Social support is a well-established buffer of stress during pregnancy that has been associated with better maternal and infant health outcomes in the postpartum period. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has had profound effects on pregnant women’s access to social connection, such as community and extended family support. We plan to test the effects of pandemic-related …
As the United States and the rest of the world confront the global health threat of Covid-19, how do citizens view the fundamental trade-offs between health, liberty, and economic well-being? As these tradeoffs become particularly salient during a pandemic, what are citizens willing to sacrifice and what are they steadfast in supporting no matter what …
Civil Liberties in the Time of Health and Economic Crises Read More »
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a generation of amateur epidemiologists, as people try to understand how a microscopic threat circulates through society. As they imagine the spread of this “invisible monster,” they project their fears of the virus onto groups in society that they imagine are spreading it, whose bodies or actions become the visible …
Our current global economic order is operating in compartmentalized, segmented, and unsustainable ways. The current crisis caused by the worldwide spread of Covid-19 has exposed the shallow foundations of the neoliberal empire. What current economic practice and analysis fails to take into account is human relationships. This project applies a tool that measures the relationships …
A New Moral Economy: A Relational Approach to Human Development during Covid-19 Read More »
While Pakistan is currently producing epidemiological research examining the number of infections, death rates, and the areas hit hardest by this pandemic, there is an absence of research examining the social and technical implications of Covid-19 in Pakistan. To address this dearth of research, through the experiences of three generations of people living through the …
Mapping Daily Routines, Rituals, and Virtual Emotional Intimacies in Covid-19 Pakistan Read More »
Survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and service agencies that support them, are facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Preliminary data point to a sharp increase in the rate and severity of violence, as social distancing guidelines trap survivors at home with abusive family members and increase the difficulty of accessing …
The future of work is increasingly intertwined with widespread data collection of employee data for workplace monitoring, safety and efficiency tracking, predictive analytics, and performance evaluations. With the global Covid-19 pandemic, work practices have shifted significantly, and many office workers have moved from on-site office environments to working at home. Initial evaluations suggest this shift …
This project seeks to understand the experiences of personal support workers (PSWs) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many PSWs in Canada continue to provide their essential services through the pandemic, with increased precarity and vulnerability in their care work and personal lives. We will recruit twenty PSWs to participate in arts-based research (photovoice) to understand their …
Covid-19, Precarity, and the Counternarratives of PSWs: Photovoice and Change Read More »
The overarching goal of the current project is to investigate the short- and potential long-term psychosocial outcomes of widespread quarantine in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Shelter-in-place and social-distancing orders in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak have disrupted routines, removed social outlets, and decreased or eliminated specialized support. While most …
Exploring the Psychosocial Impacts of Covid-19 in Children with Autism Read More »
Whether people regulate negative emotions during Covid-19 might inform mental health worldwide. Therefore, this project will test whether the motivation to decrease negative emotional experiences differs across cultures. The project will also test whether attempts to decrease negative emotions are equally beneficial across cultures. In one study, participants from 10 countries will indicate how much …
