As we move through the summer months, we’d like to share
summaries of recent Center-supported research that speaks to
several timely poverty and policy issues. Work on
unaccompanied youth migrants, responses to changes in public
health insurance, and connections between adolescent and later
poverty and stress are among recent studies completed by our
affiliated faculty and graduate students. Our work aimed at
training new scholars and disseminating poverty research
continues with plans for our fall conference, funding for new
research by emerging poverty scholars, and expansion of our
undergraduate programming to students at Historically Black
Colleges and Universities. Please read the newsletter and
visit our website to learn more about our work supporting,
producing, and disseminating the latest research on poverty.
Public insurance can provide needed medical coverage for those
who cannot afford it. Considering that private insurance is often
bound to employment, a public option could have an impact on the
labor market if it reduces incentives to work.
Growing up in poverty may have long-term impacts beyond the
chance of a better financial future. The stress of early-life
poverty may in fact be associated with serious health problems
well into adulthood.
Ongoing research by Center Graduate Student Fellow Natalie Troxel
and Faculty Affiliate Paul Hastings examines the association
between poverty and compromised adult health, which may have
implications for healthcare costs in the U.S.
With unauthorized youth at the forefront of immigration reform
discourse and policy proposals, understanding the diversity of
their profiles and experiences is necessary to create holistic
immigration policies.
Erin Hamilton received her degree in Sociology from the
University of Texas, Austin in 2009. Her current research
investigates the social and demographic sources of international
migration from Mexico to the United States.
2244 Social Sciences and Humanities Building
Davis, CA
DAVIS, Calif. — The UC Davis Center for Poverty Research has
launched a program to host undergraduates from Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for summer experiences with
poverty research and mentorship toward academic careers.
