Anemia in children in foster care connected to other diagnoses, researchers find
Children in or adopted from the Pennsylvania foster care system with anemia may have greater odds of certain developmental and behavioral diagnoses according to a newly published study from Penn State researchers. This study, available in PLOS ONE, is the first to examine such a relationship…
Education professor receives Civil Rights Data Science Impact Fellowship
Maithreyi Gopalan, assistant professor of education and public policy and Social Science Research Instituteco-funded faculty member at Penn State, was recently awarded the Civil Rights Data Science Impact Fellowship.
Gopalan is the first fellow in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil…
Debunking the myth of steady male employment
Steady employment has long been the assumed standard associated with the American man, especially by the baby boomer generation. New research is pushing back on the archetype and shedding light on the potential consequences of upholding the “breadwinner” ideology in a labor market in which reality…
Q&A: Can virtual reality help people eat a healthier diet?
With heart disease and diabetes — which can be caused or worsened by poor diet — among the leading causes of death and illness for adults in the United States, researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development are studying influences on human eating behavior.
There is…
Workplace flexibility associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In workplaces that implemented interventions designed to reduce conflict between employees’ work and their…
Youth in child welfare and juvenile justice systems conference held
Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference on supporting crossover youth involved with child welfare and juvenile court systems was recently held at Penn State’s University Park campus in the Hintz Alumni Family Center.
The day-long conference showcased national…
Social Science Research Institute extends faculty fellows submission deadline
Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) has extended the submission deadline for its 2024-25 Mentored Early Career Faculty Fellows Program to Dec. 1.
The Faculty Fellows program supports tenure line faculty at all Penn State campuses at the rank of assistant professor who are…
A Conceptual Framework for Optimizing the Equity of Hospital-Based Emergency Care: The Structure of Hospital Transfer Networks
By Charleen Hsuan, PhD; Brandan Carr, PhD; David Vanness, PhD; Yinan Wang, PhD; Douglas Leslie, PhD; Eleanor Dunham, PhD; Jeannette Rogowski, PhD
Emergency care includes two key components: initial stabilization and transfer to a higher level of care. Significant work has…
SSRI funding open to all Penn State campuses
Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute invites tenure-line faculty at all Penn State campuses to apply for its 2024-25 Mentored Early Career Faculty Fellows Program.
The Faculty Fellows program supports tenure line faculty at the rank of assistant professor who are interested in…
Survey Research Center awarded contract to collect Pennsylvania health data
Penn State’s Survey Research Center (SRC) was recently awarded a contract to become Pennsylvania’s sole collector of health-related data as part of a nationwide project.
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (…
Kathleen Keller receives the Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award
SSRI cofund Kathleen Keller was recently awarded the Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award.
The award recognizes research contributions occurring or culminating within the past several years and is endowed by Evan Pattishall, dean emeritus, of the former College of…
SSRI sponsors new UNDOCU storytelling seminar series
The UNDOCU storytelling seminar series is chaired by a committee of Penn State graduate students and staff who either have a former undocumented status or come from mixed status families.
The first seminar was an information session moderated by Dean Romero, Lyana Sunbhanchang and…
David Almeida to receive Gerontological Society of America Kleemeier Award
David Almeida, professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Robert W. Kleemeier Award, awarded by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.
The…
Podcast, book explore disagreements between social order and social justice
Why do we disagree about the causes of and solutions to social inequality? What explains our different viewpoints on Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, income inequality, and immigration?
Penn State professors John Iceland and Eric Silver, co-authors of the new book “Why We Disagree About Inequality,”…
Americans will spend half their lives taking prescription drugs, study finds
An American born in 2019 will spend a larger share of their lifetime taking prescription drugs than being married or receiving an education, according to new research by Jessica Ho, associate professor of sociology and demography at Penn State. She found that American males will spend approximately…
New project to focus on health impacts of climate change
The impacts of climate change on human health are likely to be significant and unavoidable, especially in underserved populations across the globe. A $574,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help support a new climate change and health research area in Penn State’s Population…
Storytelling saves lives: Reducing stigma is personal for Abington professor
Their personal and professional lives have placed Glenn Sterner and Erin Gallagher at the forefront of battling the stigma surrounding mental illness, substance use, addiction and vulnerable populations. The duo is the driving force behind the Oct. 12 performance of This Is My…
Four Penn State Liberal Arts faculty members receive Fulbright Scholar Awards
Four College of the Liberal Arts faculty members recently received Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2023-24 academic year: Gary Adler Jr.,associate professor of sociology; Jennifer E. Glick, associate director of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and…
Weather-triggered asthma topic of Department of Geography 'Coffee Hour' talk
Luke Smith, assistant research professor and environmental epidemiologist at Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute, will discuss "Thunderstorms, Pollen and Severe Asthma in Minnesota 2007-18: Combining Data," at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series. His talk will…
Black bisexual women in rural areas are at highest risk for suicidal behaviors
Non-Hispanic and Hispanic Black bisexual women who live in rural areas have the highest prevalence of experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State. The researchers said this “first-of-its-kind study,” published in JAMA Psychiatry, revealed…
Initiative to empower growth of Penn State’s research enterprise
Penn State has experienced unprecedented growth in its research enterprise over the last five years, including exceeding $1 billion in research expenditures. To capitalize on this momentum and empower continued growth, the University aims to transform research support operations so that faculty,…
SSRI Welcomes New Associate Directors Frankenberg and Thompson
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State recently announced the addition of two new associate directors: Cheryl Thompson and Erica Frankenberg.
Thompson is a professor in the department of public health sciences at the Penn State College of Medicine,…
New publication on child safety and well-being now available
The new publication, “Strengthening Child Safety and Well-Being Through Integrated Data Solutions,” edited by Christian Connell and Daniel Crowley, directors of Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, is now available.
This publication is based on a…
Frankenberg discusses racial segregation in schools on new podcast
Erica Frankenberg, SSRI associate director and professor of education and demography, was featured in a Policy in Brief podcast that examined ‘Segregation in our Schools.’
In this podcast, Frankenberg discusses the racial segregation that marginalized students have faced over the past few…
Seed grants fund research collaborations with minority-serving institutions
The first awardees of Penn State’s new Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IDPR) initiative have been selected, comprising a total of 16 collaborative projects that connect Penn State researchers with colleagues from minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
The IPDR program,…