Year: 2022

Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and epilepsy; A mediation study in a Danish nationwide cohort by Kasper Lolk, Theis Lange, Felix Elwert, Julie W. Dreier, and Jakob Christensen (2022)

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Epilepsia, Accepted Articles Abstract: (Objective) Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke are well-known causes of acquired epilepsy. TBI is also a risk factor for stroke, and injury-induced stroke may indirectly convey a proportion of the epilepsy risk following TBI. We studied the extent to which the effect of TBI on epilepsy operated through intermediary stroke. …

Sticking with the Union? Labor Union Membership, Working Conditions, and Postretirement Health in the Midwest by Michal Engelman and Yue Qin (2022)

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Innovation in Aging, 2022, Vol. 6, No. S1., November 2022 Abstract: American Employment experiences over the past five decades have been shaped by growing prevalence of bad jobs – those that are precarious and offer few pension or health insurance benefits – and a marked decline in unionization. Previous health research has highlighted the deleterious …

The Unequal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infant Health by Florencia Torche and Jenna Nobles (2022)

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Demography, Volume 59, Issue 6, December 2022 Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a large toll on population health and well-being. We examine the consequences of prenatal exposure for infant health, through which the pandemic may have lasting intergenerational effects. We examine multiple pathways by which the pandemic shaped birth outcomes and socioeconomic disparities in …

Social Insurance Programs and Later-Life Mortality: Evidence from New Deal Relief Spending by Hamid Noghanibehambari and Michal Engelman (2022)

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Journal of Health Economics, Volume 86, December 2022 Abstract: A growing body of research explores the long-run effects of social programs and welfare spending. However, evidence linking welfare support in early life with longevity is limited. We add to this literature by evaluating the effect of in-utero and early-life exposure to the largest increases in …

Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Jason Schnittker, Michael Massoglia, and Christopher Uggen (Oxford University Press, 2022)

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In an age when over two million people are incarcerated in the United States alone, the wide-reaching impact of prisons in our society is impossible to deny, and the paradoxical relationship between prisons and health has never been more controversial. Prisons are charged at the same time with being punitive and therapeutic, with denying freedom …

Soaking the Middle Class Suburban Inequality and Recovery from Disaster by Anna Rhodes & Max Besbris (Russell Sage Foundation, 2022)

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Extreme weather is increasing in scale and severity as global warming worsens. While poorer communities are typically most vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change, even well-resourced communities are increasingly vulnerable as climate-related storms intensify. Yet little is known about how middle-class communities are responding to these storms and the resulting damage. In Soaking …

Jessica Calarco’s New Book Qualitative Literacy Subject of Responses in Sociological Methods & Research

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The Department of Sociology looks forward to welcoming Jessica Calarco to our faculty in Spring 2023! Jessica and Mario Small (Columbia) recently published a book Qualitative Literacy that is the subject of several responses in an upcoming issue of Sociological Methods & Research. Congratulations, Jessica, and we look forward to you joining us in the …

Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2023: Cultural Scripts About Flirtation in American Media – CLOSED

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Term: Spring 2023 (Soc 320, Section 036) Status: CLOSED Contact: Please contact Chloe Hart chloe.hart@wisc.edu to apply for this position. See details below. It is available for 1-3 credits. Description: Flirtation – expressing romantic or sexual interest in someone – isn’t a skill that is formally taught in schools or workplaces. Informal sources of information …

Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2023: Navigating Careers in Public Policy

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Term: Spring 2023 Status: Open Working With: Wendy Li, wyli@wisc.edu  Topic: Navigating Careers in Public Policy Who are the people who write our laws and policies in Washington, D.C.? Beyond the elected and appointed officials we might recognize in the news, there are hundreds of thousands of individuals who work to support and influence our government. …

A New Look for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

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The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a long-term study of a random sample of 10,317 people who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, has launched a new website.  Data collected for the study covers social background, youthful aspirations, schooling, military service, labor market experiences, family characteristics and events, social participation, psychological characteristics, and retirement. The …