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Alicia Sasser Modestino on the Boston Business Journal: State Report Probes Root Cause of Nurse Shortage at Mass. Hospitals

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor with appointments in the School of Public Policy,Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics

Alicia Sasser Modestino on The Washington Post: ‘We’re Back to Panicking’ – Moms Are Hit Hardest With Camps and Day Cares Closing Again

Read the full article. Excerpt: Sarah Mordecai just got the phone call that no parent wants: Her son was exposed…

Alicia Sasser Modestino on Wbur: Bills, Taxes, Donations: How People Are Spending Their Coronavirus Relief Money

Federal relief money is starting to make its way to people in Massachusetts and across the country. Most individuals can…

Alicia Sasser Modestino on WGBH: Mass. April Unemployment Rate Surges To 15.1 Percent

The Massachusetts unemployment rate surged above 15 percent in April, smashing four and a half decades of records as the…

Alicia Sasser-Modestino in News@Northeastern: How the economy will bounce back?

The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on the United States economy, where stay-at-home measures have brought certain industries—such as restaurants,…

Alicia Sasser-Modestino in Podcast: COVID-19: No work, essential work, and what they have in common

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, is it better to work or collect unemployment benefits? With many jobs paying…

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Alisa Lincoln and Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in News@Northeastern: The Recovery of the US Economy After COVID-19 Hinges on Federal Support

Even with a COVID-19 vaccine on the way, a full recovery in the United States from the pandemic’s economic devastation…

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Alisa Lincoln and Beth Molnar Featured in News@Northeastern: To Survive a Trauma like the Capitol Riot, It Helps to Discuss It

Graphic depictions of the deadly Capitol insurrection of January 6 triggered fresh waves of trauma for many politicians, staffers, and…

Alisa Lincoln in Forbes: Experiencing Trauma In Childhood Linked To Increased Risk Of Developing Dementia

Experiencing trauma, abuse or neglect in childhood may lead to health complications later on, including a higher risk of developing dementia, new research finds. Researchers in Japan published a study this week that examined the connection between adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, and dementia risk. The team found that the more ACEs someone experiences early in life, the higher their chance of developing dementia in older age.

Alisa Lincoln in News@Northeastern: ‘Why am I having such a hard time when I’m not sick with the virus?’

Social isolation and loneliness. Drastic changes to lifestyles. Uncertainty for the future. Financial pressures. Complicated relationships. How can parents help their kids? The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed all of these concerns. In many cases, people have felt as though they’ve been left to deal with the consequences entirely on their own.

Alisa Lincoln in News@Northeastern: How Has Covid-19 Affected Mental Health and Well-Being?

When will life return to normal? It’s a burning question on the minds of many people curious about when they…

All Ebola Is Local

For much of our history, Americans understood safeguarding public health to be an essential responsibility of government, like providing for the national defense. But unlike waging wars, public health has always been handled primarily at the local and state levels where it could directly engage with and draw support from the populace.