Research and Impact

Caezilia Loibl examines that while U.S. military households have homeownership rates similar to civilians, younger post-Vietnam servicemembers accumulate less housing wealth, with financial stress and frequent relocations shaping their ability to build home equity.

Russell Hassan explores whether public service motivation (PSM) can help alleviate burnout among frontline public sector workers, who frequently encounter high job demands and conflicting roles that heighten burnout risks.

Trevor Brown and colleagues analyze global higher education contract management programs and suggest more balanced emphasis on technical, interpersonal and strategic competencies.

Author Caezilia Loibl and colleagues find that messaging focused on climate change and energy affordability increases public support for renewable energy policies, while energy independence appeals have more limited and audience-specific effects.

Shoshanah Inwood, Jill Clark and colleagues focus on the significance of social infrastructure for food system resilience by drawing on the insights and experiences from positions as emergency management practitioners and land-grant university social science food system researchers working with emergency management agencies, food system and food security organizations in this commentary. 

This study evaluates the impact of ICAT de-escalation training within the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on officers’ attitudes and behavior. Findings from a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial design show significant reductions in use of force and subjects injured following training, with no increase in officers injured, and highlight the importance of organizational support and training reinforcement in sustaining behavioral change.

Jill Clark and colleagues, using nationally representative data, find that the potential for differential treatment by race and ethnicity in the food retail environment is associated with lower nutritional quality of food acquisitions for Black and Hispanic households.

PhD graduate Patthew Pesavento and professors Cäzilia Loibl and Stephanie Moulton published an economic evaluation study of 166,285 adult patients finding a higher probability of adverse financial outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes.