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Dr. Melanie Lorek, assistant professor of sociology and human relations at CUNY SPS, recently published a peer-reviewed article in which she explores the social and symbolic meanings of recipes in online communities. The article, which is titled "The social and symbolic meanings of recipes in negotiating East German identity," appears in the journal Food, Culture & Society.

In this interview with Gothamist, Interim Dean Jorge Silva-Puras discusses the benefits of choosing CUNY SPS and offers advice for potential students.

Dr. Sara Martucci, adjunct assistant professor of sociology at CUNY SPS, recently published the article “He’s Working from Home and I’m at Home Trying to Work: Experiences of Childcare and the Work–Family Balance Among Mothers During COVID-19" in the Journal of Family Issues.

Two members of the CUNY SPS Youth Studies program, adjunct lecturer Dr. Elizabeth Bishop and academic program coordinator Chanira Rojas, have published articles in Theory, Research, and Action in Urban Education, an online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal hosted by Urban Education @ The CUNY Graduate Center. Dr. Bishop offers an introduction to the issue with her essay "(Beyond) Breaking Points: Reclaiming Our Lives in Our City." Rojas' article "All Hands on Deck: Youth Worker Burnout and Resilience during COVID-19" shares the firsthand accounts of youth development professionals on the front lines.

Dr. Whitney Hollins, adjunct lecturer in the CUNY SPS Youth Studies program, has published a book "Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents in Schools". Hollins has also co-authored a K-12 curriculum for directly impacted youth in schools.