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Gadarian Weighs In on Trump’s Declining Approval Rating Among Parents in Newsweek Article

“The six week long shutdown had to do with all of these issues about healthcare, SNAP funding, the general cost of living, things that really affect American families and it was very clear that the administration was not particularly responsive to the issues that they even ran on in 2024,” says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.
December 2, 2025

Monarch Quoted in Newsweek Article on Trump’s Tariff Checks

Any funding not covered by what tariffs have raised would likely have to come through Congressional authorization, says Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics“It’s not something the president can just wave a magic wand and disperse the money as they see fit,” he says.

November 14, 2025

Sidi Moumen Community Case Study

Md Koushik Ahmed, Chaimaa Abouzaid El Massaoudi, Laila Biri, Youssef El Mezzaoui, Boubker Mazoz, Lydia Rose Andrews, Teioshontathe Herne, Susan Coots, Robert A. Rubinstein, Sandra D. Lane

“Using a Community-Based Cultural Approach to Promote Life Skills and Leadership for Social Determinants of Health in Adolescents From Disadvantaged Communities in Casablanca, Morocco: A Sidi Moumen Community Case Study,” co-authored by Maxwell professors Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane, was published in BMC Public Health.

October 7, 2025

Palmer Quoted in US News & World Report Article on Creating a My Social Security Account

“It's the highest 35 years of covered earnings that count toward the benefit calculation,” says John Palmer, University Professor Emeritus and former public trustee for the Medicare and Social Security programs. If you don't have at least 35 years of work listed, zeros are averaged into the final calculation.

July 25, 2025

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Addressing the Triple Trauma of Factors Leading to Perinatal Health and Mental Health Consequences

Robert H. Keefe, Robert A. Rubinstein, Kiara Van Brackle, Sanid Music, Zikora Nnam, Sandra D. Lane

“Addressing the Triple Trauma of Factors Leading to Perinatal Health and Mental Health Consequences in Two Upstate New York Communities,” co-authored by Maxwell anthropologists Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane, along with Ph.D. student Kiara Van Brackle, was published in Behavioral Sciences.

April 23, 2025

Heflin Speaks With WTVR-TV About the Economic Impact of Richmond’s Water Crisis

Low income-households will need a month or more to recover financially and that will lead to more issues and needs, says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. “I would suspect to see increased need for food from food banks. Most likely going to have more utilities going unpaid,” she says.

January 16, 2025

Jales Weighs In on South Korea’s Plan to Address Low Fertility Rate in Think Global Health Article

“Most people are not on the fence about having a (or another) child. Thus, to get someone who would otherwise choose not to have children to change their behavior will take large incentives,” says Hugo Jales, associate professor of economics.

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

Monarch Discusses the Effects of Trump’s Presidential Economic Agenda in GOBankingRates Article

“These policies include mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and greatly reduced entry visas for working immigrants,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics. “These policies would also lead to higher prices for everything from housing to groceries, as reduced labor supply in construction, agriculture and other sectors would lead to higher costs throughout the economy.“

July 18, 2024

Earnings and Employment Patterns Following Child-Care Subsidy Receipt

W. Clay Fannin, Colleen Heflin, Taryn Morrissey
“Earnings and Employment Patterns Following Child-Care Subsidy Receipt,” co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Ph.D. student W. Clay Fannin, was published in Social Service Review.
July 1, 2024

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