PSTC faculty associate Andrea Flores discusses the sacrifices older siblings make for younger siblings' education.
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The New York Times
Peaks, Testing, Lockdowns: How Coronavirus Vocabulary Causes Confusion
Faculty associate Mark Lurie comments on how COVID-19 cases are reported.
Three sociology trainees have received NSF support for dissertation research on diverse issues of inequality.
Plan A Magazine
COVID-19 and Imaginaries of China
PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Grazia Deng, an anthropologist, discusses anti-Chinese sentiment in the age of coronavirus.
Hechinger Report
Labeling kids with mild disabilities can backfire, study finds
Research on childhood ADHD diagnoses by PSTC faculty associate Jayanti Owens is highlighted.
News from PSTC
Faculty Associate Escudero Receives NSF CAREER Award
Kevin Escudero has received a CAREER award from NSF for his work on the educational trajectories of students with different legal statuses.
News from PSTC
PSTC junior scholars make their mark
We spoke with four junior scholars who are already making their marks in their respective fields to learn more about their work and some of the benefits of being PSTC faculty associates.
From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal
Mark Lurie, Brown University epidemiologist,discusses COVID-19
PSTC faculty associate Mark Lurie discusses the coronavirus epidemic in a podcast with the Providence Journal.
The New York Times
A Simple Way to Equalize the Ivies? Give Others the Legacy SAT Bonus
PSTC faculty associate John Friedman discusses how to make college admissions more equitable.
News from PSTC
PSTC Faculty Spotlight: Kevin Mwenda
Q&A with PSTC faculty associate Kevin Mwenda, Associate Director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) and Assistant Professor (Research) of Population Studies.
PSTC faculty associate Kate Mason comments on the potential consequences of overreacting to the coronavirus outbreak.
Girija Borker studies the consequences of sexual harassment in public spaces for women's education.
PSTC faculty associate Kate Mason comments on the potential for a new global pandemic.
News from PSTC
Money matters for achievement of low-income students
Rauscher finds that school bonds increase equality of opportunity for low-income students.
PSTC Faculty Associate Matthew Gutmann debunks the myth that biological determinism drives and explains human male violence.
Ogunbajo and Agbai are current scholars in this prestigious program from RWJF.
The Nation
What Never-Ending War Does to Kids
PSTC Alum Andrea Mazzarino considers the effects of war on children's education.
Elizabeth Fussell has received recent attention for her research on inequality in post-disaster recovery, as well as on migration trends amid rising sea levels.
Vermont Public Radio
Why Do We Have to Go to School?
PSTC Associate Emily Rauscher answers children's questions about school.
In January 2020, the PSTC will co-sponsor the inaugural conference of the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement, in U.N. City, Copenhagen.
“The group has been able to foster intellectual community around migration and build on strengths in migration studies through productive exchange of work.”
News from PSTC
Gutmann's book sheds light on masculinity myths
A pervasive view of males as uncontrollable animals not only sells them short, but may encourage problematic practices.
News from PSTC
Honors for Oded Galor
Galor's work has been influential in building economists' understanding of the relationship between inequality, growth and human evolution.
National Academy of Medicine
National Academy of Medicine Honors Three Members for Outstanding Service
PSTC Associate David Savitz receives prestigious honor.
Students learn less when teachers are hired after the start of the school year.
News from PSTC
Schrank on rebuilding labor power in the postindustrial U.S.
Explores the decline of union power, alternative representation options, and the increasingly unequal distribution of power.
Savitz’s service has helped the National Academy of Medicine serve the nation and the international community.
New infrastructure for HIV research will help build a foundation for new interventions to fight the spread of HIV within some of the country’s most vulnerable populations.
“Recognizing the important role that fathers, mothers and other adults play in the health-seeking behavior of boys and girls, and especially in rural areas, is crucial to getting adolescents into formal health system for information and treatment.”
"Simply ending the one-child policy, without additional institutional measures that address the issue of work-life incompatibility for women, may not successfully boost fertility level."
Balancing Rigor, Replication, and Relevance.
The Boston Globe
Miracle on the Mystic: Chelsea, Everett, and the New American Dream
"The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility," a study coauthored by Economist John Friedman.
NGOs, government agencies, and scholars have been trying to increase awareness and involvement of young men in SRH matters for at least three decades, with mixed results at best.
BBC Radio
The Problem with Boys
Why are boys failing at school? What can be done about it? And, can experts agree on root causes? Jayanti Owens provides commentary based on her education and gender research.
The postpartum period is a major life transition that most women go through, often multiple times.
News from PSTC
Economic incentives to improve HIV prevention and treatment
Omar Galárraga explores innovative approach to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV in low-income and middle-income countries.
Washington Examiner
What do you think of the economy? Depends on which party you're in
Jesse Shapiro provides insight on political polarization.
Katherine Mason discusses how the 2003 outbreak of the SARS virus drastically changed China's public health system.
News from PSTC
Remembering Sidney Goldstein
On August 5, 2019, the Population Studies and Training Center lost a visionary scholar, founding director, and beloved mentor Sidney Goldstein.
PSTC Faculty Associate Stelios Michalopoulos received the distinguished scientific award for social sciences as part of the Bodossaki Foundation’s Scientific Prizes for 2019.
Partly filmed at the PSTC, Economist Emily Oster reveals key data points that challenge conventional parenting wisdom.
Scientific American
Debate Arises over Teaching “Growth Mindsets” to Motivate Students
Research shows conflicting data on the impact of the intervention, but a major new study confirms it can work. PSTC Educational Economist Matthew Kraft provided commentary for this article.
Idaho Press article references the work of PSTC Anthropologist and Epidemiologist Stephen McGarvey, who studies obesity in the South Pacific.
A study led by Associate Professor Matthew Kraft, which found text messages sent to parents of elementary school children helped encourage children to take part in literacy activities during the summer months, was featured.
Current research led by PSTC Sociologist Michael White is referenced for its work advancing the understanding of how migration and urbanization impact population health in South Africa.
News from PSTC
Harsher punishment leads to more suspensions for black kids
Elementary schools discipline black students more harshly than white students, leading to a considerable racial gap in expulsion and suspension, according to a new study published by PSTC Associate Jayanti Owens.
Economist Emily Oster addresses the practicalities and logistics of parenting and working.
Four PSTC faculty associates were named endowed chairs by the Corporation of Brown University in May.
An analysis led by PSTC Associate Jayanti Owens found that different treatment of black and white students accounted for half of the racial gap in school suspensions and expulsions among 5- to 9-year-old children.
Pacific Standard
Research Debunks the Myth that Mexican Immigrants Can’t Assimilate
A study by PSTC Associate and Professor of Sociology David Lindstrom finds that Mexican immigrants are learning English and regularly interacting with non-Mexicans at higher rates, the Pacific Standard reports.