Highlighted Publications




 

This meta-analysis asked whether text-only e-cigarette warnings about health harms are more effective than the FDA’s nicotine addiction warning. Researchers examined 24 experimental studies including 22,549 participants, measuring outcomes such as attention, risk beliefs, and intentions to vape or quit. Results showed text-only warnings increased attention (d = 0.52), negative emotions (d = 0.65), risk beliefs (d = 0.26), and intentions to quit vaping (d = 0.34), while reduci

This study asked whether participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during early childhood can protect against the long-term cardiovascular effects of food insecurity. Researchers followed 1,071 children from birth to age 22 using data from the Future of Families–Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults study. They found that early food insecurity was linked to worse cardiovascular health, with a 2.2-point lower Life’s Essential 8 score and 1.4 time

The study asks whether increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) improves air quality and infant health in the United States. Using county-level data from 2010–2021 on EV registrations, air pollution (especially nitrogen dioxide), birth outcomes, and child hospital visits, the authors analyze both fixed-effects and instrumental-variable models. They find that a one standard deviation increase in EV adoption—about 12 per 1,000 vehicles—reduces nitrogen dioxide levels by up

This study asked whether food insecurity in early childhood is linked to poorer cardiovascular health in young adulthood and whether participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can reduce these risks. Researchers analyzed data from 1,071 children in the Future of Families–Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults study, following them from ages 3–5 to about age 22. Early childhood food insecurity was associated with a 2.2-point lower overall Life’s Es

This study examined whether legalizing recreational cannabis in U.S. states affected the use of cannabis, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes over five years. Researchers analyzed data from more than 55,000 adults across the United States using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study from 2013 to 2022. They compared states that legalized cannabis with those that did not. Cannabis use increased by 3.28 percentage points and e-cigarette (ENDS) use rose by 1.39 poi

This study examined whether proximity to golf courses raises the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Using Rochester Epidemiology Project...

Short Summary This nationally representative study analyzed 25,847 U.S. children and adolescents from NHANES (2008–2023) to assess...

This study asks whether Medicaid eligibility expansions for pregnant women in the 1980s and 1990s influenced physicians’ practice...

The study asks whether and how Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation for mental health conditions affects veterans’ economic...

This study investigated whether the Massachusetts Medicaid Flexible Services Program (FSP) reduced food insecurity, housing insecurity,...

This study asked whether different trajectories of addictive screen use—specifically social media, mobile phone, and video game use—were...

This study investigates how abortion restrictions following the 2022 Dobbs decision affected rates of intimate partner violence (IPV)...

This study investigates how teacher attrition and mobility in Michigan shifted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using...

This study investigates whether COVID-19 vaccines reduce mortality only through direct protection of vaccinated individuals or also via...

This study investigates whether severe health shocks, such as cancer diagnoses, increase individuals’ likelihood of committing crime....

This study investigates how much a child’s birth location causally affects birth weight and early-life health. Using 30 years of...

This study examines whether DEA crackdowns on rogue opioid-prescribing doctors reduce prescription opioid use and affect overdose...

The study investigates why the health and human capital of Americans declined after 1947. Using data on wages, educational attainment,...

The research examines how delays in mental health treatment impact long-term mortality, particularly among veterans experiencing mental...

The research examines whether a workplace wellness program, Healthy-at-Work , improves employee health and productivity in the long run....