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Todd Swanstrom Works to Address the Need for Home Repairs in St. Louis and Beyond
"The research completed by Professor Swanstrom and his team allowed the Home Repair Network to jumpstart a lot of the work that we aim to do over the...
New Member Spotlight: Niki vonLockette Builds Relationships at White House Event
The core of the Scholars Strategy Network’s mission is helping researchers connect and build relationships with policymakers, civic leaders, and the...
Member Spotlight: Ken Kolb Collaborates with Local Newspaper for Award-Winning Series on Gentrification
“Ken’s work was absolutely essential to the Greenville News project…It was a great illustration of how academic research can reach out from campus and...
New Member Spotlight: Jamie Abrams Shares Personal Story to Spotlight Healthcare in a Post-Roe World
“ In the aftermath of Roe’s being overturned, supporters of the move want to pretend that abortion access can be surgically extracted from women’s...
New Member Spotlight: Lee Hasselbacher Testifies for Successful Repeal of Parental Notice Law
“Our research and that of others reveals the complicated lives of pregnant young people and suggests that they are the ones best able to identify the...
New Member Spotlight: Sarah Verbiest Advocates for Medicaid Extension
For this new member spotlight, we’re excited to highlight Dr. Sarah Verbiest and her successful work to help advocate for the extension of Medicaid...
SSN Members Engage the Judiciary
Beyond connecting directly with legislators, one crucial way to inform policy is via the judiciary. Over the last few months, two SSN members have...
Scholar Spotlight: Carolyn Sufrin
There are thousands of pregnant incarcerated women every year - yet until now, there was no systematic report on this population. Carolyn Sufrin's...
Scholar Spotlight: Jessica Sanders
This week highlights Jessica Sanders, a professor at the University of Utah who has worked extensively with HER Salt Lake Initiative, a nonprofit that...
Scholar Spotlight: Kate Coleman-Minahan
This week, we're spotlighting Kate Coleman-Minahan, whose research on reproductive rights for adolescents has garnered attention. In 37 states...