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Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor with appointments in the School of Public Policy,Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics at Northeastern University as well as a GRI Faculty Affiliate was featured in the Boston Business Journal for her state-wide report that looked into the root cause as to why there is a nurse shortage happening in hospitals state-wide. The report looked from the spring and summer of 2020 to evaluate the changes, challenges and disruptions in the health care market prompted by the pandemic, with a focus on nursing, direct care workers and those in behavioral health.