Amid uncertainty, COVID-19 has ushered in a period of reflection and call for change as the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) continue to expose opportunities for growth within society, organizations, and individuals across the world. Looking ahead, how can we effectively use this time to examine the structures, methods, and habits within ourselves and our cultures to create lasting progress in our communities? This guide of freely accessible SBS research compiled from SAGE’s Coronavirus Research webpage provides insight regarding what COVID-19 has revealed these past months and how we can utilize these lessons moving forward.
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This panel, organised by The Campaign for Social Science and SAGE Publishing, featured three speakers giving their perspectives on the role of timely, appropriately representative, and reliable social statistics in informing the COVID-19 response and recovery planning.
Read MoreRead four free chapters from How to Respond in a Pandemic: 25 Ideas from 25 Disciplines of Study by Drs. Joan Ferrante and Chris Caldeira, to help you and your students better understand the pandemic through different disciplinary lenses.
Read MoreThe idea that led us to write the book titled Together Apart: The Psychology of COVID-19 was a very simple one. We reasoned that while waiting for an effective vaccine or a medical treatment for COVID-19, all we can do to stop the spread of the virus is to change our behavior. And what is more, because of the contagious nature of COVID-19, it is not just “my” behavior, it is the behavior of all of “us”— of all the groups that we belong to, of all our communities, and of society at large —that needs to change so that we can effectively control the COVID-19 spread.
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Just a few days ago, I graduated from California State University, Northridge, but instead of the usual cap and gown ceremony, I had dinner with my family and called my neighbors, friends, and extended family to thank them for their support over the years. A short video consisting of a slideshow presentation replaced my school’s commencement tradition that dates to 1958. Back in March, I witnessed the sudden closure of a complete campus and had to grow familiar with learning online through virtual meetings, lectures and exams. And with a new approach to pedagogy came new challenges for students and instructors, such as keeping students engaged and catering to specific student needs.
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We asked this question ourselves many times, as we worked as front line medics, psychological support staff and leaders in the heart of the outbreak in London. We shared what we learned in our recently published article.
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The University College London (UCL) Bartlett School of Construction and Management’s Dr. Juliano Denicol and Professor Andrew Davies connect concepts from their recent research on megaprojects with the managerial challenges of the global response to COVID-19.
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As we commemorate the "Ethics Awareness Month," I thought it best to reflect on COVID-19 and highlight some of the ethical challenges that might need attention. With its origins in China, the virus has spread to 170 countries and territories, leaving more than 8,000 dead. It has been declared a public health emergency of international concern and there are no signs of a cure at the moment. As a global emergency, a swift and aggressive approach is needed to contain further spread and to ensure that patients are treated and cured. All these approaches require adherence to some minimum ethical standards and careful reflection on previous epidemics.
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With COVID-19 at the forefront of our global consciousness, research communities across the globe are putting their full force into collecting, analyzing and sharing data to help us better understand the pandemic. These free data mapping and visualization platforms provide insights into the numbers in a format that’s digestible both for the research community and the general public.
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