Research Archives

09.28.2018 a close up of crystals

Can Sugar Substitutes Reduce the Risk of Obesity?

The current obesity and diabetes epidemics have sparked renewed interest in identifying alternatives to table sugar, but sugar substitutes currently on the market have not yet lived up to expectations.

Guest Author Arshag D. Mooradian

09.26.2018 Reporter's Notebook

How Journalists Cover Cyberbullying and Suicide

News coverage associating cyberbullying with suicide alerts schools and families to the risks of technology use. However, repeated and overly simplistic news coverage of suicide may have serious consequences.

Guest Author Rachel Young

09.24.2018 A city map printed on a stack of small individual blocks

Mayors and Health Commissioners on Their City's Health

Public opinion research is a tool for policy advocacy to reduce health disparities. What do US city mayors and health commissioners think and know about health disparities in their cities?

Guest Author Jonathan Purtle

09.21.2018 The letters A, B, C and a globe in a box

The Immigrant Paradox and School Success

Long-spell poverty is associated with lower academic performance, but research by Han et al. also found that children of immigrants were doing as well as, if not better than, children with native-born parents in certain areas like math.

Guest Author Wen-Jui Han

09.19.2018 Wall of a house with mold

Health Equity
Child and Adolescent Health
Housing

Household Safety and Delinquency in Children

Household health/safety hazards like rodents, exposed electrical wiring, and mold may be an important, yet often overlooked risk factor for early involvement in delinquency.

Guest Author Dylan B. Jackson

09.17.2018 A single lit candle

Advance Care Planning among African Americans: What is <strike>Wrong</strike> Strong?

We must carefully avoid making assumptions about patient preferences regarding advance care planning based on race or other cultural attributes.

Guest Author Justin Sanders

09.10.2018 a group of t-shirts on a fence

Graduate Students and Campus Sexual Assault

Sexual violence on college campuses has been a focus of research and activism for decades, but most of the work and statistics on campus sexual assault focus on undergraduate students.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

09.07.2018 Hand holding a joint with a figure reclining in the background

Marijuana’s Cooling Effect on Partner Violence

Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects millions of Americans every year. New research is uncovering that marijuana may reduce the risk of violence between intimate partners.

Fellow Erin Polka

08.31.2018 Doctor examining a boy's eyes

Reimagining Pediatric Care

The Center for the Urban Child and Healthy Family is building a vision for child health equity, based on the premise that all children should be healthy and achieve their full potential.

Guest Authors Carey Howard, Robert J. Vinci, Melissa Gillooly, Megan H. Bair-Merritt

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