Lynn Hempel and Keith Smith published by Society & Natural Resources

Society & Natural Resources published Lynn Hempel and Ph.D. student Keith Smith’s paper “Evangelical Protestantism, Politics, and the Environment: When and How Do Biblical Beliefs Matter?” ABSTRACT Literature on environment-related outcomes highlights the role of political and religious factors—in particular, political orientation, party affiliation and biblical beliefs. Less is known about how these factors independently and interactively […]

The Conversation publishes Pat Hastings’ work on inequality

Story by Pat Hastings and Daniel Schneider (Berkeley). Originally published on The Conversation.  A quarter of US parents are unmarried – and that changes how much they invest in their kids Family structure in America is sharply divided by class and race. While 84% of children whose mothers have a bachelor’s degree or higher-level education live with married […]

The Conversation publishes Josh Sbicca’s “US agriculture needs a 21st-century New Deal”

By Maywa Montenegro (UC-Davis), Annie Shattuck (UC-Berkeley), Josh Sbicca (CSU). Originally published on The Conversation.  US agriculture needs a 21st-century New Deal These are difficult times in farm country. Historic spring rains – 600% above average in some places – inundated fields and homes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that this year’s corn and soybean crops will be the […]

Stephanie Malin’s climate crisis work published by The Conversation

By Becky Alexis-Martin (Manchester Metropolitan University), James Dyke (Univ. of Exeter), Jonathon Turnbull (Cambridge), Stephanie Malin (CSU). Originally published on The Conversation.  Climate crisis: migration cannot be the only option for people living on ‘drowning’ islands The evidence of the climate crisis is now undeniable. But state responses to climate change often have social and political motivations, rather than addressing […]

Criminal Justice Policy Review publishes Jeff Nowacki’s paper on Gender Equality and Sentencing Outcomes

Criminal Justice Policy Review recently published Dr. Jeff Nowacki’s paper “Gender Equality and Sentencing Outcomes: An Examination of State Courts.” Abstract: An important source of racial disparity in policing is traffic enforcement. The level of discretion afforded to officers for traffic enforcement is generally greater than it is for other policing decisions. One way to control […]

Jeff Nowacki’s research published in the International Journal of Police Science & Management

Dr. Jeff Nowacki and co-author Tyrell Spencer, Southern Illinois University, recently published “Police discretion, organizational characteristics, and traffic stops: An analysis of racial disparity in Illinois” in the International Journal of Police Science & Management. Abstract: This paper addresses traffic enforcement as an important source of racial disparity in policing. The level of discretion afforded to […]