Research Archives

03.30.2021 a silhouette of a child holding a cup

Child Hunger and School Punishment

Children in food-insecure homes may be vulnerable to harmful exclusionary disciplinary responses in school, including suspension and expulsion—as early as preschool.

Guest Author Dylan B. Jackson

03.24.2021 a close up of a hand holding a baby

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Beyond Birthing Babies

Birthing healthy babies begins with healthy people, and a healthy nation requires equity to reach reproductive justice.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

03.23.2021 a food on a table

Diet and Erectile Dysfunction

Since ED and cardiovascular disease are correlated, known strategies to prevent cardiovascular disease—for instance, the Mediterranean diet—might also help prevent ED.

Fellow Pat Williams

03.22.2021 a flag behind a fence

Punitive Immigrant Policies’ Impact on Health

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare gross inequities in health care access and use bolstered by myriad strictures placed upon immigrant communities under the Trump administration.

Guest Authors Lisa V. Adams, Nicholas A. Vernice

03.17.2021 a person holding a tube with a needle

Health Equity

Racial Segregation, Testing Site Access, and Covid-19 Incidence Rate in Massachusetts

Socioeconomic inequities and systemic racism frequently impact health and health care access, resulting in a higher burden of disease and mortality in Black, Hispanic, and other vulnerable communities.

Guest Author Tao Hu

03.15.2021 a close up of a blue and white button

Googling the Police

After George Floyd’s death, search results about police reform increased by 3668% in every state, reflecting greater active interest in reform initiatives.

Fellow Pat Williams

03.12.2021 a football field with a net

Athletes in Covid

Athletes who experience sudden loss of sport, due to injury or other circumstances, tend to dissociate from their athletic identity. This dissolution can increase their risk for depression.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

03.09.2021 a group of people in a pie chart

Health Equity

Why Are We Still Using Race as a Variable in Health Research?

When we fail to address health disparities and root those disparities in archaic notions of human difference, we do so at the peril of the populations we claim we want to help. And, in turn, science itself can be part of the problem.

Guest Author Michael Yudell

03.03.2021 a person holding a gun

For Youth Gun Violence, Context Matters

Media coverage of incidents of gun violence often focuses on characteristics of individual perpetrators. Contextual factors, including gun access and violent crime at the population level, receive far less attention.

Guest Author Lauren Gonzales

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