(2017) New studies add to the growing body of research on the toll U.S. mass incarceration is taking on prisoner’s children and families. Three recent articles in the journal Demography document the spillover effects of the prison boom on family poverty, couples’ relationship stability, and child well-being.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
(2018) The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Leading researchers discussed nuances in maternal mortality data in the United States—and potential policy solutions.
(2011) "I told them I was terrified and desperate, that I was just a child and far too young to get married...I used to scream and cry all night. I was too young, too tender. It killed me inside. Life became meaningless." Young Turkish Kurdish girl married at age 12.
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, few sub-Saharan African countries had reported a single case of the disease, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Recent research about migration patterns after the most destructive wildfires may help us predict what happens next
