PSTC News
Fathers and Extended Family Members Prove Critical in Helping Young Adults Meet Health Needs in Rural Ethiopia
October 22, 2019
“Recognizing the important role that fathers, mothers and other adults play in the health-seeking behavior of boys and girls, and especially in rural areas, is crucial to getting adolescents into formal health system for information and treatment.”
Two-child Policy may further exacerbate existing gender inequality in China’s labor market
October 18, 2019
"Simply ending the one-child policy, without additional institutional measures that address the issue of work-life incompatibility for women, may not successfully boost fertility level."
Advocating for multiple-cohort, longitudinal experiment research designs
October 17, 2019
Balancing Rigor, Replication, and Relevance.
Youth-centered programming proves critical to expanding male sexual and reproductive health in urban Mexico
October 10, 2019
NGOs, government agencies, and scholars have been trying to increase awareness and involvement of young men in SRH matters for at least three decades, with mixed results at best.
A close look at family experiences with postpartum depression in the home
October 7, 2019
The postpartum period is a major life transition that most women go through, often multiple times.
Economic incentives to improve HIV prevention and treatment
October 3, 2019
Omar Galárraga explores innovative approach to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV in low-income and middle-income countries.
Q&A on award-winning book, Infectious Change: Reinventing Chinese Public Health after an Epidemic
September 26, 2019
Katherine Mason discusses how the 2003 outbreak of the SARS virus drastically changed China's public health system.
Remembering Sidney Goldstein
September 10, 2019
On August 5, 2019, the Population Studies and Training Center lost a visionary scholar, founding director, and beloved mentor Sidney Goldstein.
Stelios Michalopoulos receives distinguished scientific award for social sciences
August 19, 2019
PSTC Faculty Associate Stelios Michalopoulos received the distinguished scientific award for social sciences as part of the Bodossaki Foundation’s Scientific Prizes for 2019.
Harsher punishment leads to more suspensions for black kids
July 29, 2019
Elementary schools discipline black students more harshly than white students, leading to a considerable racial gap in expulsion and suspension, according to a new study published by PSTC Associate Jayanti Owens.