603-862-4650
Communications Director
The Carsey Institute
University of New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. – Policy experts and research on key issues being debated
by presidential candidates are available from the Carsey Institute at the University
of New Hampshire. Experts and research are available on a wide range of topics
including energy, health care, immigration, income inequality, Iraq, jobs, poverty,
predatory lending and women in the labor force, with a particular emphasis on
rural America.
The Carsey Institute conducts research and analysis on the challenges facing families and communities in New Hampshire, New England, and the nation. The Institute sponsors independent, interdisciplinary research that documents trends and conditions affecting families and communities, providing valuable information and analysis to policymakers, practitioners, the media, and the general public.
Energy
“Biofueling Rural Development: Making the Case
for Linking Biofuel Production to Rural Revitalization”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/PB_biofuels.pdf
Health Insurance/Care
“Rural Children Increasingly Rely on Medicaid and State
Child Health Insurance Programs for Medical Care”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/PB_ruralchildhealth.pdf
Immigration/Demographics
Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer
603-862-2205
ken.johnson@unh.edu
“New Immigrant Settlements in Rural America: Problems, Prospects,
and Policies”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/Report_Immigration.pdf
“Demographic Trends in Rural and Small Town America”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/Report_Demographics.pdf
Income Inequality
Ross Gittell, Senior Fellow
603-862-3340
603-431-7628 (home)
ross.gittell@unh.edu
“Rural Workers Would Benefit More Than Urban Workers From an Increase
in the Federal Minimum Wage”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/FS_minimumwage_07.pdf
Iraq (Rural Casualty Rates)
William O'Hare, Rural Fellow
443-472-7434 (cell)
WOhare@aecf.org
“U.S. Rural Soldiers Account for a Disproportionately High Share of Casualties
in Iraq and Afghanistan”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/FS_ruralsoldiers_06.pdf
Jobs
“Low-Skill Workers in Rural America Face Permanent Job Loss”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/PB_displacedworkers_06.pdf
Rural Poverty
Cynthia "Mil" Duncan, Director
603-862-2821
mil.duncan@unh.edu
“Rural America in the 21st Century: Perspectives From the Field”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/PB_NRA.pdf
“Child Poverty High in Rural America”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/FS_ruralchildpoverty_07.htm
“Food Stamps and School Lunch Programs Alleviate Food Insecurity in Rural
America”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/FS_foodinsecurity.pdf
“Rural America Depends on the Food Stamp Program to Make Ends Meet”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/PB_foodstamps_05.pdf
Subprime/Predatory Lending
“Subprime and Predatory Lending in Rural America: Mortgage lending
practices that can trap low-income rural people”
http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/documents/PB_predatorylending.pdf
Presidential Politics
Andy Smith, Director, UNH Survey Center
603-862-2226
603- 868-3309 (home)
andrew.smith@unh.edu
Women and work
Kristin Smith, Family Demographer
603-862-1290
kristin.smith@unh.edu
News Release: http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/090607carseyexperts.htm
Complete Experts List: http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/experts.html
Carsey Institute Research: http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications.html
Carsey Institute Home Page: http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/.
