Over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, Penn State experts are available to share insight into the social and educational impacts of the pandemic including it's effects on mental health, changing family dynamics and racial inequities.
Evan Pugh Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies
Health & Medicine, Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Health & Medicine, Law and Policy, Politics & Policy
The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact societies across the globe in ways far beyond the immediate health concerns. Penn State faculty are looking at the long-term consequences of these areas — all with an eye on how we can cope and what our changing societies may look like in the future.
Evan Pugh Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies,
Director, Child Study Center
Contact Karen Bierman with questions about: the challenges faced by children and their families during the transition to online K-12 schooling during the coronavirus pandemic as well as mental health concerns for children during this time.
Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences
Contact James Dillard with questions about: the role of emotion in persuasion and the dynamics and impact of fear during epidemics like the coronavirus.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Contact Simon Haeder with questions about: COVID-19 vaccine policy implementation, equity issues related to vaccine distribution, and whether companies and schools should require employees and students to be vaccinated. He can also discuss the ways in which partisan politics challenge our handling of this national health emergency, Finally, Haeder can comment on U.S. healthcare system policies and preparedness, generally.
Palmer Chair in Telecommunications,
Director of the X-Lab
Contact Sascha Meinrath with questions about: How surveillance, cybersecurity, and privacy have changed in a post-9/11 world; government policy; broadband; and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Internet connectivity. He can also comment on voting security, technology policy, privacy, surveillance, civil liberties, broadband mapping and artificial intelligence.
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Contact Kathleen Keller with questions about: family/child nutrition during social isolation and school transitions to in-person learning.
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