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A recent collaborative paper between DUPRI scholar Whitney Robinson and UNC public health scholars paper published in SSM - Mental Health explores the temporal and geographic correlation of county-level probation rates & mental health in North Carolina.

V. Joseph Hotz, Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Economics, Tyson Brown, WLF Associate Professor of Sociology and Naomi N. Duke, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Sociology are part of a team of researchers that have received a five-year, $25.3 million National Institute on Aging (NIA) award. The award will address gaps in the understanding of potential risks for Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). Hotz, Duke and Kathleen Mullan Harris and Krista M. Perreira at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) lead the team.

Sarah Gaither and Alexander Volfovsky were chosen based on the appeal of their research to an interdisciplinary faculty audience, as well as their embodiment of former Divinity School faculty, dean and provost Thomas Langford’s dedication to teaching, research and service. Each will present a lecture describing their ongoing scholarly activities.

DUPRI student Garrett Baker has been awarded First Prize in the Gene Carte Student Paper Competition by the American Society of Criminology for his paper titled "Shattered Dreams: Paternal Incarceration, Youth Expectations, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage" which is forthcoming in Sociological Science.

The annual call for papers for the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America is out now. The submission deadline is October 1.

DUPRI scholars Jennifer Lansford, Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy and Director of the Center for Child and Family Policy, and Anna Gassman-Pines, Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, have been recognized with prestigious awards from the American Psychological Association's Division 7 for their outstanding contributions to the field of developmental science.

DUPRI scholar Christina Gibson-Davis, in partnership with colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh, has been awarded a grant of approximately $2.7 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The collaboration aims to advance research on the relationship between economic well-being, wealth, adolescent functioning and mental health. By collecting data on specific assets and debts relevant to lower-resourced families—such as payday loans and criminal justice debt, often overlooked in wealth surveys—the study seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of wealth disparities and racial and ethnic inequalities among adolescents, a critical developmental period as they approach adulthood. This joint grant between Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh will facilitate data collection at both institutions.