Register now for the first in our Virtual Workshop Series! 💻️ This 2 parter: Population and Environment Research will be on Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 and will cover the Three Applications of Public Population Data, and Linking Gridded Environmental Data to Public Population Data. buff.ly/tzmT2pl

Hey, I'm giving a talk at Johns Hopkins on Friday: "Depopulation Panic and Doing Demography in Public." Includes zoom option. (Yes, I've used versions of this title as I keep working on the book, but the talk keeps changing!) popcenter.jhu.edu/event/hpc-se...

Quickly approaching: #PAA2027 Submission Deadline buff.ly/lAVnyNy

The Fall 2026 MPRC newsletter features updates on the Center’s recent research, outreach, and scholar development efforts. Read the latest issue here: popcenter.umd.edu/sites/mprc.u...

Sangeetha Madhavan & her team have publicly released survey data from the JAMO project, a longitudinal mixed-methods study of kinship, marriage, & child development in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Select survey data is now available from ICPSR: www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/icpsr/...

New research led by MPRC Faculty Associate Julia Steinberg finds no evidence that medication or procedural abortion increases mental health medication use, using Danish health registry data from 2000–2018. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Medication and Procedural Abortion and Risk of Psychotropic Medication Use

This population-based Danish registry cohort study examines whether medication abortions or procedural abortions were associated with increased risk of psychotropic medication use.

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MPRC Director Michael Rendall, External Affiliate Lori Zehr, and colleague Narayan Sastry examine Black-White disparities in long-term displacement after Hurricane Katrina, highlighting the entrenchment of pre-Katrina residential racial stratification. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Historical exception or historical continuity? Black-White disparities in long-term displacement from the City of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Racialized population displacement is one of the mechanisms through which a disaster may entrench existing social structures and processes. The presen…

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In the Handbook of Social Psychology, Faculty Associate Rashawn Ray and colleague Deonté Hughes write a chapter that highlights how social psychologists engage with race, ethnicity, & racism as part of a social process. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Social Psychology of Race, Ethnicity, and Racism

While social psychologists would not hesitate to acknowledge race and ethnicity as central components in social outcomes, they rarely properly account for their influence in many areas of inquiry. Thi...

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We invite proposal submissions to conduct workshops in conjunction with #PAA2026. Workshops topics could include (but not limited to): statistical methods, data set usage, data visualization, research communication, and professional development. Submission deadline Nov. 3: buff.ly/sEkwgbM

Faculty Associate Katharine Abraham, who was the former BLS Commissioner from 1993-2001, joins CBS news' "The Takeout" with Major Garrett to respond to claims of rigged employment reports: "the commissioner has no control at all over what the numbers are." www.cbsnews.com/video/former...

Former labor statistics chief says commissioner has "no control" over jobs report numbers

President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday. The reason cited, though it lacked evidence, was that last week's job report was "rigged." Katharine Abraham, who held the ...

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The submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...

Amir Sapkota & colleagues assessed heat-related mortality in Ahmedabad using the single exposure maximum temperature vs. Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI max). Results highlight the need to include indices like UTCI max for better risk evaluation. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Comparison of Bio-meteorological index and temperature linked mortality: A case study from Ahmedabad city, India - International Journal of Biometeorology

The traditional approaches rely solely on temperature measures to assess heat-related health risks; but there is a growing trend towards using bio-meteorological indices for a more comprehensive evalu...

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NBER working paper by Faculty Associate Sebastian Galiani and colleague Sebastian Calónico reviews key hierarchical methods, compares their statistical properties & trade-offs, and discusses implications for applied empirical research. www.nber.org/system/files...

A study by MPRC Director Michael Rendall and colleagues finds support for male-predominant fertility patterns in exogamous unions, where fertility aligns more with the man's racial and ethnic group than the woman's. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

A new working paper by Faculty Associate Nolan Pope and colleagues finds that "parental divorce reduces children's adult earnings and college residence while increasing incarceration, mortality, and teen births." www.nber.org/papers/w33776

Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Madhavan and colleagues find that marriage can benefit mothers' mental health due to relationship satisfaction, but they also find that it can undermine their mental health depending on the context. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Does Marriage Benefit Maternal Mental Health? New Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya - Sangeetha Madhavan, Estelle Monique Sidze, Kirsten Michelle Stoebenau, Michael A. Wagner, Carol Wangui Wainaina, 2025

It has long been known that marriage is a critical correlate of mental health, primarily through relationship quality and support from partner. However, in cont...

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A World Bank Discussion Paper by Monica Das Gupta notes that India has prioritized curative healthcare over preventive public health services, resulting in vast and avoidable economic losses. openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c...

Working paper by Battistin & colleagues evaluates a labor market integration program for asylum seekers in Italy, revealing a 10% increase in employment, improved job quality, and benefits on socioeconomic integration. ideas.repec.org/p/iza/izadps...

Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster

We evaluate a labor market integration program that fast-tracked asylum seekers into the Italian labor market through personalized job mentoring, placement assistance, and on-the-job training. Leverag

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A study by Frauke Kreuter and colleagues used the Pandemic Response Survey, which collected data from 621,000 adults across 21 countries. They found disparities in life satisfaction, food security, healthcare access, & vaccine confidence post-COVID. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Insights on Late-Stage COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery From a 21-Country Online Survey

The widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems, economies, and societies globally requires comprehensive data to guide effective recovery efforts. Online surveys have become crucial ...

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Recently published research by Wade Jacobsen and colleagues using PROSPER data shows that 35% of high school friendships remain intact one year post-graduation. Similar substance use history predicts friendship stability during this transition. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Friends forever? Correlates of high school friendship (in)stability from adolescence to young adulthood

Although friendship instability is common throughout adolescence and young adulthood, experiencing high rates of relational turnover is associated wit…

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Sangeetha Madhavan & colleagues study the link between residential mobility & depression risk among urban mothers in Nairobi’s informal settlements. 1 in 4 mothers moved during the study, with those relocating to Viwandani facing elevated depression risk. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The nexus of the risk of depression and residential mobility for urban poor mothers: New longitudinal evidence from Nairobi

In Africa, the nexus between mental well-being and residential mobility is understudied, especially in urban settings. World Health Organization estim…

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Christina Getrich published a new book "Everyday Activists - Undocumented Immigrants' Quest for Justice and Well-Being." Drawing from 5 years of ethnographic research with DACA recipients, Getrich explores how young activists make an impact in their communities. nyupress.org/978147983224...

Everyday Activists

Strategies of resistance by undocumented young adultsAbout 825,000 of the more than two million undocumented young adults in the United States benefited from...

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Christina Getrich highlights how she has translated her anthropological research to inform immigration policy. She notes the potential for anthropologists to contribute to policy at every level to drive meaningful social change. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Anthropologists and Immigration Policy

Published in Practicing Anthropology (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Craig Fryer & colleagues find racial and ethnic discrimination (RED) influences tobacco/cannabis use, with coping strategies varying across young adults. Differences in coping highlight pathways between RED & product use, stressing racial health inequities. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Unpacking the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco use and cannabis co-use behaviors among young adults in the U.S

There is a general paucity of research describing the relationship between racial and ethnic discrimination (RED) and coping strategies on use of litt…

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NBER working paper by Faculty Associate Melissa Kearney & colleague Lisa Dettling proposes that "the dramatic changes in the accessibility of home ownership may have 'set the stage' for the baby boom." www.nber.org/system/files...

Study by Mónica Caudillo & colleagues looks at COVIDs impact on preterm births in Mexico. They found that "protective behaviors subject to heterogeneous socioeconomic and structural constraints may lead to unequal health outcomes during health emergencies" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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We evaluate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for preterm birth in Mexico using microdata that include all births from 2014 to 2022. The country's hybrid public/private healthcare system allo....

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Study by Liana Sayer & colleagues finds the gender gap in housework is continuing to narrow. They find that "gendered norms associated with different forms of unpaid labor may be becoming redefined" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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A study by Jessica Goldberg & colleagues in India evaluates the impact of a digital agricultural advisory service on rice farmers. Results show improved knowledge, practices, & yield increases, with reduced crop loss. precisiondev.org/wp-content/u...

New study by Faculty Associates Julia Steinberg, Michel Boudreaux, and colleagues finds that abortions increased and births decreased after the introduction of Medicaid abortion coverage in Illinois. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

Abortion Rate Increased And Birth Rate Decreased After Introduction Of Medicaid Abortion Coverage In Illinois | Health Affairs Journal

The Hyde Amendment prohibits US federal spending on abortion, including federal Medicaid dollars. Seventeen states cover abortion care in their Medicaid programs, using state funds, but causal evidenc...

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A study by Faculty Associate Mónica Caudillo shows that women who combine info sources gain better contraceptive knowledge. Adolescents learning from healthcare/school also show better understanding. Tailored interventions can enhance contraceptive education. www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...