COVID-19¡¯s devastating impact on the health and welfare of Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s families is the focus of a released by the (CSS) at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹, in partnership with .
“I commend the researchers for their quick work to bring to light important data and analysis that would otherwise be untold,” said CSS Dean Denise Eby Konan. “I¡¯m especially grateful to our partnership with First Insurance Company, as they compelled us to respond to an urgent gap in knowledge facing our state at this critical time.”
“Our goal is to provide evidence-based social sciences research, so that Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s leaders can make more informed and compassionate policy and business decisions as our state deals with the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation,” said Jeff Shonka, president and CEO of First Insurance Company of Â鶹´«Ã½.
Current papers:
- by Wei Zhang, professor, and Margaret Walkover, PhD student,
- by Anna Pruitt, post-doctoral researcher,
- by Timothy J. Halliday, professor, and
- by Ji Young Kim, associate professor,
- by Lawrence H. Nitz, professor,
- by Monisha Das Gupta, professor, and Richard Cullen Rath, associate professor, , in collaboration with UNITE HERE! Local 5 and Â鶹´«Ã½ Workers Center
- by Davianna ±Ê¨³¾²¹¾±°ì²¹ʻ¾± McGregor, professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, , in collaboration with °³Ü²¹ʻ¨¡¾±²Ô²¹ Ulu ʻAuamo
- by Krisna Suryanata, professor, , and Nicole Milne, The Kohala Center
- by Dan Milz, assistant professor, ,
All papers are circulated to stimulate policy discussion and comment. The views expressed are those of the individual authors.
—By Lisa Shirota