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Beckfield leads interdisciplinary faculty and graduate student retreat to develop undergraduate environmental justice curriculum

August 20, 2023

HCPDS Associate Director Jason Beckfield, PhD, led the first of three pilot retreats aimed at developing undergraduate curriculum in the “emerging field of environmental justice, or the convergence of environmental concerns with equity and civil…

Jason Beckfield leads a retreat at Wood's Hole on environmental justice

Gut check: Study deepens understanding of link between gut bacteria and emotions

May 09, 2023

HCPDS faculty member Laura Kubzansky, PhD, is a co-corresponding author of a study published in Psychological Medicine that contributes to “gut-brain axis” research by tracking over 200 women, and evaluating their self-reported feelings (as…

The Harvard Gazette reports: "How total abortion ban puts maternal health at risk"

January 26, 2023

Harvard Pop Center faculty member Jocelyn Viterna spoke with The Harvard Gazette about her decade of experience researching reproductive justice in El Salvador. Photo: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer