CUPC has been well-represented at this week’s meeting of the Interdisciplinary Association of Population Health Science in Seattle. Presentations included: Minority-owned small businesses and employer-sponsored health insurance Melanie K. Tran, (CU Denver),… Continue Reading: CUPC affiliates present research at the IAPHS meetings in Seattle
Study on the consequences of rising rates of C-sections and labor inductions receives NIH support
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… Continue Reading: Study on the consequences of rising rates of C-sections and labor inductions receives NIH support
Recent affiliate publications (Sept. 2019).
(Affiliates marked in boldface). Argys, LM & SL Averett. 2019. “The Effect of Family Size on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from China’s One-child Policy.” Journal of Demographic Economics. 85(1): 21-42.… Continue Reading: Recent affiliate publications (Sept. 2019).
CUPC research on well-being in small town America receives NIH funding
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… Continue Reading: CUPC research on well-being in small town America receives NIH funding
Kim Truong-Vu searches for the source of disparities in use of HPV vaccine.
It is well-known that major health disparities exist between race-ethnic groups -and between men and women in some circumstances- due not only to differences in the capacity of groups to… Continue Reading: Kim Truong-Vu searches for the source of disparities in use of HPV vaccine.
Pyrooz publishes book on how gangs vie for control within prisons
CUPC affiliate David Pyrooz, along with Scott Decker (Arizona State) recently published a book with Cambridge University Press entitled “Competing for Control: Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons.” As… Continue Reading: Pyrooz publishes book on how gangs vie for control within prisons
adams publishes book on social network data-gathering
CUPC affiliate jimi adams recently published his sole-authored book “Gathering Social Network Data,” which is part of the indispensable Sage Publications’ Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences Series. As described… Continue Reading: adams publishes book on social network data-gathering
CUPC seed grant program fuels more than $10 million in external funding applications
CUPC’s seed grant program has supported a variety of preliminary work including on adult mortality, demography and genetics, immigrant health, and the consequences of access to long acting reversible contraception… Continue Reading: CUPC seed grant program fuels more than $10 million in external funding applications
Research on mortality risk among gang members receives NIH funding
CUPC affiliates David Pyrooz, Rick Rogers and Ryan Masters received funding to undertake the first known comprehensive investigation into the gang membership-mortality link. The research will yield critical information about… Continue Reading: Research on mortality risk among gang members receives NIH funding
CUPC research on well-being in rural America receives NIH funding
The rural-urban divide is vast, with rural places tending to have poorer public health, lower levels of education, higher unemployment and lower wages and income, as just a few examples. CUPC… Continue Reading: CUPC research on well-being in rural America receives NIH funding