Research Archives

06.11.2020 a red silhouette of a person with hands on their chest

Me Too

Identifying the environmental risk factors for sexual harassment serves as an important step to prevent it from happening.

Fellow Gray Babbs

06.10.2020 a yellow line on a black surface

Health Equity

Racism and the Opportunity Gap

The racial opportunity gap offers one framework for modeling the effect of place in generating racial disparities in economic and health outcomes.

Guest Author Rourke O’Brien

06.08.2020 a person wearing checkered shoes

Child Health is Adult Health

Addressing and preventing trauma in childhood could be a key factor in reducing one of America’s most common chronic inflammatory diseases.

Fellow Pat Williams

06.05.2020 a group of small plastic houses

Housing for Child Health

In Chicago, chronic eviction and housing instability meant increased odds of an underweight baby or of an infant’s death.

Fellow Edward Alexander

06.03.2020 a white pillow and a white pillow

Who Gets to Sleep?

Poor sleep is not equally distributed. What does it mean for the public’s health if racism is one of the reasons why some people sleep less?

Fellow Edward Alexander

06.01.2020 a cartoon of a muscle arm

Multidimensional Masculinity

Valuing toughness and anti-femininity might be risk factors because of the negative connotations associated with seeking treatment for mental health.

Fellow Pat Williams

05.29.2020 a pile of playing cards

Gambling in the Military

Service members experiencing depression, alcohol dependence, and legal problems were the most likely to experience gambling problems.

Fellow Pat Williams

05.25.2020 a yellow school bus with a stop sign

It's About Time

Long, unreliable commutes make it harder to be a good student, limiting the benefits of choosing a higher quality school.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

05.21.2020 a red white and blue arrows pointing to different directions

Counting Trans Health

Trans-specific screening guidelines would help ensure trans people have the same chance at early, life-saving treatment as the rest of the population.

Fellow Gray Babbs

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