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Underage sales signage in vape shops: Comparison of stores near and far from California colleges.

Published in Journal of American college health : J of ACH

Objective: Two-thirds of U.S. colleges are near vape shops, where higher rates of underage sales exist. This study examined vape shop compliance with state-mandated age-of-sale signs, the presence of age-of-entry signs and the tobacco industry's "We Card" sign. Participants: Random sample of 614 California vape shops, stratified by distance to comm...

Barriers and facilitators to expressing milk on campus as a breastfeeding student.

Published in Journal of American college health : J of ACH

Objective: Despite the growing student parent population, many postsecondary institutions in the United States (U.S.) lack sufficient lactation policies for students. The objective of this study was to explore breastfeeding students' perceived awareness and use of on-campus lactation rooms and identify barriers and facilitators to expressing milk o...

Assistive technology accommodations for post-secondary students with mental health disabilities: a scoping review.

Published in Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology

The use of assistive technology (AT) for people with disabilities is well researched and prevalent in education. Growing numbers of students now self-identify as having mental health diagnoses and register for accommodations at post-secondary institutions. The apparent gap in the literature specifically relating to AT support in this population nec...

Effect of mandating vaccination on COVID-19 cases in colleges and universities

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Background With the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines, many colleges and universities decided to mandate vaccination for all students and employees. The objective of this paper is to empirically investigate the effect of the mandate policy on Fall 2021 COVID-19 cases in institutions of higher education. Method We construct a unique dataset of a sam...

Inconsistency is the Consistency: The Title IX Reporting Process for Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Within Maryland ...

Title IX is a primary federal legal approach to address campus sexual and gender-based misconduct, yet few students utilize Title IX reporting as a formal campus support, and those that do frequently report negative experiences. In this study, we interviewed 11 student survivors at four Maryland public universities who engaged with the Title IX rep...

The Other “A” Word: Assessing the Accessibility of Abortion in Academia

Published in Women's Health Reports

Objective: To assess the accessibility of abortion providers across collegiate campuses in the State of Colorado. Participants: Analysis was on secondary data from the Integrated Postsecondary Data System and the U.S. Census Bureau. Methods: We utilized a framework of Reproductive Justice to assess and interpret the accessibility of abortion provid...

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater at Residential College, Maine, USA, August–November 2020

Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases

We used wastewater surveillance to identify 2 coronavirus disease outbreaks at a college in Maine, USA. Cumulative increases of >1 log10 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in consecutive 24-hour composite samples preceded the outbreaks. For 76% of cases, RNA was identified in grab samples from residence halls