Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Maxwell Experts Discuss Future Implications and Historical Context of Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling
The discussion covered the history of governing abortions in the U.S.; how the Dobbs v. Jackson decision might affect access to abortion and other reproductive services; impacts the decision could have on economic and health outcomes and voting behaviors in upcoming elections; and what precedent this decision might set for other Supreme Court decisions going forward.
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, Health Policy, SCOTUS, United States
Montez Talks to Scientific American About the Growing Mortality Gap Between GOP and Dem Areas
University Professor and demographer Jennifer Karas Montez was quoted in the Scientific American article, "People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties."
See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, Political Parties, United States
Rural-Urban and Within-Rural Differences in COVID-19 Mortality Rates
Intensive Mothering in the Time of Coronavirus
See related: Civil Rights, COVID-19, Education
Montez Talks to NPR About the Link Between Politics and Health
University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez was interviewed on NPR about the link between politics and health.
See related: Longevity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Garcia Research on COVID’s Impact on Latino Mortality Cited in US News & World Report Article
A research brief co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia was cited in the U.S. News & World Report article, "Lives Cut Short: COVID-19's Heavy Burden on Older Latinos."
See related: Civil Rights, COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, United States
State-Level Variation in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Sleep
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Health Policy
U.S. State Policy Contexts and Physical Health among Midlife Adults
See related: Health Policy, Longevity, Social Justice, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Barkun Quoted in Daily Beast Article on Monkeypox, Conspiracy Theorists
Professor Michael Barkun was interviewed for the Daily Beast article, "Monkeypox Is Here and COVID Truthers Are Losing It."
See related: COVID-19
Maxwell Faculty, Graduate Students Contribute to New Social Sciences Book
Faculty members Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane are among the co-editors and contributors to this handbook, which investigates the social contexts of health—including food and nutrition, race, class, ethnicity, trauma, gender, mental illness and the environment—to explain the complicated nature of illness.
See related: Aging, Gender and Sex, Health Policy, Natural Disasters, Race & Ethnicity