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Making US Food Pantries More Old-Age Friendly

Madonna Harrington Meyer, Winston Scott

The article, co-authored by University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer and Ph.D. student Winston Scott, was published in the Journal of Aging and Social Change.

March 4, 2026

How Do State Labor Policies Impact Disability for Latino Adults in the U.S.?

Marc A. Garcia, Blakelee Kemp, and Erin Bisesti
This brief describes how these policies influence disability rates among Latino adults aged 45-85 in the United States. The authors find that, from 2000 to 2016, Latino disability rates were lower in states with more worker-friendly labor protections. The disability rate among Latinos was 21.6% in states with the most conservative labor policies compared to 17.6% in states with the most liberal policies. 
March 3, 2026

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Property Tax Pass-Through to Renters: A Quasi-Experimental Approach

Sarah Baker
This report, by Sarah Baker, provides new evidence that a landlord’s property tax bill does affect rent for new tenants, violating the law of one price.
February 27, 2026

Rising waters, falling taxes: The impact of Hurricane Sandy on property tax assessments in New York City

Wei Guo, Qing Miao, Yusun Kim, Yilin Hou

Co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, the study was published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

February 26, 2026

Why the US Must Measure Food Insecurity in Old Age

Madonna Harrington Meyer, Colleen M. Heflin

The article, co-authored by Maxwell professors Madonna Harrington Meyer and Colleen Heflin, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.

February 23, 2026

Hold Harmless for Whom? The Impact of COVID Era Policies on School Funding, Teachers, and Students

Michah W. Rothbart, Samantha Cervantes, and Amy Ellen Schwartz
February 18, 2026

Regional Political Climate’s Moderating Role in the Association Between Political Conservatism and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States

Rachel E. Dinero, William B. Monti, Brittany L. Kmush
The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Public Health Brittany Kmush, was published in PLOS One.
February 18, 2026

Tradeoffs are Domain Dependent: Improving Accuracy and Fairness in Property Tax Assessments

Evelyn Smith
This report, by Evelyn Smith, examines accuracy and fairness in property tax assessments.
February 13, 2026

Encouraging Naturalization: The Broader Effects of DACA on U.S. Immigration

Emily Battaglia and Thomas Pearson
February 13, 2026

Reforming Primary Elections: Voters, Campaigns, and the Future of Congressional Politics

Robert G. Boatright, Richard Barton

Maxwell School alumnus and Assistant Teaching Professor Richard Barton ’15 M.A. (PSc) has co-edited a book that examines how primary elections have changed over the past decade and why they often yield extreme or unpopular candidates. 

February 10, 2026

Comparison of Self-Reported Survey and Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Measures of Cocaine Use on a College Campus

Shona McCulloch, Dessa Bergen-Cico, Teng Zeng, David A. Larsen

The study, co-authored by Dessa Bergen-Cico and David Larsen, both professors of public health, was published in PLOS One.

February 5, 2026

Visceral Love and More-Than-Human Interembodiment: Olive Trees as Sentient Kin in Sicily

Amanda Hilton

The study, authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Amanda Hilton, was published in Social Science & Medicine.

February 5, 2026

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A Gap Analysis in Therapeutic Services for Birthing Individuals with Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

Md Koushik Ahmed, Robert H. Keefe, Brittany Kmush, Emily Shuman, Kathleen Walker, Robert A. Rubinstein, Robert Silverman, Andrea Shaw, Sandra D. Lane

Published in Social Work in Public Health, the article was co-authored by Robert Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Sanda Lane, professor emerita of public health; and Brittany Kmush, associate professor of public health.

February 5, 2026

Sicilianità versus Sicilianismo: Thinking from the South with Sicilian Oliviculturalists

Amanda Hilton

The article, authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Amanda Hilton, was published in Italian Studies.

February 5, 2026

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Who Should Be on Electronic Monitoring: Conceptualizations of Ideal Supervisees

Gabriela Kirk-Werner

The article, authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Gabriela Kirk-Werner, was published in Punishment & Society.

February 3, 2026

A New Tool for Handling Multiracial and Multi-Identity Data in Health Research

Gabriel J. Merrin
This brief introduces CATAcode, a free software tool that helps researchers handle check-all-that-apply demographic data more thoughtfully. The tool reveals how coding decisions dramatically affect who is represented in research—decisions that inform health policy and resource allocation. 
February 3, 2026

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