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The Institutional Effects of Incarceration
March 27, 2014 @ 7:00 am - 8:30 pm
WHO: Jason Schnittker is a Professor of Sociology and H&SS Program Site Co-Director at the University of Pennsylvania. His research explores the intersection of genes and environments in shaping well-being, as well as the relationship between incarceration and the health of current and former inmates. He is interested in the social, biological, cultural, and institutional determinants of health.
WHEN: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 3:00pm -4:30pm.ABOUT: The rise of the prison system has consequences for unemployment and voting. These effects can be regarded as institutional in their breadth and systematic nature. Does incarceration affect the health care system in the same way? In this talk, Schnittker will explore the potential for spillover effects between the prison system and the health care system.
WHERE: LL 203-Hammer Health Sciences Building (MAP). The Hammer Health Sciences building is located at 701 West 168th Street. It is between Fort Washington and Haven Avenue, across the street from the Mailman School of Public Health.
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About RWJ-HSS
As one of the six sites in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health & Society Scholars Program, Columbia H&SS promotes innovative and interdisciplinary research in population health through the Scholars program, working groups and other internal funding, and public events. Co-directed by Peter Bearman(Sociology, INCITE), Bruce Link(Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health) and Julien Teitler(Social Work), the program integrates faculty and Scholars in the health, behavioral, social, and environmental sciences.The program is housed at the Mailman School of Public Health and INCITE.