Publications by authors named "N David Pifer"

Since gaining popularity via the story near the turn of the century, data analytics has become a common feature of high-level baseball. In recent years, optical tracking technologies have allowed data to move beyond basic box-score measures of performance (e.g.

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Introduction: In establishing historical benchmarks for success on the pitch and striving to achieve parity off it, the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) have long served as standard bearers for professional women's soccer around the globe. However, off-field dilemmas and incessant juxtapositions to men's soccer frequently overshadow the elements that make U.S.

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Incarceration, along with its most restrictive iteration, solitary confinement, is an increasingly common experience in America. More than two million Americans are currently incarcerated, and at least one-fifth of incarcerated people will experience solitary confinement. Understanding the barriers to care people experience in prison, and especially in solitary confinement, is key to improving their access to care during and after incarceration.

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Background: In light of mounting evidence of the physical and psychological harms associated with solitary confinement, many correctional systems, state legislators, courts, and even international human rights bodies are increasingly recommending and implementing reforms to mitigate the harms of solitary confinement, if not abolish the practice entirely. In this piece, we examine three specific infrastructural changes to solitary confinement conditions and practices implemented in Washington state prisons with such harm minimization goals in mind: (1) building so-called "nature imagery rooms" to play videos of outdoor spaces, (2) eliminating punishments for self-harm, and (3) conducting daily cell-front wellness checks.

Results: Drawing on 183 in-depth qualitative interviews with both staff working in and people imprisoned in solitary confinement units conducted in Washington state restrictive housing units in 2017, we find that these three reforms not only resulted in limited successes but also generated new conflicts.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "N David Pifer"

  • - N David Pifer’s recent research has focused on the intersection of social issues, particularly in contexts of sports and incarceration, addressing systemic barriers and health disparities.
  • - His study on U.S. Women's soccer highlights the performance benchmarks of teams like the USWNT while acknowledging challenges stemming from gender disparities and societal expectations.
  • - Pifer also delves into incarceration issues, specifically examining the detrimental health effects of solitary confinement, including both physical and mental health disparities among incarcerated populations, particularly among people of color.