2021-07-13

Pollak, Micah; Miles, Emily; Smith, Kenny

Dr. Micah Pollak, an economist at IU Northwest and director of the Center for Economic Education &amp; Research</a> is the coauthor of a study titled "The effect of in-person primary and secondary school instruction on county-level SARS-CoV-2 spread in Indiana."

He and his colleagues -- including two physicians, Dr. Gabriel Bosslet and Dr. Babar Khan, biostatistician Dr. Jeong Hoon Jang, medical student Rebekah Roll and IU Northwest education dean, Dr. Mark Sperling -- examined the 2020-2021 school year using data from across Indiana to ascertain the risk in-person teaching has had on local communities. We talked with Pollak about this study, how they conducted their research and what it might mean for next school year.

https://soundcloud.com/on-topic-with-iu/on-topic-with-iu-analyzing-classroom-risks-of-community-spread-of-covid-19-with-dr-micah-pollak

Study: The effect of in-person primary and secondary school instruction on county-level SARS-CoV-2 spread in Indiana  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33846706

Bosslet, Gabriel; Khan, Babar; Jang, Jeong Hoon; Roll, Rebekah; Sperling, Mark

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Interview

Current events; Economics; Teaching

Bloomington; Indiana

On Topic with IU Podcast

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English

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