Timothy Callaghan

I'm excited to announce that my latest paper - focused on the growth and evolution of the anti-vaccine movement - has been published in @TheLancet! I helped to lead the writing of this Lancet Commission paper alongside @RMCarpiano and @noUpside authors.elsevier.com/c/1gg-1V-4XL0aO

@twilleytweets @Licatacs Great photos! Brings back a lot of memories going to games on campus as a kid.

@Licatacs I was there, too. The story I heard was that Ga. Tech signed the deal to play us home-and-home when the Patriots were expected to move here. When those plans changed, Ga. Tech honored the deal (many schools would not have). We played there in '05 I think

Sept. 7, 2002. Most UConn fans don’t understand how awesome it was to have a football stadium on campus. I truly hope someday we can get the experience back for our students.

New paper out w/ @ssylvester82 in @SSQ_Online looking at attitudes on organ transplants and perceptions of deservingness Who's to Blame? How Recipient Deservingness Influences Attitudes About Access to the Organ Transplants doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.7… Short thread

Tim Ryan --> loss Tim Kaine --> loss Tim Walz --> loss Clear message from voters. No more Tims.

NEW WP: Regret motivates vax. behavior change. Exposure to "reversal narrative" messages emphasizing why hospitalized RSV patients regret not vaccinating is associated with increased vax. uptake intentions. With: @THCallaghan @JenCornacc @david_yokum osf.io/preprints/soca…

Dems up & down ballot saw a *massive* spike in donations following Biden's decision to drop out. The 2024 "vibe shift" (see our WP) may have important impact on campaign dynamics. With: @klunztrujillo @decustecu @ophiryotam @DrorWalter @THCallaghan osf.io/symzw/

Happy to share our new article, “Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant and post-partum women: A mixed-method study” published in the Vaccine Journal. @AnnetteKRegan @THCallaghan @PeterHotez Brian Colwell sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

NEW State Vaccine Policy Project Report from @THCallaghan & I. Key findings: 💉>300 anti-vaccine bills introduced in state leg. 💉 84% of anti-vax bills introduced by Republicans 💉Dozens of anti-vax bills passed into law More here: @mmotta_86623/anti-vaccine-legislating-was-common-and-deeply-partisan-in-2023-6baea2bb8e96" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@mmotta_86623/…

Introducing: The State Vaccine Policy Project! (SVPP) This Fall, @THCallaghan and I will share insights from our efforts to track vaccine-related legislation in state houses across the US, from 1980-pres. First report scheduled for early Oct.! 💉📊 @mmotta_86623/2e8bb737d555" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@mmotta_86623/…

Connecticut = New England confirmed

Some news from @JHPPL This will be my last year as editor. Excited to announce that @sarahgollust will be the new editor. Sarah will be awesome! CC @DukePress @EricPatashnik @povertyscholar @danielbeland @matt_motta @haroldpollack @efranklinfowler @PhilipRocco @HeatherHHoward

NEW (Pre-Reg!) WP. Few Americans are concerned about H5N1, or recognize dangers of raw milk (43%!), which in turn motivates opp. to policies to mitigate avian flu. @THCallaghan @klunztrujillo @ophiryotam @DrorWalter @decustecu osf.io/p7yzf osf.io/preprints/soca…

NEW WP. It's a Kamala-nomenon! We quantify the "vibe shift" in US politics following Pres. Biden's decision to drop out of the '24 race, in a pre-registered nat. experiment embedded in a nationally representative panel study. 🧵 Draft: osf.io/34myr

We happened to be fielding a nationally rep. panel study at the time Pres. Biden dropped out of the race. We pre-registered a study design (still fielding) and will report back soon! osf.io/3js8p With: @klunztrujillo @THCallaghan @ophiryotam @DrorWalter @decustecu

@PhilipRocco @thistle_wik Congratulations!!!

The #APSA Health Politics & Policy section is offering support grants for the APSA Annual Meeting Submit your application: apsa.secure-platform.com/a/solicitation… @askellyphd @povertyscholar @CharleyWillison @AlanZarychta @luciavitale_ @THCallaghan @haroldpollack @Julie6446 @sarahgollust

@askellyphd Congratulations! That is wonderful news and very well deserved!!!

I'm excited to announce that my paper with @sarahgollust, @matt_motta, and @Julie6446 has been published! In the paper, we argue for the need to better integrate Party ID into public health survey research to confront the politicization of public health ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10.21…