I'm a Black sociologist, and a mom – by listening to other Black mothers, I've learned about their pandemic struggles and strengths

As the world locked down and a country’s racial reckoning heated up, this social scientist refined her approach to studying the lives of Black moms.

Loren Henderson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
April 29, 2022 ~9 min

5 strategies employers can use to address workplace mental health issues

Two years of pandemic have put a severe strain on the mental health of America’s workers. Employers with a plan in place will be best equipped to help them cope.

Patricia L. Haynes, Associate Professor of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 ~9 min


Medical examiners and coroners have borne a heavy burden during the COVID-19 pandemic and have often felt invisible and unsupported

Death care workers are at high risk for burnout as well as depression and other mental health concerns.

Staci Zavattaro, Professor of Public Administration, University of Central Florida • conversation
Dec. 9, 2021 ~8 min

Grocery workers suffer the mental health effects of customer hostility and lack of safety in their workplace

Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.

Sabrina V. Helm, Associate Professor of Retailing and Consumer Science, University of Arizona • conversation
Nov. 24, 2021 ~9 min

Meatpacking plants have been deadly COVID-19 hot spots – but policies that encourage workers to show up sick are legal

Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.

Ruqaiijah Yearby, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University • conversation
Feb. 26, 2021 ~9 min

Challenge trials for a coronavirus vaccine are unethical – except for in one unlikely scenario

Challenge trials – purposefully exposing volunteers to the coronavirus – could speed up the development of a vaccine. But there are serious ethical concerns with this approach.

Ben Bramble, Visiting Fellow, Princeton University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2020 ~8 min

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