Samuel L Myers, Jr

Professor, Social Policy & Policy Analysis
Minnesota Population Center

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Research interests

Topics of research interest include achievement gap, opportunity gap, and educational disparities.

Expertise related to UN SDGs

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Research Interest Keywords

achievement gap
educational disparities
opportunity gap

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3 Active
40 Finished

Historic Disinvestment in Minority Non-Profits: The Community Impacts of Covid-19 and George Floyd
Myers, S. L.
Thomson Reuters Healthcare Inc.
7/1/20 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
Evaluation of the Sloan Minority Ph.D. Program in Science and Engineering
Myers, S. L.
Georgia Institute of Technology
12/1/19 → 11/30/21
Project: Research project
A natural experiment evaluating the effect of a minimum wage increase on obesity and diet-related outcome
Caspi, C. E., Harnack, L. J., Myers, S. L., Nanney, S. & Wolfson, J.
NIH Natl Inst of Diabetes/Dig/Kidney Dis
4/1/18 → 3/31/23
Project: Research project
Racial Equity Summit for Ramsey County Leadership
Myers, S. L.
RAMSEY COUNTY
7/18/19 → 9/30/19
Project: Research project
Executive Leadership Institute 2019
Myers, S. L.
NATIONAL FORUM FOR BLACK PUBLIC ADMIN.
7/15/19 → 4/30/20
Project: Research project

59 Article
8 Chapter
2 Letter
1 Book
More
- 1 Editorial
- 1 Review article

Bringing Research on Race and Crime Into the 21st Century: Reflections From Over the Years
Myers, S. L., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Review of Black Political Economy.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Introduction to the Special Edition of the Review of Black Political Economy on Revisiting the Kerner Commission Report
Gooden, S. T. & Myers, S. L., Dec 1 2019, In: Review of Black Political Economy. 46, 4, p. 255-258 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The economic benefits of reducing racial disparities in health: The case of Minnesota
Nanney, M. S., Myers, S. L., Xu, M., Kent, K., Durfee, T. & Allen, M. L., Mar 1 2019, In: International journal of environmental research and public health. 16, 5, 742.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
7 Scopus citations
Race Neutrality: Rationalizing Remedies to Racial Inequality
Myers, S. L. & Ha, I., 2018, Rowman & Littlefield.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Racial and ethnic disproportionality in foster care
Myers, S. L., Sabol, W. J., Xu, M. & Vega, D. V., Jan 1 2018, Handbook of Foster Youth. Taylor and Francis, p. 335-361 27 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Scopus citations

Did PPP shut out minority entrepreneurs? Don't look to SBA data for answers.
Samuel L Myers
7/20/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Economics Journals Faulted for Neglecting Studies on Race and Discrimination
Samuel L Myers
7/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Minneapolis had progressive policies, but its economy still left black families behind
Samuel L Myers & Myron W Orfield
6/30/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Can rural Minnesotans confront systemic racism?
Samuel L Myers
6/27/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
The ‘Minnesota Paradox’: Why The State Has One Of The Largest Racial Disparities
Samuel L Myers & Myron W Orfield
6/24/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment