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Ann Oberhauser gave a keynote presentation titled “Work in Progress: Transforming Spaces in Feminist Economic Geography”

Presentation of research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s work across the globe and strategies to address the continuing gender disparities in employment, balancing home and work responsibilities, and the return to work following the pandemic.

Shawn Dorius receives grant for Advancing the Geospatial Analysis of Alcohol Outlets in Alabama

Provide technical assistant and capacity building to support Alabama in reducing alcohol harms throughout the state.

Shawn Dorius receives grant from Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

The Public Science Collaborative develops data and policy tools and trains local communities and community organizations on their use to improve health and safety in Iowa communities.

Shawn Dorius: Ten simple rules to ruin a collaborative environment

Here, you will find a bit of satire, written from the not-so-funny, real experiences of the authors who have been involved in “team science” collaboratives. The material presented below covers topics that readers may find offensive or even traumatizing. We present a breakdown (pun intended) of how to ruin a functioning collaboration, rather than how … Continue reading Shawn Dorius: Ten simple rules to ruin a collaborative environment

Molly Minkler: The Dark Figure of Delinquency: New Evidence and Its Underlying Psychopathology

The dark figure of delinquency and the crimes that go undetected by law enforcement. Drawing from a sample of 253 adjudicated youth in the Midwest, the study found that youth self-report 25 offenses for every 1 contact with the police. Those with higher psychopathic features, males, and older individuals have a higher dark figure.

Susan Stewart: On the Rocks: Straight Talk About Women and Drinking

This book is about women’s perspectives on alcohol use in society

Katherine Dentzman: Women, Race and Place in U.S. Agriculture

Research on women in U.S. agriculture highlights how, despite real challenges, women have made and continue to make spaces for themselves in this male-dominated profession. We argue that, partly due to data accessibility limitations, this work has tended to use white women’s experiences in agriculture as universal. Analyzing micro-data from the 2017 Census of Agriculture, … Continue reading Katherine Dentzman: Women, Race and Place in U.S. Agriculture

J. Arbuckle receives award for Best Research Paper for Impact and Quality Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

J. Arbuckle Co-PI on grant from the Iowa Nutrient Center

J. Arbuckle recieved a two-year grant for $97,796 for sociological water quality research: Quantifying factors at multiple scales that influence farmers to shift from being potential to actual adopters of conservation practices.