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Check out Lori Peek's new article

July 24, 2020

A Framework for Convergence Research in the Hazards and Disaster Field: The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure CONVERGE Facility

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Lori Peek & Kathleen Tierney both quoted in New York Times

July 24, 2020

Lori Peek and Kathleen Tierney are both quoted throughout this New York Times article, focused on gender and helping behaviors in the pandemic.

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Last week the Natural Hazards Center hosted their 45th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop

July 24, 2020

Last week the Natural Hazards Center hosted their 45 th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop – and first ever online gathering. With over 800 people registered, it was the largest in the Center’s history. In addition, the Natural Hazards Center co-convened an entirely online add-on Researchers Meeting that involved nearly 500...

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Hillary Steinberg's paper won the ASA Section on Disability and Society's Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

July 17, 2020

Hillary Steinberg's article "Distance and acceptance: Identity formation in young adults with chronic health conditions" has won the ASA Section on Disability and Society's Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. This project started as her third year paper.

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Marley Olson successfully defended her dissertation proposal

July 8, 2020

Marley Olson successfully defended her dissertation proposal -- "Legitimacy Deficits with a Gendered Diagnosis: How Men and Women Navigate Concussion." Congrats Marley!

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Matt McQueen (PI) and Jason Boardman (co-I) recently received five years of funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)

June 26, 2020

Matt McQueen (PI) and Jason Boardman (co-I) recently received five years of funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to collect and analyze oral and gut microbiome data from respondents of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). The project involves collaborations with Ken Krauter...

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Graduate student, Jocelyn West, gives webinar on research on landslides in Puerto Rico

June 26, 2020

Jocelyn West presented a webinar about an ongoing collaborative research project on risk communication for landslides in Puerto Rico . The project team includes Lori Peek as well as students and scientists from the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez and U.S. Geological Survey. You can view the webinar recording here...

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"Views on COVID-19 from Inside Prison: Perspectives of High-Risk Prisoners"

June 26, 2020

David Pyrooz and Jenn Tostlebe , along with Ryan Labrecque (UCF) and Bert Useem (Purdue) published an article on prisoner perceptions of COVID-19 in Justice Evaluation Journal using mixed methods data from their ongoing study in the Oregon prison system: "Views on COVID-19 from Inside Prison: Perspectives of High-Risk Prisoners."

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News 06-19-20

June 25, 2020

Hillary Steinberg received the United Government of Graduate Students Graduate Teaching Excellence Award in recognition of her teaching this past year. Congrats Hillary! Our alumnus Angel Hoekstra was featured in this week’s ASA Footnotes on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic while working abroad. Congrats Angel! Jocelyn West presented a webinar...

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Michael Sousa & Tim Wadsworth had their article accepted for publication by the Brooklyn Law Review

April 2, 2020

Michael Sousa, Tim Wadsworth and Phil Pendergast (CU-PhD 2108) recently had their article, “Health Insurance and Bankruptcy Risk: Examining the Impact of the Affordable Act,” accepted for publication by the Brooklyn Law Review . In one of the first empirical efforts to demonstrate the relationship between the Affordable Care Act...

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