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Montez Featured in American Prospect Article on State Policies and Differences in Health Outcomes

“You have two states that [we]re the same, were pretty middle-of-the-road in terms of life expectancy, but they take opposite trajectories,” says University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez. Some states, she says, took action to “invest in [the state] population’s overall economic well-being and health. And you had other states that took a...very different approach.”

October 22, 2024

Author and Happiness Expert Arthur C. Brooks to Give Talk on Oct. 30

He is a Harvard professor and co-author of the New York Times bestseller ‘Build the Life You Want’ with Oprah Winfrey.

October 17, 2024

See related: Centennial, Mental Health

Heflin Quoted in Newsweek Article on the Farm Bill Reauthorization and Its Impact on SNAP Benefits

“If the appropriations bills are not passed by the end of December, January benefits will still go out because SNAP benefits are obligated in the prior month (December),” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.

October 2, 2024

Parity and Post-Reproductive Mortality Among US Black and White Women

Cheryl Elman, Angela M. O’Rand, Andrew S. London

“Parity and Post-Reproductive Mortality Among US Black and White Women: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study,” co-authored by Professor of Sociology Andrew London, was published in PLOS ONE.

September 23, 2024

Public Health Measures Related to the Transmissibility of Suicide

Jane Pirkis, Jason Bantjes, Madelyn Gould, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Jo Robinson, Mark Sinyor, Michiko Ueda, Keith Hawton

“Public Health Measures Related to the Transmissibility of Suicide,” co-authored by Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in The Lancet Public Health.

September 18, 2024

Tell Me How You Really Feel: Unpacking Sub-Dimensions of Citizen Satisfaction With Hospital Services

Ohbet Cheon, Minjung Kim, Nathan Favero

“Tell Me How You Really Feel: Unpacking Sub-Dimensions of Citizen Satisfaction With Hospital Services,”, co-authored by Minjung Kim, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in International Public Management Journal.

September 17, 2024

Stability and Volatility in the Contextual Predictors of Working-Age Mortality in the United States

Jennifer Karas Montez, Shannon M. Monnat, Emily E. Wiemers, Douglas A. Wolf, Xue Zhang

“Stability and Volatility in the Contextual Predictors of Working-Age Mortality in the United States,” co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Jennifer Karas Montez, Shannon Monnat, Emily Wiemers and Douglas Wolf, was published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

September 17, 2024

Ueda-Ballmer Speaks with USA Today About CDC Report on Suicide Risk

“Everybody has a risk of suicide,” says Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs. “That also means that everybody basically should think about suicide prevention as their...business.”

September 12, 2024

Impact of Gardening on Refugee Mental Health, Community Building, and Economic Wellbeing in CNY

Rashmi Gangamma, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Bhavneet Walia, Shaelise Tor

Surveys and semi-structured interviews used to examine if gardening influences mental health, food security and economic well-being among resettled refugees.

September 11, 2024

The Effects of Waiving WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Program Caseloads

W. Clay Fannin, Colleen Heflin, Leonard M. Lopoo

“The Effects of Waiving WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Program Caseloads,” co-authored by Maxwell professors Colleen Heflin and Leonard Lopoo, and Ph.D. student W. Clay Fannin, was published in Social Service Review.

September 11, 2024

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