PSTC News

PSTC Launches New Undergraduate Fellows Program

August 15, 2022

This summer, the Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC) launched a new undergraduate research initiative.

PSTC Researcher Investigates Disparities in Postpartum Care

August 3, 2022

Assistant Professor of Population Studies Maria Steenland has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether postpartum outcomes vary between foreign-born and U.S.-born low-income women.

PSTC Welcomes New Staff Members

July 19, 2022

Over the last year, the PSTC is pleased to have welcomed several new staff members.

Research Project Explores COVID-19’s Effects on First-Generation Students and their Families

June 27, 2022

PSTC Anthropologists Kate Mason and Andrea Flores, in collaboration with anthropologist Sarah Willen, are investigating the effects of the pandemic on first-generation college students and their parents.

Congratulations to the PSTC Class of 2022!

June 27, 2022

Dear Graduates...

Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia: Gains and Reflections Over the Past Two Decades,

June 24, 2022

Brown researchers found that Ethiopian youth who develop high career expectations in early adolescence are more likely to delay first sex, a key predictor of age at first marriage for young women.

Welcome to the 2022 PSTC Undergraduate Fellows

May 12, 2022

The PSTC Undergraduate Fellows Program is an eight-week, paid summer fellowship that aims to prepare current Brown undergraduates to engage in rigorous empirical research in population studies, public policy and related fields, in support of the center’s mission to produce evidence in support of efforts to improve public health and inform public policy. 

Argenis Hurtado Moreno Named Ford Foundation PreDoctoral Fellow

April 11, 2022

Anthropology trainee Argenis Hurtado Moreno has been named a 2022 Ford Foundation PreDoctoral Fellow.

Every Household Its Own Government: Improvised Infrastructure, Entrepreneurial Citizens, and the State in Nigeria

March 23, 2022

In his recently published book, Daniel Jordan Smith highlights Nigerian resilience amidst inadequate government support.

Female Partners of Incarcerated Males Experience Negative Labor Market Outcomes

November 1, 2021

PSTC economist Terry-Ann Craigie explores how mass incarceration negatively impacts the female partners of male inmates.

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