About the chapter
Tennessee SSN brings together scholars from middle and east Tennessee, including members from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Vanderbilt University. Members currently focus on education policy, inequality, poverty, economic security, and U.S. foreign policy. As the membership expands, the chapter will continually refine its focus to address policy issues under debate in the state and nationally.
Leaders
- Inequality
- Media & Public Opinion
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Members
- Environment & Energy
- Science & Technology
- Foreign Policy & Security
Vanderbilt University
- Children & Families
- Gender & Sexuality
- Health Care
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Latest Contributions
How to Stop Covid From Exacerbating Homelessness
Commentary,
Economists' Letter on Recovery Policy
White Paper,
Latest In The News
Sophie Bjork-James quoted by Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman and Amanda Seitz, "Accused Buffalo Gunman Followed Familiar Radicalization Path" Greenwich Time, May 16, 2022.
"QAnon Hasn’t Gone Away – It’s Alive and Kicking in States Across the Country," Sophie Bjork-James, The Conversation, April 26, 2021.
"We Must Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage," Renee Mehra (with ), Scientific American, March 11, 2021.
"How Institutional Gridlock and Racism Increase Income Inequality," Nathan J. Kelly, 3 Streams, January 27, 2021.
Interview on Effect on Homelessness in the United States Marybeth Shinn, NewsPoint360, November 27, 2020.