Institute of Behavioral Science
Lori Hunter 
Obesity, overall health, and mortality are closely intertwined and CUPC researchers are making important contributions in understanding the genetic dimensions of these connections. Recent findings suggest that how one becomes obese … Read more
The children of immigrants tend to have poorer health than their parents and grandparents. Assimilation may be to blame since immigrants arrive in the USA with better health habits and … Read more
Adolescents within foster care are an often-overlooked population within reproductive health scholarship. New CUPC Faculty Affiliate Katie Combs is dedicated to improving knowledge about marginalized populations and their sexual and … Read more
Transportation networks are critical drivers of social and economic change, and Dr. Taylor Jaworski integrates these economic historical processes into demographic research. Jaworski is an Assistant Professor of Economics at … Read more
Dr. Kate Coleman-Minahan’s collaborative research project, “Medication abortion among young people: A community-based participatory research study in four states”, has received substantial support from the Society of Family Planning Research … Read more
CUPC is very excited to introduce our newest affiliate Karen Bailey, an Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies. Dr. Bailey’s research interests include sustainable rural livelihoods, human health and well-being, climate … Read more
Innovative research from CUPC affiliates Johannes Uhl and Stefan Leyk offer a birds-eye view of urban change across the continental U.S. from 1810 to 2015. The work offers a fascinating … Read more
CU Boulder ranks 14th out of 551 U.S. colleges and universities in social and behavioral science research funding, up from 18th last year. The rankings, compiled by the Consortium of … Read more
David Pyrooz has received this year’s prestigious CU Boulder Faculty Excellence Award in the category “Excellence in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work”. The highly competitive awards celebrate faculty contributions of … Read more
You may be familiar with the research conducted by the “Tiny Town” team over the last year or so, which spotlights the challenges faced by America’s small rural towns and … Read more
Research continues to shed light on multiple pathways through which access to nature has positive impacts on health. One such pathway is the influence of nature on mental health through … Read more
This week’s highlights summarizes a wide variety of CUPC affiliates’ recent accomplishments including Lori Peek and colleagues’ receipt of $225,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their project Deep Horizons: Making Visible and Unseen … Read more
The new National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (INRPHA) invites proposals for pilot research that addresses the following thematic priority areas related to … Read more
Average birth weights in the United States declined substantially during the 1990s and 2000s and have not recovered to the birth weight levels prior to the declines. Newly funded research … Read more
There is a shortage of research focused on small rural places and CUPC affiliates Lori Hunter, Myron Gutmann, Stefan Leyk and Arizona State’s Dylan Connor are embarking on a nationwide … Read more
