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Claiming Learners’ Time: Adult Learning Among Midlife Chinese Immigrant Women in the United States

Bo Jian, Merril Silverstein

The article, co-authored by Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Studies in the Education of Adults.

October 6, 2026

Examining the Relationship Between Temperature and Firearm Violence: A Comparison of Metrics

Hao Zhang, Bryce Hruska

The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Public Health Bryce Hruska and public health alum Hao Zhang, was published PLOS One.

October 1, 2026

Who Enters and Who Exits Direct Care Jobs in Long-Term Care Settings?

Krista Ruffini, Karen Shen, Yulya Truskinovsky

Co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics Yulya Truskinovsky, the article was published by Brookings.

September 29, 2026

Partisanship and the Social Construction of Deservingness in the United States

Christopher Ellis, Christopher Faricy

The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Christopher Faricy, was published in Political Behavior.

September 28, 2026

Dollars Don’t Make Sense: How Russian Savers Responded to Sanctions

Daniel McDowell⁠, David A Steinberg

Co-authored by Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs Daniel McDowell, the article was published in International Studies Quarterly. 

September 25, 2026

Sanctioned Bigotry: A Documented History of Antisemitism in the United States

Britt Tevis

Britt Tevis, Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies and assistant professor of history, has edited an anthology, Sanctioned Bigotry: A Documented History of Antisemitism in the United States (Yale University Press, 2026). Tevis uses a variety of sources to chart the course of antisemitism in the United States from the colonial period to the present day.

September 17, 2026

Self-Reflection Resilience-Recovery Activity Promotion Training for Emergency Medical Service Clinicians: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of a Novel Digital Intervention

Bryce Hruska, Bernard Appiah, Collins Annor, Maria L. Pacella-LaBarbara, Marley S. Barduhn

The article, co-authored by Bryce Hruska and Bernard Appiah, both associate professors of public health, and Collins Annor ’25 MPH, was published in the International Journal of Stress Management.

September 15, 2026

Why Smart City Megaprojects Failed: Learning From the Past and Planning for the Future

Austin Zwick, Nathan Olmstead, Zachary Spicer

The article, co-authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, was published in Cities.

September 11, 2026

Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth Century America

Andrew Wender Cohen

Andrew Wender Cohen, professor and director of graduate studies in the History Department, has written Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth Century America (Cambridge University Press, 2026). The book traces the extraordinary life of Louis Bieral, a 19th-century gangster, politician, sportsman and Civil War hero whose turbulent journey illuminates the violence woven into the fabric of American life.

September 4, 2026

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Conceptualizing Moral Migration: How Disillusionment and the Transnational Right Motivate Migration to Russia

Lauren Woodard

The article, authored by Lauren Woodard, assistant professor of anthropology, was published in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

August 31, 2026

See related: Migration, Russia, United States

The Newest Federalism and Population Health

Jennifer Karas Montez, Jacob M. Grumbach

Co-authored by University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez, the article was published in The Milbank Quarterly.

August 31, 2026

Tracing the Religious Life Course in an American Baby-Boom Cohort: Parental Influence and Temporal Dynamics

Merril Silverstein, Woosang Hwang, Narges Hadi, Seonhwa Lee, Maria Teresa Brown

The article, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Religions.

August 31, 2026

Primary Nesting Season Designations on Conservation Reserve Program Lands: Grassland Bird Breeding Phenology and Stakeholder Perspectives

Tom A. Langen, Margaret A. Voss, Dea L. Closson, Cooper P. Olds, Sean G. Jackson, Rick Welsh

Co-authored by Professor of Sociology Rick Welsh, the article was published in Conservation Science and Practice.

August 31, 2026

Do Nonprofit Ratings Help Donors Make Better Decisions?

Ashraf Haque

This brief describes how donors respond to GuideStar's transparency seal ratings and what that means for nonprofit accountability. The author finds that even ratings not tied to verified performance significantly influence giving, with platinum-rated nonprofits receiving 34% more in donations than unrated ones, and that donors do not penalize poorly performing nonprofits that hold ratings.

August 26, 2026

Something Wired This Way Comes: What Fracking Taught Planners That Data Center Communities Need to Learn

Austin Zwick

The article, authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, was published in the Journal of the American Planning Association.

August 25, 2026

Can the Safety Net Support Families Through Childbirth?

Hyojeong Kim, Colleen Heflin, and Taryn Morrissey
This brief describes how safety net programs respond to the earnings disruptions surrounding childbirth and where they fall short. 
August 19, 2026

The Push to Promote the Smart City: Assessing the Impacts of a Government-Led Smart City Challenge

Jeffrey Biggar, Austin Zwick, Zachary Spicer

Co-authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, the article was published in Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit.

August 16, 2026

The Glass Is Half Full: The Safety Net for Low-Income Women Around Childbirth

Colleen Heflin, Taryn W. Morrissey, Hyojeong Kim

Co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maxwell alumna Hyojeong Kim, the article was published in Demography.

August 14, 2026

Nonprofit Organization Management in China: Research and Practice

Jiahuan Lu, Qiang Dong

Jiahuan Lu, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, has co-edited a new research handbook, Nonprofit Organization Management in China: Research and Practice (Routledge, 2026). The volume examines nonprofit management in China through a comparative, organizational lens rather than the state-society framework common in earlier scholarship. 

August 13, 2026

The Effects of Recalling Health Insurance and Health Care Experiences on Policy Attitudes

Emily Thorson, Emma Dreher

The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Emily Thorson and Maxwell alumna Emma Dreher, was published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.

August 13, 2026

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