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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New from @thcallaghan.bsky.social & I at @amjpublichealth.bsky.social: We show that GOP lawmakers are responsible for a sharp increase in anti-vaccine bill introductions across state legislatures from 2019-2023. Article + replication data: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

New JHPPL issue alert! Really thrilled to share this excellent new research spanning cross-cutting issues of health policy and politics. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Did it feel like sports betting ads dominated the Super Bowl this year? Well... our data show that ad levels are *even higher* on any given Sunday. That could be a major public health problem. (w/ @jencornacc.bsky.social rnacc.bsky.social & Chris Louis). link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Sports Betting Ads are Everywhere. That Could be a Public Health Problem - Journal of Gambling Studies

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Exciting news - we are seeking proposal submissions (due May 15) for a special issue of @jhppl.bsky.social on "Community Organizing, Power, and Politics", that I am editing alongside @povertyscholar.bsky.social and Megan Reynolds. Please see the full CFP below! Invited papers will be due Sept 1.

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Today in HA Forefront: we argue that Trump admin efforts to cancel vaccine-related research grants aren't just unlawful -- they're a major threat to public health. @mccuskey.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @michaelrulrich.bsky.social & Nicole Huberfeld www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Excited to announce publication of new JHPPL special issue: Public Health Under Siege (ungated) that explores the fate of public health during the second Trump administration: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Today in @jhppl.bsky.social, we show that few Americans express strong concern about H5N1 health risks. That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week). read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Public Risk Perceptions and Policy Attitudes Toward Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

@thcallaghan.bsky.social & @mattmotta.bsky.social evaluate the challenge that polarization poses for our health and importantly, they propose a three-pronged path for better understanding and overcoming polarization in health and medicine. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Runaway Polarization Is Making Us Sick; Social Science Could Offer an Antidote | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I know I speak for both @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I when I say we're so excited to collaborate with this amazing team!

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I'm excited to say that The Politics and Health Lab @busph.bsky.social which I co-direct with @mattmotta.bsky.social, will be hosing a Public Health Conversation this Fall about vaccine hesitancy! You can register to attend the zoom webinar below! publichealthconversation.org/conversation...

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Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future. - Public Health Conversations

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Happy 60th birthday to Medicare and Medicaid! Hang in there, I hear 60 is the new 40

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Great upcoming (and all too timely, given current events) panel on Medicaid with authors from @jhppl.bsky.social special issue

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

New SVPP data shows that anti-vaccine policymaking spiked following COVID-19, primarily due to the actions of GOP lawmakers. New state vaccine policy data (available for download!) & press release from @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I. medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

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New SVPP Data & Preprint: Anti-Vaccine Legislating Spiked Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Big news from our team here at the State Vaccine Policy Project.

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Big news from SVPP at @busph.bsky.social ! Our new working paper (w/public data!) shows that anti-vaccine state policymaking nearly doubled following COVID-19. Republican state lawmakers are overwhelmingly responsible for this trend. With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/so...

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Jenn Kauffman @jennaudrey.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It’s BU Giving Day - join me in supporting the Politics and Health Lab at @busph.bsky.social! @thcallaghan.bsky.social and @mattmotta.bsky.social are using cutting edge social sciences to monitor and counter the growing politicization of health & medicine. More info: sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

New at Public Health: 1 in 5 people *think* they're well-informed about Long COVID, but struggle to answer basic qs about it. "Meta-ignorance" in turn motivates vax. hesitancy. w/ @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & RIDOH + Policy Lab team! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Identifying and mitigating the public health consequences of meta-ignorance about "Long COVID" risks

While past work studies public concern about "Long COVID," fewer have asked what the public knows and/or purports to know about Long COVID. This is an…

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David Lazer @davidlazer.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Just posted my evaluation of what happened in the 2024 election, based on CHIP50 data. The TLDR is that the 2020 to 2024 shift was mostly a backlash of younger individuals against what had been a pretty lousy 4 years for them. www.chip50.org/blog/the-gen... @hongqu.bsky.social

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The generational politics of the 2020s: Young voters rule

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Andrew Stokes @astokespop.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

New study with @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues finds that excess deaths among young U.S. adults have surged since 2011, accelerating during the pandemic and remaining high in 2023. Our research shows that this crisis extends far beyond drug overdoses. 🧵 (1/6) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Mortality Trends Among Early Adults in the United States, 1999-2023

This cross-sectional study examines trends in mortality rates among adults aged 25 to 44 years across the pre–COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic, and postpandemic periods.

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

💉Sharing our new paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health, led by Brianna Agnew and Annette Regan presenting a systematic scoping review of adolescent COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy! We show the need for more research that includes adolescents own perspectives. 💉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Global Systematic Scoping Review of Adolescent Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Although COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for adolescents aged 12–17 years, they remain one of the least commonly vaccinated age groups. Therefore,…

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I'm excited to announce the launch of The Politics and Health Lab at Boston University, co-directed by @mattmotta.bsky.social and myself! Our lab will highlight research on the growing politicization of health and strategies to overcome it @busph.bsky.social sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Biden's claim that he would've won in Nov. isn't backed up by most polling data. It also ignores the tremendous impact Harris' campaign had on fundraising for Dems down-ballot, which we document in a naturally-occurring experiment conducted before/after Biden dropped out. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

It’s been so much fun to join some of @busph.bsky.social’s best students for the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum! Students have gotten to learn from the state’s most important health policy officials and visit some of the key centers of health policy making for the state. What a wonderful event!

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

NEW from @thcallaghan.bsky.social, K. Goidel, M. Stein, and I at HEPL. Concerns about supply shortages have no influence on public support for physicians' ability to prescribe ozempic off-label. But, concerns about potential health risks do. More here! 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge Core

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Have you ever wondered what the public thinks about weight loss medications like Ozempic? I'm excited to say that my new paper with @mattmotta.bsky.social and colleagues tackles this question, examining public concerns about safety and supply shortages. Check it out here 👇! doi.org/10.1017/S174...

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The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge Core

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

New AVMA guidance highlights the dangers of feeding cats raw food. Unfortunately, we find that public H5N1 concern is low, which may impede our public health response. @stecula.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @klunztrujillo.bsky.social @ophiryotam.bsky.social @drorwalter.bsky.social

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

New at Vaccine from our team (led by Ali Moghtaderi). Declining school vax rates; especially in states that allow for non-med exemptions. States that *removed* exemptions experienced an increase. With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social @aportnoy.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Evidence on trends in uptake of childhood vaccines and association with COVID-19 vaccination rates

Childhood vaccination rates have declined in recent years; there is also concern that resistance to COVID-19 vaccines could spill over to childhood va…

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

In Covid’s wake, CDC proposed reforms that aim to enhance its performance during the next pandemic. But would they work? Check out Ann Keller’s new ungated JHPPL article #healthpolicy #publichealth: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Embracing Controversy: A Second Look at CDC Reform Efforts in the Wake of COVID-19 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

New SVPP Report from @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I. Even with RFK Jr. at the helm of DHHS, most vaccine policymaking will fall to the states. Unfortunately, many are taking aim at vaccine access. We detail a few concerning bills from the prev. leg. cycle ('23). medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

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“Anti-Vax Watch:” Tracking Anti-Vaccine Bills in State Houses Across the US

Welcome to the first post in the State Vaccine Policy Project (SVPP)’s new series, “Anti-Vax Watch.” In this series, we will profile bills…

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Re-upping this working paper, in light of news that bird flu has been detected in raw milk in CA. Lack of concern about the dangers of raw milk could undermine our policy response to bird flu's increasing public health risks.

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

NEW in PuHe -- we document significant RSV vax hesitancy. But! Our ongoing work (link in comments) suggests that emphasizing regret assoc. w/non-vax can boost uptake intentions. @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & The Policy Lab/RIDOH Team. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Quantifying the prevalence and determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine hesitancy in US adults aged 60 or older

Federal regulators recently authorised two vaccines designed to prevent infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults aged 60 or older. …

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

New Article Alert! I'm excited to say that my latest paper - focused on vaccine spillover and confidence in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa - has been published in Vaccine! Shoutout to our amazing team - Alee Lockman, Christy Blackburn, and Brian Colwell! authors.elsevier.com/c/1k5Jq,60n7...

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

NEW State Vaccine Policy Project Report from @timcallaghan.bsky.social & I. Key findings: 💉>300 anti-vaccine bills introduced in state leg. 💉 84% of anti-vax bills introduced by Republicans 💉Dozens of anti-vax bills passed into law More here: medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

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Anti-Vaccine Legislating was Common and Deeply Partisan in 2023

In December 2023, the Politics & Health Lab (PHL) at Boston University’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) launched the State Vaccine Policy…

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

Introducing: The State Vaccine Policy Project! (SVPP) This Fall, @timcallaghan.bsky.social and I will share insights from our efforts to track vaccine-related legislation in state houses across the US, from 1980-pres. First report scheduled for early Oct.! 💉📊 medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

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Introducing the State Vaccine Policy Project (SVPP)

In December 2023, the Politics & Health Lab (PHL) at Boston University’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) launched the State Vaccine Policy…

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

NEW in AJPH -- Julie Pacheco, @sarahgollust.bsky.social, @timcallaghan.bsky.social, & I argue that the inclusion of Party ID in PH svys can enrich our understanding of health inequities and their political determinants. First look available here! ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

New in AJPH, a call for collecting information about individuals' partisanship in public health research. Thrilled to collaborate with the "dream team" of @timcallaghan.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social & Julie Pacheco to get this argument out! ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

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A Call for Measuring Partisanship in US Public Health Research

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

I'm thrilled to announce that Rural Healthy People 2030 - a once per decade edited book volume on rural health in America - has been published! I'm also excited to be both an author of the edited volume and multiple book chapters! srhrc.tamu.edu/documents/ru...

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

NEW from our team at @ThePolicyTweets & RIDOH In a nationally rep. svy, just 14% of adults aged 60+ report vaccinating against RSV. A majority (53%) plan to refuse RSV vax. going forward Inc: @timcallaghan.bsky.social, Jenny Ross, David Yokum, & more! osf.io/preprints/so...

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

New in JHPPL advanced pubs: special issue on Polarization, Partisanship & Health. With @sarahgollust.bsky.social @efranklinfowler.bsky.social @adrianna.bsky.social @timcallaghan.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social and many more! Ungated: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

Important new findings about the success (or lack thereof) of California's elimination of vaccine mandates... www.mercurynews.com/2023/09/10/5...

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

Congratulations to Tim Callaghan and Simon Haeder, the winners of this year’s David Kline Jones award for the Health Politics and Policy section of #APSA23

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