Ken Johnson, Shannon Monnat, Leif Jensen, Jessica Ulrich-Schad

Thursday, March 17, 2022
A collage of headshots of demographers who will participate in the March 18 congressional briefing on rural impacts of COVID-19

Photo courtesy of The Daily Yonder

A congressional briefing and new report will share research showing that rural residents, when compared with their urban counterparts, were more likely to suffer setbacks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was authored by Carsey fellow, Shannon Monnat, who will join Carsey Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, Carsey fellow Leif Jensen, and UNH alum and Carsey author Jessica Ulrich-Schad for a congressional briefing on the subject on Friday, March 18.

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