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NSF awards grant to study impacts, responses to COVID-19 in small Iowa towns
Associate Professor of Sociology David Peters has received a rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation to study the COVID-19 impact on small Iowa towns.
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David Peters: COVID in rural Iowa
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David Peters publishes COVID-19 study in Rural Health
David Peters, associate professor of sociology and rural extension sociologist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, had his study, “Community Susceptibility and Resiliency to COVID-19 Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in the United States,” in the June 16, 2020, online edition of Rural Health. In this study, Peters created a COVID‐19 susceptibility scale at … Continue reading David Peters publishes COVID-19 study in Rural Health
Rural areas face higher and distinct risks of serious COVID-19 outcomes than urban areas
Recent research conducted by David Peters, associate professor of sociology and Extension rural sociologist, indicates that rural places may still be at risk for COVID-19 even in the absence of cases, as the pandemic may just be taking hold.
Why leadership styles matter in rural Iowa
A new report from David Peters, associate professor of sociology, shows why municipal leadership style matters in Iowa’s small towns.