Counties with Higher Prescription Opioid Presence Have Slower Student Learning Rates
U.S. Counties with Higher Drug Overdose Rates Have Lower School Test Scores
How has the Opioid Overdose Crisis Affected Child Maltreatment in the U.S.?
Exploring Factors Shaping Transportation Electrification in American Cities
"Exploring factors shaping transportation electrification in American cities," co-authored by Saba Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition.
See related: Energy, Infrastructure, United States
Property Tax Sales, Private Capital, and Gentrification in the U.S.
Children in Economically Disadvantaged Households Have Lower Early Literacy Skills than their Higher-Income Peers
Children in low-income families who participate in food and income support programs (such as SNAP and TANF) have lower literacy skills in kindergarten than those who do not participate in these programs.
Putin’s War of Recolonization
"Putin’s War of Recolonization," co-authored by Maxwell professors Renée de Nevers and Brian Taylor, was published in the Journal of Democracy.
See related: Conflict, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
How Has the Opioid Crisis Affected Health, Health Care Use, and Crime in the United States?
The Opioid Epidemic Has Disrupted Children’s Living Arrangements
Opioid Treatment Programs Can Reduce Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visits and Foster Care Placements
Placing Islam: Geographies of Connection in Twentieth-Century Istanbul
Timur Hammond, assistant professor of geography and the environment, has written “Placing Islam: Geographies of Connection in Twentieth-Century Istanbul” (University of California Press, 2023).
See related: Middle East & North Africa, Religion
Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020
"Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020," authored by Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology, was published in the ANNALS of of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Food Insecurity and the Opioid Crisis
"Food Insecurity and the Opioid Crisis," co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs, and postdoctoral research scholar Xiaohan Sun, was published in the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
See related: Food Security, Opioids, Substance Use and Addiction, United States
Children in Economically Disadvantaged Households Have Lower Early Literacy Skills than their Higher-Income Peers
This study finds that children in households that participate in more than one social assistance program (such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs, and Free or Reduced-Price Lunch) have lower literacy skills when they enter kindergarten than children whose households participate in fewer or no social programs.
The Constitution’s Penman: Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of America’s Basic Charter
Dennis Rasmussen, professor of political science, has written “The Constitution’s Penman: Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of America’s Basic Charter” (University Press of Kansas, 2023).
See related: Government, United States
Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar
Daniel McDowell, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in political science, has written a new book, “Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar” (Oxford University Press, 2023).
See related: Economic Policy, International Affairs, United States
New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia
Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, has contributed to and edited "New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia" (Columbia University Press, 2023).
See related: Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia
The Routledge Handbook of Self-Determination and Secession
Ryan Griffiths, associate professor of political science, has contributed to and co-edited “The Routledge Handbook of Self-Determination and Secession” (Routledge, 2023). It investigates debates surrounding issues of self-determination and secession as well as the legal, political and normative implications they give rise to.
See related: International Affairs, Law, National Security
Shocking Wealth: The Long-Term Impact of Housing Wealth Taxation
“Model Minorities” in the Classroom? Positive Evaluation Bias Towards Asian Students and Its Consequences
"'Model minorities'" in the classroom? Positive evaluation bias towards Asian students and its consequences," co-authored by Ying Shi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, was published in the Journal of Public Economics.
See related: Asian-American, U.S. Education, United States