About

Benjamin M. Slightom is a scholar of homelessness and a supportive housing advocate who works at the intersection of homelessness and mental health in the urban U.S. His experience includes both academic and professional positions in nonprofit homelessness aid, and his work has considered how people facing homelessness encounter and experience aid systems. He received his joint PhD in Anthropology and African American Studies from Yale University in 2024 after completing his Bachelor’s of Science in Architecture from Ball State University in 2018.