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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

Monnat's Research Cited in NY Times Article on Trump, Canadian Truckers' Protests

February 22, 2022
A study co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat was cited in the New York Times article, "There’s a Reason Trump Loves the Truckers." 

See related: Public Health , Population Studies , Public Economics , Social Welfare, Poverty & Income Security , Political Parties , Social Policy (Aging, Education, Health, Welfare)

Landes Talks to The Atlantic About People With Disability, COVID

February 11, 2022
“I shared, along with many other people with disability, the hope that this time may increase awareness,” Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, says. “It seemed like for a while we were in this together.” But that moment has passed. “It has underscored the fact that the system is broken,” says Landes.

See related: COVID-19 , Health, Aging & Life Course, Disability , Population Studies

Griffiths Comments on Secession Movements in the US in CSM Article

February 3, 2022
Rarely has there been a time in American history without some kind of active secession movement, but calls for separation today are often more fragmented. Ryan Griffiths, associate professor of political science, says many of these groups are too small even for his database.

See related: History Department , Politics , Population Studies , United States , Government

Gadarian Discusses FL 15-Week Abortion Ban, Elections in TB Times

February 2, 2022
A bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy is sailing through the GOP-controlled Legislature in Florida. Professor Shana Kushner Gadarian says she doesn’t expect the restriction will affect Florida Republicans’ support this election cycle.

See related: State and Local , Politics , Political Parties , Population Studies

Gueorguiev Quoted in WSJ on China Communist Party Propaganda Campaign

February 1, 2022
Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article, "China’s Communist Party Quietly Inserts Itself Into Everyday Life."

See related: China , Population Studies , Politics

Gueorguiev Discusses Digital Control, Currency in China in Noema Mag

January 14, 2022
"China’s Surveillance State Will Test the West," written by Dimitar Gueorguiev, was published in Noema Magazine. 

See related: China , Currency/Digital Money , Population Studies , Government

Gadarian Discusses Forthcoming Book on Politics, COVID With Raw Story

January 13, 2022
Professor Shana Kushner Gadarian is the co-author of the forthcoming "Pandemic Politics: How COVID-19 Exposed the Depth of American Polarization" (Princeton University Press).

See related: COVID-19 , Politics , Political Parties , Population Studies , United States , Government

For Doctoral Student, Afghanistan Is an Elusive Home

December 20, 2021

See related: Afghanistan , Population and Place , Identity , Security and Conflict , International Affairs , Refugees , Population Studies , Race & Ethnicity

Gadarian Speaks to Christian Science Monitor About Partisan Patterns, COVID Behaviors

December 2, 2021
Professor Shana Gadarian shared her research on pandemic behaviors such as mask-wearing, social distancing and a willingness to be vaccinated.

See related: Public Health , Political Parties , Population Studies , COVID-19

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