Maxwell School News

Adults with Income Loss During COVID-19 Have Higher Rates of Anxiety and Depression

Xiaoyan Zhang

This data slice uses data from the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey to compare rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms between U.S. adults with versus without employment income loss since COVID-19 hit the U.S. in March 2020.

April 6, 2021

Lerner Graduate Fellow Alumna Katie Mott wins student paper award!

Congratulations to Lerner Graduate Fellow Alumna, Katie Mott, who won the Student Paper Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) Division of Sociology and Social Welfare for her paper, “Hurry Up and Wait”: Stigma, Poverty, and Contractual Citizenship. 
April 5, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors

Dessa Bergen-Cico writes op-ed for Syracuse.com on the Legalization of Marijuana in NYS

April 5, 2021

See related: New York State, U.S. Health Policy

Reeher Discusses Biden's Infrastructure Plan in National Interest

Professor Grant Reeher is included in the National Interest article, "Joe Biden to Unveil Infrastructure Package Tomorrow. What Will it Include?" 
April 5, 2021

See related: Climate Change, Federal, Infrastructure, United States

Yinger quoted in Daily Beast article on diverse communities

According to U.S. Census data, there is a 30 percentage-point gap in homeownership between Blacks and whites—larger than it was in the 1960s, prior to when the Fair Housing Act was passed.
April 5, 2021

See related: Civil Rights, Housing, Income, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, United States

Purser quoted in Law360 article on extended CDC anti-eviction order

"The need for rental assistance and a massive influx of cash to deal with this is really, really great," says Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology. "The question now is what will happen [after] June." 
April 2, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Federal, Housing, United States

Ma featured in Chronicle of Higher Education piece on international students, racism in US

 "The very fact that six out of eight victims are Asian women definitely makes the violence racialized and gendered," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "And given that 70 percent of all international students in the United States are from Asia, I think that would definitely make them very, very afraid."
April 2, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Crime & Violence, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Education, United States

Lerner Faculty Affiliate Marc Garcia participating in Congressional Briefing

The briefing, "Living, Working, Dying: Demographic Insights into COVID-19", is sponsored by the Population Association of America and open to the public.

April 1, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Income, Longevity, United States

Landes speaks to PBS about COVID-19 vaccines for people with IDD

"It's not been surprising, on one hand, that states have not prioritized this group, because that's historically been the case," says Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology. "It's been disappointing, because the evidence was there pre-pandemic and the evidence is there now that this group is at higher risk." 
April 1, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, IDD, Longevity, Mental Health, United States

Popp weighs in on Biden's green stimulus spending in NY Times, Guardian

"Unless they can pair it with a policy that forces people to reduce emissions, a big spending bill doesn’t have a big impact," says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs. But, he adds, "spending money is politically easier than passing policies to cut emissions."
March 31, 2021

See related: Climate Change, Economic Policy, State & Local, United States

Radcliffe comments on corporations' role in politics in Marketplace

"If you don’t take a stand, you’re opening yourself up to criticism of being complicit in legislation that is widely seen as violating individual rights," says Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs. 
March 30, 2021

See related: Ethics, Labor, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States

How Do Emergency Medical Service Workers Cope with Daily Stressors?

Bryce Hruska , Marley S. Barduhn

This brief summarizes the results of a study that surveyed EMS workers in Syracuse, NY to better understand how their mental health symptoms relate to daily occupational stressors.

March 30, 2021

Monnat investigates opioid misuse and family structure in a new study

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, and her colleagues found in their study that marriage protects against opioid misuse, and the presence of children protects against opioid misuse but varies by marital status.

March 30, 2021

See related: Opioids, Parenting & Family, Substance Use and Addiction, United States

Maxwell School ranks #1, with five specialties rated in the top five

Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs ranks #1 in the nation for public affairs according to the annual U.S. News & World Report reputational survey. The School also received high marks across a wide range of subspecialties within public affairs, recognized with five subspecialty rankings in the top five.
March 29, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors

Lovely quoted in Axios piece on how companies handle controversies

"Companies are really in the crosshairs...with the potential of losing access to the consumer market," says Professor Mary Lovely. 
March 29, 2021

See related: Economic Policy, Labor, U.S. Elections, United States

Burman weighs in on scope of Biden's stimulus plan in Business Insider article

Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, was quoted in the Business Insider article, "Biden is splitting with Obama on the economy and the proof is in their stimulus plans."
March 29, 2021

See related: Economic Policy, Federal, United States

Montez discusses state policies, life expectancy on Innovation Hub

March 26, 2021

See related: Aging, Health Policy, Longevity, United States

Monnat examines opioid misuse, family structure in new study

Alexander Chapman, Ashton M. Verdery & Shannon M. Monnat
March 26, 2021

Rasmussen speaks to Bloomberg about the Founders' disillusionment

In his new book, “Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders” (Princeton University Press, 2021), Dennis Rasmussen, professor of political science, grapples with the founding generation’s deep and abiding doubts about their experiment.
March 26, 2021

See related: State & Local, United States

Danielle Rhubart Awarded Grant to Study Mental Health among Rural Older Adults

Dr. Rhubart's study, "Social Infrastructure and Mental Health among Older Adults in Rural America," will use data from the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System
March 25, 2021

See related: Grant Awards, Mental Health, Rural Issues, United States

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