PSTC epidemiologist Diana Grigsby-Toussaint comments on how racist practices such as redlining have made it more likely that communities of color live in areas with less green space and more air pollution, which may lead to more health risks.
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PSTC sociologist and Associate Director Zhenchao Qian has co-authored a new article in Journal of Marriage and Family examining the fertility rates of American interracial couples.
The Hill
A 'Gray New Deal' to Restore America
PSTC sociologist Andrew Schrank comments on how President Biden's economic initiatives will benefit older Americans.
"Education increased opportunities for young people, and one way it did this was by encouraging migration.”
PSTC postdoctoral research associate Meghan Zacher comments on the long-term mental and physical health effects of the pandemic.
“Charter schools decouple neighborhoods and schools in the sense that parents may be able to choose neighborhoods and schools independently."
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PSTC celebrates faculty seed awards
Four PSTC faculty associates have received Research Seed Awards for projects on the effects of COVID-19 on marginalized communities and on transit in developing countries.
The New York Times
What Happens When 10 Million Tenants Can't Make Rent?
PSTC/S4 Postdoctoral Research Associate Jake Carlson proposes the creation of a new federal agency, the Social Development Housing Authority, as a way of creating affordable housing for tenants.
“My collaborators and I hope that this project will strengthen country-level Land Degradation Neutrality and drought resilience data, decision-making, and policies towards achieving a key component of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
The New York Times
‘Right Now Feels So Long and Without Any End in Sight’
PSTC anthropologist Kate Mason discusses the Pandemic Journaling Project, an outlet for Americans to reflect on the pandemic while contributing to anthropological records.
EducationWeek
Should Schools Become Vaccination Sites for Everyone?
PSTC epidemiologist Diana Grigsby-Toussaint comments on why communities of color may be less likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Expanded access to long-acting reversible contraception helped increase the use of effective postpartum contraception in an age group that is more likely to have closely spaced, higher-risk repeat pregnancies.
Fussell hopes that by developing a longitudinal data set from 2000 to 2020, she will better understand how the 2006 and 2017 disasters influenced migration from Puerto Rico to the U.S.
PSTC economist John Friedman comments on why traditional stimulus payments aren't as effective during the pandemic.
In the context of consumer confidence, PSTC economist Neil Thakral explains how the speed at which the CARES Act stimulus payments are distributed impacts their potential to stimulate the economy.
News from PSTC
Celebrating PSTC staff
In 2020, we celebrated two staff milestones: Tom Alarie's 25 years working at PSTC, and Sue Silveira's retirement.
News from PSTC
PSTC Colloquia Moves Online
The PSTC colloquia moved online for most of 2020.
PSTC Postdoctoral Research Associate Meghan Zacher studies how natural disasters affect physical health in a new paper.
With a focus on the demographic composition of the editorial teams of flagship quantitative geography journals, Franklin and her team investigated the persistent lack of gender diversity.
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Boston Magazine
How Has Boston Gotten Away with Being Segregated for So Long?
PSTC sociologist John Logan describes the history of both informal and legally binding racial segregation between neighborhoods.
Steenland believes that providing long-acting reversible contraception in the immediate postpartum period will give women more control over childbearing.
PSTC economist Emily Oster's dashboard has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, and in her own Opinion article for the Washington Post.
PSTC sociologist Patrick Heller argues that India should invest in social safety nets to protect citizens from future crises.
PSTC biostatistician Joseph Hogan is one author of the editorial that Reuters is summarizing
The Washington Post
Schools are not spreading COVID-19. This new data makes the case.
PSTC economist Emily Oster discusses whether schools are sites of significant COVID-19 transmission.
“Looking at the relationship between paternal education and infant health is another way to understand how parents pass on their educational advantages to their children," Rangel said.
The PSTC Sociologist hopes to understand the extent to which school budget cuts will will increase inequality among students.
PSTC Epidemiologist Meghan Ranney comments on the continued hardship that healthcare workers face.
His work will examine the relationship between governments and health outcomes.
The Providence Journal
RI health experts cautiously optimistic about Pfizer vaccine news
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial data is “potentially groundbreaking,” according to PSTC epidemiologist Mark Lurie, although he emphasized that we have not yet observed any long-term effects.
PSTC historian Linford Fisher sheds light on the colonial context of Providence Plantations, a title that Rhode Islanders voted to remove from the state's full name.
City Journal
Race, Trump, and BLM
PSTC economist Glenn Loury argues that current narratives of race and white supremacy "remove agency" from Black Americans by blaming societal factors and ignoring patterns of behavior within the Black community.
The New York Times
What Makes a Man Manly? Trump and Biden Offer Competing Answers
Both Biden and Trump's platform embody different "tropes" of masculinity to pull in voters, according to PSTC anthropologist Matthew Gutmann.
The researchers used detailed transaction data from a large US grocery retailer in conjunction with nutritional information.
PSTC Epidemiologist Megan Ranney comments on the disaster that looms from COVID-19 spreading during Thanksgiving.
PSTC Economist Glenn Loury believes the term "white supremacy" spins a false narrative about a failing America.
The pace of economic recovery during the pandemic is stalling, according to PSTC Economist John Friedman.
On the podcast Planet Money, PSTC economist Emily Oster discusses her journey to create a COVID-19 School Response Dashboard to provide parents and schools with infection data.
Young people living with HIV endorse economic incentives, especially cash, as a method of improving adherence to treatment, according to the findings.
PSTC Professor of Education Matthew Kraft advocates for a plan to recruit and train thousands of tutors across America.
The Guardian
Can we trust Chinese Covid-19 science?
Since the SARS epidemic, China has transformed their public health system and become a leader in the COVID-19 response, according to PSTC Anthropologist Kate Mason.
The online platform is designed for flexibility, accessibility, and anonymity so that everyone is able to share their day-to-day experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This grant will fund her continued research to study the effect of a Medicaid reimbursement policy that allows hospitals to provide long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) to women immediately after childbirth.
The dashboard, made by PSTC economist Emily Oster, shows a “confirmed infection rate” of about 0.1 percent for students, meaning that one in 1000 students received a positive COVID-19 test result in a two-week period.
In a podcast interview, faculty associate Emily Oster shares data from her online platform that tracks coronavirus cases in schools around the country.
By taking geographic, climactic, and ecologic characteristics of land into account, the new measurement offers a more holistic look at land area and population density.
The New York Times
The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky.
Faculty associate Megan Ranney says that data surrounding COVID-19 testing on children may only be "catching" symptomatic cases.
Faculty Associate Megan Ranney stresses the importance of masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and argues that these officials are sending the American public the wrong message by failing to follow health precautions.
Faculty associate Megan Ranney comments on the proliferation of ineffective masks in hospitals due to a national N95 mask shortage.