In the News: Colleen Heflin
Heflin discusses new SNAP study with Huffington Post, PBS, Common Dreams
See related: Food Security, Longevity, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Heflin study links SNAP to lower risk of premature death for US adults
Heflin study on the effect of SNAP on mortality published in Health Affairs
Heflin article on Building Nebraska Families Program published in Social Service Review
Visit to campus builds connections for Online EMPA students
“Online students benefit from the flexibility of being able to complete their coursework on their own schedule from the comfort of their own home, and while the connections they make with their peers and faculty are valuable, the value of place and institutional community that comes from being part of a school can be lacking,” said Nell S. Bartkowiak, director of the Online E.M.P.A. Program.
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Heflin study on adolescent food insecurity, risky behaviors and mental health published in CYSR
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Having disability increases likelihood of food insecurity despite federal programs to prevent
This research brief shows how such high rates of food insecurity among the disabled population stems from ineffective national policies the many ways in which disabilities increase risk of food insecurity.
Heflin publishes study linking food insecurity and disability
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Maxwell MPA program launches data analytics area of study, internship
“Codifying Data Analytics for Public Policy as an area of study will allow us to deepen and expand our relationships with top employers in this area and ensure that Maxwell remains at the leading edge of this rapidly evolving field,” said Chair and Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Robert Bifulco about Maxwell's new area of study in Data Analytics for Public Policy.
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Voices at the Table
The inaugural Policy Camp introduced undergraduate students of color to career options in policy — and to the impact bolstered racial and cultural diversity can have across the public sector.
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Heflin study on SNAP benefits, childhood asthma published
Heflin study on SNAP size and timing and emergency claims among Medicaid enrollees published
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Heflin and Rothbart receive grant to study SNAP and school readiness
Colleen Heflin and Michah Rothbart, professor and assistant professor, respectively, of public administration and international affairs, have received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research the relationship between student participation in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and school readiness. The results of the study will help the USDA understand both the effectiveness and efficiency of the SNAP program.
Heflin weighs in on NY's childhood poverty rates in Ithaca Journal
"The workforce is not going to be as dynamic as other parts of the country," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. "It's going to be a pull on our economy going forward," because children growing up in poverty traditionally have lower educational attainment and wages.
Heflin study on SNAP benefits, pregnancy-related ER trips published
Heflin study on impact of food program coverage gap published in AEPP
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Heflin article on coverage gap in food programs for children in kindergarden published in AEP&P
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Heflin article on food pantry assistance and the Great Recession published in JHEN
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Heflin study on material hardship published in Social Problems
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