“We discovered that understanding indoor environments is just as critical as monitoring the outdoors. Fortunately, both the city and its residents can take action. Indoors, residents can improve air quality by choosing not to smoke. Outdoors, planting trees expands shade, while the city can enforce landlord-tenant laws to ensure apartments remain safe and livable even during the hottest summer days,” said Clint Andrews
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Research, Publications, and Reports
Daily Targum: U. Professor receives grant to study sickle cell disease, emergency room care
“The study is all around implementation and implementation science,” Rushing said. “How do we improve the way these tools that we know are supposed to be beneficial … how do we improve the way they’re being implemented within a system?”
Heldrich Center: New Research on New Jersey’s Child Care Workforce
The Heldrich Center, working with the Rutgers Child Care Research Collaborative, has released a new comprehensive report and three new research briefs examining the experiences, challenges, and training needs of New Jersey’s child care workforce.
Peck Co-Authors National Guide to Evaluating Causal Evidence in Education
Associate Professor Laura R. Peck, Principal Faculty Fellow at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, is a member of the 16-person Future of Evidence in Education Network group and a co-author of a recent report, Evaluating Causal Evidence in Education: A Practical Guide.
Prof. Rushing Receives NIH Grant to Study Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management in ERs
Bloustein School Assistant Professor Melinda Rushing, Ph.D., LMSW, has received a National Institutes of Health Career Development Award to advance research aimed at improving emergency department care for people living with sickle cell disease.
Heldrich Brief: Guidance for Preparing and Using Archived Qualitative Data in Research
Archived qualitative data can extend the value of research by supporting new questions and generating new insights, but reusing interview data presents challenges that researchers, funders, and data stewards need to consider. Guidance for Preparing and Using Archived...
Wolff et al. Examine the Spanish Version of the BPAQ-SF for Incarcerated Individuals
This study provides the most comprehensive psychometric evaluation of the Spanish BPAQ-SF in incarcerated populations to date. Findings from this study challenge the applicability of the traditional four-factor structure and demonstrate substantial sample dependency in how aggression constructs are organized across populations.
Lindenfeld Research Brief: Examining the Potential Role of Opioid Settlement Funds
New research from Bloustein School Assistant Professor Zoe Lindenfeld finds that opioid settlement funds could replace only about 51% of federal SAMHSA funding for substance use disorder treatment and prevention.
Heldrich Center: How are HR Professionals Preparing for the Growing Impact of AI?
Drawing on insights from a survey conducted at the CUPA-HR New Jersey Chapter annual meeting, Heldrich Center researchers Jessica Starace and Liana Lin explore HR professionals’ familiarity with GenAI, current workplace applications, and expectations for how AI will reshape their workforce practices. The findings highlight both the opportunities and challenges organizations face as AI adoption continues to accelerate.
New paper on car-ownership and economic, housing insecurity in informal settlements by Prof. Thakuriah
This study analyzed physical distancing in people’s daily lives and its association with travel behavior and the use of transportation modes before the COVID-19 outbreak.