Montez receives Honorable Mention for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award
Jennifer Karas Montez, Lerner Center faculty affiliate, earned an honorable mention for the 2021 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award, awarded by the American Sociological Association, for her paper titled "U.S. state policies, politics, and life expectancy."
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Monnat wins the 2021 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award for new research
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Congratulations to Shannon Monnat for earning the Excellence in Research Award!
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Mary Helander's brief was featured in a Forbes article on motorcycle safety
See related: New York State, U.S. Health Policy
Lerner Fellow Mary Helander's brief was featured in Motorcycle & Powersports News
See related: U.S. Health Policy, United States
Mary Helander's data slice on lyme disease is featured in Pest Control Technology
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Pendergrast finds state disaster recovery laws have limited public health resources
Claire Pendergrast, Lerner Graduate Fellow, finds that state disaster recovery laws have limited public health requirements, authorities and activities. The development and dissemination of best practices to provide opportunities for public health actors to inform recovery decision making may enhance the potential for health promotion during disaster recovery.
See related: Health Policy, Natural Disasters, State & Local, United States
Healthy Monday Race Across the US was featured in syracuse.com
The Healthy Monday Race Across the U.S. challenge will provide participants with an app to keep track of their activities and behaviors over a 12-week period beginning May 17. The goal for each participant and team is to rack up miles and improve wellness in a virtual race from Syracuse to San Francisco. Participants can win prizes, such as gift cards, along the way.
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Scott Landes was interviewed on Included: The Disability Equity Podcast
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Lauryn Quick & Colleen Heflin's Research Brief Cited in Common Dreams
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Lerner Affiliate Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern was quoted in the Hortidaily
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Lerner Graduate Fellow Alumna Katie Mott wins student paper award!
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Dessa Bergen-Cico writes op-ed for Syracuse.com on the Legalization of Marijuana in NYS
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Lerner Faculty Affiliate Marc Garcia participating in Congressional Briefing
The briefing, "Living, Working, Dying: Demographic Insights into COVID-19", is sponsored by the Population Association of America and open to the public.
See related: COVID-19, Income, Longevity, United States
Landes speaks to PBS about COVID-19 vaccines for people with IDD
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Monnat investigates opioid misuse and family structure in a new study
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, and her colleagues found in their study that marriage protects against opioid misuse, and the presence of children protects against opioid misuse but varies by marital status.
See related: Addiction, Opioids, Parenting & Family, United States
Montez discusses state policies, life expectancy on Innovation Hub
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Danielle Rhubart Awarded Grant to Study Mental Health among Rural Older Adults
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Program Coordinator Mary Schutt interviewed for Healthline on the mental health effects of COVID19
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