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.
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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.
The postpartum period is a major life transition that most women go through, often multiple times.
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.
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.
The New Yorker
The Messy Reality of Personalized Learning
The practice of personalized learning is the latest ed-tech trend out of Silicon Valley. Associate Professor Matthew Kraft believes the new education model's claims to transform schools are exaggerated, he tells The New Yorker.
PSTC Postdoc Maria Steenland examines a Medicaid reimbursement policy's impact on long-acting contraception use in South Carolina.
Economics Professor Jesse Shapiro coauthors new research that shows difference in language used online by Republicans and Democrats when discussing mass shootings.
The Atlantic
When Parents Try to Do It All, They Do It Poorly
New parents are given a lot of rules to follow, but little guidance for how to decide what is most important, writes Economics Professor Emily Oster in The Atlantic.
PSTC Faculty Associate and Professor of Economics Anna Aizer publishes findings on long-term outcomes of children born to teen mothers.
The New York Times
What Will Teacher Raises Buy Students?
Like many other progressive hopes, the teacher pay proposals from 2020 Democratic presidential candidates need a bit more focus, writes Associate Professor Matthew Kraft in a New York Times Op-Ed.
News from PSTC
Dennis Hogan Receives Honor from PAA
PSTC Faculty Associate Dennis Hogan was recently named an Honored Member of the Population Association of America in recognition of his contributions to the field of demography.
News from PSTC
Two PSTC associates win PAA poster awards
Congratulations to PSTC Faculty Associate Jayanti Owens and PSTC Alumna Xuan Zhang for their PAA Poster Awards.
News from PSTC
PSTC graduating trainees to begin new positions
From the Federal Reserve Bank to the University of Michigan, PSTC postdoctoral fellows and graduating trainees will be putting their population studies training to work.
News from PSTC
Cribsheet - A new guide to data-driven parenting
Oster cuts through the often overwhelming and contradictory information currently available to new parents to highlight reputable data so that parents may feel more confident about their choices.
News from PSTC
PSTC Trainee awarded Rome Prize
Berhane was awarded the 2019 Rome Prize for her work investigating the experiences of Eritrean refugees in Bologna, Italy.
Neighborhoods, which change over time, have major effects on the health and well-being of their residents.
Associate Professor Matthew Kraft recognized as a 2019 EdTech Influencer by "Ed Tech Magazine."
News from PSTC
Foster receives mentoring award
PSTC Faculty Associate Andrew Foster was awarded the 2018-19 Graduate School Faculty Award for Advising and Mentoring.
Will an increase in teacher pay help improve student performance? Associate Professor John Friedman offers expertise on quantifying a teacher's value and the new education models for setting salary marks.
News from PSTC
Mexico-U.S. migration from the Mexican perspective
Series features top Mexican migration scholars providing current research findings and perspective on the future of Mexico-U.S. migration.
PSTC sociologist Margot Jackson to produce the first research to comprehensively examine the effects of public investments on inequality in family behavior and child well-being.