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Dallas-Fort Worth SSN connects scholars to journalists, policymakers, and civic leaders in the DFW metro area.

Leaders
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Alex R. Piquero
  • Criminal Justice
  • Immigration
  • Race & Ethnicity
University of Texas at Dallas
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Meghna Sabharwal
  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Immigration
  • Labor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Members
Bean
Lydia Bean
  • Civic Engagement
  • Religion & Values
University of Texas at Arlington
Flavin
Patrick Flavin
  • Civic Engagement
  • Media & Public Opinion
  • Race & Ethnicity
Baylor University
Green
Joanne Connor Green
  • Civic Engagement
  • Children & Families
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • Public Health
Texas Christian University
Keller
Matthew R. Keller
  • Science & Technology
  • Economy
Southern Methodist University
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Chelsey Narvey
  • Criminal Justice
The University of Texas at Dallas

Latest Contributions

Diversity Is Not Inclusion. Organizations Need Both.

Commentary,

Believe the Data: More Immigration Does Not Lead to More Crime

  • Alex R. Piquero
Commentary,

Why America's White Evangelical Christians Turn Out at High Rates in Midterm Elections

  • Lydia Bean
Key Findings Brief,

What Kinds of Public Policies Promote Human Happiness?

    Patrick Flavin , Benjamin Radcliff
Key Findings Brief,

How Women Legislators Help States Become More Supportive of Older Citizens

  • Joanne Connor Green
    • Charles Lockhart
Key Findings Brief,

Latest In the News

"Undocumented Immigrants Commit Less Crime than Other People, so What Are We Afraid of?," Alex R. Piquero, Dallas News, April 23, 2019.
Patrick Flavin's research on public spending discussed by Robby Berman, "The States with the Happiest Americans Spend More Money on ‘Public Goods’," Big Think, January 10, 2019.
"We Are Divided on Black Lives Matter and Other Movements," Alex R. Piquero (with Erin Orrick), My San Antonio, December 16, 2018.
Patrick Flavin's research on public spending discussed by Tom Jacobs, "New Research Suggests Government Spending Can Spread Happiness," Pacific Standard, November 29, 2018.
"Sometimes, Locking Kids Up Makes Matters Worse," Alex R. Piquero, Huffington Post, February 21, 2017.

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