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We Need to Change the Language we use to Describe Individuals with Substance Use Issues

Austin McNeill Brown

This research brief describes the results from several studies on unconscious bias and negative language used to describe individuals with SUDs.

 
 
November 19, 2019

Refugees and Guesthood in Turkey

Lamis Abdelaaty
November 15, 2019

Could expanding the earned income tax credit help fix the housing crisis?

Natasha Pilkauskas & Katherine Michelmore
November 13, 2019

The Inseparability of Human Agency and Linked Lives

Scott D. Landes & Richard A. Settersten Jr.
November 6, 2019

Results from the SU Health & Wellness Goal Survey

Shannon M. Monnat, Mary Katherine A. Lee, Ashley Van Slyke, Alexandra Punch

This research brief summarizes the top ranked goals, including increasing physical activity, improving diet and nutrition, and better managing stress. There were interesting differences in goals across SU roles, sexes, and racial/ethnic groups.

November 5, 2019

The Effect Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program On Mortality

Colleen M. Heflin, Samuel J. Ingram & James P. Ziliak
November 4, 2019

City of Syracuse Taxes

We tested whether courtesy notices for overdue property tax bills would impact payments.

November 1, 2019

Unity in Diversity? How Intergroup Contact Can Foster Nation Building

Samuel Bazzi, Arya Gaduh, Alexander D. Rothenberg & Maisy Wong
November 1, 2019

Marijuana Legalization: Beyond Yes or No

Keith Humphreys
October 31, 2019

The Effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Mortality

Colleen Heflin, Samuel Ingram & James Ziliak
October 31, 2019

Experimental Evidence of a Work Support Strategy That Is Effective for At-Risk Families: The Building Nebraska Families Program

Alicia Meckstroth, Quinn Moore, Andrew Burwick, Colleen Heflin, Michael Ponza & Jonathan McCay
October 29, 2019

The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Overdose Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural-Urban Continuum

David J. Peters, Shannon M. Monnat, Andrew L. Hochstetler & Mark T. Berg
October 29, 2019

The U.S. Has a Serious Shortage of Affordable Housing, Especially for Younger and Older Adults

Sarah Mawhorter

There is a significant shortage of affordable housing throughout the US, especially for older and younger adults. This has important implications for their quality of life and health outcomes.

October 22, 2019

There are Costs from Spending Too Much Time on Social Media

Sean Withington , Alexandra Punch
October 8, 2019

People with Developmental Disabilities Have Much more Life to Live

Dalton Stevens

This research brief discusses age-at-death mortality patterns for adults with various types of developmental disabilities.

October 1, 2019

The Art and Craft of Comparison

John Boswell, University of Southampton, Jack Corbett, University of Southampton, R. A. W. Rhodes, University of Southampton
October 1, 2019

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