This fall we are pleased to offer two events focusing on critical
new developments in poverty research. The Supplemental
Poverty Measure has generated much interest and many questions
from poverty experts and practitioners, and we are fortunate to
have one of the leading experts on this new measure speaking on
campus on November 5th. Later in November, our fall
conference on Poverty and Place will bring many prominent
scholars from across the country to present and discuss research
on the evolving relationship between poverty, poverty policies,
and place. We hope to see many of you at these and future events.
In recent years, inner-city school districts have worked to
balance budgets despite funding cuts and unpredictable enrollment
due to demographic changes. While redistricting—the process of
changing school boundaries, closing and/or consolidating
schools—can effectively address budget and enrollment problems,
it can disproportionally affect disadvantaged students and
families.
Dr. Guyer’s research focuses on the behavioral and neural
mechanisms that may underlie the way that adolescents think and
feel. One overarching question throughout her research is how
does attentional focus modulate the brain circuitry involved in
emotional responding?
