Amy Wolaver, Associate Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and Director of the Buckell Institute for Public Policy, will speak on “COVID-19, US Public Health and Governmental Response.” The meeting is open to both members and the general public; league membership is not required.  

All fall LWVLA Forum meetings will be held via Zoom Video Conference calls to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission. All participants must register in advance. Instructions and unique links will be sent to registrants. To initiate registration, send an email to LWVLAForum [at] gmail.com.  The registration deadline is Sunday, November 15.

Professor Wolaver is actively developing undergraduate research opportunities in the social sciences for students through the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy. Her research interests include examining the effects of binge drinking on college GPA and study effort, and how different types of migration impact earnings. The main focus of her current research is on the impact of public funding of family planning services on sexual activity, contraceptive use, and pregnancies. Expanding each of these services does not change the rate of sexual activity, but does increase the consistency of contraception and decreases pregnancies.