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PSTC News
Speculative property purchases spur Detroit neighborhood decline
October 11, 2018
PSTC Postdoc Eric Seymour examines the post-crisis housing markets and worsening housing security.
PSTC awarded $1.5 million NICHD training grant
October 4, 2018
Funding supports postdoctoral and predoctoral trainees in population studies.
PSTC hosts record number of fellowships
October 1, 2018
Nine predoctoral trainees receive full funding this year.
Aizer becomes first female chair of Brown’s Department of Economics
September 28, 2018
Anna Aizer, the first female to earn tenure in Brown’s Department of Economics, is now serving as the first female chair of the department.
PSTC welcomes new community members
September 6, 2018
Faculty associates, visiting scholars, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, and staff members join the Center community.
Addressing data, natural disasters, and effects on older adults
July 20, 2018
PSTC Faculty Associate Elizabeth Fussell examines use of data to analyze environmental disasters and their consequences for older adults.
Caven named Brown/Wheaton Faculty Fellow
July 19, 2018
PSTC Trainee Meghan Caven will teach a course on Schools and Social Inequality at Wheaton College this year.
Bouek wins ASA's Thompson Award
July 11, 2018
PSTC Trainee Jennifer Bouek has won the 2018 ASA's Thompson Graduate Student Paper Award.
PSTC hosts Leadership Alliance students
June 21, 2018
Three students to do research and be mentored at the PSTC this summer.
In the News
Health disparities in R.I.: Wellness tied to race, income, education and ZIP code
October 11, 2018 | Providence Journal | John Friedman
The Opportunity Altas, published by economist John Friedman and colleagues, shows areas in RI that confirm the correlation between race and income.
Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty
October 5, 2018 | GeekWire | John Friedman
The Gates Foundation commits $15M to Opportunity Insights, co-directed by economist John Friedman.
Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life
October 1, 2018 | New York Times | John Friedman
Big data research from economist John Friedman shows how neighborhoods matter for upward mobility.
Women with HIV Face Rising Health Risks in Unstable Housing
September 14, 2018 | MD Magazine | Omar Galarraga
Omar Galarraga's research shows the importance of addressing social determinants of health.
Marriage markets and assortative mating in first marriages and remarriages in the USA
September 10, 2018 | N-IUSSP | Zhenchao Qian
Zhenchao Qian's research on marriage in the U.S. finds previously married individuals are disadvantaged in the marriage market.
Does Teacher Coaching Work?
September 5, 2018 | Education Next | Matthew Kraft
Matthew Kraft discusses the past, present, and future of teacher coaching.
To fight sexually transmitted diseases, Montgomery Co. offers condoms in some high school clinics
September 3, 2018 | The Washington Post | Mark Lurie
Epidemiologist Mark Lurie says offering condoms in schools can make a difference in spread of STIs.
Digging into data helps lift kids out of poverty
August 28, 2018 | The Columbus Dispatch | John Friedman
John Friedman aims for revitalization of the American Dream using big data and increasing upward mobility.