This study investigates exposures to summertime indoor overheating and airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) experienced by low-income seniors and explores the potential of natural ventilation on maintaining good indoor thermal conditions and air quality (IAQ).
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Research, Publications, and Reports
Research – Cantor et al. Examine Race and Ethnicity Trends for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations
Inpatient hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) decreased nationally, however, data are lacking on trends within and across race and ethnicity populations.
Research – Barchi examines improving adult women’s emotional health in rural Kenya through community soccer and social support
Recent research from associate professor Francis Barchi and co-authors examines the contribution of a recreational adult women’s soccer league in rural Kenya to the development goals of enhancing social support, building community cohesion, and improving women’s emotional health.
Research – Cantor co-authors study examining Medicaid-Serving Primary Care Teams
By exploring critical cases of primary care teams (within MTSs), this study provides foundational insights on how team processes and context may affect care quality disparities.
Research – Noland, Iacobucci, and Zhang “Public Views on the Reallocation of Street Space Due to COVID-19”
New research from Professors Bob Noland, Wenwen Zhang, and PhD alum Evan Iacobucci found many NJ residents support making COVID-related street closures permanent, though transportation agencies remain an impediment.
Research – Rubin “Boiling the Frog Slowly: Reducing Resistance to Neoliberal Education Reform Through Window Dressing Strategies”
New research from Prof. Julia Sass Rubin uses a Camden, NJ case study to examine the playbook of neoliberal education reform policies.
Spring 2022 Micromobility Graduate Studio is Recipient of APA-NJ Outstanding Student Project Award
The project explored micromobility and active transportation options and infrastructure in Asbury Park, NJ and contributed to the broader impacts of a $1.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awarded to the Bloustein School.
Research – Ralph on “The End of Speed Traps and Ticket Quotas: Re-framing and Reforming Traffic Cameras to Increase Support”
This latest article by Dr. Kelcie Ralph surveyed U.S. adults about their views on ticket revenues, the government, support for cameras, and a survey experiment.
Research – Crowley publishes “Challenging gendered power: How sexual harassment perpetrators respond to victim confrontation”
A recent article written by Dr. Jocelyn Elise Crowley dispels a significant sexual harassment myth that victims working within the fashion industry culture are able to stop perpetrators simply by speaking up and/or fighting back.
Research: Wolff Co-Authors Study on the Prevalence of Prison-based Physical and Sexual Victimization
A recent article co-authored by Nancy Wolff is the first systematic review of the prevalence of prison-based physical and sexual victimization that includes a sufficient number of samples to perform data synthesis, meta-analyses, and a quantitative assessment of sources of heterogeneity between studies.
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