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Research News

Kyle co-edits history of early political communication in England
Chris R. Kyle, associate professor of history, is the co-editor of Connecting Centre and Locality: Political Communication in Early Modern England, published recently by Manchester University Press. The collection, co-edited by Jason Peacey, a professor of early modern British history at University College London, explores the dynamics of local and national political culture in 17th-century Britain, with an emphasis on political communication.
6/24/2020

Gueorguiev, McDowell study on capital controls in China published
"Inside looking out: how international policy trends shape the politics of capital controls in China," co-authored by Dimitar Gueorguiev and Daniel McDowell, was published in The Pacific Review. Gueorguiev, McDowell, and co-author David Steinberg present evidence showing that the international policy context features heavily in domestic political debates about capital controls in China. They also show that information about other countries’ policy choices influences mass public attitudes about capital controls in China.
6/23/2020

Ackerman paper on mass party formation published in SSH
"Mass Party Formation: Land, Civil Society, and Party in Postrevolutionary Mexico," written by Assistant Professor of Sociology Edwin Ackerman, was published in Social Science History. His findings suggest that mass party formation is dependent on the destruction of “pre”-capitalist agrarian structures.
6/3/2020

Lutz article on working‐class children of Mexican immigrants published
"Working‐Class Children of Mexican Immigrants in Dallas, Texas," co-authored by Amy Lutz, was published in City and Community. Focusing on the working‐class children of Mexican immigrants in Dallas, Texas, Lutz and co-author Dalia Abdelhady find that they have built on their parents’ positions, and successfully incorporated into society, despite working‐class jobs and relatively low levels of education.
6/2/2020

Landes study on COVID-19 fatalities among people with IDD published
"Intellectual and developmental disability and COVID-19 case-fatality trends: TriNetX analysis," co-authored by Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, was published in Disability and Health Journal. The authors found that COVID-19 appears to present a greater risk to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), especially at younger ages. The study was the focus of articles published in Forbes and Newsweek.
6/1/2020

PhD candidate Adrienne Atterberry receives Chancellor's Citation
Adrienne Atterberry, a PhD candidate in sociology, received a 2020 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence in Student Research as part of the One University Awards. The award is given to undergraduate and graduate students who, during their time at Syracuse University, have engaged in collaborative research that has the potential to make a deep and lasting impact on the greater society.
5/28/2020

Senior Kara Foley wins top undergraduate research prize
Kara Foley, a senior majoring in international relations and policy studies, won the Maxwell School’s annual Ben and Marcia Baldanza Prize for top undergraduate research paper, as part of the School’s annual efforts to recognize exemplary undergraduate research. Xinzhi Lin, a senior history and international relations major, was awarded an honorable mention for his research paper. Francine D’Amico received the Ben and Marcia Baldanza Faculty Advisor of the Year Award.

5/13/2020

Gadarian discusses partisan divide around COVID-19 with CSM
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, discusses her March 2020 study illustrating that partisan affiliation—more than age, income, or education level—was a “huge divider” in people’s reported health behaviors. “People are taking their cues from political leadership and from doctors, and to the extent that those are different, people will turn to their more trusted sources,” she says. Gadarian's study was cited in the Christian Science Monitor article "COVID-19 isn't partisan. But it's intensifying America's red-blue divide."
5/11/2020

Schwartz, Rothbart study ties free school lunch to higher test scores
"Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance," co-authored by Amy Ellen Schwartz and Michah Rothbart, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Schwartz and Rothbart show that extending free lunch to all students, regardless of income, increases academic performance.
5/2/2020

Heflin receives two grants from UKCPR
Colleen Heflin was awarded funding for two projects by the University of Kentucky’s Center for Poverty Research. Heflin received $49,889 for a project titled "Changing Patterns of Eligibility and Take up in SNAP and the Roles of Out of Pocket Medical Expenses." She is also part of a multi-institution team granted $250,000 for a project on the role of SNAP receipt in medication underuse.
5/1/2020

Maxwell students receive Fulbright teaching and research grants
Three Maxwell students will make impacts around the globe as 2020-21 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five Maxwell students were also chosen as alternates. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds a number of different awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries.
4/29/2020

Karcher wins NSF grant to study transparency in qualitative research
Sebastian Karcher, associate director of the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) and research assistant professor of political science at Syracuse University, received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his project "Empowering Open Law and Science Collaborative Research."
4/28/2020

Perry Singleton funded by University of Kentucky poverty center
Perry Singleton, associate professor of economics, received a $46,500 grant from the University of Kentucky’s Center for Poverty Research to fund his project, "The Effect of Social Security Retirement Benefits on Food-Related Hardship among Older Americans."
4/27/2020

Popp’s work on government research support funded by Sloan Foundation
David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs and Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy, has been awarded a $349,380 grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. His research project is titled “Does Government Funding Change What You Do? The Effects of Funding on the Direction and Impact of Academic Energy Research.”
4/23/2020

Lutz receives NSF RAPID grant for COVID-19 research
Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, has received a $97,058 grant from the National Science Foundation's RAPID program for her research project "Working and Teaching from Home in New York State Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic." Lutz’s project focuses on school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effects on working parents.
4/14/2020

Heflin study on disability, immigration, and food insecurity published
"Disability, food insecurity by nativity, citizenship, and duration," co-authored by Professor Colleen Heflin, was published in SSM - Population Health. The authors examine whether the presence of a disability operates as a stronger predictor of food insecurity among prime-aged immigrants relative to the US-born.
4/9/2020

Gueorguiev study on mass-elite relations in China, Vietnam published
"Collective Charisma: Elite-Mass Relations in China and Vietnam," co-authored by Dimitar Gueorguiev, was published in Problems of Post-Communism. Comparing China and Vietnam, the authors show how variations in recruitment, vetting, and rotations lead to predictable patterns in party-building and public relations strategies of rising politicians.
4/6/2020

Hamersma’s research on SNAP access funded by WT Grant Foundation
Sarah Hamersma recently won a $140,058 award from the WT Grant Foundation to support her project "Keeping the ‘Great Equalizer’ Fed: SNAP Access and Young Adult’s Educational Engagement." The project will examine the effects of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on post-secondary educational investments.
4/3/2020

NY Times article on Covid-19 includes NSF-funded Gadarian research
"The divide in anxiety along partisan lines is very troubling," says Shana Gadarian. Her research concerning the politics of the early COVID-19 pandemic, funded by a $53,040 grant from the National Science Foundation, was cited in the New York Times article "Covid-19 Is Twisting 2020 Beyond All."
4/1/2020

Gueorguiev, McDowell study impact of economic threats on public views
"The Impact of Economic Coercion on Public Opinion: The Case of US–China Currency Relations," co-authored by Dimitar Gueorguiev and Daniel McDowell, was published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution. The authors suggest that economic coercion can reduce support for policy change because it leads individuals to update their beliefs about who wins and loses from economic policy changes.
3/26/2020

Gadarian piece on anxiety and trust in experts published in Wash Post
In the article "This is who Americans trust about coronavirus information," published in the Washington Post, Shana Gadarian and co-author Bethany Albertson refer to their research on how political anxiety affects learning, trust and policy support in various situations, including public health crises. The authors found that people who are anxious about health usually put their trust in experts.
3/20/2020

Lerner Center brief focuses on COVID-19, keeping older NYers healthy
"The Spatial Distribution of New York State’s Older Population: Let’s Keep New York’s Older Adults Safe and Healthy during the Coronavirus Pandemic," a research brief written by Mary Helander, a graduate fellow in the Lerner Center, looks at how the distribution of NYS's older adult population matters for coronavirus.
3/19/2020

Shi’s education research funded by Russell Sage and Gates Foundations
Ying Shi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, recently won a grant jointly funded by the Russell Sage and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations for her upcoming research related to educational inequality and opportunity. Shi's project will focus on whether increased access to selective public high schools is effective at improving student outcomes and increasing their upward mobility.
3/13/2020

McDowell study on fiscal sanctions, international currency published
Daniel McDowell's article "Financial sanctions and political risk in the international currency system," was published in Review of International Political Economy. McDowell considers how U.S. financial sanctions generate political risk concerns that reduce the dollar's attractiveness as an international currency. The study suggests that policymakers should carefully weigh the downsides of sanctions as a foreign policy tool.
3/12/2020

Griffiths paper on secessionist strategy and tactics published in JGSS
In his article "Secessionist Strategy and Tactical Variation in the Pursuit of Independence," published in the Journal of Global Security Studies, Ryan Griffiths constructs a theoretical framework to clarify the behavior of diverse secessionist movements and accurately predict the tactics they adopt.
3/10/2020

Engelhardt wins grant through the U.S. Social Security Administration
Gary V. Engelhardt, a professor of economics and faculty associate with the Aging Studies Institute in the Maxwell School, was awarded a grant from the U.S. Social Security Administration through the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. The $100,000 grant will support Engelhardt’s research into the role of housing equity as an asset for retirement planning among older Americans.
3/6/2020

Wiemers reviews earnings instability trends in Equitable Growth essay
"Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers," co-authored by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Emily Wiemers, was published in the Washington Center for Equitable Growth's book of policy ideas for 2020 titled Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy.
3/5/2020

McDowell piece on dollar's central role in global payments published
"Payments Power: The Overlooked Role of the Dollar as the Top International Payments Currency," written by Daniel McDowell and included in the article "Global Monetary Order and the Liberal Order Debate," was published in International Studies Perspectives. McDowell considers the role of the US dollar as the top international payments currency and how dominance in this arena is an important power resource for the United States.
3/3/2020

Complementary projects on food insecurity funded by Russell Sage
The Russell Sage Foundation has announced funding for two complementary projects related to food insecurity among older adults, and conducted by Maxwell faculty members. One is a qualitative assessment led by Madonna Harrington Meyer, University Professor of Sociology, while the other involves quantitative analysis, conducted by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
3/3/2020

Weschle paper on interparty interactions, voter perception published
"Elite Interactions and Voters’ Perceptions of Parties’ Policy Positions," co-authored by Simon Weschle, was published in the American Journal of Political Science. The authors found that "voters infer greater left–right agreement between pairs of parties that have more cooperative public relationships, but that this 'cooperation effect' is only evident near the times of national elections."
2/28/2020

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