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CALL FOR COVID-19 SEED FUND PROPOSALS
April 1, 2020
The PSTC invites applications for seed awards related to COVID-19.
Predoctoral Trainees Study Inequality with new support from NSF
March 25, 2020
Three sociology trainees have received NSF support for dissertation research on diverse issues of inequality.
Faculty Associate Escudero Receives NSF CAREER Award
March 6, 2020
Kevin Escudero has received a CAREER award from NSF for his work on the educational trajectories of students with different legal statuses.
PSTC junior scholars make their mark
March 4, 2020
We spoke with four junior scholars who are already making their marks in their respective fields to learn more about their work and some of the benefits of being PSTC faculty associates.
PSTC Faculty Spotlight: Kevin Mwenda
February 13, 2020
Q&A with PSTC faculty associate Kevin Mwenda, Associate Director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) and Assistant Professor (Research) of Population Studies.
PSTC alum addresses sexual harassment and women’s education through data
January 30, 2020
Girija Borker studies the consequences of sexual harassment in public spaces for women's education.
Money matters for achievement of low-income students
January 21, 2020
Rauscher finds that school bonds increase equality of opportunity for low-income students.
Trainees Participate in RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars Program
January 14, 2020
Ogunbajo and Agbai are current scholars in this prestigious program from RWJF.
Fussell addresses disaster recovery and climate crisis through population research
December 18, 2019
Elizabeth Fussell has received recent attention for her research on inequality in post-disaster recovery, as well as on migration trends amid rising sea levels.
In the News
Peaks, Testing, Lockdowns: How Coronavirus Vocabulary Causes Confusion
April 3, 2020 | The New York Times | Mark Lurie
Faculty associate Mark Lurie comments on how COVID-19 cases are reported.
COVID-19 and Imaginaries of China
March 24, 2020 | Plan A Magazine | Grazia Deng
PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Grazia Deng, an anthropologist, discusses anti-Chinese sentiment in the age of coronavirus.
Labeling kids with mild disabilities can backfire, study finds
March 9, 2020 | Hechinger Report | Jayanti Owens
Research on childhood ADHD diagnoses by PSTC faculty associate Jayanti Owens is highlighted.
Mark Lurie, Brown University epidemiologist,discusses COVID-19
March 3, 2020 | From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal | Mark Lurie
PSTC faculty associate Mark Lurie discusses the coronavirus epidemic in a podcast with the Providence Journal.
A Simple Way to Equalize the Ivies? Give Others the Legacy SAT Bonus
February 17, 2020 | The New York Times | John Friedman
PSTC faculty associate John Friedman discusses how to make college admissions more equitable.
Op-Ed: International overreaction to the coronavirus is more dangerous than the virus itself
February 4, 2020 | Los Angeles Times | Katherine Mason
PSTC faculty associate Kate Mason comments on the potential consequences of overreacting to the coronavirus outbreak.
The timing of the Wuhan coronavirus could be a global-health nightmare
January 24, 2020 | Popular Science | Katherine Mason
PSTC faculty associate Kate Mason comments on the potential for a new global pandemic.
“Boys Will Be Boys” Lets Men Like Kavanaugh and Trump Off the Hook. Let’s Let It Die.
January 17, 2020 | Mother Jones | Matthew Gutmann
PSTC Faculty Associate Matthew Gutmann debunks the myth that biological determinism drives and explains human male violence.