New York University Week on The Academic Minute
Monday
Melissa Bergh, PhD student at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, takes a look at three ways housing can affect which older adults go into a nursing home.
Tuesday
Emiko Kranz, PhD student in the School of Global Public Health, says discrimination can affect our immune system health.
Wednesday
Sewin Chan, associate professor of public policy, explores how boomeranging back to live with your parents may be necessary, but not helpful in the long term.
Thursday
Joe Salvatore, clinical professor and director of educational theatre, says matching presidential inauguration quotes to those who spoke them may be harder than you think.
Friday
Christine Constantinople, assistant professor of neural science, tests rats with juice rewards to see how animals make inferences.
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 5/25 - 5/29
Monday
Beatrice Golomb - University of California San Diego
New Diagnostic Code for Gulf War Illness
Dr. Golomb is a Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego with over 15 years of experience treating veteran patients, including veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI). She was the inaugural Scientific Director for the Congressionally directed Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (RAC) and her research for RAND and with funding from the Department of Defense have expanded knowledge of exposure relations, mechanisms, markers and treatment for GWI. Dr. Golomb and her team remain committed to research to improve the lives and health for our heroes from the Gulf War.
Tuesday
Cole McFaul - Georgetown University
Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion
Cole McFaul is a Senior Research Analyst and an Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he mainly focuses on emerging technology competition in the Asia-Pacific and China’s science and technology ecosystem. Prior to joining CSET, Cole researched the political economy of China’s international engagement strategies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. Cole holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Stanford University.
Wednesday
Maria Steenland - University of Maryland
Stark Mortality Difference Between Pregnancy and Abortion
Dr. Steenland is an Assistant Professor in Family Science in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a health services and health policy researcher focused on maternal and reproductive health policy in the United States. Her research uses
econometric methods to evaluate maternal and reproductive health programs and policies, with a particular focus on Medicaid policy. The overarching goal of her research is to identify policy options to increase the equity and quality of women’s health services. Her previous research
has examined the effect of Medicaid payment policies for immediate postpartum contraception, and expansions of Medicaid eligibility in pregnant and postpartum populations.
Thursday
Sriniwas Pandey - Binghamton University
Platform Recommendations and Diverse Opinions on Social Media
Pandey is a lecturer in the School of Computing at Binghamton University. He received his PhD degree in system science from Binghamton University. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science engineering from UTU India and IIITDMJ India, respectively. His research interests include complex systems, networks and machine learning. His research aims to comprehend the intricacies of eccentric behavior within society, focusing on identifying the underlying factors contributing to such behaviors and its impact on network dynamics.
Friday
Charlotte Hogg - Texas Christian University
What Sororities Can Tell Us About Belonging
Dr. Charlotte Hogg is a professor at Texas Christian University specializing in rhetoric and composition. She has authored, co-authored, or co-edited five books, most recently White Sororities and the Cultural Work of Belonging. Her work has also appeared in Inside Higher Education, The Washington Post, College English, Rhetoric Review, Peitho, and elsewhere. She teaches women’s rhetorics and literacies, creative nonfiction, and composition.
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