Author: Aaron Wagner

As part of the community-wide Data 4 Action study, Margeaux Gray, assistant research professor of biobehavioral health, is measuring stress hormones through hair samples to understand how the pandemic is affecting college students and community members.

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, it has become even more important to get relevant research in the hands of legislators. Taylor Scott, associate director of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration, is studying new ways to share research and work with policymakers.

Outdoor enthusiasts love the freedom of being in the wilderness. Derrick Taff, assistant professor of recreation, park, and tourism management, studied whether they would accept more restrictions on America’s wild lands during the pandemic.

Amit Sharma, professor of hospitality management, is developing and distributing strategies to help restaurants survive the pandemic. His profit planning tool has been downloaded by hundreds of independent restaurateurs.

With a decrease in reports to child protective services during COVID-19, Christian Connell, associate professor of human development and family studies and associate director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, wanted to understand changing discipline practices and family dynamics.