Research Archives

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Affirmative Action Affects Health

Affirmative action bans may diminish expectations of economic opportunities and perceived returns of staying healthy for underrepresented minorities.

Guest Author Atheendar Venkataramani

11.25.2019 a group of toys on a white surface

The Pre-K Story

If pre-kindergarten improves physical health, that might help explain subsequent gains in school performance and outcomes later in life.

Guest Authors Sherry Glied, Kacie Dragan, Kai Hong

11.20.2019 a person's legs and shoes on a wet road

Depression During Development

Accumulating evidence indicates that depression and suicide have increased among US adolescents in the past decade in a historically unprecedented way.

Guest Author Katherine Keyes

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20 Years of Options in Oregon

Health departments play an important role in providing objective data as states consider legalizing an option to hasten death in terminally-ill patients.

Guest Author Katrina Hedberg

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Encouraged to Excel, but How?

Latino parents are involved in their adolescents' schoolwork, though in different ways and with different timing, emphasis, and embedding in daily routines.

Guest Author Daisy Camacho-Thompson

11.06.2019 a silhouette of a man with a hat

Power to Create Life

Little research has investigated how men’s attitudes and perceptions may influence women’s exposure to reproductive coercion.

Fellow Jori Fortson

11.05.2019 a close up of a brain

Talk About a Killer Buzz

What we show and how we show it will determine whether or not teens pay attention to tobacco prevention and control messages.

Guest Author Allison Lazard

10.31.2019 a close up of a plant

Mixed Messages on Marijuana

Messages describing the potential risks of marijuana use have not accompanied marketing campaigns, giving the impression that there are no harms associated.

Guest Authors Salomeh Keyhani, Emily Lum

10.29.2019 a white building with a statue on top with United States Capitol in the background

ACA: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Individuals living in areas with large numbers of Republican voters tend to experience a less affordable ACA due to uptake behavior of those around them.

Guest Author Samuel Trachtman

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