Shannon Monnat
@smonnat.bsky.social
Rural demographer & pop health scholar; Director of the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse Univ; 1st gen college; lover of days with no meetings; check out our research briefs: https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/ https://surface.syr.edu/cpr_policybriefs/
Sociologist Gabriela Kirk-Werner has been named a 2026-27 visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, one of the nation's most selective social science fellowship programs. She examines how alternatives to incarceration shape the lives of the people assigned to them. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
Maxwell Sociologist Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation
Maxwell Sociologist Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation
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⏰IAPHS Conference Registration is open! Join us in Portland OR from September 29-October 2. Register here: iaphs.org/conference/r... #IAPHS2026 #PopHealth
Apologies to the older folks we used to judge for eating dinner at 5 and being in bed by 9. You guys were really on to something.
Adults with #ADHD reported worse #COVID19 experiences than adults without ADHD. Learn more in this study by Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich, CPR Director @smonnat.bsky.social, CPR Research Affiliate Andrew London, and Scott Landes. @maxwellsu.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Differences in COVID-19 experiences between U.S. working age adults with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Differences in COVID-19 infection and clinical outcomes between adults with and without ADHD are well documented. Less is known about disparities in t…
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I pre-ordered. You should, too!
Brian “Enemy of Civilization” Alexander@brianralexander.bsky.social · 4mo agoDo you do research on rural policies and policies? Submit an abstract for this special issue of Rural Sociology on Policies, Politics, and the Wellbeing of Rural People and Places. Abstracts due May 1. ruralsociology.org/rural-sociol...
Rural Sociology Special Issue Abstract Submission – Rural Sociological Society
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New paper @jhppl.bsky.social (w/ Michael Shepherd & Alee Lockman) where we find Americans who grew up (socialized) in rural areas are more likely to own guns, support the NRA, & hold more conservative firearm policy attitudes over the lifespan, even after moving away. 1/ doi.org/10.1215/0361...
Don't Take Your Guns to Town? Rural Socialization and the Long-Term Politics of Firearms | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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@mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social et al find adults who grew up in rural areas had worse childhood health access, worse health outcomes, lower trust in medicine, and less support for health policies backed by scientific consensus. With Alee Lockman and @klunztrujillo.bsky.social #MPSA2026
INRPHA Annual Meeting kicks off with this virtual panel discussing potential implications of the Rural Health Transformation Program for U.S. rural working-age and older adults. Register: buff.ly/BpSVKHN @pmkelly.bsky.social @smonnat.bsky.social @r-thombs.bsky.social @ruralhealth.bsky.social
"Human beings crave a narrative. We want our lives to be about something. W/out an anchoring story, we're unmoored. Work means nothing other than a paycheck. Gov't means nothing other than keeping prices low or gaming it for profit... Kindness and community are for suckers."
Brian “Enemy of Civilization” Alexander@brianralexander.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew post. As promised, Part II of how we got Pete Hegseth, with appearances by Ulrich Beck, @smonnat.bsky.social, new baseball stadiums, Oneida, and all of that free to anybody who wants to risk it. by.brianralexander.com/manly-men-me...
COVID-19 masking requirements and activity restrictions were linked to increased gun violence during 2020-2021. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/290/
FUNDING ALERT - the Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging invites proposals for pilot research on the drivers of rural health & aging trends and disparities. Proposals are due by Friday, April 10. The RFP can be accessed at drive.google.com/file/d/1YESp...
INRPHA RFP_Year 3 Pilots_Final.pdf
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Rural America is often talked about as if it’s one place with one story. It isn’t. Rural demographers break down 6 commonly-held myths about rural America, and why getting them wrong has real consequences (thread) ⬇️ buff.ly/q9pGEtI
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
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Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind on voter engagement, new survey of Michigan officials shows buff.ly/5p6D4WR
Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows
Officials from 70% of Michigan’s 1,856 cities, villages, counties and townships completed the survey.
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Is AI supplementing care or replacing it? Among U.S. adults who use AI for mental health support, 28% now visit human mental health professionals less often. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/288/
“The food system perspective is really important here. It's not just about how do they pay for labor costs and compete, but why do we have this system where so little of the money is going to farmers,” says Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Vermont Edition
Federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont over the last 10 months. Those arrests have heightened fears in tight-knit communities across the state. Vermont Public’s Peter Hirschfeld ...
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New in The Conversation from Tim Slack and @smonnat.bsky.social Shannon Monnat: "6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong" 1/ theconversation.com/6-myths-abou...
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
theconversation.com
Our Center for Policy Research alumni do awesome things! Congrats, Graham!
Syracuse University Center for Policy Research@cprmaxwell.bsky.social · 8mo agoCongrats to CPR and @maxwellsu.bsky.social alum, Graham Ambrose, on receiving funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to explore how rural electric co-ops are navigating electrification and growing energy demands!
Check out my article in the @us.theconversation.com today, co-authored with Tim Slack. 6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong theconversation.com/6-myths-abou...
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
theconversation.com
Healthcare is broken, example 1,350. Consolidation is driving out all smaller outfits, leaving pharmacy deserts. Appalachia takes it in the shorts, again.
“Optimism driven by political satisfaction does not necessarily track with objective indicators of well-being. There is little evidence that conditions in most rural communities are improving,” says Professor @smonnat.bsky.social. @sulernercenter.bsky.social @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
Rural America feels differently about the future
A survey has shown rural America is feeling more optimistic about the country's future, at a time when many others are feeing the opposite.
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"While optimism may reflect short-term satisfaction with political leadership, the administration's policy choices mean that most rural communities are unlikely to see improved economic and health outcomes in the near future" says @smonnat.bsky.social. www.newsweek.com/rural-americ...
Rural America feels differently about the future
A survey has shown rural America is feeling more optimistic about the country's future, at a time when many others are feeing the opposite.
newsweek.com
Not an expert, just a writer, but yes. While not specifically about misinformation, I think the work of Jennifer Karas Montez, et al on state policies is relevant to the information environment. I see links all the time in my reporting. www.milbank.org/quarterly/ar... c: @smonnat.bsky.social
US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy | Milbank Quarterly
Context: Life expectancy in the United States has increased little in previous decades, declined in recent years, and become more unequal across US
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In a new Demography article with @marasheftel.bsky.social we document the aging of the undocumented immigrant population. Half of undocumented Asians and one in five undocumented Mexicans are 50 or older, and now entering older adulthood without a safety net. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
The Growth and Diversity of Older Undocumented Immigrants in the United States | Demography | Duke University Press
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Free and subsidized food programs are complex, expensive, and ineffective for older adults. Our experts break down the key limitations of community-based food programs for #olderadults in the final brief from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/283/. @maxwellsu.bsky.social
Who could've predicted this? @brianralexander.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds
The increased deaths in emergency departments at private equity-owned hospitals are most likely the result of reduced staffing levels, researchers say.
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