Gov. Cuomo charged the University at Albany with leading a team of public health, social welfare, emergency preparedness and other experts to engage stakeholders to study the environmental, socioeconomic and occupational factors causing Latinx and Black populations in the state to be disproportionately harmed by COVID-19.
The team is looking at factors such as housing and food security; employment opportunities; how communities learned and responded to the dangers of COVID-19; and the availability and access to health insurance coverage and health care. By further analyzing and building upon research that’s already been done on these disparities, the team will develop data-driven prevention strategies to help inform New York’s response to this and future public health threats. The University is partnering in this work with the NYS Department of Health and Northwell Health, as well as a number of additional community partners. The project is another demonstration of the University’s longstanding commitment to address and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities. Beyond 2020, UAlbany intends to build on its extensive expertise and strong commitment to social and economic justice to expand its health equity research portfolio.
Research
Differential Impacts of COVID-19 in NYS: Final Report
Differential Impacts of COVID-19 in NYS: Issue Brief #1
Does Serum Vitamin D Level Affect COVID-19 Infection and Its Severity?
Data, Politics and Public Health: COVID-19 Data-Driven Decision Making in Public Discourse
Cumulative incidence and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in New York
Assessing racial and ethnic disparities using a COVID-19 outcomes continuum for New York State
News
UAlbany and Department of Health Examine Breastfeeding Disparities in the State
Study aims to increase breast feeding, and its health benefits for children and mothers, in communities where the rates are lower.
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 164
Part of the challenge of vaccinating millions of Americans for COVID-19 is logistical: racing to create a vaccine, distributing it, and determining the order in which certain people will get the shots.
Effort aims to overcome vaccine wariness in local minority communities
Historic and ongoing racial injustices will influence whether some will line up to get a shot. Trusted messengers are trying to help.
Refugee access to health care during COVID-19 should not be an afterthought
The racial and ethnic disparities in health care and unequal health burdens of refugee populations put them at disproportionate health risks from COVID-19.
Study of racial disparities in health care due soon
Although Covid-19 cases and deaths are slowing in New York, efforts to study the pandemic's effects — particularly on the state’s minority communities — are only just beginning.
Decentralization and Pakistan’s response to COVID-19
As the global COVID-19 pandemic soars to 4.1 million cases, the search to identify the ingredients of a “successful” national response has already begun in earnest. This yearning to categorize and make predictions forces us to assess our priors about what characteristics of states might be likely to produce better or worse than anticipated outcomes.
UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez On COVID-19, Distance Learning, And The State Of SUNY
Higher education is in a time of flux in the country as college campuses try to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. In New York, classes moved online in March when it was deemed unsafe to keep thousands of college students and their professors in close quarters. Now, the fall semester is fast approaching.
Havidán Rodríguez: This moment is an opportunity for change
As I witness the waves of protests across the U.S. in the aftermath of George Floyd’s shocking death, I continue to challenge myself to think clearly about the myriad ways that the University at Albany can help shape a fairer and more just society.
Researchers
Jeanette Altarriba
Dean of College of Arts and Sciences; Professor
Department of Psychology; College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Cognitive Psychology
CV820.31 KB
Elise Andaya
Associate Professor of Anthropology; Affiliated Faculty for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Department of Anthropology
CV252.12 KB
DeeDee Bennett Gayle
Associate Professor, Chair of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Bennett Gayle-CV473.38 KB
Rajani Bhatia
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Lindsey Disney
Assistant Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; School of Social Welfare
Curriculum Vitae112.24 KB
Beth J. Feingold
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Ashley M. Fox
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
CV551.68 KB
Alex Greer
Associate Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Greer-CV357.5 KB
Angela N. Hackstadt
Subject Librarian for Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, & Law
Minority Health Disparities
Julia F. Hastings
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior; School of Social Welfare
Curriculum Vitae357.16 KB
Youqin Huang
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Success; Professor
Provost's Office; Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
CV433.76 KB
Janine M. Jurkowski
Professor, Department Chair
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Elaine M. Lasda
Coordinator of Scholarly Communication, Associate Librarian
Minority Health Disparities
Sandra McGinnis
Senior Research Scientist, Research Professor
Center for Human Services Research; Minority Health Disparities
Samantha Penta
Associate Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Penta - CV332.64 KB
Dina Refki
Clinical Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Lawrence M. Schell
Distinguished Professor
Department of Anthropology; College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
CV404.49 KB
Tomoko Udo
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Elizabeth Vásquez
Associate Professor; Director of CEMHD
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD); Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Lynn A. Warner
Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; School of Social Welfare
Curriculum Vitae412.98 KB
Kristen C. Wilcox
Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
wilcox CV.v.4.24.pdf388.41 KB
Dwight C. Williams
Clinical Professor, Emeritus
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Advisory Committee to President Havidán Rodríguez
Jeanette Altarriba
James Dias
Annis Golden
Robert Griffin
David Holtgrave
Carol Kim
Theresa Pardo
Karl Rethemeyer
Lawrence Schell
Sheila Seery
Bruce Szelest
Lynn Warner
Project Team
Theresa Pardo, Project Director
Kelsey Butz
Jordan Carleo-Evangelist
Robert Griffin
Teresa Harrison
Jane Krumm-Schwan
Kristen Marlow
Jill Reid
Sheila Seery
Julia Singleton
Lynn Warner