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International Bureaucrats Under Transparency: The Case of the WTO TRIPS Council

Sojun Park & Minju Kim

Co-authored by Minju Kim, assistant professor of political science, the article was published in the Review of International Organizations.

November 18, 2025

Inflation and Incumbent Support: Experimental Evidence from the 2024 US Presidential Election

Selim Erdem Aytaç, Daniel McDowell, David A. Steinberg

Co-authored by Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell, the study was published in the British Journal of Political Science.

November 10, 2025

Public School Districts Should Close Their “Alternative” and “Continuation” High Schools

Sean J. Drake

“Alternative” high schools are meant to help struggling students catch up on credits, but they often function as dumping grounds that perpetuate inequality. 

November 5, 2025

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Understanding Factors Associated with 911 and 988 Use in Mental Health Crises

Michiko Ueda, Colleen M. Heflin, Yanhong Liu, Qingyi Yu, Seethalakshmi Ramanathan

Co-authored by Public Administration and International Affairs professors Michiko Ueda-Ballmer and Colleen Heflin, the study was published in Community Mental Health Journal.

November 3, 2025

Suicide Deaths Among Informal Caregivers in an Aging Society: Insights From 18 Years of National Data in Japan

Michiko Ueda-Ballmer

The study, authored by Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Public Health.

November 3, 2025

The Achievement Narrative and Alienation in School: A Typology of Academic Disconnection

Sean J. Drake, Jeffrey Guhi

The study, co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Sean Drake, was published in Sociology of Education.

October 30, 2025

Why Aren’t More People Calling 988 for Mental Health Crises?

Michiko Ueda, Colleen M. Heflin, Yanhong Liu, Qingyi Yu, and Seethalakshmi Ramanathan
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched in 2022 is a free, confidential alternative, yet awareness remains low and misconceptions persist. This brief summarizes findings from a study that surveyed nearly 1,900 U.S. adults and found that only 22% knew about 988. Even more striking: nearly 9 in 10 people had concerns about using it, and many of those concerns are based on misconceptions.
October 29, 2025

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On Terms of Trade, Offshoring Ties, and the Enforcement of Trade Agreements

Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Arnab K. Basu, Nancy H. Chau, Devashish Mitra

Co-authored by Professor of Economics Devashish Mitra, the study was published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

October 24, 2025

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African Witchcraft and Global Asylum Seeking: Border-Crossing Beliefs

Fethi Keles

Part-time instructor of anthropology Fethi Keles's review of the book African Witchcraft and Global Asylum Seeking: Border-Crossing Beliefs, written by Katherine Angela Luongo, was published in the International Journal of Refugee Law.

October 15, 2025

See related: Conflict, Refugees

Breadth and Depth: Examining the Limitations of Large-N Survey Research in the Study of Marginalized Populations

Jenn M. Jackson

The article, written by Assistant Professor of Political Science Jenn Jackson, was published in Political Science & Politics.

October 15, 2025

Balancing Practicality and Aspiration: A Comparative Analysis of Sustainable Holistic Planning System Toolkit Designs

Anne E. Mosher, Stephen Bird, Santosh K. Mahapatra, Susan E. Powers, Joseph D. Skufca, Erik C. Backus

Co-authored by Anne Mosher, associate professor of geography and the environment, the article was published in Landscape and Urban Planning.

October 9, 2025

Understanding International Security: Theory and Practice

Michael John Williams, James Wesley Hutto, Asli Peker Dogra

Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, has co-authored a new book, Understanding International Security: Theory and Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2025). The book explores the meanings and debates around international security, with chapters addressing war, terrorism, violence, cyber security, health and more. 

October 9, 2025

Zones of Hope? National Heritage Areas and Their Contested Futures as New Regionalism Planning Interventions

Anne E. Mosher

The article, authored by Anne Mosher, associate professor of geography and the environment, was published in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers.

October 9, 2025

See related: Federal, Maps, United States

The Archaeology of Hassanamesit Woods:The Sarah Burnee/Sarah Boston Farmstead

Heather Law Pezzarossi

Heather Law Pezzarossi, assistant professor of anthropology, has co-edited and contributed to a new book, The Archaeology of Hassanamesit Woods:The Sarah Burnee/Sarah Boston Farmstead (BAR Publishing, 2024). The book explores the Sarah Burnee/Sara Boston Farmstead, a household in the Nipmuc community of Hassanamesit, and its excavation. 

October 8, 2025

Belief, Behavior, and Health: Religion as a Social Determinant of Health

Sandra D. Lane

Sandra D. Lane, professor emerita of public health, has written Belief, Behavior, and Health: Religion as a Social Determinant of Health (Routledge, 2025). The book details how religious beliefs across cultures impact health outcomes. It draws from research from the United States as well as Africa and the Middle East. 

October 7, 2025

Using a Community-Based Cultural Approach to Promote Life Skills and Leadership for Social Determinants of Health in Adolescents From Disadvantaged Communities in Casablanca, Morocco: A Sidi Moumen Community Case Study

Md Koushik Ahmed, Chaimaa Abouzaid El Massaoudi, Laila Biri, Youssef El Mezzaoui, Boubker Mazoz, Lydia Rose Andrews, Teioshontathe Herne, Susan Coots, Robert A. Rubinstein, Sandra D. Lane

“Using a Community-Based Cultural Approach to Promote Life Skills and Leadership for Social Determinants of Health in Adolescents From Disadvantaged Communities in Casablanca, Morocco: A Sidi Moumen Community Case Study,” co-authored by Maxwell professors Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane, was published in BMC Public Health.

October 7, 2025

Analyzing the Stability of Gun Violence Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Syracuse, New York

Peng Gao, Sarah E. Van Horne, David A. Larsen, Robert A. Rubinstein, Sandra D. Lane

The article, co-written by Maxwell professors Peng Gao, David Larsen, Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane, was published in the International Journal of Health Geographics.

September 29, 2025

What Municipalities Really Want: Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence among New York State Municipal Leaders

Nicholas Croce & Saba Siddiki

This September 2025 Research to Practice Brief summarizes "What Municipalities Really Want: Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence among New York State Municipal Leaders," co-authored by Nicholas Croce (Syracuse University) & Saba Siddiki (Syracuse University).

September 26, 2025

Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among the General Population in Japan from Public Health Ethical Perspectives: Findings from a Narrative Review

Moe Kuroda, Md Koushik Ahmed, Kaku Kuroda, Sandra D. Lane

Co-authored by Sandra Lane, professor emerita of public health, the article was published in Asian Bioethics Review.

September 24, 2025

See related: COVID-19, East Asia

How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt

Omar Cheta

Omar Cheta, assistant professor of history, has written How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt (Stanford University Press, 2025). The book explores Egypt’s adoption of a new infrastructure of commercial laws and institutions following the country’s opening to private capital in the 1840s. 

September 16, 2025

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