Heidi Steinour
Heidi Steinour is a social science researcher and a visiting instructor at the University of South Florida. She graduated with her PhD is Sociology from the University of Florida in 2015 and receivedher MA from The George Washington University in 2013. Her research broadly analyzes family, health, and social inequalities with a specific focus on family structure, fatherhood, and family resilience. She is currently co-authoring a paper on fatherhood within the context of special needs families and is analyzing data to explore the impact of paternal substance abuse on child health and wellbeing. She is a certified yoga instructor, an avid runner, and enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
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Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells
At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.
Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate lawsuits in unprecedented...
In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.
How decision-making is affected by social conformity
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Florida to become second state to ban fluoride in public water systems
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Friends, patriots, countrymen, where are your ears?
See no evil, hear no evil, admit no evil—the close-minded cult of suckered MAGA monkeys.