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Sociologists publish book on grandparenting children with disabilities

Madonna Harrington Meyer
December 31, 2020

See related: Health Policy, Parenting & Family

Harrington Meyer discusses new book on Colgate University podcast

University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer and alumna Ynesse Abdul-Malak ’13 MA (Soc)/’17 PhD (Soc) of Colgate University discuss their research related to grandparents caring for grandchildren with disabilities in an episode of 13, a bi-weekly podcast from Colgate University.
November 4, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, Disability, United States

Lerner Center research cited in NYT article on working moms, COVID-19

Lerner Postdoctoral Scholar Danielle Rhubart's research found that over 80 percent of U.S. adults who weren’t working because they had to care for their children who were not in school or day care were women.

July 15, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Gender and Sex, United States

Harrington Meyer quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on working parents, COVID-19

"A lot more grandparents are deciding to burst their bubble," to see or care for their grandchildren.
July 10, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States

Jok discusses working, parenting during the pandemic in Daily Nation

June 10, 2020

See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Child & Elder Care, COVID-19

Harrington Meyer discusses grandparenting during a pandemic with Kaiser Health News

May 26, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States

Harrington Meyer quoted in NY Times piece on grandparenting, COVID-19

May 14, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States

Dennison comments on COVID-19 testing in nursing homes on Syracuse.com

Tom Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration and international affairs, explores why infection control is difficult in nursing homes in an article for Syracuse.com.

May 4, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, State & Local, United States

Lerner Center brief focuses on COVID-19, keeping older NYers healthy

"The Spatial Distribution of New York State’s Older Population: Let’s Keep New York’s Older Adults Safe and Healthy during the Coronavirus Pandemic," a research brief written by Mary Helander, a PhD student in social science and a graduate fellow in the Lerner Center, looks at how the distribution of New York State's older adult population matters for coronavirus. 
March 19, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, U.S. Health Policy, United States

Harrington Meyer discusses intensive grandparenting in Christian Science Monitor article

"Historically, grandparents have always provided care," says University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer. "What we’re seeing now is grandparents providing care that looks a lot more like parenting: more hours and more tasks."

September 20, 2019

See related: Child & Elder Care, United States

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