Past Grantees and Fellows

Can organizational interventions reduce employee burnout and promote well-being? We are planning to investigate these questions using a randomized field experiment in the setting of veterinarian clinics in the United States.

Nicholas Sanders produced research on influenza, pollution, and related health effects by socioeconomic status, to be published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. He prepared research on lead exposure and educational outcomes by race, which he is in process of revising for publication.

Sari conducted 10 follow-up interviews with Iranian LGBTQ refugees in Turkey to complete her dissertation on refugees’ lives and experiences. The funding also allowed her to organize two small group meetings, where Iranian refugees discussed how to establish collaboration and solidarity with Syrian LGBTQ refugees in the country and prepared a community-engaged project plan and a tentative division of labor. Accordingly, the group will organize 3 virtual meetings in Fall 2021 to bring Iranian and Syrian refugees together and develop strategies for transforming prejudices and preconceptions about each other.

Using a mixed methods approach, this project systematically examines the landscape of fertility and family leave policies among the largest corporations in the US by surveying Fortune 500 Companies. Investigating the supply side of ART will provide insights on reproductive healthcare access amid rising demand.

This project will expand our understanding of online romance scams and broader internet fraud by investigating a.) the varied ways deception is constructed in sugar relationship discourses and practices, and b.) the varied roles of digital platforms in defining, aiding, and/or preventing interpersonal deception.

Online health misinformation remains a large problem after COVID-19, undermining health behaviors like vaccination. Marginalized populations like American Muslims seek out health information online and from transnational networks, both of which can unintentionally spread misinformation. I propose to culturally adapt community-oriented motivational interviewing in partnership with the Boston Muslim community for online spaces where the community seeks out health information to build confidence in and increase rates of vaccination for human papilloma virus.

The funding ultimately resulted in a peer-reviewed publication.

This project examines whether, how, and the extent to which elite philanthropy legitimates rising inequality and plutocracy. It (1) develops measures of support for plutocracy, (2) establishes overall support for plutocracy, (3) determines effects of philanthropy on support for plutocracy, (4) tests mechanisms, and (5) identifies implications.

There is still a dearth of evidence on disruptions from "day-to-day" climate shocks such as harsher seasonal flooding. As climate change intensifies these regular events, understanding their impact, how governments and firms can invest in mitigation strategies and how they can handle recovery and reconstruction is key.

Katherine Sender spent the year getting IRB approval for a new study of LGBTQ marketing and interviewing 11 participants (with more to follow). She presented her preliminary findings at the International Communication Association's annual conference in Paris, France, in May 2022.

As Netflix has expanded television streaming around the world, I focus on audiences of Queer Eye to explore the transnational export of LGBTQ content beyond the US. The QuIRI grant will be used to compensate focus group participants in Brazil, China, Spain, and the US.