Does Politics Make You Sick?

Examining the influence of political ideology on COVID-19 mitigation across the Americas

Project Dates: 2020-2022

In a partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey and four other leading universities in the region, this transdisciplinary study aims to understand how politically driven attitudes aid or thwart efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and its health and social effects across the Americas.

This project is funded by a seed grant from the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. More information about the project can be found here.

Project Contact

Rodrigo Reis: reis.rodrigo@wustl.edu

Project Staff

Principal Investigators: Rodrigo Reis, PhD, Guillermo Rosas, PhD, and Deborah Salvo, PhD