Shannon Monnat is an Associate Professor of Sociology. She is also the Lerner Chair of Public Health Promotion. Dr. Monnat received her Ph.D. in Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany in 2008. Prior to her appointment at Syracuse University, she was a faculty member for five years at University of Nevada Las Vegas and for four years at Penn State University. As a scholar of social inequality and social demography, Dr. Monnat’s research examines the correlates and consequences of social disadvantage, particularly at the intersections of place, public policy, and health.
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YSI 2020 Plenary: New Economic Questions Young Scholars Initiative Virtual Plenary
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CityLab Features INET Research on Opioid Crisis
Atlantic CityLab features Shannon Monnat’s research on the opioid crisis