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 »
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 »
Despite the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 and how the pandemic has exacerbated the influence of systemic racism on Black communities, their voices are nearly absent from critical conversations. The current project, Black and Essential, aims to address this discrepancy by examining data highlighting Black individuals’ experiences amid the pandemic. Too often, programs and policies aimed …
The proposed research study examines the local impact of a global pandemic in the city of Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of Gujarat, India. Specifically, the project explores the pathways by which the pandemic is rendered local, by examining the context-specific effects of “lockdown,” a policy measure designed to restrict contact and movement and …
Governing the Pandemic: Relief and Resilience in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Read More »
In 1803 Charles IV of Spain initiated a campaign against smallpox, opening vaccination rooms across the peninsula and sending the cowpox vaccine around the globe with the Royal Philanthropic Expedition. This global examination of Spain’s smallpox vaccination campaign analyzes the dynamic between the purveyors of the vaccine and the potential recipients. On both the peninsula …
This small, qualitative study seeks to examine the ways in which the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the landscape of maternal health in the United States. Given the significant racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes, this research will focus on community-based projects that serve Black pregnant and parenting individuals. This project seeks to answer …
The Impacts of Covid-19 on Community-Based Maternal Health Projects Read More »
How are social relations in global households in Asia changing as a result of the barriers erected to flows of goods, money, and people in the wake of Covid-19? Millions of households in Asia depend on the income, labor, and other resources of members residing overseas. In this pilot project, researchers will collaborate with nongovernmental …
A People’s History of the Pandemic: Global Households and Covid-19 in Asia Read More »
Indigenous communities worldwide are particularly vulnerable to the threat of Covid-19. Thus far, indigenous communities in India have been relatively insulated from the pandemic due to their distance from urban centers, where most cases are concentrated, and their low population densities. However, the situation has been complicated by the announcement of the world’s largest lockdown …
