Research

My research connects education and health policy, with an emphasis on student well-being, access, and equity.

Forthcoming

Universal Free School Meals and Medicaid Spending: Evidence from Linked Education and Claims Data in Arkansas
Health Affairs Scholar
Joe Sundell, Harneet Kaur, Gwendolyn Lawson, Bradley Martin, Mick Tilford, Joseph W. Thompson, and Michael R. Thomsen.

Revise and Resubmit

A Clinic-Based Approach to Food Insecurity and Cancer: The HOPE for Cancer Study
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Peter DelNero, Harneet Kaur, Amber Kaufman, Alyssa Frisby, Jeanette Shack, Tess Bentley, Ciara Jenkins, Harriet Farley, Anne Marie Morse, Gina Drobena, and Michael R. Thomsen.

Under Review

Behavioral and Mental Health Diagnoses and School Discipline: Evidence from Linked Administrative and Claims Data
Harneet Kaur, Joe Sundell, Gwendolyn Lawson, Bradley Martin, Mick Tilford, Joseph W. Thompson, and Michael R. Thomsen.

Exploring the Move Away from Zero-Tolerance Policies: Evidence from Restorative Justice Practices in Texas and Michigan Schools
Harneet Kaur.

Asymmetric Effects: SNAP Caseloads When Work Requirements Are Dropped and Reinstated
Sarah Hamersma and Harneet Kaur.

The Associations of Objectively Measured Physical Activity via Accelerometry with Various Anthropometrics in Predominantly Minority Schoolchildren
Matthew J. Barenie, Michael R. Thomsen, Harneet Kaur, Erin K. Howie, and Kari A. Weber.

Working Papers

  • The Impact of Access to Mental Health Resources on Students’ Disability Diagnoses
  • Exploring the Relationship Between Mental Health Issues in Youth and Later-Life Economic Outcomes

Works in Progress

  • Universal Free Meals, Mental Health, and School Discipline
  • Mental Health Access and School Discipline: Evidence from North Carolina
  • Peer Aggression Exposure and District Exit: Evidence from Student Victimization Reports and Administrative Records — joint with Ying Shi
  • When Weather Keeps Children Inside: Outdoor Recess Disruptions and School Discipline — joint with Michael R. Thomsen
  • Weather, Recess, and School-Day Physical Activity: Evidence from Accelerometer-Based Activity Measures