Research

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Advancing Social Equity Research

Within the Center’s rich interdisciplinary community, our research scholars pursue projects across various fields of inquiry as well as with researchers at Duke and scholars throughout the world.

Journal Articles

Racial Discrimination, Religious Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among African American Women and Men

Authors: Jason Ashe, Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Antonius Skipper, Adolfo Cuevas, Christian Maino Vieytes, Kristie Bah, Michele K….

Kala Bagai: An Early Indian Woman in America

Authors: Arko Dasgupta Journal: India International Centre Quarterly Abstract: Indians who came to the United…

Religious participation is associated with fewer dementia diagnoses among Black people in the United States

Authors: Eric E. Griffith, Paul A. Robbins, Bethlehem T. Ferede, and Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards Journal:…

Racial and gender differences in discrimination and psychological distress among young adults

Authors: Imari Z. Smith and Jen’nan G. Read Journal: Social Science & Medicine Abstract: Racial…

Effects of a monthly unconditional cash transfer starting at birth on family investments among US families with low income

Authors: Lisa A. Gennetian, Greg J. Duncan, Nathan A. Fox, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Katherine Magnuson, Kimberly…

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Who Benefits from Mass Incarceration? A Stratification Economics Approach to the “Collateral Consequences” of Punishment

Authors: Tasseli McKay and William A. Darity Jr. Journal: Annual Review of Law and Social…

Gender and Racial Behavior in Consumer Payment Methods under Economic Uncertainty

Authors: Raffi E. García and Jyothsna G. Harithsa Journal: AEA Papers and Proceedings Abstract: This…

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Adding stress in banking: Stress tests and risk-taking sentiments

Authors: Raffi E. García, Jyothsna G. Harithsa, and Abena Owusu Journal: Journal of Corporate Finance…

Reports

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Black Reparations and Child Well-Being: A Framework and Policy Considerations

Authors: Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis, & William A. Darity Jr. Journal: National Bureau of…

Gender Differences in Remote Learning amid COVID-19

Authors: Sungmee Kim and Tim Sass Publisher: Andrew Young School of Policy at Georgia State…

Teacher Recruitment and Retention Trends Across North Carolina and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Lauren Fox, Sara Howell, Ashley Kazouh, Elizabeth Paul, and Jessica Peacock Research Advisors: Keisha…

What the Durham Police Department Can Do to Enhance Safety and Earn Trust

Authors: Ajenai Clemmons Summary: This report contains the findings of an academic study Ajenai Clemmons…

Income Supplements versus Building Assets and the Racial Wealth Gap: Tax Policies

Authors: William A. Darity Jr, William Gale, Mónica García-Pérez, and Nora Cahill Executive Summary: The…

Understanding the Effects of Windfalls: What People Do with Financial Payouts, and What It Means for Policy

Authors: Katherine Rodgers, Sydney A. Grissom, Lucas Hubbard, and William A. Darity Jr. Abstract: What…

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Prison Hospital Data Is Omitted From Federal Data Sets

Authors: Michael Forrest Behne, Joshua A. Barocas, Josiah D. Rich, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein Abstract: Given…

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Setting the Record Straight on the Libertarian South African Economist W. H. Hutt and James M. Buchanan

Authors: William Darity Jr., M’Balou Camara, and Nancy MacLean Abstract: In their stormy response to…

Research News

Study Reveals Black Families’ Hesitancy Toward Home Visiting Programs Due to Surveillance Concerns

A research team, including Cook Center affiliates Imari Z. Smith and Lisa A. Gennetian,…

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Cook Center Research and William A. Darity Jr mentioned in article on Funding for Reparations Research

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity and Director William “Sandy” Darity Jr….

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Will Damron published in Explorations in Economic History

Cook Center Postdoctoral Associate Will Damron was recently published in the Explorations in Economic…

Cook Center Researchers Investigate the Effect of Historical Trauma on the Black-White Health Gap

DURHAM, N.C. – The Black-white health gap is one of the most striking examples…

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Sarah Gaither contributes to study on the Minimal Group Effect in Young Children

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and Cook…

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Sarah Gaither contributes to study on Young Children’s Perception of Identity-Based Group Membership

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and Cook…

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Jim Harper II co-authors book on the history of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

The University of North Carolina Press announced a new book, With Faith in God…

Eric Griffith Leads Health Equity Researchers in paper on Quality of life, religion/spirituality, and dementia risk among Black people in the US

Cook Center Research Affiliates Eric Griffith, Paul Robbins, and Keisha Bentley-Edwards recently published a…