Research Index
Shows all research entries in reverse order of their creation date
| Title | Description | Tags | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancing survey quality through app-based modular designs | App based surveys can help reduce the burden of long questionnaires and improve data quality | Family and Social Change, Research, Faculty impact | external |
| Fertility differences by gender in racially and ethnically mixed U.S. couples | Study by MPRC Director Michael Rendall and colleagues reveals support for male-predominant patterns | Family and Social Change, Research, Faculty impact | external |
| Gatekeeping in telephone surveys of female migrants in India | The rise of telephone surveys has increased "gatekeeping" of women | India, India Human Development Survey, Faculty impact, Research, Family and Social Change, Survey Data, Social and Economic Inequality, Women, Sharma, Desai | external |
| High school friendship (in)stability from adolescence to young adulthood | Jacobsen studies implications for behavioral trajectories and life outcomes carried by changes in friendship dynamics | Adolescence, Faculty impact, Health in Social Context, Research, Young Adults, Adulthood | external |
| Differences in out-of-pocket spending for maternity care by race and ethnicity | Asian, Black, and Hispanic individuals had higher out-of-pocket spending overall | Social and Economic Inequality, Family and Social Change, Research, Faculty impact | external |
| The Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality in Tanzania | Kenneth Leonard and Sangeetha Madhavan lead $2.5 million study | Social and Economic Inequality, Research, Faculty impact | external |
| The nexus of the risk of depression and residential mobility for urban poor mothers in Nairobi | Residential mobility is associated with dislocation and stress | Depression, Faculty impact, Health in Social Context, Maternal Health, Family and Social Change, Research | external |
| Racial and ethnic discrimination (RED) & tobacco use and cannabis co-use behaviors among young adults | Study by Faculty Associate Craig Fryer links racial discrimination, coping strategies, and tobacco / cannabis use. | Faculty impact, Health in Social Context, Racial inequalities, Racism, Racial Discrimination, Research, Social and Economic Inequality, Tobacco | external |
| The modern mortgage set the stage for the US baby boom | The dramatic changes in the accessibility of home ownership may have “set the stage” for the baby boom | Family and Social Change, Research, Faculty impact, Health in Social Context | external |
| Preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico | Protective behaviors subject to heterogeneous socioeconomic and structural constraints may lead to unequal health outcomes during health emergencies. | Faculty impact, Maternal Health, Family and Social Change, COVID-19, Research, Child health | external |
| Differential convergence in twenty-first-century gender gaps in home tasks | Faculty Associate Liana Sayer finds that gendered norms associated with different forms of unpaid labors may be becoming redefined | Family and Social Change, American Time Use Survey (ATUS), Research, Faculty impact | external |
| The introduction of Medicaid abortion coverage in Illinois | Abortion rates increase and birth rates decrease in Illinois after Medicaid coverage | Family and Social Change, Medicaid, Research, Faculty impact, Abortion | external |
| The relationship between familial deaths and one's own mortality among Black Americans | Familial loss increases midlife mortality risk among Black Americans | Family and Social Change, Mortality, Faculty impact, Health in Social Context, Black women, Black Males, Research, Social and Economic Inequality, Family | external |
| The impact of education on fertility in the U.S. over five decades | Philip Cohen examines the educational gradient in completed fertility | Family and Social Change, Education, Research, Faculty impact, Fertility | external |
| Untapped human capital in sub-Saharan Africa | Kennth Leonard investigates knowledge-practice gaps; emphasizes importance of indigenous solutions | Faculty impact, Research, Health in Social Context, Social and Economic Inequality | external |
| Grandmothers' support and its effect on mental health among young mothers in Nairobi | Madhavan and colleagues examine grandmothers' employment and living status impact on support to daughters and grandchildren | Family and Social Change, Research, Faculty impact, Health in Social Context | external |
| Examination of pregnancy related deaths in Georgia | Mokhtari and colleages examine Georgia's high maternal mortality rate, disparities, and data needs | Family and Social Change, Research, Faculty impact, Maternal mortality | external |
| The impact of mental health treatment on women's alcohol use | Faculty Associate Kerry Green and colleagues find mental health treatment is linked to reduced alcohol use disorders in women | Research, Alcohol Use, Faculty impact, Health in Social Context, Women's Health | external |
| Examining the effects of maternal smoking on offspring depression | Maternal smoking quantity seen as vital factor | Shenassa, Depression, Faculty impact, Smoking, Depressive symptoms, Family and Social Change, Research, Health in Social Context | external |
| The impact of private high schools on adult earnings in Chile | Private high school attendance in Chile boosts adult earnings significantly | Faculty impact, Research, Social and Economic Inequality | external |
