Publications from 2015
Limited Access to AP Courses for Students in Smaller and More Isolated Rural School Districts, Douglas J. Gagnon and Marybeth J. Mattingly
Many Eligible Children Don’t Participate in School Nutrition Programs; Reauthorization Offers Opportunities to Improve, Jessica A. Carson
Migration Trends Shifted in 2014: Also Record Deaths and Continuing Low Fertility, Kenneth M. Johnson
Official Poverty Statistics Mask the Economic Vulnerability of Seniors A Comparison of Maine to the Nation An, Andrew P. Schaefer and Marybeth J. Mattingly
Oral Health Care Access in New Hampshire, Eleanor M. Jaffee, Joan Widmer, and Lisa Speropolous
Rates of SNAP Receipt Stabilize or Drop in All Regions for First Time Since Great Recession, Jessica A. Carson and Paul Anskat
Red Rural, Blue Rural; Rural Does Not Always Equal Republican, Dante J. Scala and Kenneth M. Johnson
Rural Adolescents Are More Likely Than Their Urban Peers to Abuse Prescription Painkillers, Shannon M. Monnat and Khary K. Rigg
SCALING U.S. COMMUNITY INVESTING THE INVESTOR-PRODUCT INTERFACE, Michael E. Swack and Eric Hangen
Should I Say Something? Dating and Sexual Aggression Bystander Intervention Among High School Youth, Katie Edwards, Robert P. Eckstein, and Kara Anne Rodenhizer-Stampfli
Strategies to Strengthen Youth Leadership and Youth Participation Opportunities in Central Appalachia, Rebecca O'Doherty, Ada Smith, Ben Spangler, Elandria Williams, and Katie Richards-Schuster
Trump and Sanders Supporters Differ Sharply on Key Scientific Fact, Lawrence C. Hamilton
Why Do the Children Flee? Public Security and Policing Practices in Central America, Mary Fran T. Malone
Women As Economic Providers: Dual-Earner Families Thrive As Women's Earings Rise, Kristin Smith
Publications from 2014
Cause for Optimism? Child Poverty Declines for the First Time Since Before the Great Recession, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Jessica A. Carson, and Andrew P. Schaefer
Do You Trust Scientists About the Environment?, Lawrence C. Hamilton
Families Continue to Rely on Wives As Breadwinners Post-Recession, Kristin Smith and Andrew P. Schaefer
Forest management and wildfire risk in inland northwest, Joel N. Hartter, Forrest R. Stevens, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Paul T. Oester, Russell G. Congalton, Mark J. Ducey, and Morgan A. Crowley
Health Insurance Among Young Adults Rebounds Post Recession: More Become Dependents on a Parent's Plan After ACA Extends Coverage to Adult Children, Michael J. Staley and Jessica A. Carson
Immigration to Manchester, New Hampshire, Sally Ward, Justin R. Young, and Curt D. Grimm
Intimate partner violence among LGBTQ+ college students, Katie Edwards and Kateryna Sylaska
Key Findings and Recommendations from the Coös Youth Study: Research from the First Half of the Study, Michael S. Staunton and Eleanor M. Jaffee
Levels of Household Chaos Tied to Quality of Parent-Adolescent Relationships in Coös County, New Hampshire, Corinna J. Tucker
New Population Projections Reflect Slower Growth and Increasing Diversity, Kenneth M. Johnson
Proposed EITC Expansion Would Increase Eligibility and Dollars for Rural and Urban “Childless” Workers, Jessica A. Carson and Marybeth J. Mattingly
Public Insurance Drove Overall Coverage Growth Among Children in 2012, Michael J. Staley
Related Foster Parents Less Likely to Receive Support Services Compared With Nonrelative Foster Parents, Wendy A. Walsh and Marybeth J. Mattingly
Restraint and Seclusion of Students With a Disability Continue to Be Common in Some School Districts Patterns Remain Relatively Consistent Despite Recent Policy Changes, Douglas J. Gagnon, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Vincent J. Connelly
Social Connections, Safety, and Local Environment in Three Manchester, New Hampshire, Neighborhoods Survey of Residents’ Perceptions, Justin R. Young
The Hidden Cost of the Recession: Two Million Fewer Births and Still Counting, Kenneth M. Johnson
The importance of outdoor activity and place attachment to adolescent development in Coös County, New Hampshire, Jayson Seaman and Sean R. McLaughlin
The Increasing Diversity of America's Youth, Kenneth M. Johnson, Andrew P. Schaefer, Daniel T. Lichter, and Luke T. Rogers
The long-term unemployed in the wake of the Great Recession, Andrew P. Schaefer
Understanding Connections Between Rural Communities and Family Well-Being, Cynthia Fletcher
Walking builds community cohesion: Survey of two New Hampshire communities looks at social capital and walkability, Shannon H. Rogers, Kevin H. Gardner, and Cynthia H. Carlson
Publications from 2013
2012 National child poverty rate stagnates at 22.6 percent, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Jessica A. Carson, and Andrew P. Schaefer
2012 New Hampshire Civic Health Index, Bruce L. Mallory and Quixada Moore-Vissing
Age and lifecycle patterns driving U.S. migration shifts, Kenneth M. Johnson, Richelle Winkler, and Luke T. Rogers
Child care subsidies critical for low-income families amid rising child care expenses, Kristin Smith and Nicholas Adams
Comparing teen substance use in northern New Hampshire to rural use nationwide, Karen T. Van Gundy
Coös youth with mentors more likely to perceive future success, Kent Scovill and Corinna J. Tucker
Deaths Exceed Births in Record Number of U.S. Counties, Kenneth M. Johnson
Granite staters weigh in on renewable energy versus drilling: Environmental quality of life ranks high across party lines, Lawrence C. Hamilton and Cameron P. Wake
Informal kinship care most common out-of-home placement after an investigation of child maltreatment, Wendy A. Walsh
Mental health among northern New Hampshire young adults: depression and substance problems higher than nationwide, Karen T. Van Gundy
Middle-skill jobs remain more common among rural workers, Justin R. Young
New Hampshire Children in Need of Services: Impacts of 2011 Legislative Changes to CHINS, Lisa Speropolous and Barbara Wauchope
Psychotropic medication use among children in the child welfare system, Wendy A. Walsh and Marybeth J. Mattingly
Recent data show continued growth in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program use, Jessica A. Carson and William W. Meub
Record number of children covered by health insurance in 2011, Michael J. Staley
Rural natives’ perceptions of strengths and challenges in their communities, Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad
Sixty percent of Coös youth report having a mentor in their lives, Kent Scovill and Corinna J. Tucker
SNAP use increased slightly in 2012, Jessica A. Carson
Variation found in rates of restraint and seclusion among students with a disability, Douglas J. Gagnon, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Vincent J. Connelly
Wanting more but working less: involuntary part-time employment and economic vulnerability, Rebecca K. Glauber
Who would be affected by a new minimum wage policy?, Jessica A. Carson
Publications from 2012
Beginning teachers are more common in rural, high-poverty, and racially diverse schools, Douglas J. Gagnon and Marybeth J. Mattingly
Beliefs about development versus environmental tradeoffs in the Puget Sound region, Thomas G. Safford, Matthew Cutler, Megan M. Henly, Karma Norman, and Phillip Levin
CDFI industry analysis: summary report, Michael E. Swack, Jack Northrup, and Eric Hangen
CDFI industry analysis: summary report, 508 compliant version, Michael E. Swack, Jack Northrup, and Eric Hangen
Coös County’s class of 2009: Where are they now?, Eleanor M. Jaffee
Coos county teens’ family relationships, Corinna J. Tucker and Desiree Wiesen-Martin
Coös County youth and out-of-school activities - patterns of involvement and barriers to participation, Erin H. Sharp
Demographic change in the northern forest, Kenneth M. Johnson, Susan I. Stewart, and Miranda H. Mockrin
Forest views: Northeast Oregon survey looks at community and environment, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Joel N. Hartter, Forrest Stevens, Russell G. Congalton, Mark J. Ducey, Michael Campbell, Daniel Maynard, and Michael Staunton
Forging the future: community leadership and economic change in Coös County, New Hampshire, Michele Dillon
It takes a community: civic life and community involvement among Coös County youth, Justin R. Young
Lack of protections for home care workers: overtime pay and minimum wage, Kristin Smith
Mapping food insecurity and food sources in New Hampshire cities and towns, Barbara Wauchope and Sally Ward
Mathematics achievement gaps between suburban students and their rural and urban peers increase over time, Suzanne E. Graham and Lauren E. Provost
New Hampshire demographic trends in the twenty-first century, Kenneth M. Johnson
Over sixteen million children in poverty in 2011, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Jessica A. Bean, and Andrew P. Schaefer
Public knowledge about polar regions increases while concerns remain unchanged, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Matthew J. Cutler, and Andrew P. Schaefer
Public perceptions of environmental management in the Puget Sound region, Thomas G. Safford, Matthew Cutler, Megan M. Henly, Karma Norman, and Phillip Levin
Recessions accelerate trend of wives as breadwinners, Kristin Smith
Renters more often burdened by housing costs after recession: Nearly half of all renters spent over 30 percent of income on housing by 2010, Jessica A. Bean
Rural demographic change in the new century: slower growth, increased diversity, Kenneth M. Johnson
Share of tax filers claiming EITC increases across states and place types between 2007 and 2010, Marybeth J. Mattingly and Elizabeth Kneebone
The effects of state EITC expansion on children’s health, Reagan A. Baughman
The local agricultural community exchange: outcomes and lessons learned from a public-private initiative to revitalize a downtown community, Michele Cranwell Schmidt
Underemployment in urban and rural America, 2005-2012, Justin R. Young
Understanding child abuse in rural and urban America: risk factors and maltreatment substantiation, Wendy A. Walsh and Marybeth J. Mattingly
Urban-rural differences in concern about the environment and jobs in the Puget Sound region, Thomas G. Safford, Matthew Cutler, Megan M. Henly, Karma Norman, and Phillip Levin
Who cares for the sick kids? parents’ access to paid time to care for a sick child, Kristin Smith and Andrew P. Schaefer
Youths' opinions about their opportunities for success in Coös County communities, Erin H. Sharp
Publications from 2011
Changes in New Hampshire’s republican party: evolving footprint in presidential politics, 1960-2008, Dante J. Scala
Civil protective orders effective in stopping or reducing partner violence: challenges remain in rural areas with access and enforcement, T. K. Logan and Robert Walker
Climate change: partisanship, understanding, and public opinion, Lawrence C. Hamilton
Community strength and economic challenge: civic attitudes and community involvement in rural America, Michele Dillon and Justin R. Young
Continuity and change in Coos County: results from the 2010 North Country CERA survey, Chris R. Colocousis and Justin R. Young
Coos teens’ view of family economic stress is tied to quality of relationships at home, Corinna J. Tucker and Genevieve R. Cox
Do you believe the climate Is changing? answers from new survey research, Lawrence C. Hamilton
Education in chronically poor rural areas lags across generations, Jessica D. Ulrich
Enduring ties to community and nature: charting an alternative future for southeast Alaska, Jessica D. Ulrich and Thomas G. Safford
Environmental, economic, and social changes in rural America visible in survey data and satellite images, Joel N. Hartter and Chris R. Colocousis
Household reports of energy assistance receipt increased 48 percent during recession: Proposed cuts threaten vulnerable families, Jessica A. Bean
How far would you drive for fresh food? How some rural New Hampshire residents navigate a dismal food landscape, Jennifer J. Esala
Jobs, natural resources, and community resilience: A survey of southeast Alaskans about social and environmental change, Thomas G. Safford, Megan M. Henly, and Jessica D. Ulrich
Long-term foster care: different needs, different outcomes, Wendy A. Walsh and Marybeth J. Mattingly
More poor kids in more poor places: children increasingly live where poverty persists, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Kenneth M. Johnson, and Andrew P. Schaefer