Research:
Residential Property Management, Homeownership, Mortgage Options, Mortgage Fraud

Teaching:
Housing Theories, Housing in Contemporary Society, Housing Policy

Education:

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Refereed Journals

• Carswell, A.T. (2009). Does housing counseling change consumer financial behaviors?  Evidence from Philadelphia.  Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 30(4), 339-356. 

• Carswell, A.T.  (2009).  Effects of mortgage fraud on property tax assessments.  Journal of Property Tax Assessment and Administration, 6(2), 5-17.

• Carswell, A.T., & Bachtel, D.C. (2009).  Mortgage fraud: A risk factor analysis of affected communities.  Crime, Law and Social Change, 52(4), 347-364. 

• Carswell, A.T., James, R.N., III, & Mimura, Y. (2009).  Examining the connection between housing counseling practices and long-term housing and neighborhood satisfaction.  Journal of the Community Development Society, 40(1), 37-53.

• Carswell, A.T., & Smith, S.W. (2009). The greening of the multifamily residential sector.  Journal of Engineering, Design & Technology, 7(1), 65-80.

• James, R.N., III., Carswell, A. T., & Sweaney, A. L. (2009). Sources of discontent: Residential satisfaction of tenants from an internet ratings site.  Environment & Behavior, 41(1), 43-59.

• Parks, K.E., Carswell, A.T., & James, R.N., III. (2009).  Residential satisfaction of military households in privatized apartment communities.  Housing and Society, 36(1), 95-114.

• Carswell, A.T., & Phillips, D. (2008). Assessing the need: The multifamily industry, the universities, and the next generation of property managers.  Housing and Society, 35(1), 21-40.

• James, R.N., III, & Carswell, A.T. (2008).  Home sweet apartment: A text analysis of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with apartment homes.  Housing and Society, 35(1), 91-111.

• Carswell, A.T. (2008). Addressing mortgage default and delinquency before it occurs: An evaluation framework for the homeownership counseling industry. Forum for Family & Consumer Issues, 13(1).  Available at: http://ncsu.edu/ffci/publications/.

• Carswell, A.T., & Bachtel, D.C. (2007).  Mortgage fraud: White-collar crime with long-standing community effects.  Public Administration & Management, 12(4), 39-69.

• Vanderford, S., Mimura, Y., Sweaney, A., & Carswell, A. (2007). An analysis of tenure and house structure type by household composition. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 36(2), 93-109.

• Carswell, A.T., & James, R.N., III. (2007). Virtual Property Manager: Providing a simulated learning environment in a new university program of study. Journal of Systemics, Informatics, and Cybernetics, 5(4), 34-40.  Available at: http://www.iiisci.org/journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/P997329.pdf.

• Carswell, A.T. (2006). Determining satisfaction outcomes for counseled first-time home buyers. Housing and Society, 33(1), 49-60.

• Johnson, L. N., Carswell, A.T., Palmer, L., Sweaney, A. L., Mullis, R. M., Leonas, K. K., Moss, J. K., & Mauldin, T. (2005). Life skills literacy: Working to improve human capital. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 97(4), 73-76.

• Carswell, A.T. (2000). Measuring segregation patterns in New Castle county, DE. Housing and Society, 27(2), 61-77.

• Carswell, A.T. (1997). Profile of the second home market. Real Estate Finance Journal, 12(4), 32-37.

Book Chapters

• James, R.N., III, Robb, C.A., Carswell, A.T., & Atiles, J.H. (in press).  Housing costs among low-income renters and homeowners: 'Rent vs. buy' and the hidden costs of low-income homeownership.  In F. Columbus (Ed.), Housing costs: Trends, impact and prediction.  Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

• Carswell, A. T. & James, R. N., III. (2009). Government-assisted affordable housing programs in the apartment industry. In R. Hein (Ed.) Georgia Apartment Association Law Book (pp. 5:1:1-5:1:17). Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Apartment Association.

• Carswell A.T. & Sweaney, A.L. (2006). The housing industry. In J.L. Merrill, S.R. Crull, K. R. Tremblay, Jr., L.L. Tyler, & A.T. Carswell (Eds.), Introduction to housing (pp. 87-112). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

• Carswell A.T., Merrill, J.L., Sweaney, A.L. & Tremblay, K.R., Jr. (2006). Housing challenges for the twenty-first century. In J.L. Merrill, S.R. Crull, K. R. Tremblay, Jr., L.L. Tyler, & A.T. Carswell (Eds.), Introduction to housing (pp. 327-335). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Encyclopedia Chapters

• Carswell, A.T. (2010, in press). Adaptive reuse.  In P. Robbins, N. Cohen, and J.G. Golson (Eds.), Green Cities Encyclopedia.  Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

• Carswell, A.T. (2010, in press). Infill development.  In P. Robbins, N. Cohen, and J.G. Golson (Eds.), Green Cities Encyclopedia.  Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

• Lee, M., Smith, S.W., & Carswell, A.T. (2010, in press). Green housing.  In P. Robbins, N. Cohen, and J.G. Golson (Eds.), Green Cities Encyclopedia.  Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

• Carswell, A.T. (2010, in press). Apartment buildings. In A. Thompson & A. Thompson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Global Terrorism and the War on Terror.  Clarksville, TN: Diversion Press, Inc.

• Carswell, A.T., & James, R.N., III. (2009, in press). Housing. In R. Hutchison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Urban Studies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

• Carswell, A.T. (2003). Housing counseling for older Americans. In L. A. Vitt & J. K. Siegenthaler (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology (2nd ed., pp. 395-401). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

• Carswell, A. T. (2003). Predatory lending. In L. A. Vitt & J. K. Siegenthaler (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology (2nd ed., pp. 625-633). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Book Reviews

• Carswell, A.T. (2009). "Housing allowances in comparative perspective", (ed. by P. Kemp).  Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 38(2), 273-276.

• Carswell, A.T. (2008).  "Protect yourself from real estate and mortgage fraud", by R. Roberts and R. Dollar.  Journal of Real Estate Literature, 16(3), 429-431.

Professional Reports 

• Carswell, A.T., & Copeland, C.W. (2007, February). Addendum to research report for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. Atlanta, GA: United Way.

• Carswell, A.T., & Bachtel, D.C. (2007, June). Assessing risk and protective factors of mortgage fraud. Chesterfield, MO: Interthinx.

• Carswell, A.T., & Copeland, C.W. (2006, July). Research report for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. Atlanta, GA: United Way.

Industry Articles/Publications 

• Carswell, A.T., James, R.N., III, & Hein, R.L. (2007, September). Know your neighbor: State and local policy regarding sex offenders has apartment owners wary of liability issues. UNITS Magazine, 57-67. Alexandria, VA: National Apartment Association.

• Carswell, A., & Vanderford, S. (2005, April). Fair housing laws: Issues related to residential property management. Invited article for Georgia REALTOR® Magazine, 7-8, 47.

• Carswell, A. T. (2000, Winter). Determinants of house prices: Putting values to neighborhood indicators. Urban Quality Indicators, 3-4.

• Carswell, A. T. (1996, January). Atlanta is hot. Mortgage Banking, 22-27.

• Carswell, A. T. (1994, September). Affordable housing alternatives for the first-time homebuyer. NCDA Homeworks, 3-4.

• Polmar, D., & Carswell, A. T. (1991, July). RTC report card. Housing Economics, 7-9.

• Campbell-Hamecs, M., & Carswell, A.T. (1990, April – 1991, September). Mortgage market developments. Housing Economics.

Conference Presentations

• Carswell, A.T. (2010, May).  Techniques in identifying and explaining mortgage fraud and its effects.  Paper to be presented at the 4th Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

• Carswell, A.T. (2009, November).  Questionable values: Mortgage fraud and its price effects.  Paper presented at the Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Santa Fe, NM.

• Carswell, A.T., Nielsen, R., & Seay, M.C. (2009, November).  Predictors of rental ownership using the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).  Poster presented at the Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Santa Fe, NM.

• Kong, T., & Carswell, A.T. (2009, November).  An intra-neighborhood analysis of pre-foreclosure data across time periods.  Paper presented at the Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Santa Fe, NM.

• James, R.N., III, Carswell, A.T., & Robb, C.  (2009, June).  Consumers, consumer information, and the housing decision: The importance of hidden costs.  Presented at the International Consumer Sciences Research Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• Carswell, A.T. (2009, May).  Multifamily developers and adaptive re-use: A match made in heaven?  Presented at the 2009 Environmental Design Research Association Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO.

• Carswell, A.T., & Bachtel, D.C. (2008, October).  Mortgage fraud: A risk factor analysis of affected communities.  Presented at the 2008 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

• Carswell, A.T. (2008, April). Community research on mortgage fraud. Georgia Real Estate Fraud Prevention & Awareness Coalition Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

• James, R.N., III, Carswell, A.T., & Robb, C.A. (2008, February). Estimating the outlays of renting and owning: The risks of hidden ownership costs. Paper presented at the Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association 2008 Conference, Savannah, GA.

• Carswell, A.T. (2008, February). Mortgage default and so-called "foreclosure rescue" plans. Symposium presented at the Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association 2008 Conference, Savannah, GA.

• Carswell, A.T., & Malega, R. (2007, November). The geography of sex offenders: Tracking residential mobility and location decisions. Poster presented at the 2007 Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Washington, DC.

• James, R.N., III, Carswell, A.T., & Phillips, D. (2007). Tenant and homeowner expenditures: Uncovering the true costs of homeownership. In Laquatra, J. (Ed.), 2007 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference Proceedings. Charlotte, NC.

• James, R.N., III, Carswell, A.T., & Sweaney, A. (2007). Sources of discontent: Residential satisfaction of tenants from an internet ratings site. In Laquatra, J. (Ed.), 2007 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference Proceedings. Charlotte, NC.

• Robinson, K., Carswell, A.T., & James, R.N., III. (2007). The residential satisfaction of military households in privatized apartment communities. In Laquatra, J. (Ed.), 2007 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference Proceedings. Charlotte, NC.

• Phillips, D., & Carswell, A.T. (2007). Analyzing off-campus housing preferences of "echo boomer" college students. In Laquatra, J. (Ed.), 2007 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference Proceedings. Charlotte, NC.

• Memken, J., Tremblay, K., Carswell, A., Emmel, J., Hartje, S., James, III, R.N., & Parrott, K. (2007, October). Notes from the field: Using the new housing textbook. Symposium conducted at the 2007 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Charlotte, NC.

• Carswell, A.T., Bachtel, D.C., & Malega, R. (2007, April 28). Mortgage fraud: A risk and protective analysis. Paper presented at the Urban Affairs Association Conference, Seattle, WA.

• Carswell, A.T., & James, R.N., III. (2006, July). Virtual property manager: Providing a simulated learning environment in a new university program of study. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications Conference, Orlando, FL.

• Carswell, A.T., & Phillips, D. (2006, October). Gauging stakeholder interest in residential property management programs. Paper presented at 2006 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference Proceedings, Ithaca, NY.

• Carswell, A.T., & Copeland, C.W. (2006, October). The key to foreclosure prevention: An analysis of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta’s IDA homeownership program. Paper presented at the 2006 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Ithaca, NY.

• Carswell, A., Leonas, K., Palmer, L., Johnson, L., Mullis, R., & Mauldin, T. (2005, November). Life skills literacy: Improving human capital through innovative service delivery. Paper presented at the Twenty-Seventh Annual APPAM Research Conference, Washington, DC.

• Sweaney, A.L., Vanderford, S.E., Mimura, Y., & Carswell, A.T. (2005, October). An analysis of homeownership and type of dwelling by household composition. Paper presented at the 2005 Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Denver, CO.

• Goss, R.C. & Carswell, A.T. (2005, October). Developing a research agenda for residential property management programs. Co-moderators for symposium conducted at the 2005 Annual Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Denver, CO.

• Carswell, A.T. (2004, June). Outcome measures for housing counseling: Measuring agencies’ effects in Philadelphia. Working paper presented at the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Mid-year meeting, Washington, DC.

• Carswell, A. T. (2003). Outcome evaluations of homeownership counseling recipients. Working paper presented at the 2003 Housing Education and Research Association Conference, Washington, DC.

• Carswell, A.T. (2002).  Current and ongoing issues in housing research.  Roundtable moderator at Urban Affairs Conference, Boston , MA.

• Carswell, A. T. (2000). Developing indicators for house price movements: The case of Lancaster, PA. Working paper presented at the American Association of Housing Educators Annual Meeting, Stone Mountain, GA.

• Carswell, A.T. (2000). Measuring segregation patterns in New Castle county, DE. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Housing Educators, Stone Mountain, GA.

Grants and Contracts 

• Johnson, L., Carswell, A., Palmer, L., Leonas, K., Moss, J., Mauldin, T., Mullis, R., & Bower, D. (2006). Life skills literacy: Designing an intervention for families with limited resources. UGA Poverty Initiative Grant, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Athens-Clarke County Office, 01/01/07 – 12/31/07, $15,000.

• Johnson, L., Carswell, A., Palmer, L., Leonas, K., Moss, J., Mauldin, T., Mullis, R., & Bower, D. (2006). The effectiveness of Life skills Literacy: A pilot study. University of Georgia, Poverty and the Economy Faculty Grants Program, 01/01/07 – 12/31/07, $20,808.

• Carswell, A., Turner, P., & Green, L. (2007). Consumer Credit Counseling Service grant. Consumer Credit Counseling Service, 05/15/07 – 05/15/08, $1,000.

• Carswell, A.T. & Bachtel, D.C. (2006). Demographics of mortgage fraud. Interthinx Corporation, 06/01/06 – 02/15/07, $14,707.

• Carswell, A. T. & Copeland, C. W. (2005). Determining effectiveness of United Way IDA for homeownership program. United Way of Metro Atlanta, 08/01/05 – 07/21/06, $41,803.

• Carswell, A. T. (2004). Assessing tenant and industry needs within the Property Management profession in Georgia. University of Georgia Faculty Research Grant, UGA Research Foundation, 01/04/05 – 01/31/06, $4,215.