one of Canada’s most prominent researchers in affordable housing and homelessness, Nick Falvo has a PhD in Public Policy from Carleton University.

Prior to pursuing his PhD, he spent 10 years working on the front line with persons experiencing homelessness.

While at Carleton, Nick developed and taught one of Canada’s only university-level courses on affordable housing and homelessness. He also led two research projects in Canada’s North.

From 2015 until 2019, Nick worked as Director of Research and Data at the Calgary Homeless Foundation.

Fluently bilingual, he is Editor-in-Chief, North America, of the International Journal on Homelessness.

Nick is the 2021 winner of the President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research — the highest research honour given by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.