COVID-19: UMBC Social Scientists in the News
Aliese Alter, masters student in Emergency Health Systems
- Compassion fatigue: The hidden danger of concurrent national public health emergencies, EMS1.com (April 30, 2020)
Shawn Bediako, Professor, Department of Psychology
- Health Disparities, Equity, and COVID-19 w/ Dr. Shawn Bediako, Elevate Maryland (Podcast) (April 21, 2020)
Nicholas Bonneau, Lecturer, Department of History
- In 1918, It Wasn’t the Coronavirus. It Was the Flu, New York Times (March 8, 2020)
Dana Bradley, Dean, Erickson School of Aging Studies
- Older Adults Remain Isolated Despite Reopening. These Programs Help., The New York Times (June 8, 2020)
- A grueling phase: In Baltimore’s dedicated coronavirus rehab wards, patients relearn swallowing, dressing, even thinking, The Baltimore Sun (June 18, 2020); additional coverage in The Frederick News-Post (June 18, 2020) and The Baltimore Sun (June 19, 2020).
- How the pandemic is affecting senior women, The 19th (August 10, 2020); additional coverage in USA Today (August 17, 2020)
- ‘A bit of a lifeline’: Still closed, Baltimore County senior centers keep seniors connected online, The Baltimore Sun (September 21, 2020)
Charles Brodine, Zara Dunefsky, Andrew Thayyil & Tru Vu, undergraduate students in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
- Coronavirus outbreak spotlights risks untreated asthma poses to minorities, Baltimore Sun (March 28, 2020)
- COVID-19 outbreak underscores need for prison reform, Baltimore Sun (April 7, 2020) (Charles Brodine)
Charissa Cheah, Professor, Department of Psychology
- Team of Professors to Study Racial Discrimination in Coronavirus Outbreak, WBAL-TV11 (March 6, 2020); additional coverage inUMBC News(March 6, 2020)
- Coronavirus Fears in Pacific NW Lead to Rise in Anti-Asian Racism, Crosscut (March 11, 2020)
- Trump Has No Qualms about Calling Coronavirus the ‘Chinese Virus.’ That’s a Dangerous Attitude, Experts Say, Washington Post (March 20, 2020); additional coverage in The Telegraph (March 20, 2020) and Axios (July 5, 2020)
- As the Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Online Racism Targeting Asians, Research Shows, Washington Post (April 8, 2020)
- Social Scientists Scramble to Study Pandemic, in Real Time, Science (April 8, 2020)
- Science Societies Endorse Congressional Resolutions Denouncing Anti-Asian Racism, AAAS News (April 22, 2020)
- Survey: More than 30 Percent of Americans Have Witnessed COVID-19 Bias against Asians, The Center for Public Integrity (April 28, 2020), additional coverage in NBC News (April 28, 2020)
- Children of the pandemic: How will kids be shaped by the coronavirus crisis?, Science (April 30, 2020)
- How to Talk to Your Kids About COVID-19, The Takeaway, New York Public Radio (May 7, 2020)
- Some area Chinese Americans report increasing incidents of harassment, discrimination amid coronavirus, Baltimore Sun (May 12, 2020)
- COVID19 Anti-Asian and Anti-Black Racism, PhD Divas (Podcast) (May 13, 2020)
- Asian Americans Have Experienced High Rates Of Discrimination Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds, CBS Baltimore (July 15, 2020)
- Pandemic Gives Rise To Racism Against Chinese Americans, WYPR’s Midday (July 16, 2020, re-broadcasted September 1, 2020)
- Addressing Inequities in Education: Considerations for Asian American Children and Youth in the Era of COVID-19, Society for Research in Child Development (September 9, 2020)
- Study links COVID-19 racism to mental health challenges, AsAmNews (September 28, 2020)
Doha Chibani, Clinical Coordinator with Strive for Wellness clinic, and doctoral student in Psychology and Public Policy
- Telepsychotherapy With Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Clinical Issues and Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration (June 2020)
Jeffrey Davis, Professor, Department of Political Science
- How Donald Trump Could Steal the Election, The Atlantic (March 29, 2020)
Sarah Fouts, Professor, Department of American Studies, and alumna Alexandra Rodriguez (American Studies ’20)
- COVID-19-related initiatives on campus, The Baltimore Sun (July 19, 2020)
Steve Gurney, Professor, Erickson School of Aging
- After COVID-19, what is the future of health care for older Americans?, MarketWatch (August 5, 2020)
Ruken Isik, doctoral student in the Language, Literacy & Culture Program
- Political Prisoners Set to Be Kept Behind Bars Despite Turkish Coronavirus Amnesty, Ahval News (April 2, 2020)
- COVID-19 is Trapping Victims of Domestic Abuse at Home – with Fatal Consequences, Ahval News (April 13, 2020)
- Turkey cracks down on Kurdish women’s rights activists despite COVID-19, Ahval News (May 27, 2020)
Zoë McLaren, Professor, The School of Public Policy
- Why the Coronavirus Is So Confusing, The Atlantic (April 29, 2020)
- An Old TB Vaccine Finds New Life in Coronavirus Trials, The Scientist (May 4, 2020)
- 11 questions about the coronavirus we still can’t answer, Vox (May 12, 2020)
- What is a clinical trial? A health policy expert explains, The Conversation (May 13, 2020), additional coverage in Fairfield Citizen (May 13, 2020), The National Interest (May 13, 2020)
- The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Quarantine Pods’, The New York Times (June 9, 2020)
- Making coronavirus testing easy, accurate and fast is critical to ending the pandemic – the US response is falling far short, The Conversation (July 24, 2020), additional coverage in UMBC Magazine(July 24, 2020), additional coverage in Technical.ly, AlterNet, The Street,and Altoona Mirror
- Rapid screening tests that prioritize speed over accuracy could be key to ending the coronavirus pandemic, The Conversation (August 14, 2020); additional coverage in Fast Company (August 15, 2020)
- Coronavirus: Everything you could possibly want to know about testing, Science Rules! with Bill Nye (podcast) (September 1, 2020)
- Will the new 15-minute COVID-19 test solve US testing problems?, The Conversation (September 1, 2020), additional coverage in AlterNet (September 2, 2020), Pennsylvania Capital-Star (September 3, 2020), and MarketWatch (September 1, 2020)
- The Road Ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months – and beyond, STAT, (September 22, 2020)
- FDA Oversight of Clinical Trials Has Fallen Drastically Under Trump Compared With Obama, Newsweek, (October 1, 2020)
- Hugs, handshakes, and few masks: A Rose Garden Supreme Court announcement packed with Covid-19 red flags, STAT (October 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 vaccine: How does the clinical trial process all work?, WSB-TV Atlanta (October 6, 2020)
- White House COVID Cluster is a Mutha, The Real News Network (October 6, 2020)
Dena Smith, Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
- Everyone is on Antidepressants Right Now. Is That OK?, Elemental by Medium (July 22, 2020)
Susan Sonnenschein, Professor, Department of Psychology, and Elyse Grossman, Public Policy M.P.P. and Ph.D. alumna
- Parents Of School-Aged Kids Drinking More During COVID-19 Pandemic, Maryland Researchers Find, WJZ-TV CBS Baltimore (July 27, 2020); additional coverage in Our Community Now (July 28, 2020), Houston Chronicle (July 29, 2020), Alton Telegraph (July 29, 2020)
- Parents with children forced to do school at home are drinking more, The Conversation (July 29, 2020)
Susan Sterett, Director and Professor, The School of Public Policy
- When Disasters Strike, No Jargon (Podcast) (May 7, 2020)
Michele Stites, Professor, Department of Education
- Experiential Learning in a Virtual Space, The Baltimore Sun (July 19, 2020)
Michael Taigman, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Emergency Health Services
- Evidence-based pandemic leadership, EMS1 (July 10, 2020)
Kate Tracy, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at UMB, UMBC Psychology alum, and 2019-2020 ACE Fellow
- Podcast: Hope Is Not Cancelled, Elevate Maryland (March 21, 2020)
Lucy Wilson, Professor, Department of Emergency Health Services
- Jewellery and Coronavirus: What to Know about Washing and Safety, Huffington Post UK (March 13, 2020)
- Podcast: How Nursing Homes and First Responders Can Address the Threat of COVID-19, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Public Health On Call (March 13, 2020)
- The Number of COVID-19 Cases in the D.C. Region is Doubling Every 48 Hours, Washington Post (March 13, 2020)
- ‘The Test Still Hasn’t Been Run’: Waiting for COVID-19 Results as the Virus Spreads, Washington Post (March 19, 2020)
- ‘It Feels Like a War Zone’: Doctors and Nurses Plead for Masks on Social Media, New York Times (March 20, 2020)
- As Natural Disasters Strike, a New Fear: Relief Shelters May Spread Virus, New York Times (March 21, 2020)
- Grand Princess Passengers Were Quarantined on Bases. How Many Actually Have Coronavirus Will Remain a Mystery, Washington Post (March 23, 2020)
- How Ditching Contacts For Glasses Can Protect You From The Coronavirus, Huffington Post (March 23, 2020), additional coverage in Independent (September 17, 2020)
- Podcast: COVID-19 for Emergency Health Services (March 23, 2020)
- Is It Safe to Reuse a Face Mask to Protect Yourself Against Coronavirus?, Huffington Post (March 25, 2020); additional coverage in The Sacramento Bee(April 6, 2020),Bellingham Herald (April 6, 2020), News & Observer(April 6, 2020), The Charlotte Observer (April 6, 2020)
- Is Your Beard Putting You and Loved Ones at Risk for Coronavirus?, Huffington Post (March 26, 2020)
- How To Properly Remove And Dispose Of Gloves, Huffington Post (April 7, 2020)
- Coronavirus in D.C.: What the First Month Tells Us about Its Spread, Washington Post (April 8, 2020)
- Can You Wash and Reuse Disposable Gloves?, Huffington Post (April 8, 2020)
- Wearing protective equipment is necessary. Can we wear disposable gloves repeatedly? Noizz, translated from Slovak (April 14, 2020)
- While officials talk about reopening the country, experts warn it’s important to manage expectations, CNN (April 19, 2020); additional coverage in Teen Vogue(May 5, 2020)
- How to avoid infection after a COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains, The Conversation (April 20, 2020); additional coverage in The Alton Telegraph(April 20, 2020).
- Running Outside During Coronavirus? Here’s How To Do It Safely, Huffington Post (April 30, 2020)
- Golfers say their sport is made for social distancing. Not all officials agree, The Washington Post (May 5, 2020).
- The CDC Finally Released New Guidelines For Offices To Reopen Amid Coronavirus, Huffington Post (May 29, 2020)
- Reopening Maryland: Health Officials Worry The COVID-19 Could Spread As Crowds Gather At The Beach, Summer Events, CBS Baltimore (June 1, 2020)
- UMBC’s Lucy Wilson, an infectious disease transmission expert, helps governors and the public respond to COVID-19, UMBC News (June 10, 2020).
- Prince George’s will loosen restrictions next week, while Northern Va. enters Phase 2 on Friday, The Washington Post (June 11, 2020)
Taka Yamashita, Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
- Real-World Responses in Real Time: Social Inequality in Access to COVID-19 Information, Inside IES Research (May 5, 2020)
Christine Yee, Professor, Department of Economics
- States Hit Most by Unemployment Claims, WalletHub (June 11, 2020)
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