Associated Press
Questions amid Ida’s destruction: Stay? Move? How far?
PSTC sociologist Elizabeth Fussell comments on environmental migrants.
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PSTC economist John Friedman comments on persistent economic inequality in the context of the pandemic.
In her new book, The Succeeders: How Immigrant Youth Are Transforming What It Means to Belong in America, cultural anthropologist and PSTC Faculty Associate Andrea Flores examines the complex relationship between US immigrant communities and educational mobility.
The Providence Journal
Pulse of the pandemic: 18 months in, 7 Rhode Islanders share their views
PSTC epidemiologist Mark Lurie commented on the current state of the COVID-19 crisis and what the coming months might hold.
PSTC sociologist John Logan commented on the findings of the 2020 Census.
David Lindstrom presented work in late July to Ethiopian policymakers.
The New York Times
How Racist is America?
This opinion piece by David Brooks cites PSTC sociologist David Lindstrom's work on Mexican immigrant integration.
News from PSTC
T32 Predoctoral Trainees Update
We checked in with the 2020-2021 T32 fellowship recipients to find out about their current research.
The New York Times
She Fought to Open Schools, Becoming a Hero and a Villain
The New York Times profiles PSTC economist Emily Oster's research on reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boston Review
Housing is a Social Good
PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Jake Carlson explains why housing is a social good, and proposes the creation of a Social Development Housing Authority, which would convert distressed real estate into permanently affordable housing.
“This project aims to contribute new knowledge about how racial/ethnic segregation in neighborhoods and schools relates to mental health and academic persistence from childhood to early adulthood,” Candipan explained.
News from PSTC
Congratulations to our 2021 PhD Graduates!
We celebrate and congratulate the 8 PSTC trainees who received their PhDs last weekend.
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.
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.
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.
"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."
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.
News from PSTC
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.
“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.
PSTC economist John Friedman comments on why traditional stimulus payments aren't as effective during the pandemic.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.