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Wolf Discusses Paid Family Leave and Elder Care in New York Times Article

September 8, 2022
Professor Emeritus Douglas Wolf was interviewed for the New York Times article, "The Quiet Cost of Family Caregiving."

See related: Aging, Child and Elder Care, Elderly, Policy

Bhan Discusses the Himalayan Community of Brogpa in VICE Article

May 5, 2022

Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, was quoted in the VICE article, "This ‘Aryan’ Community’s ‘Exotic’ Clothes and Polyamorous Marriages Mask Other Truths."

See related: South Asia, Race & Ethnicity, Marriage

Silverstein Comments on Multigenerational Living in New York Times Article

March 31, 2022

Merril Silverstein, Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, was quoted in the New York Times article, "The Nuclear Family Is No Longer the Norm. Good."

See related: Health, Aging & Life Course, Disability, Wellbeing, Parenting and Family

Lutz Examines How Social Contexts and Culture Affect Parenting Decisions in New Book

February 17, 2022
Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, is the co-author of a new book, "Parenting in Privilege or Peril: How Social Inequality Enables or Derails the American Dream" (Teachers College Press, 2021). The book examines how social contexts and culture affect parenting decisions. 

See related: Parenting and Family, Social Welfare, Poverty & Income Security, Education and Family, Inequality

Tracking COVID’s Toll

December 21, 2021

Pandemic research by Maxwell faculty and students is shaping policy and perception on everything from aging to opioid addiction.

See related: COVID-19, Food Insecurity, Mental Health, Parenting and Family

WP 172 Welfare Reform and Children’s Health

August 11, 2021

See related: Econometrics, Public Economics, Child and Elder Care, Adolescent Health

Han, Schwartz paper on fast food proximity and childhood obesity published in RSUE

August 5, 2021

See related: Parenting and Family, Nutrition and Nutrition Programs, Obesity, Housing

Harrington Meyer quoted in NY Times piece on vacationing with grandparents

July 19, 2021
Madonna Harrington Meyer, university professor of sociology and author of "Grandmothers at Work," is included in the New York Times article, "How to Have a Fun, Multigenerational Family Vacation." 

See related: Aging, Wellbeing, Parenting and Family, Elderly, Population Studies

Michelmore weighs in on Child Tax Credit payments in BBC, MarktetWatch

July 13, 2021

See related: Income, Taxes, Parenting and Family, Child and Elder Care, State and Local

Michelmore featured in WAER article on changes to Child Tax Credit

July 6, 2021
Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was featured in the WAER article, "Could New Child Tax Credit End Poverty for Many US Children? SU Expert on Impact." 

See related: Income, Parenting and Family, Child and Elder Care

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