Successful coastal adaptation requires robust integration of science and policy and well-designed climate services, both built on the usability of scientific information. The findings highlight the need for policymakers to understand the importance of using SLR projections in planning for sea-level rise.
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Research, Publications, and Reports
Research by Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen et al. Examine Links between HIV Medication Adherence and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen and colleagues published “HIV Care Engagement Is Not Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy during the Initial Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women in the N2 COVID Study” in the journal Vaccines.
Research by Williams et al. – Patient and Clinician Satisfaction with the Early Implementation of Telemental Health Services
Dr. Sharifa Z. Williams, Assistant Professor and colleagues found both clinicians and patients experienced a high degree of satisfaction with mental health care delivered virtually compared with face-to-face encounters.
Bloustein and SEBS Researchers: Effect of heatwaves on PM2.5 levels in apartments of low-income elderly population.
To study the effect of high outdoor temperatures on indoor air quality, the researchers recruited 24 seniors from 3 low-income housing sites in Elizabeth, NJ, to participate in a study that used consumer-grade sensors in their apartments to monitor airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) and air temperature.
Research by Restrepo-Mieth – Learning from Mistakes: Reflective Planning, Simple Junctures, and Institutional Change
Dr. Andrea Restrepo-Mieth builds a framework for analyzing how planners go from reflecting on a problem and identifying its institutional origins to devising solutions based on experience, knowledge, or innovation.
Céu Cirne-Neves, MPA, FACHE, Elected to American College of Healthcare Executives Council of Regents
Céu Cirne-Neves, MPA, FACHE, an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the Bloustein School has been appointed to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Chicago. With an understanding of ACHE’s policies,...
Jermaine Toney Receives Fellowship to Study Effects of Redlining
Dr. Toney spend the 2023-24 academic year conducting research at the NBER’s Cambridge office, where he will devote his time understand the impact of historic anti-black practices on the current behavior of credit facilities through home mortgage loan denial.
Research by Kumar, Andrews et al. – Saving from home! How income, efficiency, and curtailment behaviors shape energy
The authors explored the role of annual household income on efficiency and curtailment behaviors while controlling for the physical and demographic variables using structural equation modeling (SEM). Next, they tested the extent and direction of self-reported energy efficiency and curtailment behaviors.
Research by Klein, Basu & Smart – In the driver’s seat: Pathways to automobile ownership for lower-income households in the United States
The authors examine how lower-income households in the United States acquire automobiles. Although car ownership plays a vital role in social and economic mobility in the US, transportation scholars know little about how low-income households obtain cars.
Research – Williams: Prevalence of Childhood Trauma in a Community-Based Mental Health Clinic
To assess early trauma in this population, Professor Williams and colleagues administered the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) questionnaire to 856 participants over a nine-month period. 40% reported four or more ACEs. Among high scorers, emotional abuse, physical abuse and emotional neglect were the most prevalent ACE experiences.