Hanna Love

Hanna Love is a research associate in Brookings Metro. Love conducts research and analysis for the program’s Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking, where she focuses on enhancing opportunity in communities impacted by disinvestment and structural inequities. Prior to Brookings, Love served as Research Analyst at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center, specializing in youth justice, decarceration, and community-based solutions for safety. Love holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College, both in Sociology.