You can learn more about our research by reading our headlines for the last 3 years.
Students are highlighted in orange. Alumni are highlighted in blue.
- 12/12/24 Ayse Akyildiz (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/ag-student-travels-arctic-research-training-climate-changed-region
- 12/10/24 Molly Martin and Alexander Chapman (both Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/increased-area-income-improves-birthweight-rates-researchers-find
- 11/18/24 Derek Kreager (Criminology, Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/how-do-formerly-incarcerated-individuals-navigate-community
- 10/17/24 Erica Frankenberg (Education Policy and Leadership & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/research-collaboration-launches-civil-rights-education
- 10/14/24 David Baker (Sociology, Education Policy and Leaderhip & Demography): https://theconversation.com/scientists-around-the-world-report-millions-of-new-discoveries-every-year-but-this-explosive-research-growth-wasnt-what-experts-predicted-237274
- 10/8/24 Chris Fowler (Geography & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/ask-expert-voter-rolls-and-fear-voter-fraud
- 10/1/24 Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes (Biobehavioral Health & Demography): https://www.stroke.org/es/news/2024/10/01/more-questions-than-answers-about-hispanic-heart-health
- 9/16/24 Soo-yong Byun (Education Policy and Leadership & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/education/story/college-education-faculty-member-part-team-awarded-35-million-grant
- 9/12/24 Jeremy Staff (Criminology, Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/understanding-what-helps-families-teens-maintain-household
- 9/12/24 Leif Jensen (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://news.syr.edu/blog/2024/09/12/maxwell-sociologists-receive-award-to-research-health-and-longevity/
- 8/14/24 Jessica Ho (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/australia-offers-lessons-increasing-american-life-expectancy
- 8/13/24 Jessica Ho (Sociology & Demography): https://www.newsweek.com/us-population-life-expectancy-alarming-1938478
- 8/12/24 Guangqing Chi (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/5m-grant-engage-indigenous-communities-climate-change
- 8/2/24 David Baker (Sociology, Education Policy and Leaderhip & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/professors-new-book-examines-universities-role-advancing-science
- 6/13/24 David Almeida (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/short-term-loneliness-associated-physical-health-problems
- 6/7/24 Asher Rosinger (Biobehavioral Health, Anthropology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/secure-access-food-and-water-decreasing-us-children
- 5/22/24 Asher Rosinger (Biobehavioral Health, Anthropology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/dehydration-middle-aged-and-older-adults-may-lead-attention
- 5/16/24 Sarah Font (Sociology & Demography): https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/new-work-group-will-develop-policy-recommendations-on-child-welfare-financing-and-accountability/
- 5/9/24 Guangqing Chi (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/many-people-arctic-are-staying-put-despite-climate-change-study-reports
- 4/20/24 Sarah Font (Sociology & Demography): https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/us-news/new-yorks-child-services-depatment-is-failing-city-kids/
- 4/18/24 Chris Fowler (Geography & Demography): https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-election-2024-competitive-legislative-districts/
- 4/17/24 Brian Thiede (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/climate-change-may-affect-kinship-care-patterns-africa
- 4/11/24 Sarah Font (Sociology & Demography): https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/4582816-the-us-is-failing-infants-exposed-to-drugs-and-alcohol/
- 4/3/24 Alexis Santos (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/fentanyl-and-covid-19-pandemic-reshaped-racial-profile-overdose
- 3/14/24 Brian Thiede (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.bcheights.com/2024/03/14/thiede-discusses-impacts-of-climate-change-on-health/
- 2/13/24 Alexis Santos (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/suicidality-among-individuals-substance-use-disorders
- 2/8/24 Sarah Damaske (Sociology & Demography): https://theconversation.com/the-myth-of-mens-full-time-employment-221078
- 1/25/24 David Vanness (Health Policy and Administration & Demography) : https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/race-and-ethnicity-may-affect-whether-and-where-hospitals
- 1/23/24 Alexis Santos (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/mortality-rates-among-rural-us-residents-vary-based-race
- 1/5/24 Erica Frankenberg (Education Policy and Leadership & Demography): https://theconversation.com/70-years-after-brown-vs-board-of-education-public-schools-still-deeply-segregated-219654
- 11/15/23 Sarah Font (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/anemia-children-foster-care-connected-other-diagnoses
- 11/13/23 Yubraj Acharya (Health Policy and Administration & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/understanding-barriers-taxing-alcohol-and-tobacco-nepal
- 10/9/23 John Iceland (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/podcast-book-explore-disagreements-between-social-order-and-social-justice
- 10/6/23 Jessica Ho (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/americans-will-spend-half-their-lives-taking-prescription-drugs-study-finds
- 10/3/23 Brian Thiede (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/new-project-focus-health-impacts-climate-change
- 9/29/23 Jennifer Glick (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/four-penn-state-liberal-arts-faculty-members-receive-fulbright-scholar-awards
- 9/13/23 Soo-yong Byun (Education Policy and Leadership & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/education/story/teachers-across-globe-feel-undervalued-researchers-find
- 7/31/23 Selena Ortiz (Health Policy and Administration & Demography): https://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-housing-authority-section-8-voucher-affordable-complaints-hiring-staff/
- 7/13/23 Jessica Williams (Health Policy and Administration & Demography): https://www.mcknights.com/news/prioritizing-staff-members-well-being-shown-to-alleviate-staff-shortages-study/
- 6/7/23 Brian Thiede (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/opinion/suburbs-politics-integration.html
- 4/20/23 Jessica Williams (Health Policy and Administration & Demography): https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/4/20/worker-health-safety-talk/
- 3/23/23 Sarah Font (Sociology & Demography): https://www.wsj.com/articles/foster-kids-need-permanent-homes-6b600f3
- 3/21/23 Louisa Holmes (Geography & Demography): https://theconversation.com/increases-in-opioid-overdoses-in-pennsylvania-varied-by-county-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-198131
- 2/10/23 Alexis Santos (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography) and Ashton Verdery (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/demographers-identify-causes-challenges-rapidly-aging
- 1/23/23 David Almeida (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://scitechdaily.com/good-news-for-aging-adults-daily-stress-decreases-with-age/
- 1/20/23 Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes (Biobehavioral Health & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/studying-genetics-heart-attacks-and-strokes-hispanic-populations
- 12/1/22 David Almeida (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://nypost.com/2022/12/01/why-seniors-are-more-chill-than-stressed-out-young-adults-study/
- 12/1/22 Sarah Font (Sociology & Demography): https://theconversation.com/how-parents-can-play-a-key-role-in-the-prevention-and-treatment-of-teen-mental-health-problems-192927
- 10/24/22 Liying Luo (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/sociology-professor-awarded-18-million-nih-grant-education-dementia-study
- 9/28/22 Louisa Holmes (Geography & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/lack-naloxone-led-increased-overdose-deaths-rural-pa-study-finds
- 9/10/22 Katerina Bodovski (Education Policy and Leadership & Demography): https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/09/should-parents-help-with-homework-research-based-advice.html
- 8/5/22 Katerina Bodovski (Education Policy and Leadership & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/education/story/study-finds-parental-help-homework-has-no-impact-student-achievement
- 8/2/22 Asher Rosinger (Biobehavioral Health, Anthropology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/insecure-new-study-links-tap-water-avoidance-and-food-insecurity
- 7/27/22 Michelle Frisco and Jennifer Van Hook (both Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/race-matters-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-research-finds
- 7/11/22 Ashton Verdery (Sociology & Demography): https://theconversation.com/1-in-8-u-s-deaths-from-2020-to-2021-came-from-covid-19-leaving-millions-of-relatives-reeling-from-distinctly-difficult-grief-186608
- 7/5/22 Ashton Verdery (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/losing-spouse-covid-may-be-worse-mental-health-other-causes-death
- 6/16/22 Ashton Verdery (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/losing-grandmother-may-trigger-rise-depression-some-her-survivors
- 6/13/22 Steven Haas (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/older-adults-more-likely-have-multiple-health-ailments-prior-generations
- 4/11/22 Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes (Biobehavioral Health & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/greater-diversity-genetic-studies-helps-researchers-uncover-new
- 4/5/22 Jennifer Van Hook, Steven Haas, & Jennifer Glick (all Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/penn-state-social-scientists-anticipate-ukrainian-refugees
- 3/21/22 Louisa Holmes (Geography & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/flavored-tobacco-sales-restrictions-impact-availability
- 3/21/22 Alexis Santos (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/challenges-older-pennsylvanians-focus-new-brief
- 2/8/22 Erica Frankenberg (Education Policy & Leadership) and Chris Fowler (Geography & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/education/story/researchers-examine-link-between-residential-and-school-segregation
- 1/27/22 Alexis Santos (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography), Ashton Verdery (Sociology & Demography) and Alexander Chapman (Sociology & Demography): https://www.prb.org/resources/drug-overdoses-may-drive-death-rate-rise-among-recently-pregnant-u-s-women/
- 9/14/21 Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes (Biobehavioral Health & Demography): https://theconversation.com/more-education-for-mexican-americans-may-mean-less-diabetes-164762
- 9/10/21 Guangqing Chi (Rural Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/5m-grant-engage-indigenous-communities-climate-change
- 8/12/21 Selena Ortiz (Health Policy and Administration & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/grant-provides-funds-study-pittsburgh-housing-programs-impact
- 6/25/21 Sarah Damaske (Sociology & Demography): https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/opinions/guilt-gap-threatens-womens-health-damaske/index.html
- 6/17/21 Sarah Damaske (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/new-book-tolls-uncertainty-examines-us-unemployment-system
- 4/15/21 Asher Rosinger (Biobehavioral Health, Anthropology & Demography): https://theconversation.com/nearly-60-million-americans-dont-drink-their-tap-water-research-suggests-heres-why-thats-a-public-health-problem-158483
- 4/5/21 Ashton Verdery (Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/nearly-40000-kids-who-lost-parent-covid-19-need-immediate-support
- 3/22/21 David Almeida (Human Development and Family Studies & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/living-stress-free-life-may-have-benefits-also-downside
- 3/22/21 Ashton Verdery and Jonathan Daw (both Sociology & Demography): https://www.prb.org/resources/u-s-racial-inequality/
- 3/8/21 Ashton Verdery and Jonathan Daw (both Sociology & Demography): https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/deaths-family-can-shape-kids-educational-attainment-unexpected-ways