Bryn Mawr College is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology with a specialization in social movements! The applications are due on September 19th. It is a fantastic place to be a scholar and educator—please spread the word! I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my ability!

Today's #Census data serves as a baseline for poverty in America before the Trump administration's historic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid #NumbersDay Read our analysis on the latest data and how the OBBBA will increase poverty over time ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/pove...

Thanks to @hsph.harvard.edu for a great summary of this important work, with important implications for recent ⬆️ work requirements & ⬇️ generosity of US safety net policies: hsph.harvard.edu/news/breastf... @irpwisc.bsky.social @npwf.bsky.social Original article: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

New analysis from CBO of the "Big Beautiful Bill" shows the bottom 20% get poorer, not much change for most of America, & the top 10% get meaningfully richer - and that's before tariffs The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history

Study was led by brilliant SPHERE postdoc @emilydore.bsky.social and funded by @rwjf.org @policies4action.bsky.social, with powerful accompanying commentary @jamahealthforum.com: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Our latest study @jamahealthforum.com shows the harms of work requirements for safety net programs. Women who were subject to harsher requirements and who received less cash assistance from TANF were less likely to breastfeed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu 1/

During #COVID19, changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program were associated with increased breastfeeding initiation and duration among likely TANF participants. ja.ma/4miH4KE#COVID19 @emilydore.bsky.social

Our new study shows that policy changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program that increased access during the COVID-19 pandemic increased breastfeeding: tinyurl.com/ycxpf2cn @ritahamad.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu @pamherd.bsky.social @urbaninstitute.bsky.social

Children experienced more frequent and enduring spells of net worth poverty (NWP) than income poverty. NWP is negatively associated with educational attainment, from Christina M. Gibson-Davis, Lisa A. Keister, @lisagennetian.bsky.social, and Shuyi Qiu https://www.nber.org/papers/w33959

News from the NSF Division of Earth Sciences Informational Webinar: If US scientists want to support NSF EAR, they should continue to submit proposals. The number of proposals is an important metric for quantifying need and therefore influencing the budget

In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

After ruling, with anger in his voice, Judge Young: "This represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America's LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so."

It's 2p here in Boston, and we're back on the record in the NIH grant terminations case. It's possible Judge Young could issue some sort of ruling here in the next few minutes, or he could provide more context for case management going forward. Stay tuned.

THIS IS IT! THIS IS HUGE!! PLAINTIFF'S WIN!! Judge Young rules that the NIH grant terminations at issue in these cases are illegal and therefore vacated. BOOM!

Excellent paper showing the effect of a 2010 Supreme Court decision that allowed looser gun laws. “States in the most permissive…firearm law categories experienced greater pediatric firearm mortality during the post–McDonald v Chicago era”. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“Americans need SNAP because their jobs often don’t pay enough to cover basic living expenses. That is a problem of wages, not dependency.”

Breaking:   WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.

Excited that my JAMA Pediatrics article with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social @bhrenton.bsky.social @hmkyale.bsky.social and others is now published. It turns out that permissive firearm laws aren’t great if you want to reduce pediatric firearm deaths. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Our latest paper is now in print, showing ⬆️ prevalence of adverse perinatal health outcomes in the wake of pandemic. This suggests potential lasting impacts on future generations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @societyforepi.bsky.social @dkarasek.bsky.social @alisongemmill.bsky.social 1/

🚨🚨🚨 New white paper on Episode-based cost-sharing 🚨🚨🚨 Unpredictable out-of-pocket costs are a major problem for BOTH patients AND providers. When patients can't afford to pay unexpectedly high medical bills, it means that health care providers are not getting paid. vbidhealth.com/wp-content/u...

How much of the "long arm of childhood" works thru intergenerational stratification? Almost all for some health outcomes like psychological distress and self-rated health, but a lot less for others like severe chronic conditions. Heart attacks and stroke are in between.

CBO projects that House reconciliation bill will cause 1.38 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries to lose Medicaid coverage We estimate that this will lead to over 18,000 avoidable deaths per year stemming from loss of drug subsidies Link to our memo led by @pennldi.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mwfcDA

Cuts to NIH will keep science exclusive. Already training programs that open doors for those who are not rich & are underrepresented. Cuts to budgets will decimate public institutions & communities. We write to say save NIH & keep science for the working class. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

we're crowd-sourcing a searchable repository of tangible benefits stemming from federally-funded research. Come enjoy the great stories; or send in an idea; or volunteer to join the team. publicusaresearchbenefits.com please share and re-share so we get more great stories in there!

Same. Our NIH research includes (or included, past tense) research on place-based risk factors for dementia, impacts of school segregation on heart disease, and health impacts of pandemic policies. The last is notably ironic: one study assesses how COVID school closures worsened kids' mental health!

My Harvard colleagues are some of the most inspiring and productive researchers I know. They have genuine gifts for triangulating research ideas for policy impact. These lost grants — this lost future knowledge — are their loss, but, more importantly, they're an enormous loss for the rest of us.

Rümeysa Öztürk was ordered released by a federal judge in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.

Only about half of eligible families are enrolled in #WIC, despite decades of full federal funding. We've updated our paper on how states and partners can help more families access this proven, cost-effective program that improves long-term health: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

My latest piece @jama.com Health Forum w/ @hsph.harvard.edu colleagues Sara Bleich & Cindy Leung forecasts devastation of largest US food assistance programs #SNAP and #WIC, esp w/ impending House budget resolution. Millions of families' well-beings are at risk. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New paper led by @dkarasek.bsky.social tracks disturbing trends in perinatal health post pandemic, eg ⬇️ prenatal & postpartum care, ⬆️ gestational diabetes & hypertension. This portends concerning long-term #health impacts in this cohort. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @spercomms.bsky.social

This made me cry and it really should not have. It is a document of basic decency. Good for Tufts, may the other institutions grow a spine too. www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

Booker, after speaking for more than 24 hours and breaking Thurmond's record, is still standing and still speaking--using his time to warn his colleagues and his country about the dangers of defunding universities and defunding scientific research.

BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US 🧪 #medsky www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...

In 1957, Strom Thurmond held the Senate for 24 hours and 18 minutes to block the passage of a Civil Rights bill. In 2025, Cory Booker held the Senate for 24 hours and >19+ minutes to defend freedom & democracy. Courage over fear; liberty over tyranny. #goodtrouble www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...

An international graduate student at Tufts University was taken into federal custody on Tuesday outside an off-campus apartment building, the university’s president said. The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated. nyti.ms/4hRzPq1

The IAPHS student committee is hosting a webinar panel on non-academic careers for population health scientists! Free & open to all. Thurs April 10 @ 12 ET. Panelists include folks working at AAMC, Instagram, city public health, & Airbnb. Sign up below. @iaphs.bsky.social @michaeldgreen.com

The final version of this paper is now available for free for 50 days from the publisher using this link! Check out this highly policy-relevant work: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kkbC-CmV5... @emilydore.bsky.social

NEW: Some key Republicans may be planning to impose SNAP food benefit costs on states, forcing them to pay up or cut food assistance to low-income families. Here's why that would worsen hunger & hurt states' ability to meet the needs of their residents: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Can mothers leverage the structural resources of their occupation like autonomy to balance motherhood and work, especially in the absence paid leave? My latest article in the Journal of Marriage and Family suggests so.

Did you miss our event with Janeria Easley @drjae.bsky.social on Tuesday? The Michigan Daily covered the event. Learn more about her work on intergenerational mobility and racial disparities: www.michigandaily.com/news/campus-...  #umich #socialmobility #sociology

New paper out led by @emilydore.bsky.social with @ritahamad.bsky.social and Kelli Komro examining the long-term health impacts of welfare reform www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New study by @emilydore.bsky.social on effects of TANF work requirements shows how they detrimentally impact parents of youngest children. Builds on prior work showing these work requirements also reduced breastfeeding. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social

Our new study examines the long-term impact of exposure to different types of welfare programming in childhood on health in adulthood, based on welfare reform in the 1990s in the US: tinyurl.com/4ayt6vw3 with @ritahamad.bsky.social, Kelli Komro, & @douglivingston.bsky.social

#SNAP cuts could undo the 2021 Thrifty Food Plan update, which lifted over 2 million people out of poverty, disproportionately harming Black and Hispanic communities. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

NEW: Georgia’s governor promotes his Medicaid work requirement as a national model for reform. Yet the program has cost taxpayers $86M, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants, and enrolled less than 3% of the quarter-million Georgians eligible.

FANTASTIC ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?) You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have www.datalumos.org/datalumos/

An excellent article for those who wish more information on how complicated sex and gender are, and how nothing is a binary.

nativist populism, except it's the world's richest man, a foreigner, unconstitutionally witholding congressionally appropriated funds for American preschoolers