PSTC News
PSTC celebrates faculty seed awards
March 4, 2021
Four PSTC faculty associates have received Research Seed Awards for projects on the effects of COVID-19 on marginalized communities and on transit in developing countries.
Global research project advances data to support communities affected by drought and land degradation
February 26, 2021
“My collaborators and I hope that this project will strengthen country-level Land Degradation Neutrality and drought resilience data, decision-making, and policies towards achieving a key component of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
Medicaid reimbursement for postpartum contraception expands young women's access to LARCs
February 5, 2021
Expanded access to long-acting reversible contraception helped increase the use of effective postpartum contraception in an age group that is more likely to have closely spaced, higher-risk repeat pregnancies.
Fussell investigates the effects of natural disasters and economic turmoil on migration from Puerto Rico
January 22, 2021
Fussell hopes that by developing a longitudinal data set from 2000 to 2020, she will better understand how the 2006 and 2017 disasters influenced migration from Puerto Rico to the U.S.
Celebrating PSTC staff
December 18, 2020
In 2020, we celebrated two staff milestones: Tom Alarie's 25 years working at PSTC, and Sue Silveira's retirement.
Physical symptoms arising after disasters typically resolve over time, study finds
December 17, 2020
PSTC Postdoctoral Research Associate Meghan Zacher studies how natural disasters affect physical health in a new paper.
Franklin highlights gatekeeping and lack of diversity in quantitative human geography through examination of editorial boards
December 14, 2020
With a focus on the demographic composition of the editorial teams of flagship quantitative geography journals, Franklin and her team investigated the persistent lack of gender diversity.
Journaling project captures the experiences of ordinary people during COVID-19 pandemic
December 9, 2020
In order to collect submissions without being “extractive or intrusive,” users maintain ownership over their submissions and sign consent forms to share their anonymous entries.
Steenland studies effects of new Medicaid reimbursement policy for postpartum contraceptives
December 7, 2020
Steenland believes that providing long-acting reversible contraception in the immediate postpartum period will give women more control over childbearing.