Featured Journal Articles

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"Dark as Coffee": The Water Crisis That Shocked the Nation

The Effects of Racism on Black Maternal Health

The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Disability Paradox

More than a Habit: Stories from Inside the BFRB Community

The American Foster Care System: Ethnic Disparities Stunting Child Development

Blog Articles

The Impacts of Gender Pay Gaps on Women's Mental Health

Krrisha Patel

Oct 14, 2022

The Impacts of Gender Pay Gaps on Women's Mental Health

A 2016 study conducted by researchers from Columbia University suggests that women experience higher rates of depression and anxiety,...

Can You Blame School for Declining Mental Health?

Krrisha Patel

Aug 21, 2022

Can You Blame School for Declining Mental Health?

While it is understood and somewhat accepted that adolescents can have a mental decline due to stress, especially from school, its...

Implicit Biases and the Healthcare System

Eugenia Calvo Prieto

Sep 25, 2021

Implicit Biases and the Healthcare System

In social identity theory, an implicit bias (also known as an unconscious bias), refers to the thoughts, feelings, or attitudes towards a...

Tanisa Goyal

Jul 15, 2021

Can music really reduce anxiety?

Have you ever listened to “Weightless” by Marconi Union? It is “the world’s most relaxing song,” (Passman, 2017) and studies have shown...

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