Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I can’t recommend this Early Career Mentoring Institute enough! I got to spend a few days in Davis, CA learning from and meeting with people doing important research on poverty. Plus I was fortunate to be one of the grant awardees! 🎉 000
Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Our work was featured in the Health Affairs podcast, A Health Podyssey, in an episode just released today: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h... Thanks to Rob Lott and the Health Affairs team for this opportunity to chat about our research! 001
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026WIC benefits have notoriously low take-up for some groups. Our new study in Health Affairs led by @emilydore.bsky.social found that allowing benefits to be issued remotely during pandemic boosted take-up. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/... @capolicylab.bsky.social @oppforhealthlab.bsky.social 133
Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Our new article shows that states increased participation in WIC by offering benefits remotely. Given WIC's health benefits but low participation rates, this is one way states might improve maternal and child health. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/... @ritahamad.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social 13014
Reposted by Emily DoreCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 06/05/2026#GreatRead Up to 41,000 Nebraskans could lose Medicaid coverage by 2034 following the state’s early implementation of work requirements, as experts warn the policy could lead to significant coverage losses and barriers to care. Read more via ABC News: abcnews.com/US/nebraska-...abcnews.comNebraska becomes 1st state to implement Medicaid work requirementsNebraska became the first state on Friday to implement Medicaid work requirements, which is mandated under President Donald Trump's megabill that passed last summer. 032
Reposted by Emily DoreDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The Better Government Lab is hiring a post-doc with data science skills and an interest in public management to work on reducing administrative burden in safety net programs. Interest in tech a plus. Start: August 26 or earlier @sebjilke.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social apply.interfolio.com/185941apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 04840
Reposted by Emily DoreDavid Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 23/03/2026We’re delighted to announce a tenure track ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEARCH. Fields: public management, implementation, governance, institutions & policy process. We will start reviewing applicants immediately & until position is filled. Start date is negotiable. usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...usccareers.usc.eduAssistant Professor of Public Policy and Management at USCLearn more about applying for Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Management at USC 23131
Reposted by Emily DoreThe Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Our director, @ritahamad.bsky.social and @emilydore.bsky.social are authors on this paper profiled in this news piece… hsph.harvard.edu/news/poor-bi...hsph.harvard.eduPoor birth outcomes increase with poverty | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthInequities in birth outcomes are staying consistent—if not widening—between economic groups, according to a new Harvard Chan School study. 183
Reposted by Emily DoreJAMA Pediatrics @jamapediatrics.com · 07/03/2026Low-income mothers had persistently worse birth outcomes from 2012 to 2022, with widening disparities in low birth weight, indicating a continued need for supportive policies. ja.ma/46vlUDp 022
Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I’m so excited to announce that I’m joining the Tufts School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine this summer! It’s a dream come true to join an interdisciplinary department that does important policy-relevant work around health disparities. 9343
Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 04/03/2026This video is a great explainer of work from the @genderscilab.bsky.social that highlights how inappropriate denominators (e.g., people in a population v. people who are prescribed medications) can skew our understanding of gender health disparities. 010
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Latest paper @jamapediatrics.com led by SPHERE postdoc @emilydore.bsky.social finds longstanding disparities in infant health by poverty status using national data, e.g., for preterm birth and low birthweight. www.doi.org/10.1001/jama... @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social 1/ 184
Reposted by Emily DoreAndrew Mercer @awmercer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Exciting news! We just posted an opening for a Survey Associate on @pewresearch.org's Methods team! This is an amazing opportunity for someone relatively early in their career to join what is, IMO, the most fun methods team in the business. Full description at the link below.pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comSurvey Associate, MethodologyPew Research Center Organization Overview Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts publi... 13241
Reposted by Emily DoreGenderSci Lab @genderscilab.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Does women’s health need sex-specific algorithms? In a paper just out in Big Data & Society (bigdatasoc.bsky.social) we at the GenderSci Lab warn against the growing use of so-called “pink” and “blue” algorithms, arguing that they risk embedding biological sex essentialist assumptions into medicine.tinyurl.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 23717
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 18/12/2025🚨Job alert! We're hiring experienced programmer to analyze national Medicaid claims data, along w/ colleague Ari Ne'eman @hsph.harvard.edu. Details & application instructions: careers.harvard.edu/job/statisti... @societyforepi.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @ashecon.bsky.social @apha.orgcareers.harvard.eduStatistical Analyst/Programmer 064
Reposted by Emily DoreFlorencia Torche @ftorche.bsky.social · 17/12/2025New visualization in @sociusjournal.bsky.social Extending our prior work with new data through 2024 we show infant health improves under Democratic presidents Black, White, Hispanic & Asian babies benefit, with largest gains for Black infants. Joint w terrific @tsrauf.bsky.social 1267
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Latest study by SPHERE postdocs A. Ali & @emilydore.bsky.social finds that expansions of EITC for young adults w/out kids boosted mental heath. This group is often excluded from safety net policies, but they are at a critical juncture of life course. doi.org/10.1111/1468... @mdrc-news.bsky.social 1/ 182
Reposted by Emily DoreGenderSci Lab @genderscilab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Hot off the press! See our new paper: “Three maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research” in the journal Biology of Sex Differences. We show how sex essentialism distorts research & propose 3 ways to avoid making these mistakes. (1/12) rdcu.be/eNcRMrdcu.beThree maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research 22611
Reposted by Emily DorePanel Study of Income Dynamics @umpsid.bsky.social · 19/11/2025At today’s PSID Seminar Series, Emily Dore, postdoctoral researcher @hsph.harvard.edu, presents new findings on How State Context Shapes the Long Arm of Childhood, especially concerning TANF, welfare reform and health. 061
Reposted by Emily DoreUM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Join @umpsid.bsky.social for @emilydore.bsky.social Postdoc at the SPHERE Center at Harvard School of Public Health: How State Context Shapes the Long Arm of Childhood. Wednesday, November 19, 12:00-1:00 RSVP: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psid-...psc.isr.umich.eduPSID Seminar: How State Context Shapes the Long Arm of ChildhoodEmily Dore Postdoctoral Research Fellow Social Policies for Health Equity Research (SPHERE) Center Harvard School of Public Health Wednesday, November 19, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Institute for Social... 023
Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 10/11/2025I’m looking forward to visiting @um-psc.bsky.social next week and presenting some of my work on state contexts and the long arm of childhood! 020
Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Our new study shows that living in states with higher levels of structural sexism was associated with worse cardiovascular disease outcomes for both men and women, especially for diabetes and stroke. @pahoman.bsky.social @deborascience.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 252
Reposted by Emily DoreTrish Homan @pahoman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025New publication with @susanshort.bsky.social in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social. We analyzed 2025 revisions to womenshealth[dot]gov under the Trump administration -documenting how credible health content was replaced with ideology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comRewriting women's health: a content analysis of the Trump administration's revisions to womenshealth.govIn 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid changes to the data and information available on US government websites. We conducted a content ana… 13122
Reposted by Emily DoreHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 17/10/2025Rita Hamad, professor of social epidemiology and public policy, explains why losing the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System puts the health of mothers and infants at risk, and how she hopes to help keep its data accessible. “Without data, we can’t fix problems,” says @ritahamad.bsky.social hsph.harvard.eduWith federal maternal health database in limbo, a risk to mother and infant health | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthRita Hamad explains why losing PRAMS puts the health of mothers and infants at risk, and how she hopes to help keep its data accessible. 04729
Reposted by Emily DoreLeigh Senderowicz @lsenderowicz.bsky.social · 14/10/2025WE'RE HIRING! The Gender & Women's Studies Dept at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hiring a TT professor of GENDER AND AGING I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions Please share widely!jobs.wisc.eduAssistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesCurrent Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula... 01924
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Postdoc @emilydore.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu provided an interview to @healthyfutures.bsky.social discussing the findings of this study, highlighting the importance of social policy design for improving #healthequity. www.healthyfutures.blog/p/how-social... @rwjf.org @policies4action.bsky.socialhealthyfutures.blog 062
Reposted by Emily DoreMilbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly @milbankfund.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Join us for a Milbank Quarterly webinar on defining the structural determinants of health on Thursday, October 23 from 12-1pm ET us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Milbank Quarterly Webinar: Understanding the Structural Determinants of Health. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the w...Structural determinants of health are hierarchical patterns of advantage among socially constructed groups that affect health. Unlike social determinants of health, the structural determinants of heal... 011
Reposted by Emily DoreDr. Xiaogao Zhou @xgzhou.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Bryn Mawr College is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology with a specialization in social movements! The applications are due on September 19th. It is a fantastic place to be a scholar and educator—please spread the word! I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my ability!brynmawr.eduAssistant Professor of Sociology 0159
Reposted by Emily DoreKennedy Andara @kennedyandara.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Today's #Census data serves as a baseline for poverty in America before the Trump administration's historic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid #NumbersDay Read our analysis on the latest data and how the OBBBA will increase poverty over time ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/pove...americanprogress.orgPoverty in America Remained Flat in 2024 But Will Likely Rise as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Goes Into EffectNew census data show how poverty in America looked before the Trump administration’s megabill made historic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. 055
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Thanks to @hsph.harvard.edu for a great summary of this important work, with important implications for recent ⬆️ work requirements & ⬇️ generosity of US safety net policies: hsph.harvard.edu/news/breastf... @irpwisc.bsky.social @npwf.bsky.social Original article: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comEasing Cash Assistance Rules and BreastfeedingThis quasi-experimental study assesses the association between Temporary Assistance for Needy Families policy changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and breastfeeding initiation and duration among likel... 041
Reposted by Emily DorePopulation Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 12/08/2025We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026: www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call... 13618
Reposted by Emily DoreBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 11/08/2025New analysis from CBO of the "Big Beautiful Bill" shows the bottom 20% get poorer, not much change for most of America, & the top 10% get meaningfully richer - and that's before tariffs The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history 11360205
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Study was led by brilliant SPHERE postdoc @emilydore.bsky.social and funded by @rwjf.org @policies4action.bsky.social, with powerful accompanying commentary @jamahealthforum.com: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comState Policy Changes and Unconditional Cash Transfers to Improve Maternal and Child Health“While far from perfect, this legislation provides an historic opportunity to end welfare as we know it…,”1 said President Bill Clinton in 1996. He signed into law a measure that ended the entitlement... 061
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Our latest study @jamahealthforum.com shows the harms of work requirements for safety net programs. Women who were subject to harsher requirements and who received less cash assistance from TANF were less likely to breastfeed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu 1/ 28831
Reposted by Emily DoreJAMA Health Forum @jamahealthforum.com · 08/08/2025During #COVID19, changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program were associated with increased breastfeeding initiation and duration among likely TANF participants. ja.ma/4miH4KE @emilydore.bsky.social 021
Emily Dore @emilydore.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Our new study shows that policy changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program that increased access during the COVID-19 pandemic increased breastfeeding: tinyurl.com/ycxpf2cn @ritahamad.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu @pamherd.bsky.social @urbaninstitute.bsky.social 152
Reposted by Emily DoreNBER @nber.org · 03/07/2025Children experienced more frequent and enduring spells of net worth poverty (NWP) than income poverty. NWP is negatively associated with educational attainment, from Christina M. Gibson-Davis, Lisa A. Keister, @lisagennetian.bsky.social, and Shuyi Qiu www.nber.org/papers/w33959 062
Reposted by Emily DorePatrick Rafter @oceanandclimate.bsky.social · 17/06/2025News from the NSF Division of Earth Sciences Informational Webinar: If US scientists want to support NSF EAR, they should continue to submit proposals. The number of proposals is an important metric for quantifying need and therefore influencing the budget 55329
Reposted by Emily DoreRick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 17/06/2025In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.ricksteves.comIranJoin Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of... 197120043364
Reposted by Emily DoreScott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025After ruling, with anger in his voice, Judge Young: "This represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America's LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so." 101444373
Reposted by Emily DoreScott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025It's 2p here in Boston, and we're back on the record in the NIH grant terminations case. It's possible Judge Young could issue some sort of ruling here in the next few minutes, or he could provide more context for case management going forward. Stay tuned. 6403110
Reposted by Emily DoreScott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025THIS IS IT! THIS IS HUGE!! PLAINTIFF'S WIN!! Judge Young rules that the NIH grant terminations at issue in these cases are illegal and therefore vacated. BOOM! 121574366
Reposted by Emily DoreElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Excellent paper showing the effect of a 2010 Supreme Court decision that allowed looser gun laws. “States in the most permissive…firearm law categories experienced greater pediatric firearm mortality during the post–McDonald v Chicago era”. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comFirearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the USThis study attempts to measure excess mortality due to firearms among US children aged 0 to 17 years after the McDonald v Chicago US Supreme Court decision (2010). 1012857
Reposted by Emily DoreAmy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 10/06/2025“Americans need SNAP because their jobs often don’t pay enough to cover basic living expenses. That is a problem of wages, not dependency.” 075
Reposted by Emily DoreKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used. 34752892150
Reposted by Emily DoreMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Excited that my JAMA Pediatrics article with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social @bhrenton.bsky.social @hmkyale.bsky.social and others is now published. It turns out that permissive firearm laws aren’t great if you want to reduce pediatric firearm deaths. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comFirearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the USThis study attempts to measure excess mortality due to firearms among US children aged 0 to 17 years after the McDonald v Chicago US Supreme Court decision (2010). 516661
Reposted by Emily DoreRita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Our latest paper is now in print, showing ⬆️ prevalence of adverse perinatal health outcomes in the wake of pandemic. This suggests potential lasting impacts on future generations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @societyforepi.bsky.social @dkarasek.bsky.social @alisongemmill.bsky.social 1/ 2123
Reposted by Emily DoreMichal Horný @michalhorny.bsky.social · 04/06/2025🚨🚨🚨 New white paper on Episode-based cost-sharing 🚨🚨🚨 Unpredictable out-of-pocket costs are a major problem for BOTH patients AND providers. When patients can't afford to pay unexpectedly high medical bills, it means that health care providers are not getting paid. vbidhealth.com/wp-content/u...vbidhealth.com 111
Reposted by Emily DoreDavid Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 03/06/2025How much of the "long arm of childhood" works thru intergenerational stratification? Almost all for some health outcomes like psychological distress and self-rated health, but a lot less for others like severe chronic conditions. Heart attacks and stroke are in between. 1169
Reposted by Emily DoreJose Figueroa, MD, MPH @joefigs.bsky.social · 24/05/2025CBO projects that House reconciliation bill will cause 1.38 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries to lose Medicaid coverage We estimate that this will lead to over 18,000 avoidable deaths per year stemming from loss of drug subsidies Link to our memo led by @pennldi.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mwfcDA 7169100