In the News: Shannon Monnat
Research Insights on Population Health Inspire Policy Change
Maxwell's Policy, Place, and Population Health (P3H) Lab investigates the connection between state policies, local conditions, and health and mortality in the United States.
See related: Longevity, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities
Tim Slack, professor of sociology at Louisiana State University, and co-authored by Shannon M. Monnat, professor of sociology and Lerner Chair in Public Health Promotion and Population Health, share lessons offered from rural society and confronts common myths and misunderstandings about rural people and places.
See related: Rural Issues, United States
Characteristics Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among US Working-Age Adults
“Watchful, skeptics, and system distrusters: Characteristics associated with different types of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among U.S. working-age adults,” co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in Vaccine.
See related: COVID-19, Government, United States
Which Types of People Were Least Likely to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
State COVID-19 Policies and Drug Overdose Mortality Among Working-Age Adults in the US, 2020
“State COVID-19 Policies and Drug Overdose Mortality Among Working-Age Adults in the United States, 2020,” co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Douglas Wolf, Shannon Monnat, Emily Weimers and Jennifer Karas Montez, was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
See related: COVID-19, State & Local, Substance Use and Addiction, U.S. Health Policy, United States
States’ COVID-19 Restrictions were Associated with Increases in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2020
Suicide Rates are Lower in Places with More Social Infrastructure
States’ COVID-19 Restrictions were Associated with Increases in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2020
Social Infrastructure Availability and Suicide Rates among Working-Age Adults in the United States
“Social Infrastructure Availability and Suicide Rates among Working-Age Adults in the United States,” co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.
See related: Mental Health, United States
Shifting Cohort Patterns in the Use of Drugs with Elevated Overdose Risk in the United States
“Shifting Cohort Patterns in the Use of Drugs with Elevated Overdose Risk in the United States,” co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in Social Problems.
See related: Substance Use and Addiction, United States
Geographically Specific Associations Between County-Level Socioeconomic Distress and Mortality
"Geographically specific associations between county-level socioeconomic and household distress and mortality from drug poisoning, suicide, alcohol, and homicide among working-age adults in the United States," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in SSM - Population Health.
See related: Longevity, Substance Use and Addiction, United States
New Lerner Gift Amplifies the Impact of Healthy Mondays and Public Health Initiatives
A new $2.52 million gift to the Lerner Center and the Forever Orange Campaign from Helaine Lerner will help amplify the impact of the center’s work to educate, inspire and empower a new generation of advocates for public health.
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US States’ COVID-19 Physical Distancing Policies and Working-Age Adult Mental Health Outcomes
The study, co-authored by Maxwell professors Shannon Monnat, Emily Wiemers, Douglas Wolf and Jennifer Karas Montez, was published in Preventive Medicine Reports.
See related: COVID-19, Mental Health, State & Local, United States
Maxwell Sociologists Receive $1.8 Million From the NIA to Study Midlife Health and Mortality
The research team led by Jennifer Karas Montez and Shannon Monnat hopes to better understand how state policies and local economic conditions impact health and mortality rates.
See related: Health Policy, Longevity, Rural Issues, U.S. Health Policy, United States, Urban Issues
Explaining the US Rural Disadvantage in COVID-19 Case and Death Rates During the Delta-Omicron Surge
"Explaining the U.S. rural disadvantage in COVID-19 case and Death rates during the Delta-Omicron surge: The role of politics, vaccinations, population health, and social determinants," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in Social Science & Medicine.
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Age Differences in Allostatic Load Among Adults in the United States by Rural-Urban Residence
"Age differences in Allostatic Load among adults in the United States by rural-urban residence," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in Social Science and Medicine - Population Health.
See related: Longevity, Rural Issues, United States, Urban Issues
Maxwell Faculty and Students To Be Honored at 2023 One University Awards
The One University Awards Ceremony, an annual event to honor members of the Syracuse University community who are making a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service, will be held Friday, April 21.
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Which Demographic Groups and Which Places Have the Highest Drug Overdose Rates in the U.S.?
Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020
"Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020," authored by Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology, was published in the ANNALS of of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Montez Quoted in Washington Post Article on Politics, Policy and Increasing Mortality Rates
University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez says “state policy knobs are a lever that we could use to really turn this country around and stop this alarming—just horrible when you think about it—increase in the risk of dying before age 65.”
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