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Shannon Monnat

@smonnat.bsky.social

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Rural demographer & pop health scholar; Director of the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse Univ; 1st gen college; lover of days with no meetings; check out our research briefs:
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Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · 1d

FUNDING ALERT - the Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging invites proposals for pilot research on the drivers of rural health & aging trends and disparities. Proposals are due by Friday, April 10. The RFP can be accessed at drive.google.com/file/d/1YESp...

INRPHA RFP_Year 3 Pilots_Final.pdf

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Reposted by Kris Inwood, Shannon M. Monnat

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 15d

Rural America is often talked about as if it’s one place with one story. It isn’t.

Rural demographers break down 6 commonly-held myths about rural America, and why getting them wrong has real consequences (thread) ⬇️

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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong

Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.

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Reposted by Shannon M. Monnat

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 25d

Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind on voter engagement, new survey of Michigan officials shows buff.ly/5p6D4WR

Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows

Officials from 70% of Michigan’s 1,856 cities, villages, counties and townships completed the survey.

theconversation.com

Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · 26d

Congrats @bethmacy.bsky.social!

Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · 27d

Reading that felt like an icepick to my temple.

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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 27d

“The food system perspective is really important here. It's not just about how do they pay for labor costs and compete, but why do we have this system where so little of the money is going to farmers,” says Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

Vermont Edition

Federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont over the last 10 months. Those arrests have heightened fears in tight-knit communities across the state. Vermont Public’s Peter Hirschfeld ...

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Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · 28d

And "interrogate". And "the ways in which".

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Syracuse University Lerner Center @sulernercenter.bsky.social · 29d

Is AI supplementing care or replacing it? Among U.S. adults who use AI for mental health support, 28% now visit human mental health professionals less often. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/288/

Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · Dec 12

Thanks for posting and for sharing with us your data for the figure!

Reposted by Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Jacob T. Levy, Shannon M. Monnat

Shelley Clark @shelleydclark.bsky.social · Dec 11

New in The Conversation from Tim Slack and @smonnat.bsky.social Shannon Monnat: "6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong"
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theconversation.com/6-myths-abou...

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong

Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.

theconversation.com

Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · Dec 9

Our Center for Policy Research alumni do awesome things! Congrats, Graham!

Syracuse University Center for Policy Research @cprmaxwell.bsky.social · Dec 9

Congrats to CPR and @maxwellsu.bsky.social alum, Graham Ambrose, on receiving funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to explore how rural electric co-ops are navigating electrification and growing energy demands!

Center for Policy Design & Governance @cpdgmaxwell.bsky.social · Dec 9

Exciting news! CPDG Faculty Research Affiliate Graham Ambrose (North Carolina State University) received a $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a 3-year study on rural electric co-ops adapting to demand shifts.

Learn more: chass.ncsu.edu/people/graha...

Reposted by Shannon M. Monnat

Syracuse University Center for Policy Research @cprmaxwell.bsky.social · Dec 9

Center for Policy Design & Governance @cpdgmaxwell.bsky.social · Dec 9

Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · Dec 9

Check out my article in the @us.theconversation.com today, co-authored with Tim Slack.

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong

theconversation.com/6-myths-abou...

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong

Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.

theconversation.com

Reposted by Valerie Mueller, Shannon M. Monnat, Clark Gray

Reposted by Shannon M. Monnat

Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · Nov 27

Healthcare is broken, example 1,350.
Consolidation is driving out all smaller outfits, leaving pharmacy deserts. Appalachia takes it in the shorts, again.

Reposted by Shannon M. Monnat

Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · Nov 26

“Optimism driven by political satisfaction does not necessarily track with objective indicators of well-being. There is little evidence that conditions in most rural communities are improving,” says Professor @smonnat.bsky.social.
@sulernercenter.bsky.social @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Rural America feels differently about the future

A survey has shown rural America is feeling more optimistic about the country's future, at a time when many others are feeing the opposite.

www.newsweek.com

Reposted by Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Shannon M. Monnat

Syracuse University Center for Policy Research @cprmaxwell.bsky.social · Nov 20

"While optimism may reflect short-term satisfaction with political leadership, the administration's policy choices mean that most rural communities are unlikely to see improved economic and health outcomes in the near future" says @smonnat.bsky.social.

www.newsweek.com/rural-americ...

Rural America feels differently about the future

A survey has shown rural America is feeling more optimistic about the country's future, at a time when many others are feeing the opposite.

www.newsweek.com

Reposted by Shannon M. Monnat

Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · Nov 15

Not an expert, just a writer, but yes. While not specifically about misinformation, I think the work of Jennifer Karas Montez, et al on state policies is relevant to the information environment. I see links all the time in my reporting.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/ar... c: @smonnat.bsky.social

US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy | Milbank Quarterly

Context: Life expectancy in the United States has increased little in previous decades, declined in recent years, and become more unequal across US

www.milbank.org

Reposted by Steven Schmidt, Shannon M. Monnat

vanhookjenny.bsky.social @vanhookjenny.bsky.social · Oct 10

In a new Demography article with @marasheftel.bsky.social we document the aging of the undocumented immigrant population. Half of undocumented Asians and one in five undocumented Mexicans are 50 or older, and now entering older adulthood without a safety net.
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

The Growth and Diversity of Older Undocumented Immigrants in the United States | Demography | Duke University Press

read.dukeupress.edu

Reposted by Shannon M. Monnat

Syracuse University Lerner Center @sulernercenter.bsky.social · Oct 7

Free and subsidized food programs are complex, expensive, and ineffective for older adults. Our experts break down the key limitations of community-based food programs for #olderadults in the final brief from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/283/. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · Sep 24

Who could've predicted this?
@brianralexander.bsky.social

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds

The increased deaths in emergency departments at private equity-owned hospitals are most likely the result of reduced staffing levels, researchers say.

www.nbcnews.com

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Michael Kevane, Shannon M. Monnat

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · Sep 22

Wow! How the US labor market has changed -

Large drops in shares of farming & blue collar jobs
Big increases in shares of professional and service jobs
https://conversableeconomist.com/2024/12/12/the-changing-us-labor-market/

Chart shows changes in the occupation structure of the US labor market from 1880 to 2024.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 10

Remember that you don’t have to post your first reaction and Bluesky is forever even if you delete

Reposted by Shannon M. Monnat

JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Sep 9

In our Sept issue learn how Covid-19 changed the effects of county contexts on mortality: bit.ly/45Y8noc
Policy brief: bit.ly/4nqPLDc
By Jennifer Karas Montez @smonnat.bsky.social Emily E. Wiemers Douglas A. Wolf Xue Zhang
@cprmaxwell.bsky.social @syracuseu.bsky.social @cornelluniversity.bsky.social

Reposted by Meredith Broussard, Robert Black, Shannon M. Monnat

WIRED @wired.com · Sep 8

The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. www.wired.com/story/i-hate...

I Hate My Friend

The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy.

www.wired.com

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Syracuse University Center for Policy Research @cprmaxwell.bsky.social · Aug 4

Congratulations to CPR Director, @smonnat.bsky.social on being elected president of the Rural Sociological Society (RSS)!

RSS promotes knowledge about rural people and places and seeks to enhance the quality of life and environment in rural communities.

www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...

Shannon Monnat Selected to Lead Rural Sociological Society

www.maxwell.syr.edu

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Shannon M. Monnat, Julie Rovner

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Jul 31

Senate committee rejects NIH cuts, boosts budget by $400 million | STAT www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut

Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday

www.statnews.com

Shannon Monnat @smonnat.bsky.social · Jul 31

Shana! 7!!? I limit myself to 3 per year. Only way to not get totally maddened by it.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 27

One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted.
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The landlord gutting America’s hospitals

Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.

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