Publications

Abstract: Major disasters such as extreme weather events can magnify and exacerbate pre-existing social disparities, with disadvantaged populations bearing disproportionate…

This book looks at public health in the context of disaster recovery and resilience. The book discusses public health in…

View Lecture Slides As part of our Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN) Resilience Lecture Series, Thomas Popik – Chairman &…

Professor Jennie C. Stephens explains why antiracist and feminist leadership must play a vital role in mitigating the climate crisis. The four…

Be grateful. That’s been my science-backed mantra for a good many years. I say science-backed because unlike the rationale your parents relied on when urging you to be appreciative (though they were right!), my advice comes from more than a decade of accumulating empirical evidence showing that gratitude makes life better.

GRI Faculty Affiliate, Joan Fitzgerald, Professor in the School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, wrote a piece for CommonWealth about passive housing.

Abstract This paper reports the results of the first systematic attempt at quantitatively measuring the seminar culture within economics and…

Read The Full Piece Here  John Plodinec, Distinguished Senior Fellow, wrote a recent piece on why our communities need to…

In the United States, the idea that household water for drinking and basic hygiene is a constitutional right has seldom…

This research looks at the discourse of 14 utility companies in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Texas, and Vermont…

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the food system as patterns of food consumption changed abruptly in March 2020 and food supply chains were disrupted. Americans are accustomed to plentiful, diverse, convenient, and inexpensive food, enabled by a nationally centralized food system.

An estimated 11 million Syrians—about half the national population—have fled their homes since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011. Yet a…