Research Archives

03.02.2021 a room with chairs and a flag

Trauma by Trial

The US court system is currently set up in a way that inherently retraumatizes survivors, subjecting them to painful experiences that echo and aggravate the original trauma they survived.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

02.26.2021 a heart and a stethoscope on a blue plate

Health Equity

Reclaiming the Soul of Health Care

Solving seemingly intractable and long-lasting health issues requires a health care system that is wise, compassionate, humble, and just—all virtues that our system does not reflect.

Guest Author Azizi Seixas

02.25.2021 a person opening a white envelope

Signed Up with No Say

In a good-faith effort to help more residents enroll and to coordinate their care between Medicare and Medicaid, Cal MediConnect automatically enrolled dual-eligible residents from 7 counties—without their consent.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

02.24.2021 a person's hands folded on a table

Keeping Elderly Loneliness at Bay

Intuitive, affordable, and usable technology can help mitigate the social and emotional loneliness seniors face during Covid-19.

Guest Authors Kristina M. Conroy, Sonny S. Patel

02.22.2021 an intersection with buildings and cars

Covid-19 Changes Climate Patterns

A systematic study explores how the pandemic has impacted the short-term environmental patterns in China, California, and worldwide.

Guest Authors Chaowei Phil Yang, Qian Liu

02.18.2021 a black scale with a ruler

Schools and Scales

Policymakers argue school BMI policies prevent childhood obesity. But recent research indicates that the practice is not only ineffective. It’s harmful.

Fellow Gray Babbs

02.10.2021 a group of pink hands

Breast Density by Law

The standard for detecting breast cancer is imagery – either by mammogram or ultrasound. However, breasts are not uniformly photogenic.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

02.05.2021 a group of people's faces

Health Equity

The 'Public' in Public Health

Across the United States, a higher percentage of farmworkers in a county was associated with a higher number of deaths from Covid-19.

Guest Author Rebecca Fielding-Miller

02.04.2021 a group of hands raised up

Health Equity

Sailing Impossible Seas

Incorporating stress appraisal into health disparities research demonstrates the distinctiveness of the stress experiences for Black elders.

Guest Author Lauren Brown

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