To What Extent Did Social Media Use Contribute to Financial Hardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Journal of Consumer Affairs
2026

Author Caezilia Loibl and colleagues examine how social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to financial hardship, highlighting fear of missing out as a key factor in worsening financial outcomes.

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Resilience in Reentry: An Implementation and Impact Evaluation of the Social Resilience Model in the PREPARE Program in New York City
Child Trends
2025

Victor St. John and colleagues present an evaluation study that examines the impacts of PREPARE Plus on fathers’ perceptions, behavioral intentions, behaviors, and knowledge related to parenting, relationships, financial stability, and recidivism. 

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Impacts of Extreme Weather on Farmer Mental Health
Rural Sociology
2025

Shoshanah Inwood and colleagues examine how extreme weather driven by climate change contributes to rising stress and psychological distress among Midwest farmers, identifying key pathways linking climate impacts to farmer mental health challenges.

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Just Transition to Electric Vehicles in Disadvantaged Communities: Integrating Transportation, Energy, Environmental, and Climate Justice
Energy Research & Social Science
2025

The research by Jeffrey Bielicki and colleagues showed how intertwined disadvantages perpetuate or exacerbate distributive, recognition, restorative and procedural injustices in the EV transition.

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The Leaky Pipeline: Assessing the College Outcomes of Ohio’s High-Achieving Low-Income Students
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
2025

This report examines Ohio’s public-school pipeline to college, particularly for high-achieving low-income students, and identifies the characteristics of districts and high schools that are most effective at getting these students into four-year colleges and universities.

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Preventing Suicide in Jails: Examining Community, Facility, and Individual Differences
Criminal Justice and Behavior
2025

Victor St. John and colleagues examine how individual, facility, and community factors intersect to shape suicide fatalities in U.S. jails.

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U.S. Jails and Fatal Drug Overdoses: Patterns, Predictors and the Role of Rehabilitative Contexts
Health & Justice
2025

Victor St. John, Tasha Perdue and colleagues examine predictors of drug- and opioid-related deaths among incarcerated individuals nationwide.

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Research Brief: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness Involved in the Criminal Justice System
f the National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk (NDTAC)
2023

Victor St. John’s brief explains how homelessness affects students’ education and involvement in the criminal justice system, and how Title I, Part D coordinators can collaborate with McKinney-Vento program staff to better support these students.

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