CSI faculty affiliate Erin York Cornwell published new research: Neighborhood Disorder and Distress in Real Time: Evidence from a Smartphone-Based Study of Older Adults. Researchers equipped dozens of older New York City residents with smartphones for a week, allowing researchers to track their movements and report several times a day where they were, what they were doing and how they felt.
CSI faculty affiliate and ILR professor Ifeoma Ajunwa discusses the pandemic's promotion of conversation surrounding challenges working women face in Ms. Magazine article: "How COVID-19 Could Enable the Inclusion of Women in the Workplace.
Controversies About Inequality invited guest lecturer Prof. Margaret Hagerman, sociology, Mississippi State University, to discuss her research in the way children perceive and learn about racism.
New research on paid sick leave by CSI faculty affiliate Nicolas Ziebarth, Policy Analysis and Management, was featured in MarketPlace.
The Minor in Inequality Studies’ Health Equity Track, launched in Spring 2019, affords interested students the opportunity to explore the social causes and consequences of inequalities in life expectancy, health outcomes, health-promoting behaviors, and access to health care. As with the general Minor in Inequality Studies, the Health Equity Track is open to any student in any major, and offers excellent preparation for students who are interested in careers in medicine, public health, social science research, or public policy.
Interested in learning about the causes and consequences of inequalities in health? Enroll today!
