Research Archives

01.12.2024 close up of barbed wire fence outside of a prison

Prison Nutrition: Cooking Up Options for Those Serving Time

Prison meals are nutritionally insufficient, which negatively impacts incarcerated individuals' mental, physical, and behavioral health and well-being.

Fellow Sean Hagan

01.11.2024 teenager asleep with alarm going off before school

Wake Up Call: The Case for Later School Start Times

Later school start times may improve students' weight, eating habits, and exercise behaviors.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

01.10.2024 close up of Black woman pulling/twisting hair, implying the use of hair products

Health Equity

Bad Hair Day: Toxic Chemicals in Hair Products

Stores that sell hair products with higher concentrations of toxic, endocrine-disrupting chemicals are commonly found in low-income communities of color, a practice that researchers call 'retail redlining.'

Fellow Kara Schmidt

01.09.2024 blurred cars, simulating driving under the influence of cannabis

Cannabis and Collisions

While serious and fatal traffic collisions fell following cannabis legalization in the state of Washington, minor crashes increased with cannabis sales.

Guest Author Annie Voy

01.08.2024 Close up of someone holding and looking down at a sonogram image

Pro-Life? Abortion Bans Increase Infant Deaths

U.S. counties in states with restrictive abortion laws had a 16% higher infant mortality rate than those counties in less restrictive states.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

12.11.2023 elderly woman receiving a call from a cyber scammer

Seniors vs Cyber Scammers

Cyber scammers and their efforts are evolving, targeting and exploiting vulnerable victims, particularly the elderly.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

12.08.2023 young, depressed girl scrolling through TikTok on her phone

Mental & Behavioral Health

Community vs Discord: Disordered Eating on TikTok

While TikTok can be a breeding ground for misinformation, the social media platform has great potential for building community and sharing accurate information around disordered eating and recovery.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

12.06.2023 image of planned parenthood, an organization that offers reproductive health care in all forms

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Without Planned Parenthood, Texas Medicaid Patients Lose Access to Reproductive Care

In 2021, Planned Parenthood was terminated from Texas' Medicaid Network, limiting the most marginalized patients' access to reproductive care.

Guest Author Anna Chatillon

11.29.2023 childhood cancer patient laying on bed with IV

Health Insurance Is Critical in Reducing Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survival

Black children and adolescents experience inferior childhood cancer survival compared to White children, with those on private insurance experiencing greater risk of death than those enrolled in Medicaid.

Guest Authors Kim Johnson, Xiaoyan Wang

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