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In Governing, Gadarian Discusses Vaccines' Polarizing Effect

October 8, 2021
From the very start of the pandemic, people’s willingness to change their behavior—for instance, by washing their hands more or staying home—has been determined more by partisanship than any other factor, including age, race or geography, says Gadarian, professor and chair of political science.

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Thompson Quoted in Times Union Article on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines

October 8, 2021
Whether the religious belief is "sincerely held" is a primary metric used by employers when determining whether to grant the requests, says Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.

See related: COVID-19, Religion

NIH awards $1.95M to study state-level COVID policies, mental health

October 1, 2021
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, is the principal investigator for a five-year research project that will examine the impacts of state COVID-19 mitigation policies on adult psychological health, drug overdose and suicide. The project is funded with $1.95 million from the National Institutes of Health.

See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards, State and Local

Shana Gadarian speaks to Associated Press about mask mandates

September 23, 2021
Shana Gadarian, professor and chair of political science, says it’s important to weigh the motivation of politicians questioning public health measures proven to slow virus spread.

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Politics

Garcia discusses structural racism, COVID-19 outcomes in Public Health Post blog

September 20, 2021
"The Devastating Toll of Structural Racism," written by Assistant Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia and Ph.D. student Claire Pendergrast, was published in Public Health Post.

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Race & Ethnicity

Gadarian speaks to FiveThirtyEight about partisanship and COVID health behaviors

September 14, 2021
Based on research she and her colleagues have been conducting, Professor Gadarian says there has been a partisan split on all health behaviors throughout the pandemic.

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Political Parties, Politics

Landes discusses vaccines for those aiding people with IDD in LAist article

September 14, 2021
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, weighs in on COVID vaccine mandates for in-home health aides in California in the LAist article, "People With Developmental Disabilities Want Their Home Health Workers Vaccinated."

See related: COVID-19, Health Care

Reeher talks with The Hill about vaccine refusal in spite of FDA approval

August 26, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Politics

O'Keefe weighs in on military vaccine mandate in Gray DC piece

August 17, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Government

Purser discusses employment protections in NY state on WCNY

August 10, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Labor, Unemployment

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