In 2022, NBC conducted a poll in which 70 percent of Americans agreed that “America has become so polarized that it can no longer solve the major issues facing the country — and that those differences will only continue to grow.” With so many people discontent with our current direction, it is no wonder Americans… Read more »
Official Development Assistance (ODA) delivers economic aid to developing countries worldwide, amounting to over $204 billion in 2022. These funds are delivered in several forms, including concessional loans and debt relief, and hold significant importance in global poverty alleviation, aid during national crises, and, more recently, sustainable development. Official Development Assistance was designed to create… Read more »
Overview Millions of people die each year around the world due to air pollution. Within the US there are tens of thousands of deaths and a majority of those are Black individuals despite Black people only making up roughly 13% of the US population. The US has worked to decrease its aggregate emissions, with focus… Read more »
Racial diversity in colleges and universities has been shown to improve over the years. According to the Census Bureau, “more people aged 25 and older earned a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2019 than in 2010. This increase can be seen across racial groups: Asians with bachelor’s degrees rose from 52.4% in 2010 to 58.1%… Read more »
Every day, kids across the country find themselves in front of judges facing criminal charges. These judges make decisions on where to remand kids: oftentimes choosing between public and private correctional facilities. These decisions have profound impacts on a kid’s life—and they may be the difference between rehabilitation and continued criminal behavior. The ability to… Read more »
One in five pregnant women experience poor mental health, negatively impacting both the mother and child during pregnancy and after childbirth. In March 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) and imposed a continuous coverage requirement, which stopped state Medicaid programs from unenrolling people from the Medicaid program… Read more »
When my mom’s office installed a new software program she started coming home late. Instead of meeting us at the bus after school, she would often have to stay late struggling with the program. In lieu of stories about the content of her job, when you asked her about her day, her answers often focused… Read more »
Foster youth are less prepared to enter adulthood as compared to their non-foster youth, and they lack the resources in order to succeed later on in life. For instance, 87.3% of the general population will complete high school by the age of 18, compared to only 64% of foster youth. Even more shockingly, only 2%… Read more »
Not only does public opinion data show that trust in government is declining, but rhetoric of stolen elections, the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol, and intense political polarization have characterized the contemporary American political scene as one of instability and dissatisfaction. Government trust is important to the functioning of democracy and my research… Read more »
In the field of alternative dispute resolution, much research has gone into how the procedural issues in a mediated settlement can affect its outcome. Procedural issues, meaning issues that arise in the process of settling the dispute, are important to understand as much of the benefit from participating in alternative dispute resolution comes from a… Read more »