#GreatRead Up to 41,000 Nebraskans could lose Medicaid coverage by 2034 following the state’s early implementation of work requirements, as experts warn the policy could lead to significant coverage losses and barriers to care. Read more via ABC News: abcnews.com/US/nebraska-...

Nebraska becomes 1st state to implement Medicaid work requirements

Nebraska became the first state on Friday to implement Medicaid work requirements, which is mandated under President Donald Trump's megabill that passed last summer.

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The Better Government Lab is hiring a post-doc with data science skills and an interest in public management to work on reducing administrative burden in safety net programs. Interest in tech a plus. Start: August 26 or earlier @sebjilke.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social apply.interfolio.com/185941

We’re delighted to announce a tenure track ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEARCH. Fields: public management, implementation, governance, institutions & policy process. We will start reviewing applicants immediately & until position is filled. Start date is negotiable. usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

Our director, @ritahamad.bsky.social and @emilydore.bsky.social are authors on this paper profiled in this news piece… hsph.harvard.edu/news/poor-bi...

Poor birth outcomes increase with poverty | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Inequities in birth outcomes are staying consistent—if not widening—between economic groups, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.

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Low-income mothers had persistently worse birth outcomes from 2012 to 2022, with widening disparities in low birth weight, indicating a continued need for supportive policies. ja.ma/46vlUDp

I’m so excited to announce that I’m joining the Tufts School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine this summer! It’s a dream come true to join an interdisciplinary department that does important policy-relevant work around health disparities.

This video is a great explainer of work from the @genderscilab.bsky.social that highlights how inappropriate denominators (e.g., people in a population v. people who are prescribed medications) can skew our understanding of gender health disparities.

GenderSci Lab@genderscilab.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We’re excited to announce our latest video explainer, which summarizes our work to date on gender and sex disparities in Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCym...

Latest paper @jamapediatrics.com led by SPHERE postdoc @emilydore.bsky.social finds longstanding disparities in infant health by poverty status using national data, e.g., for preterm birth and low birthweight. www.doi.org/10.1001/jama... @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social 1/

Exciting news! We just posted an opening for a Survey Associate on @pewresearch.org's Methods team! This is an amazing opportunity for someone relatively early in their career to join what is, IMO, the most fun methods team in the business. Full description at the link below.

Survey Associate, Methodology

Pew Research Center Organization Overview Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts publi...

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Does women’s health need sex-specific algorithms? In a paper just out in Big Data & Society (bigdatasoc.bsky.social) we at the GenderSci Lab warn against the growing use of so-called “pink” and “blue” algorithms, arguing that they risk embedding biological sex essentialist assumptions into medicine.

🚨Job alert! We're hiring experienced programmer to analyze national Medicaid claims data, along w/ colleague Ari Ne'eman @hsph.harvard.edu. Details & application instructions: careers.harvard.edu/job/statisti... @societyforepi.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @ashecon.bsky.social @apha.org

Statistical Analyst/Programmer

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New visualization in @sociusjournal.bsky.social Extending our prior work with new data through 2024 we show infant health improves under Democratic presidents Black, White, Hispanic & Asian babies benefit, with largest gains for Black infants. Joint w terrific @tsrauf.bsky.social

Latest study by SPHERE postdocs A. Ali & @emilydore.bsky.social finds that expansions of EITC for young adults w/out kids boosted mental heath. This group is often excluded from safety net policies, but they are at a critical juncture of life course. doi.org/10.1111/1468... @mdrc-news.bsky.social 1/

Hot off the press! See our new paper: “Three maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research” in the journal Biology of Sex Differences. We show how sex essentialism distorts research & propose 3 ways to avoid making these mistakes. (1/12) rdcu.be/eNcRM

At today’s PSID Seminar Series, Emily Dore, postdoctoral researcher @hsph.harvard.edu, presents new findings on How State Context Shapes the Long Arm of Childhood, especially concerning TANF, welfare reform and health.

Join @umpsid.bsky.social for @emilydore.bsky.social Postdoc at the SPHERE Center at Harvard School of Public Health: How State Context Shapes the Long Arm of Childhood. Wednesday, November 19, 12:00-1:00 RSVP: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psid-...

PSID Seminar: How State Context Shapes the Long Arm of Childhood

Emily Dore Postdoctoral Research Fellow Social Policies for Health Equity Research (SPHERE) Center Harvard School of Public Health Wednesday, November 19, 2025  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Institute for Social...

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I’m looking forward to visiting @um-psc.bsky.social next week and presenting some of my work on state contexts and the long arm of childhood!

UM Population Studies Center@um-psc.bsky.social · 9mo ago

What is the role of state contextual factors in shaping the well-documented relationship between childhood SES and health in later life? @emilydore.bsky.social presents the upcoming @umpsid.bsky.social seminar live and on Zoom. @um-src.bsky.social RSVP: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psid-...

Our new study shows that living in states with higher levels of structural sexism was associated with worse cardiovascular disease outcomes for both men and women, especially for diabetes and stroke. @pahoman.bsky.social @deborascience.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New publication with @susanshort.bsky.social in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social. We analyzed 2025 revisions to womenshealth[dot]gov under the Trump administration -documenting how credible health content was replaced with ideology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Rewriting women's health: a content analysis of the Trump administration's revisions to womenshealth.gov

In 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid changes to the data and information available on US government websites. We conducted a content ana…

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Rita Hamad, professor of social epidemiology and public policy, explains why losing the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System puts the health of mothers and infants at risk, and how she hopes to help keep its data accessible. “Without data, we can’t fix problems,” says @ritahamad.bsky.social

With federal maternal health database in limbo, a risk to mother and infant health | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Rita Hamad explains why losing PRAMS puts the health of mothers and infants at risk, and how she hopes to help keep its data accessible.

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WE'RE HIRING! The Gender & Women's Studies Dept at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hiring a TT professor of GENDER AND AGING I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions Please share widely!

Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

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Postdoc @emilydore.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu provided an interview to @healthyfutures.bsky.social discussing the findings of this study, highlighting the importance of social policy design for improving #healthequity. www.healthyfutures.blog/p/how-social... @rwjf.org @policies4action.bsky.social

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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/

Join us for a Milbank Quarterly webinar on defining the structural determinants of health on Thursday, October 23 from 12-1pm ET us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Milbank Quarterly Webinar: Understanding the Structural Determinants of Health. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the w...

Structural determinants of health are hierarchical patterns of advantage among socially constructed groups that affect health. Unlike social determinants of health, the structural determinants of heal...

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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!

Assistant Professor of Sociology

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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...

Poverty in America Remained Flat in 2024 But Will Likely Rise as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Goes Into Effect

New census data show how poverty in America looked before the Trump administration’s megabill made historic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

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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...

Rita Hamad@ritahamad.bsky.social · last yr.

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/

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...

State Policy Changes and Unconditional Cash Transfers to Improve Maternal and Child Health

“While far from perfect, this legislation provides an historic opportunity to end welfare as we know it…,”1 said President Bill Clinton in 1996. He signed into law a measure that ended the entitlement...

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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/