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Consistent with other crises, the Covid-19 pandemic portends substantial challenges to Latino college students, many of whom are first-generation college attendees and members of lower-income families. Significant increases in the percentage of Latino students enrolled in institutions of higher education are offset by Latinos’ persistent lag in college completion compared to other racial/ethnic groups (Excelencia …

Resilient Latinos: Educational Pathways and Careers in the Age of Covid-19 Read More »

During the current pandemic, misleading information has been spreading along with the pathogen. The availability of different social media outlets and access-enabling tools have amplified their dispersion. In Pakistan, the historical legacy of colonial subjugation contributes to a feeling of mistrust towards modernity and its epistemic expressions in the praxis of science and medicine. This …

The One with the Rumor: Diffusion of Covid-19-Related Misinformation in Pakistani Twitter Conversations Read More »

It is well known that Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Black Americans who were already overrepresented in health disparities. We do not yet understand its impact on infant mortality. A critical issue in Cleveland, Ohio, babies born to Black mothers are three times as likely to die within their first year than those …

Addressing African American Infant Mortality Using Technology during the Covid-19 Crisis Read More »

As well as the health battle, the social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is significant. Across Asia, it is women who are being disproportionately affected. One group who is particularly vulnerable to its effects are migrant domestic workers. Compared with other international migrants, foreign migrant workers, particularly migrant domestic workers, encounter more barriers in accessing …

Well-Being in a Time of Social Distancing: Indonesian Domestic Workers in Singapore and Hong Kong Read More »

We will catalog and analyze different American metropolitan governments’ responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on courts and judiciary-adjacent institutions. First and foremost, we seek to map out the reconfiguration of the carceral state as local governments grapple with how to manage their judicial systems in the midst of a pandemic. Along the …

Responses to a Pandemic: Court Systems in 10 Cities Across America Read More »

This project examines how families with members suffering from chronic occupational diseases manage Covid-19 infection risk in Turkey. Workers employed in dangerous industries with exposure to the risk of chronic occupational diseases or those who suffer from such diseases become extremely vulnerable as healthcare services are drastically suspended for people with chronic health conditions. We …

Occupational Diseases in the Context of Pandemic: Managing Risk and Care among the Working-Class Households Read More »

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted a global exchange of migrant labor, as efforts to control the virus closed national borders and brought international travel to a halt. While media reports highlight how such disruptions affect wealthy nations that depend on migrant workers, this project asks: How has the Covid-19 crisis impacted places that export migrant …

Deferred Departures, Unhappy Returns: Pandemic and the Labor-Exporting Nation Read More »

Sex work has been dramatically affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many sex workers may be facing the difficult decision between maintaining an income and protecting their health, a risk exacerbated by the explicit exclusion of sex workers from state-sponsored financial aid programs. Research is needed to define the needs of sex workers in the face …

Sex Work in the Time of Covid-19: Enhancing Collaborative Problem-Solving among Sex Workers during a Global Pandemic Read More »

How do authoritarian governments use mass media to shape public opinion during times of crisis? We propose to study agenda-setting and propaganda in Russia’s most-watched news source, the state-owned Channel 1 television station, to investigate how information about a deadly health crisis—the Covid-19 pandemic—is covered by state media. This project uses text analysis and machine …

Authoritarian Control of Crisis Narratives in the Media: Learning from Covid-19 Coverage on Russian State-Owned TV Read More »

“Student aid capped as demand soars,” “International students facing long queues at foodbanks,” “Sydney doctor reports cases of scurvy among students.” A brief survey of Australian newspapers points to an alarming rise of food insecurity among university students in Australia, especially international students. The large number of casual job losses due to Covid-19 has meant …

Food Insecurity among International Students Within and Beyond Victoria, Australia Read More »