Excited to announce that my op-ed has been published in Harvard Public Health Harvard Public Health magazine! I discuss why the "small sample size problem" is often an excuse to avoid researching minority populations rather than a legitimate issue. #DataEquity Read: harvardpublichealth.org/equity/small-s…

Please share this excellent oppportunity at La Follette School of Public Affairs with your networks. This new faculty member will be closely connected with IRP and we look forward to having another poverty-focused colleague! More information & how to apply here: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant…

New paper JAMA Internal Medicine by Seth A. Berkowitz et al finding that 2021 temporary Child Tax Credit expansion reduced food insecurity. Senate failed to advance another CTC expansion this year. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… Michael Bennet Rosa DeLauro

How are the minimum wage and childcare interconnected and important for US working families? Listen to this great podcast Poverty Research IRP by Jennie Romich 🏳️‍🌈 and Anna Godoy. Such important policies in this election year. irp.wisc.edu/resource/anna-…

Sociologists, demographers and gerontologists will share insights on factors that mitigate disparities in dementia risk. Join us on 8/29-30! ASA SALC Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Gerontology Research PAA @ia4phs ASA Medical Sociology NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research ASA Pop Section BU Center for Innovation in Social Science Boston University Boston University School of Public Health NACDA Program on Aging

Minimum wage workers, especially those with children, face barriers to affordable child care. Alternately, many child-care workers also face financial barriers because they, too, earn minimal wages. New IRP podcast episode w/Dr. Anna Godøy & Jennie Romich 🏳️‍🌈: irp.wisc.edu/resource/anna-…

Disturbing report Urban Institute on ⬇️ safety net program participation among families with mixed immigration status, due to constantly changing (and often hostile) policy climate. Important implications for health disparities in this marginalized group: urban.org/research/publi…

#epitwitter! Check out this webinar SER that I'll be doing with Arijit Nandi McGill University on Nov 13 about quasi-experimental approaches in epidemiology. Registration now open. And check out all the other amazing webinars at this link too! epiresearch.org/serpresents/ Dr Ellie Murray, ScD

Our new paper out today reveals concerning trends in maternal health since onset of COVID-19 pandemic, esp ⬆️ gestational diabetes and weight gain. Worse for minoritized groups. Silver lining: ⬆️ access to care. journals.lww.com/epidem/abstrac… #epitwitter Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health lisa bodnar

Yes! Studies show how suicide rates ⬇️ when you remove access to lethal means... even stoves with high carbon monoxide output. hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/m… Disparities in gun-related deaths in the US relative to other countries are strong evidence of the need to ⬇️ gun access.

New article Health Affairs finds that pandemic-era school closures reduced labor supply among nurses with young children. Important implications re: the need for childcare to support women's careers and well-being. healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137… Jess Calarco Emily Oster

New call for papers at Health Affairs Scholar! Topics include social policies (led by yours truly), global aging, and 340b drug discount programs. Read details and submit manuscripts on our site: academic.oup.com/healthaffairss… Ellicott Matthay Matthew Fox Claire Brindis SER

As James Carville once famously told Bill Clinton, "it's the economy, stupid." US invests so much in healthcare & so little in poverty alleviation, education, & other social drivers of health. Need to team up Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General with Council of Economic Advisors. #IAPHS2024

🌟 PhD Opportunity Alert! 🌟 Join our team to research health inequalities at the end of life: 🔍 How do health trajectories at the end of life differ across socioeconomic groups? 🔍 Do resources of adult children & partners matter? Apply now! eur.nl/en/vacancies/p…

Great summary Health Affairs of this #data issue surrounding the #maternalhealth crisis. Our latest paper Epidemiology also shows how maternal health really suffered since the pandemic: journals.lww.com/epidem/abstrac… Deb Karasek Alison Gemmill