Dec 27, 2017 | Journal Publications
CHAS Fellow Kate Cagney and colleagues examine the importance of social infrastructure (as opposed to physical infrastructure) in community recovery efforts following natural disasters such as the 2012 hurricane known as Superstorm Sandy. Their research connects...
Jul 20, 2017 | Journal Publications
Where a person falls within a society’s social stratification is directly related to that person’s health. This association has been well-proven on a macro level, but few researchers have checked to see whether the pattern continues on smaller scales....
Jun 17, 2017 | Journal Publications
CHAS Fellow Alan Zarychta has connected social context to individual health in Honduras. Through a spatially-based research approach, Zarychta observed that reciprocal trust among neighbors is necessary for the development of psychological and material mechanisms...