PSTC News

Pandemic Journaling Project Made Accessible to Researchers at New Long-Term Home

March 1, 2024

Researchers studying the COVID-19 pandemic will maintain wide access to this paradigm-shifting historical record at its new placement at Syracuse University

Investigating the Link Between Intra-Occupation Job Variation and Gender Segregation in the Workplace

January 31, 2024

Sociologist Ananda Martin-Caughey is re-examining social survey data to analyze the impacts of job title stratification.

Entrepreneurial Responses to Infrastructure Failures in Nigeria

December 18, 2023

PSTC researcher Daniel Jordan Smith’s 2022 book documents how citizen-government relationships in Nigeria have been impacted by the state’s infrastructural shortcomings.

The Launch of a Project on Mesoamerican Migration

November 16, 2023

Using innovative survey techniques, the project aims to comprehensively document the experiences of migrants to the U.S. from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

A Community-Driven Project to Analyze Local Drug Supply

October 17, 2023

As part of the TestRI research project, PSTC epidemiologist Alexandra B. Collins worked alongside RI community partners to better understand and mitigate local overdose risk.

PSTC Researcher Investigates Social Determinants of Gender Differences in Dementia

September 5, 2023

Assistant Professor of Population Studies Meghan Zacher explores potential link between educational inequality and women’s increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

PSTC Researcher Uncovers Educational Disparities among Africa’s Largest Religious Populations

August 4, 2023

In his recently published paper, PSTC economist Stelios Michalopoulos investigates why Christian populations experience higher rates of educational mobility throughout Africa.

PSTC Economist Explores Link Between World War II Labor Policies and Racial Wage Gap

July 3, 2023

PSTC researcher Anna Aizer and her colleagues identify heightened wartime labor demand as source of increased economic opportunity for Black families.

“Immigrant Student Research Project” Creates Living Record of Immigrant Graduate Student Experience

June 12, 2023

PSTC researchers are creating a new national database to record the triumphs of immigrant graduate students and highlight the remaining barriers to educational equity.

Congratulations to our 2023 PSTC Graduates!

May 22, 2023

On Thursday, May 18, members of the PSTC community gathered to celebrate the graduation of 10 PSTC trainees who will receive PhDs from the Brown University Graduate School this month.

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