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Michael Gawrys

Michael Gawrys, Visiting Assistant Professor of Housing and Property Management

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Michael Gawrys, Visiting Assistant Professor of Housing and Property Management

Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management
251 Wallace Hall
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-7218 | mgawrys@vt.edu

Michael is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Housing and Property Management. His scholarship efforts focus on Adolescent Housing, Housing Norms, Alternative Housing, and Single-Family Rental Markets. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Michael held professional roles within both academic and financial institutions.

  • Adolescent Housing
  • Housing Management and Policy
  • Residential Mortgage and Consumer Lending
  • Consumer Economics
  • Household Finance and Budgeting
  • Ph.D., Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, 2023
  • MBA, Business Administration, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2012
  • BBA, Finance, St. Bonaventure University, 2008
  • Budget Coordinator of Forecasting and Operations, Radford University, 2015 - 2019
  • Product Manager for Consumer Lending and Overdraft, M&T Bank, 2013 - 2015
  • Senior Financial Analyst, M&T Bank, 2008 - 2013
  • 2023 Housing Education and Research Association Tessie Agan Award Recipient

Journal Articles

Gawrys, M. R., & Carswell, A. T. (2020). Exploring the cost burden of rural rental housing. Journal of Rural Studies, 80, 372-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.10.013

  • RED 2644 Housing and the Consumer
  • PM 4744 Housing Challenges and Policies in the U.S.