http://hdl.handle.net/10150/595893 2026-04-18T02:04:41Z 2026-04-18T02:04:41Z Currans, Kristina M Dracopoulos, Sofia Fitch, Aviel George-Blazevich, Paul Grant, Amanda Keith, Ladd King, Parker Lucero, Amanda Middel, Ariane Price, Peter Torre, Artemis-June Vanos, Jenni Woodruff, Carson http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679953 2026-04-16T13:16:42Z 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z

Exploring Urban Heat as a Pedestrian: A MaRTy Cart Study of Tucson, Arizona in June 2025 Currans, Kristina M; Dracopoulos, Sofia; Fitch, Aviel; George-Blazevich, Paul; Grant, Amanda; Keith, Ladd; King, Parker; Lucero, Amanda; Middel, Ariane; Price, Peter; Torre, Artemis-June; Vanos, Jenni; Woodruff, Carson In this study, we used a mobile biometeorological cart, the MaRTy Cart, to collect measures of heat, such as mean radiant temperature (MRT), a proxy for how humans experience heat that takes into account radiant heat coming from all directions, including the sun. We first identified five routes, called transects in this report, with stops strategically located for data collection. These stop locations provide different types of shaded environments that pedestrians experience. For each transect, we collected data during three time periods (8-9 AM, 12-1 PM, and 4-5 PM) on a day in June 2025. We aimed to collect data at locations frequented by pedestrians to understand the implication of different types of shade on heat stress. We were particularly interested in shade provided by(a) trees, (b) bus stop shelters, and (c) buildings. Of the three types of shade studied here, we compared the MRT for stops with shaded environments with a full-sun base case on the same transect and time period. The difference in temperature between the shaded area and full sun comparison provides an estimated impact of shade for each type of environment. In our study, we found MRT under trees to be 15-21°C cooler on average compared to sun-exposed locations, depending on the time of day. Bus stop shelters provided, on average, 15°C (MRT) cooling compared to their full-sun base case, and building shade was 23°C cooler on average. In this report, we describe the equipment and study design, present results for our comparisons of shade (trees, bus stop shelters, and buildings), and provide a discussion of findings and potential future work. We provide two appendices that document our data collection protocols (Appendix A) and observations for each stop across all five transects and three time periods (Appendix B).

2026-04-01T00:00:00Z Curran, Melissa A. Li, Xiaomin Russell, Luke T. Kopystynska, Olena http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679762 2026-03-12T01:10:24Z 2026-02-09T00:00:00Z

Family Systems and Family Relationships: Family Subsystems Across Diverse Families Curran, Melissa A.; Li, Xiaomin; Russell, Luke T.; Kopystynska, Olena We examine family systems and family relationships. Using family systems theory (Cox & Paley, 1997, 2003; Minuchin, 1985), we focus on how families are viewed as a hierarchically organized system, comprised of smaller relationships (i.e., subsystems) such as parent–child relationships, embedded within larger systems such as extended families and their broader social ties. We organized the discussion of subsystems as follows: (a) Core subsystems, including relationships of romantic partners, coparenting alliance, parent–children, and siblings; and (b) Subsystems with broader social ties, in the form of extended family and/or intergenerational ties, including coparenting alliances in post-divorce or foster families as well as parents and parents-in-law relationships. We also consider these various subsystems within and across diverse families and family contexts, attending to aspects of gender, family structures, income, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, cultures, and national origins. We end with suggestions for future research (e.g., combining the lenses of family systems with intersectionality).

2026-02-09T00:00:00Z Jones, Resa M. Andrews, Jennifer G. Dalton, Alexandra F. Dixon, Brian E. Dzomba, Bari J. Fernando, Shane I. Pogreba-Brown, Kristen M. Ortiz, Miguel Reina Sharma, Vinita Simmons, Nicole Saydah, Sharon H. Slen, Joshua Smith, Lillian McComack, Joanna McCullough, Mac Young, Brian Arora, Megha Khatri Epstein, Rebekah Figueroa, Ralph Mahotiere, Terry Miller, Kathryn Barrett, Lori Dahlquist, McKenna Busch, Dolores Edinger, Tracy Garcia, Pablo Gibson, Richard Hallvik, Sara Sim, Emily Flessner, Christian Forsythe, Navina Johnson, Maria McLelland, Ryan Sorenson, Joseph Ayllon, Fatima Feiler, Marina Oktapodas Fukuhara, Matthew Mishkin, Aaron Phan, Thanh T. D. Rajaeebaygi, Mehdi Sinha, Radhika Turella, John Wang, Weiting Wiedefeld, Lucie Yucel, Recai Robinson, Susan Benavides, Argelia Bessey, Kate Brady, Shane Catalfamo, Collin Carr, Dametreea Collins, Clancey Cordova-Marks, Felina Ernst, Kacey Farland, Leslie Gracia-Filion, Pamela Frost, Scott Heslin, Kelly Jacobs, Elizabeth Lauro, Priscilla Nuno, Velia Pettygrove, Sydney Pilling, Vern Robinson, Susan Shilen, Alexandra Subbian, Vignesh Grannis, Shaun Allen, Katie Buelow, Lauren Buck, Aaron Duszynski, Tom Fadel, William Franks, Zamal Griffith, Ashley Myers, Laura J. Price, John Wiensch, Ashley Xu, Hiping Agedew, Abe Edwards, Deja Koumas, Emily Slaughter, Douglas Sullivan, Elizabeth Wyche, Tracy Brinkley, Jason Brummer, Tana Desale, Sameer Devlin, Rebecca Harpole, Charles Hunt, Danielle Rentz Jeddy, Zuha Poe, Brandon Pickett, Steve Sewell, Erica Sokol, Brian Stein, Karen Thomas, Joseph http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679761 2026-03-09T03:37:42Z 2024-08-29T00:00:00Z

Tracking the burden, distribution, and impact of Post-COVID conditions in diverse populations for children, adolescents, and adults (Track PCC): passive and active surveillance protocols Jones, Resa M.; Andrews, Jennifer G.; Dalton, Alexandra F.; Dixon, Brian E.; Dzomba, Bari J.; Fernando, Shane I.; Pogreba-Brown, Kristen M.; Ortiz, Miguel Reina; Sharma, Vinita; Simmons, Nicole; Saydah, Sharon H.; Slen, Joshua; Smith, Lillian; McComack, Joanna; McCullough, Mac; Young, Brian; Arora, Megha Khatri; Epstein, Rebekah; Figueroa, Ralph; Mahotiere, Terry; Miller, Kathryn; Barrett, Lori; Dahlquist, McKenna; Busch, Dolores; Edinger, Tracy; Garcia, Pablo; Gibson, Richard; Hallvik, Sara; Sim, Emily; Flessner, Christian; Forsythe, Navina; Johnson, Maria; McLelland, Ryan; Sorenson, Joseph; Ayllon, Fatima; Feiler, Marina Oktapodas; Fukuhara, Matthew; Mishkin, Aaron; Phan, Thanh T. D.; Rajaeebaygi, Mehdi; Sinha, Radhika; Turella, John; Wang, Weiting; Wiedefeld, Lucie; Yucel, Recai; Robinson, Susan; Benavides, Argelia; Bessey, Kate; Brady, Shane; Catalfamo, Collin; Carr, Dametreea; Collins, Clancey; Cordova-Marks, Felina; Ernst, Kacey; Farland, Leslie; Gracia-Filion, Pamela; Frost, Scott; Heslin, Kelly; Jacobs, Elizabeth; Lauro, Priscilla; Nuno, Velia; Pettygrove, Sydney; Pilling, Vern; Robinson, Susan; Shilen, Alexandra; Subbian, Vignesh; Grannis, Shaun; Allen, Katie; Buelow, Lauren; Buck, Aaron; Duszynski, Tom; Fadel, William; Franks, Zamal; Griffith, Ashley; Myers, Laura J.; Price, John; Wiensch, Ashley; Xu, Hiping; Agedew, Abe; Edwards, Deja; Koumas, Emily; Slaughter, Douglas; Sullivan, Elizabeth; Wyche, Tracy; Brinkley, Jason; Brummer, Tana; Desale, Sameer; Devlin, Rebecca; Harpole, Charles; Hunt, Danielle Rentz; Jeddy, Zuha; Poe, Brandon; Pickett, Steve; Sewell, Erica; Sokol, Brian; Stein, Karen; Thomas, Joseph Background: Track PCC includes five geographic surveillance sites to conduct standardized population-based surveillance to estimate and track Post-COVID Conditions (PCC) by age, sex, race/ethnicity, geographic area, severity of initial infection, and risk factors among persons with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection (based on the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologist [CSTE] case definitions for confirmed cases or laboratory-confirmed evidence of infection). Methods: The study will estimate the incidence, prevalence, including temporal trends, and duration and severity of PCC symptoms, among children, adolescents, and adults. PCCs include a broad range of symptoms and conditions that continue or develop after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 illness. Surveillance includes both passive and active components for diverse populations in Arizona, Indiana, and Utah as well as the Bronx Borough, NY, and part of Philadelphia County, PA. Passive surveillance will utilize electronic health records and health information exchanges within each site catchment area to longitudinally follow persons with COVID-19 to estimate PCC occurring at least 30 days after acute COVID-19 illness. Active surveillance will utilize self-report of PCCs from detailed surveys of persons ages 7 years and older with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the past 3 months. Respondents will complete follow-up surveys at 6-, 12- and 18-months post-infection. Discussion: These data can help identify which groups are most affected by PCC, and what health differences among demographic groups exist, as well as indicate potential barriers to care. These additional levels of granularity can inform public health action and help direct needed clinical care for patients.

2024-08-29T00:00:00Z Walker, Tammi http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679732 2026-03-04T02:31:10Z 2026-02-16T00:00:00Z

Digitally Branded: The Developmental Catastrophe of Juvenile Sex Offender Registries Walker, Tammi Juvenile sex offender registration was never a natural fit for the youth justice system, but in the digital age, it has become deeply harmful. What began as a paper-based precaution has evolved into a sprawling digital regime that permanently brands adolescents at the most formative stage of life. This article examines how technological change has turned registration into a publicly searchable network of stigma—amplified by data aggregators, search engines, neighborhood apps, and real estate platforms—that makes youthful misbehavior both permanent and inescapable. Drawing on insights from developmental neuroscience and criminology, the article explains why adolescent sexual misconduct is often impulsive, peer-driven, and rarely predictive of future offending. Yet federal mandates like the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) continue to impose offense-based registration on youth as young as fourteen, ignoring evidence about adolescent development and undermining the juvenile justice system’s rehabilitative aims. The modern registry’s reach imposes novel harms that traditional legal frameworks have not fully addressed. Public access fuels ongoing exclusion, identity foreclosure, and algorithmic discrimination, locking youth into stigmatized identities and exacerbating racial and socioeconomic disparities. These harms ripple outward to destabilize families and communities. Empirical research confirms that juvenile sexual recidivism is rare and that registration fails to improve public safety. Instead, it misallocates resources and inflicts long-term damage. This article urges a rethinking of juvenile registration policies, calling for reforms grounded in developmental science, technological awareness, and evidence-based alternatives such as confidential monitoring, risk-based assessments, and therapeutic intervention.

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