Monnat Talks to Vice about Amazon Tracking Opioid Use in US
See related: Opioids, United States
Monnat quoted in CNN article about issues with 2020 Census
Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat says, "the Census is the most important data in our country. Census data matter more than any other data that are collected by anyone in the U.S. A 2020 Census failure is a failure for the whole country."
See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States
Monnat comments on the importance of census data in CNN article
"Census data matter more than any other data that are collected by anyone in the U.S. A 2020 Census failure is a failure for the whole country," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States
Lerner Faculty Affiliate publishes new book: Grandparenting Children with Disabilities
See related: Child & Elder Care, Children, Adolescents, Disability, United States
Monnat talks to Bloomberg about rising suicide rates among US kids
See related: Children, Adolescents, COVID-19, Longevity, Mental Health, United States
Montez study on life expectancy, state policies featured in Huffington Post
See related: Longevity, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Lerner Graduate Affiliate Kent Cheng wins Poster Award from Population Association of America!
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Danielle Rhubart interviewed for U.S. News and World Report article on extreme heat health tips
See related: Health Policy, Rural Issues, United States
Despair and Addiction
"Disability, obesity, and poor mental health all affect our long-term economic sustainability and social well-being. The underlying causes of many of these issues are deeply connected," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "Social scientists are in a prime position to identify underlying social, economic, and policy-related mechanisms, and strategies to mitigate them."
See related: Addiction, Longevity, Mental Health, Opioids, Promotions & Appointments, Rural Issues, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Rhubart's research on gender disparities in caretaking featured in Public Radio International
Lerner Postdoctoral Fellow Danielle Rhubart's research finds that working mothers of young children cut down their hours four to five times more than working fathers.
See related: Child & Elder Care, Gender and Sex, United States
Montez-led study linking state policies to life expectancy in the Los Angeles Times
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Danielle Rhubart's Research Cited in Marketwatch
"Research also suggests that mothers aren't just reducing their hours, they're leaving their jobs to cope. Among women who said they were not working due to the pandemic, more than 16% said it was because they had to care for children not in school or daycare...compared to less than 5% of the men," states a research brief written by Lerner Postdoctoral Scholar Danielle Rhubart.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Gender and Sex, U.S. Education, United States
London talks to Military.com about study on vets with TBI, alcohol use
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Lerner Center research cited in NYT article on working moms, COVID-19
Lerner Postdoctoral Scholar Danielle Rhubart's research found that over 80 percent of U.S. adults who weren’t working because they had to care for their children who were not in school or day care were women.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Gender and Sex, United States
Danielle Rhubart's Research Brief Cited in New York Times
Danielle Rhubart, Lerner postdoctoral scholar, was cited in The New York Times in a story about how COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting mothers’ careers.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Gender and Sex, United States
Harrington Meyer quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on working parents, COVID-19
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Lerner Graduate Fellow, Emmy Helander, interviewed for Buffalo News story about COVID deaths
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Dean’s Office, CPR fund summer project assistantships
See related: Awards & Honors, Grant Awards, Research Methods