In the News: Colleen Heflin
Heflin receives two grants from UKCPR
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Heflin speaks about SNAP benefits, federal stimulus bill on NCPR
"The population that has the lowest income and has the least other sources of support have not been given any increase in the ability to provide food for their family," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Economic Policy, Food Security, United States
Heflin study on disability, immigration, and food insecurity published
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Complementary projects on food insecurity funded by Russell Sage
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Heflin codirects project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Heflin paper on administrative churn in SNAP published in Medical Care
Heflin weighs in on cuts to food stamp program in CBS News article
"Given that we are having a real sort of rescaling of mortality in this country as a whole, to think about cutting anything that supports health and an associated reduction of mortality is a real mistake," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Food Security, Longevity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Heflin discusses new SNAP study with Huffington Post, PBS, Common Dreams
See related: Food Security, Longevity, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Heflin study links SNAP to lower risk of premature death for US adults
Heflin study on the effect of SNAP on mortality published in Health Affairs
Heflin article on Building Nebraska Families Program published in Social Service Review
Visit to campus builds connections for Online EMPA students
“Online students benefit from the flexibility of being able to complete their coursework on their own schedule from the comfort of their own home, and while the connections they make with their peers and faculty are valuable, the value of place and institutional community that comes from being part of a school can be lacking,” said Nell S. Bartkowiak, director of the Online E.M.P.A. Program.
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Heflin study on adolescent food insecurity, risky behaviors and mental health published in CYSR
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Having disability increases likelihood of food insecurity despite federal programs to prevent
This research brief shows how such high rates of food insecurity among the disabled population stems from ineffective national policies the many ways in which disabilities increase risk of food insecurity.
Heflin publishes study linking food insecurity and disability
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Maxwell MPA program launches data analytics area of study, internship
“Codifying Data Analytics for Public Policy as an area of study will allow us to deepen and expand our relationships with top employers in this area and ensure that Maxwell remains at the leading edge of this rapidly evolving field,” said Chair and Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Robert Bifulco about Maxwell's new area of study in Data Analytics for Public Policy.
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Voices at the Table
The inaugural Policy Camp introduced undergraduate students of color to career options in policy — and to the impact bolstered racial and cultural diversity can have across the public sector.
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Heflin study on SNAP benefits, childhood asthma published
Heflin study on SNAP size and timing and emergency claims among Medicaid enrollees published
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