Assistant Professor Simes interviewed in “In It Together” podcast
Assistant Professor of Sociology Jessica Simes talks to ‘In It Together’ about why communities of color have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus. Listen to the podcast here: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/11/09/in-it-together-11-09-2020?fbclid=IwAR3DRjOuw8e7Hkwf_QT2AkJJIq3PdbHygg6hWHCiG1vuX6UXKwlJsq0rMz0.
Assistant Professor Jessica Simes receives grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Congratulations are in order for our own Assistant Professor Jessica Simes who was recently awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation! The project is titled, “Incarceration and Health: Studying the Community Health Effects of Punishment and the Criminalization of Health Problems.” Wonderful work! We can’t wait to see what is next!
Professor Jessica Simes wins NSF Grant
Sociology Professor Jessica Simes has won a major grant from the National Science Foundation’s Sociology program! The grant will fund her project “Collaborative Research: The Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Study.” This path-breaking and timely project will examine conditions of penal confinement in the United States, and its effects on health and well-being, labor force participation after […]
Jessica Simes’ Research Featured
Jessica Simes has been featured in BU’s arts&sciences research magazine. The article, “Mapping Inequality: How Massachusetts is Failing its Smaller Towns and Cities”, details how Simes uses maps to understand and explain inequality and incarceration. Congrats, Jessica!