
The Health Management & Policy Governance Lab analyzes politics and policymaking to understand how these factors contribute to our health.

Elite Cueing and Public Opinion; Political Influence on the Ebola and Zika Outbreak Response and How it Shapes our Understanding of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Through understanding how political cueing, partisan attitudes, and polarized media affected the response to the Ebola and Zika outbreaks, we can recognize how those same factors play a role in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Post-Truth Pandemic
The inability to communicate across class, ethnic, and political lines is by no means a new problem. However, as is the case for so many social tensions, the events of the past year have put this failure to communicate in high relief.

Polarization of a Covid-19 Vaccine
Convincing the public of the safety and efficacy of a new vaccine will be a considerable challenge in a climate of extreme polarization of opinion.

Political Culture and Lockdown Policy
Liberal democracies, like most European countries and the United States, have a cultural aversion to lockdowns and the sacrifices necessary to make them effective.