Email: lambertja2@vcu.edu
James Lambert
Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Student
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning
EXPERTISE
- Prisoner Rehabilitation and Reentry
- Economic Development
- Urban Development
- Affordable Housing
EDUCATION
Master’s in Finance from Virginia Commonwealth University
Master’s in Real Estate, Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor's in Economics, Old Dominion University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Reentry and rehabilitation programming, recidivism, affordable housing and economic development.
BIOGRAPHY
James Lambert is a native of Richmond who can trace his family tree back five generations in the Central Virginia area. James is a former Sergeant in the U.S. Army who has a passion for uplifting his community. He is also a serial entrepreneur who loves both learning and teaching about entrepreneurship, finances, economics, urban development, and prisoner reentry.
One of James' active organizations, Dollars N Sense, is dedicated to teaching youth in the Central Virginia area financial literacy and has impacted over 1,000 students. One of James’ former organizations, Felons First Housing, was dedicated to assisting returned citizens find housing and attain more economic mobility.
One of James' active organizations, Dollars N Sense, is dedicated to teaching youth in the Central Virginia area financial literacy and has impacted over 1,000 students. One of James’ former organizations, Felons First Housing, was dedicated to assisting returned citizens find housing and attain more economic mobility.
His research interests include reentry and rehabilitation programming, recidivism, affordable housing and economic development.