Student Alienation in Schools Goes Beyond Low Achievement
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Public School Districts Should Close Their “Alternative” and “Continuation” High Schools
“Alternative” high schools are meant to help struggling students catch up on credits, but they often function as dumping grounds that perpetuate inequality.
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Suicide Deaths Among Informal Caregivers in an Aging Society: Insights From 18 Years of National Data in Japan
The study, authored by Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Public Health.
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, East Asia, Longevity
The Achievement Narrative and Alienation in School: A Typology of Academic Disconnection
The study, co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Sean Drake, was published in Sociology of Education.
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Why Aren’t More People Calling 988 for Mental Health Crises?
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Rising Waters, Falling Taxes: The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Property Tax Assessments in New York City
Debt Accumulation in Fossil Fuel-Reliant Localities During the Shale Boom and Implications for the Energy Transition
Education and Fertility: Evidence from an Instrumental Variable Approach Using Higher Education Expansions in Turkey
Policy Recommendations to Reduce Old Age Food Insecurity in the United States
The current policy responses to old age food insecurity are complex, costly, and not nearly effective enough. Based on the book, Food for Thought: Understanding Older Adults Food Insecurity, this brief summarizes five policy recommendations to improve food insecurity among U.S. older adults.
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The Basics of the Mundlak and Chamberlain Projections
Estimation of Serially Correlated Error Components Models Using Whittle’s Approximate Maximum Likelihood Method
Transitioning from planning to implementation: comparing collaborative governance and developmental dynamics in 4 watersheds
"Transitioning from planning to implementation: comparing collaborative governance and developmental dynamics in 4 watersheds," co-authored by CPDG Faculty Research Affiliate Graham Ambrose and Mark T. Imperial, was published in Policy Sciences on August 26, 2025.
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Food for Thought: Understanding Older Adult Food Insecurity
Written by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, and University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer, the book examines the issue of food insecurity among older adults in the United States.
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Self-Reported ADHD Diagnosis and Illicit Drug Use and Prescription Medication Misuse Among U.S. Working-Age Adults
The study, co-authored by Maxwell sociologists Andrew London and Shannon Monnat along with Ph.D. student Joshua Grove and Research Assistant Professor Iliya Gutin, was published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.
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How Local Health Departments Use Wastewater Surveillance Data for Public Health Planning and Intervention in New York State
The article, co-authored by public health professors David Larsen and Bhavneet Walia along with Nicole Pulido, a research associate in the Public Health Department, was published in BMC Public Health.
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Why Are Food System Workers Excluded from Local Food Policy Councils?
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Evaluating Conflict, Interest Advancement, and Representation in Collaborative Governance
"Evaluating Conflict, Interest Advancement, and Representation in Collaborative Governance," co-authored by CPDG Faculty Affiliate Graham Ambrose, Siwei Li, Ali Mohamed Ali Salman Yusuf, and CPDG Director Saba Siddiki, was published in Public Administration on July 31, 2025.
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Trends in Breast Cancer Screening between Medicare Beneficiaries with and without Food Insecurity
Published in AJPM Focus, the study was co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
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Inequality and COVID Risk at School: Racial Disparities in Indoor Density, Vaccination Rates, and Consequences for Absenteeism
Will Work For Food: Labor across the Food Chain
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, associate professor of geography and the environment, has co-written a new book, Will Work For Food: Labor across the Food Chain (University of California Press, 2025). Minkoff-Zern and co-author Teresa Mares explore the often-overlooked role of labor in the food system, highlighting the exploitation faced by frontline workers from farms to restaurants.
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