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Garcia, Lerner Center Research on COVID and the Latino Mortality Advantage Cited in NBC News Story

May 16, 2022

A recent Lerner Center research brief co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia was cited in the NBC News article, "Covid-19 narrows long-standing Latino mortality advantage, study finds."

See related: COVID-19 , Life Expectancy and Mortality , Population Studies

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality

April 27, 2022

"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality," written by sociologists Andrew London and Scott Landes, was published in Biodemography and Social Biology.

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Monnat discusses the US drug crisis on CBS News Radio

July 28, 2021
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was interviewed on CBS News Radio's "America: Changed Forever" podcast about drug abuse and the role the COVID-19 pandemic may have played in last year's drug-related deaths.

See related: COVID-19 , Addiction , Public Health , Life Expectancy and Mortality

Monnat Discusses Overdose Crisis on NBCLX

July 23, 2021
Watch the full interview on NBCLX's LX News (beginning at 14:20). 

See related: COVID-19 , Addiction , Public Health , Life Expectancy and Mortality

In USA Today, Jennifer Montez Discusses Life Expectancy, COVID-19

July 21, 2021
Read more in the USA Today article, "US life expectancy decreased by 1.5 years during the pandemic – the largest drop since WWII." 

See related: Life Expectancy and Mortality , Public Health , Population Studies , United States , Health, Aging & Life Course, Disability , COVID-19

Wolf Study on Minimum Wage, Infant Mortality Featured on CNY Central

June 23, 2021
A study by Douglas Wolf, Gerald B. Cramer Professor of Aging Studies, was featured in the CNY Central article "New SU study shows that raising the minimum wage could save lives." 

See related: Income , Spending , Life Expectancy and Mortality , Public Health , Policy

Landes speaks to PBS about COVID-19 vaccines for people with IDD

April 1, 2021
"It's not been surprising, on one hand, that states have not prioritized this group, because that's historically been the case," says Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology. "It's been disappointing, because the evidence was there pre-pandemic and the evidence is there now that this group is at higher risk." 

See related: COVID-19 , Life Expectancy and Mortality , Public Health , Wellbeing , Population Studies , Policy

Montez discusses state policies, life expectancy on Innovation Hub

March 26, 2021

See related: Policy , Population Studies , Health, Aging & Life Course, Disability , Aging , Life Expectancy and Mortality , Public Health

Montez quoted in Undark article on state policies, life expectancy

February 2, 2021
Professor Jennifer Karas Montez was quoted in the Undark article, "Are Conservative Policies Shortening American Lives?"

See related: Life Expectancy and Mortality , Social Policy (Aging, Education, Health, Welfare) , State and Local , Health, Aging & Life Course, Disability

Monnat discusses COVID’s role in rising drug overdose deaths with the Associated Press

December 23, 2020

See related: COVID-19 , Life Expectancy and Mortality , Addiction , Public Health

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