2018 PAA POSTER SESSION WINNERS
April 30, 2018 CSDA Associate Samantha Friedman won the 2018 PAA poster session. Read more at The Population Association of America.
Who Is Responsible? A Man With Dementia Wanders From Home, Is Hit by a Train, and Dies
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Young, Yuchi*, Maksim Papenkov, and Taeko Nakashima Abstract The impact of dementia and Alzheimer's disease extends far beyond the healthcare needs of the person with dementia. As the disease progresses, individuals with dementia often require ongoing formal or informal care for their basic daily routine because of behavior [...]
Improving Estimation of HIV Viral Suppression in the United States: A Method to Adjust HIV Surveillance Estimates From the Medical Monitoring Project Using Cohort Data
American Journal of Epidemiology Rosenberg, Eli S.*, Heather Bradley, Kate Buchacz, Jennie McKenney, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Joseph Prejean, John T. Brooks, Luke Shouse, and Patrick S. Sullivan Abstract CDC has estimated HIV viral suppression (VS) using two data sources. The National HIV Surveillance System estimate (50% of HIV-diagnosed persons in 2012) is derived from viral load [...]
Out of the Net: An Agent-Based Model to Study Human Movements Influence on Local-Scale Malaria Transmission
PLOS ONE Pizzitutti, Francesco, William Pan, Beth Feingold*, Ben Zaitchik, Carlos A. Álvarez, and Carlos F. Mena Abstract Though malaria control initiatives have markedly reduced malaria prevalence in recent decades, global eradication is far from actuality. Recent studies show that environmental and social heterogeneities in low-transmission settings have an increased weight in shaping malaria micro-epidemiology. [...]
Research Finds Link Between Childhood Pets and Vegetarian Diet
April 30, 2018 CSDA Associate Julia Hormes talked about her research on the influence that childhood pets have on a person's diet choices in adulthood. Read more at Pets Plus
Vegetarianism & Pet Ownership Are Related In This Surprising Way, According To A New Study
April 30, 2018 CSDA Associate Julia Hormes talked about her research on the influence that childhood pets have on a person's diet choices in adulthood. Read more at Bustle
Study: Childhood Pets May Affect Decisions To Live Vegetarian Lifestyle
April 30, 2018 CSDA Associate Julia Hormes talked about her research on the influence that childhood pets have on a person's diet choices in adulthood. Read more at Pet Guide
New York joins gun violence research coalition
April 26, 2018 CSDA Associate William Pridemore and Alan Lizotte will join the NYS regional gun violence research consortium. Read more at Times Union
Teaching, Service and Creativity Rewarded with President’s Excellence Awards
April 26, 2018 CSDA Associate Tse-Chuan Yang received President’s Excellence Awards. Read more at UAlbany News Center
Using Behavioral Economics to Advance Deterrence Research and Improve Crime Policy: Some Illustrative Experiments
Crime & Delinquency Pickett, Justin T. * Abstract Background: We investigate the roles of residential racial segregation and income inequality for the black-white disparity in acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STD) during pregnancy in a multilevel framework. Methods: The analytic sample consisted of non-Hispanic white (N = 79,271) or non-Hispanic black (N = 17,669) mothers from [...]