Sanctioned Bigotry: A Documented History of Antisemitism in the United States
Britt Tevis, Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies and assistant professor of history, has edited an anthology, Sanctioned Bigotry: A Documented History of Antisemitism in the United States (Yale University Press, 2026). Tevis uses a variety of sources to chart the course of antisemitism in the United States from the colonial period to the present day.
See related: Conflict, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Self-Reflection Resilience-Recovery Activity Promotion Training for Emergency Medical Service Clinicians: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of a Novel Digital Intervention
The article, co-authored by Bryce Hruska and Bernard Appiah, both associate professors of public health, and Collins Annor ’25 MPH, was published in APA PsycNet.
See related: Mental Health, Occupational Health
Why Smart City Megaprojects Failed: Learning From the Past and Planning for the Future
The article, co-authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, was published in Cities.
See related: Infrastructure, Urban Issues
Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth Century America
Andrew Wender Cohen, professor and director of graduate studies in the History Department, has written Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth Century America (Cambridge University Press, 2026). The book traces the extraordinary life of Louis Bieral, a 19th-century gangster, politician, sportsman and Civil War hero whose turbulent journey illuminates the violence woven into the fabric of American life.
See related: Crime & Violence
Conceptualizing Moral Migration: How Disillusionment and the Transnational Right Motivate Migration to Russia
The article, authored by Lauren Woodard, assistant professor of anthropology, was published in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
See related: Migration, Russia, United States
The Newest Federalism and Population Health
Co-authored by University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez, the article was published in The Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Federal Government, State & Local Government, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Tracing the Religious Life Course in an American Baby-Boom Cohort: Parental Influence and Temporal Dynamics
The article, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Religions.
See related: Parenting & Family, Religion, United States
Primary Nesting Season Designations on Conservation Reserve Program Lands: Grassland Bird Breeding Phenology and Stakeholder Perspectives
Co-authored by Professor of Sociology Rick Welsh, the article was published in Conservation Science and Practice.
See related: Government, Non-governmental Organizations, United States
Do Nonprofit Ratings Help Donors Make Better Decisions?
This brief describes how donors respond to GuideStar's transparency seal ratings and what that means for nonprofit accountability. The author finds that even ratings not tied to verified performance significantly influence giving, with platinum-rated nonprofits receiving 34% more in donations than unrated ones, and that donors do not penalize poorly performing nonprofits that hold ratings.
Something Wired This Way Comes: What Fracking Taught Planners That Data Center Communities Need to Learn
The article, authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, was published in the Journal of the American Planning Association.
See related: Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure, State & Local Government, United States
The Mundlak Estimator in a Panel Data Model with Serially Correlated Error Component Disturbances
Can the Safety Net Support Families Through Childbirth?
Mapping Measurement to Theory in Policy Evolution: A Case of Net Metering Policies of the United States
This brief summarizes "Mapping measurement to theory in policy evolution: A case of net metering policies of the United States," co-authored by Graham Ambrose and Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski in Policy Studies Journal.
The Push to Promote the Smart City: Assessing the Impacts of a Government-Led Smart City Challenge
Co-authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, the article was published in Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit.
See related: Canada, Government, Technology & Innovation, Urban Issues
The Glass Is Half Full: The Safety Net for Low-Income Women Around Childbirth
Co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maxwell alumna Hyojeong Kim, the article was published in Demography.
See related: Economic Policy, Income, Labor, Parenting & Family, United States
Nonprofit Organization Management in China: Research and Practice
Jiahuan Lu, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, has co-edited a new research handbook, Nonprofit Organization Management in China: Research and Practice (Routledge, 2026). The volume examines nonprofit management in China through a comparative, organizational lens rather than the state-society framework common in earlier scholarship.
See related: China, Non-governmental Organizations
The Effects of Recalling Health Insurance and Health Care Experiences on Policy Attitudes
The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Emily Thorson and Maxwell alumna Emma Dreher, was published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
See related: Government, Health Insurance, U.S. Health Policy, United States
The Effects of Policy Success Versus Failure Narratives
Co-authored by Sarah Pralle and Emily Thorson, both associate professors of political science, the article was published in Policy Studies Journal.
See related: Government, Media & Journalism, United States
A Global Scale of Economic Left–Right Party Positions: Cross-National and Cross-Expert Perceptions of Party Placements
The article, co-authored by Professor and Chair of Political Science Seth Jolly, was published in the Journal of Politics.
From Metabolic Rift to Metabolic Repair: A Comment on Ariel Salleh’s ‘DeColonize EcoModernism! The Androcene and Its Others’
The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in Globalizations.
See related: Colonialism, Crime & Violence, Environment, Gender and Sex, Inequality