Villanova Faculty Share Their Expertise on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Pete Zaleski, PhD, Professor, Economics

"The government needs income verification that is consistent across all recipients. Thus, there is a need to have all low income households file to verify/prove that they are indeed low income. The data demands are a bit complicated already. It's not as easy as it might sound to run this. Asking the government to search multiple sources for income verification would only raise the administrative cost of this distribution. Not all social security recipients are in low income households; so, it's not as simple as just going the SSA database of recipients. They would have to cross match that file against an IRS database of tax filings to see who they missed."

Beth Vallen, PhD, Associate Professor, Marketing

"I think that this will change the way in which people shop—particularly younger people. We have grown accustomed to having everything we want and need when we want and need it. Out of laundry detergent? It can be delivered to your door the next morning by 9 am. Hungry and not liking what’s in the pantry? A local restaurant will deliver exactly what you crave right to your door. For many, this is the first time we’ve encountered disruptions to the supply chain, and as a result anxiety about not having the things we need (or want). For the first time many families are stockpiling necessary supplies and considering have emergency stores of food—in direct contrast to the just-in-time delivery models upon which we typically rely. I would expect people to approach stockpiling differently in the post-COVID-19 era."

Jonathan Doh, PhD, Professor, Management; Faculty Director of the Center for Global Leadership

David Fiorenza, Assistant Professor of Practice, Economics

Victor Li, Professor, Economics

Michael Pagano, Professor, Finance

Paul W. Bernhardt, Associate Professor of Statistics 

Statistically speaking, the U.S. seems to be at the “top of the flattened curve”.  We have one of the highest positive rates in the world with respect to # positive results/# tests given.  And the bad news is that the percent is not declining (it’s been around 20% nationwide for a month, and as high as 55% in New Jersey).  If a country is truly “testing enough” they should be testing many individuals who do not actually have the virus to try to prevent it’s spread (for example, co workers of someone diagnosed, those at high risk, medical workers).  The fact that we are still having around a 20% positive rate is perhaps evidence that we will have a longer time at the top of our flattened curve because we aren’t testing many individuals who should be tested.  Then, there are not only individuals who do not know they have the virus (either asymptomatic or before symptoms) and continue to spread the virus.

Kathleen Iacocca, PhD, Assistant Professor, Management

"People have to eat, so if the supply of meat decreases, we can expect demand for other food products to go up. Notably, we will likely see an increase in frozen food and dry goods before fresh produce. Pork does not seem to have the same shortage as beef and chicken, so we may also see a shift toward pork consumption.

Regardless of where the demand shift occurs, this could put a strain on the short term supply chain of other foods until production can catch up with demand. Luckily, these supply chains have had some warning and historic buying patterns of consumers given the past few weeks.

I would expect prices of meat to noticeably increase. You can’t create more supply overnight and demand will likely increase simply over the fear of a shortage. Remember, too, that you have restaurants, who are already strained due to this pandemic, that have to buy meat too. This shortage and resulting price increase will certainly add extra strain to local restaurants who are already struggling."

Michael Moreland, JD, PhD, University Professor of Law and Religion

Professor Moreland can discuss tort liability as it relates to businesses and re-opening the econmy during the coronavirus pandemic. 

From The Hill:

Some pro-business groups have warned that the coronavirus pandemic could provoke an avalanche of litigation against companies and industries that are reacting on the fly to new government and consumer demands around the pandemic. 

They’re warning that trial lawyers see an opportunity to bring claims against hospitals, nursing homes, manufacturing plants and grocery stores that could become a financial drain on companies that are already straining to keep up with new demands and public policy around the coronavirus outbreak.

Matthew Sarkees, PhD, Associate Professor, Marketing & Business Law

Sutirtha Bagchi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Economics

Dr. Bagchi can discuss how the spike in unemployment is likely to stress state unemployment trust funds, which are largely funded and managed by state governments or how the steep drop in the stock market from its recent highs is going to stress public-sector pension plans even more.  

Michael Semes, Professor of Practice, Law

"Most states have to balance budget every year (or, in some cases like TX, every other year), many with a June 30 year-end date. With many states following the IRS extension of 4/15 payment deadline to 7/15, states are going to have a much softer Q4 than expected - and this means budget deficits for year ending 6/30/20.

COVID19 is expected to cause FY21 revenue to also decline. Income tax revenues will fall off because salaries and corporate profits will be down. Sales tax revenues will be down because people will be spending less. Gaming and entertainment tax revenues will be down because these establishments are closed. It will be a challenge nationwide. For example, New York state (which had a March 31 year-end) is already predicting its 3/31/21 revenues will be $4 to $11 billion less than originally projected."

Kathleen Iacocca, PhD, Assistant Professor, Management

"The supply chains are going to be massively disrupted. But supply chains are a well-oiled machine, living through lean manufactuing, just-in-time, analytical forecating and mass customization. Watch how fast those shelves are restocked given the explosion of demand. Products that can be manufactured will have shortages in the short run, but will recover quickly. Face masks are an example of this. The huge spike in demand now can't be absorbed but the supply chain will rebound quickly. Drugs that are needed will be the same way. The bigger issue is the supply or things that can't be manufactured - like hospital capacity or labor. This shortage is where the real threat lies, because the supply chain cannot help here."

Sutirtha Bagchi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Economics

David Fiorenza, Assistant Professor of Practice, Economics

From NBC Philadelphia:

Villanova Economics Professor David Fiorenza said the uptick makes sense. "We are a very big tourism and hospitality state. We are one of the top states in the country. Restaurants and casinos closed, that's a lot of jobs right there," Fiorenza explained.

According to Investopedia, Pennsylvania's tourism industry provides jobs for 490,000 people.

And those looking for new jobs may encounter another bump in the road.

"Some people have limited skill sets. They also may not be able to telecommute or shift into other industries. They may also have difficulty commuting, since their income levels may not support having a car," Fiorenza said.

Narda Quigley, PhD, Professor, Management

"Upon transitioning back into their regular working lives, women may find themselves further than ever from their next promotion. Organizations must be cognizant of this and understand that there are likely “hidden” ways that women are contributing to their ongoing ability to operate- and without this activity, their ability to continue with business-as-usual would grind to a halt. However, this would require a fundamental, culture-wide rethinking of how we value what types of work in this society, as American cultural norms are so strongly gender-specific."

Heather Coletti, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Philosophy

“In heteronormative households, women do the overwhelming bulk of caring labor for both children and adults-- the statistics for this are consistent and slow to change. Today, most of these women have full-time jobs as well. When these heads-of-household are both working from home, very consciously trying to prove their value to their employer while working remotely, I think families are going to face very intensely the frustrations of the sexual division of labor over the next few weeks."

Michael Moreland, JD, PhD, University Professor of Law and Religion

From Deseret News:

Policies don’t violate religious freedom laws if they’re created in order to save people’s lives, said Michael Moreland, director of the Ellen H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy at Villanova University.

“So long as those restrictions are neutral and applicable to everybody, religious institutions have to abide by them,” he said.

Derek Arnold, Senior Instructor, Communication

"Knowledge is power, even if it's dramatized and misleading because we really want to believe that we invest time reading and watching stories for good reason--they tell the 'truth,' and we were privileged to witness the account of it we saw/read/heard etc. And anything to give us reason to feel better about ourselves, as we are so often not able to possess that kind of power, the more likely we'll buy into these accounts, to blame someone else for our difficulties or just to assure ourselves that we 'know' the truth--so we'll still prize the 'fascinating' over the 'sad'."

"I've also been studying and introducing memes into my classroom teaching. They play really well into conspiracy theories, because they are quick and feed into the people that are already leaning in that political direction to agree with, and that those same people 'get it' as far as the humor/joke/message that 'others,' typically those who don't share the same political or even philosophical leanings, won't get and therefore aren't in on the joke or gain that sense of 'power'." 

Bryan Crable, Professor, Communication

Deborah Seligsohn, PhD, Assistant Professor, Political Science

Op-ed in The Washington Post: The U.S.-China collaboration on health collapsed under Trump. This is the cost.

From The Atlantic:

When SARS hit southern China in late 2002, the Bush administration played a crucial role in Beijing’s response. Deborah Seligsohn, a Villanova University political scientist who worked on science and health issues at the U.S. embassy in Beijing from 2003 to 2007, told me that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta sent 40 experts—under the auspices of the World Health Organization—to assist China in battling SARS. “They provided the majority of the international advice in combatting the disease,” Seligsohn said. The Americans helped their Chinese colleagues “create records, do contact tracing, do proper isolation—all the stuff you needed to do.” The effort, she said, “turned out to be strikingly successful.”

Stephanie Sena, Adjunct Professor, Peace & Justice

Sally Scholz, PhD., Chair, Philosophy

"These students have comforted and supported each other, emphasized the positive aspects of their time together, supported each other during bouts of anxiety and sadness and helped each other to find their way home. In addition, many of my current and former students have sent emails, called or met me on Zoom just to say hello and say they are thinking about me. The emails are wonderful reminders of how open and appreciative students are, even when they don’t always find the words to express it. They have taught me that the many in-person office visits—just to say hello—were not merely greetings, and they most definitely are not simple distractions from their work or mine. They are fundamentally human connections that emphasize the value each of us is to each other. Since they cannot stop by, they have found another way—this generation of “overly connected” students—to express the human side of that connection."

Jill McCorkel, PhD, Professor, Sociology & Criminology

Dr. McCorkel can discuss:

• Her experience of conducting research in prisons during the 1990's with drug-resistant tuberculosis. 
• In addition to concerns and shortages of hygiene and protective equipment, there is little to no air circulation in many prisons, particularly new prisons. The close proximity that prisoners are kept in are also a concern for the spread of coronavirus. 
• Prisoners are negatively impacted by lockdowns with limited or no access to outside resources (research and education), legal services or visits from family.

Christa Bialka, EdD, Associate Professor, Education

"The biggest issue is that during a school “closure,” the school doesn’t have to provide special education services. There are additional implications (both from functional and systemic standpoints) regarding parents providing academic/emotional support while also having to work remotely—or if the parent still has to physically go to work, but the child is home. In line with so many other issues coming out of the pandemic, equity (or lack thereof) is a huge problem."

Jason Steinhauer, Director, Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest

“Misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic is functioning almost identically to how it operated during other seismic events of the social media era: the 2016 Presidential election, Brexit, etc. There are hundreds of ‘fake news’ websites publishing fictitious stories, and unsubstantiated or misleading content is rapidly circulating through social media.

The structures of the social media platforms and the interconnected nature of the online media environment enable these phenomena time after time. So, at the same time that we think about how to get through this current crisis, this also should be an eye-opener for all of us: Despite the rhetoric against misinformation over the past five years, what actions do we still need to take to ensure information integrity when the next crisis comes?” 

Sarah-Vaughan Brakman, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy

From Vox:

"Cuomo, Biden, and Murphy are onto something: framing the need for social distancing as solidarity in action is much more meaningful and motivational than wonky (if accurate) discussions of “community mitigation strategies” and “flattening the curve.” Appealing to solidarity gives us a better chance of convincing people to practice social distancing. It is also the right move philosophically."

Linda Maldonado, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing

The COVID -19 pandemic has been called a "societal equalizer" for its massive, deleterious effects across all strata of society.
The most vulnerable of our society, however, are still at a higher risk for negative outcomes. These communities may not be able to institute some of the COVID safety precautions due to financial and other constraints, thus placing them in a more precarious context. For example, social distancing assumes there is adequate space in a living environment to do so.
In many of our vulnerable communities in Philadelphia, for example, intergenerational family members live in shared spaces with little distancing possible. This is just one example of the inequities this pandemic is posing to our most vulnerable members of society. 

Marc Gallicchio, Ph.D, Chair, Department of History

"Presidents find it difficult to require sacrifice from the public. They know that the hard hand of the government will be resented so they try to rely on public coercion and peer pressure, bond rallies, propaganda messages and the like. The trick is to get Americans to think about the general welfare, even if it means personal sacrifice, when the entire economy and popular culture is geared towards telling them they should have what they want. That is a big reason why the United States partially mobilized in the Korean War and refused to call up the reserves and National Guard in the Vietnam War. Recall George W. Bush’s summons to Americans to go shopping."

"Americans were more united in WWII than most of their military ventures. There was no significant antiwar movement as there was in Vietnam and WWI. So WWII was different. But American leaders, notably FDR and General George Marshall constantly worried about losing support from the public if the war dragged on. In fact their strategy for winning the war was based on the assumption that public support was a wasting asset."

Joseph G. Ryan, O.S.A., Ph.D., Professor, History

A theme that we can see with these epidemics is hysteria and the scapegoating of people who are liminal and have no defenders. We also see nativism and xenophobia evident in people's response to epidemic illness. People who talk about the Chinese virus with respect to Coronavirus are guilty of xenophobia. Pandemics test the humanity of human populations and sometimes we are inhumane in the face of the fear of death from such diseases.  

• 1348- Bubonic Plague: One third of Europe's population was carried away by this epidemic. It spread on trade routes. The event caused different expressions of hysteria among Europeans including the persecution of the Jewish community. 

• 1832- Cholera:In the United States, Irish emigrants were scapegoated. Like plague, cholera traveled on the existing trade routes.

• 1918- Spanish influenza: It was only given that name because the Spaniards were the first journalists to talk about the disease. Influenza came from Kansas and spread through the transport of American soldiers to Europe to fight World War One. It traveled to British colonies in India and Africa via the transport of British troops. The result was the rise of independence movements in these countries.

• 1980s- HIV/AIDS: The HIV crisis reflected similar hysteria directed against gay men.

• 2014- Ebola: Another event that reflected hysteria is the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. The governors of New York and New Jersey threatened to close their airports, though there was little chance of Ebola breaking out in the United States. To the best of my knowledge, only two Americans developed the disease. 

Marta Guron, PhD., Professor, Chemistry

"In terms of keeping things clean and sanitized, polymers are easier to clean than other materials. One of the benefits of plastics is that they tend to be relatively smooth and clean. They are engineered to be easy to clean. They are solid. As opposed to getting bacteria trapped in a soft texture (like a couch) if you have a harder plastic they are going to be easier to sanitize. Like in hospitals and healthcare facilities you already see this- there are no rugs, or soft surfaces. I have a feeling that there is going to be a spike in products that are easier to clean."

Kabindra Shakya, PhD, Assistant Professor, Geography and the Environment

From 6ABC:

"In terms of air pollution, there are a lot of different types of pollutants, but it's the ozone," said Kabinda Shakya, an assistant professor of environmental science at Villanova University.

Shakya published a report on air pollution in the city's different neighborhoods last year.

He says the usual high volume of cars is one of the reasons the American Lung Association gave the city an F last year in its annual "State of Air" report.

That's why he says while COVID-19 has been an awful and devastating pandemic, a byproduct of the quarantine is a break for the environment.

"One of the very few positive things we have seen from this COVID-19 is improvement in air quality that has been show in China and Italy," said Shakya.

Hasshi Sudler, Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering

"As individuals travel across borders, medical facilities need immutable, trustworthy medical data quickly and electronically. A critical requirement to contain coronavirus is to track any individual having tested positive and to track the health of anyone who has come in contact with that individual, even if those encounters were across borders. The blockchain can be a common source of data that allows medical facilities to share immutable information internationally."

"In the event of a pandemic, misinformation can be extremely dangerous. The public needs a way to confirm official statements made by reputable sources... The blockchain can serve as a means to verify quality advice the public should follow versus false claims the public should disregard."

Ilia Delio, O.S.F., Ph.D., Chair, Christian Theology

"With regard to the coronavirus and surveillance, the Chinese may be better off as they have no problem with technology monitoring their every move, including facial recognition screening and all other types of body surveillance. Confucianism supports this type of surveillance since it maintains many gods watching over every aspect of life. We in the west are having a harder time due to our individualism and right to freedom that we safeguard at all costs.  Our individualism and freedom is costing us in some ways by preventing a type of government regulated surveillance."

Jie Xu, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication

In China, most are supportive of this type of extreme face recognition, and the app that [scans your face and tells you via color ] where you can be going. That would never work in the US, for us that is too much privacy infringement. In China, Confucianism reinforces a collectivist culture. In America we think life is individual- you have sole ownership of your life, but in Chinese culture you tend to think you belong to a bigger family, your life is not your own. Coupled with a one party authoritarian political system and these unprecedented challenges facing people- every culture is different, we need to find out the policies and actions that could be more effective here in the US, because it may be different from what works in China.

• Technology can be really helpful to circumvent these type of pathogens in the future, but we don't want to lose humanity and lose human personhood as we are. How much do we want to sacrifice of what we are to become something new?

• In a world of radical connectivity we can no longer operate like we're not related. Its important to recognize our deep connectivity- as we create artificial intelligence that hybridize us, will the increase in robotic life and human community enhance or change our ethics of care?

Jie Xu, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication

From The Philadelphia Inquirer:

We have to learn how to broaden our perspective and feel like we aren’t doing it at the expense of our values, Xu said. The goal has to be to let new information in, not close it out. It’s important that we just don’t listen to conservative and liberal voices, Xu said, but we should read media from other communities — perhaps the Philadelphia Tribune or Al Dia. We should follow different voices on social media, too, to break the bubble and be uncomfortable.

“Even when you don’t agree,” Xu said. “It’s important that you hear people out. That is the only way our humanity can survive if we listen to each other.”"With coronavirus we're experiencing the first "infodemic" (a pandemic but from a communication perspective). There is so much misinformation, and the whole thing has been so politicized both here and globally with social media. Social media iss ubiquitous- you cannot avoid it at all unless you're really trying."

Social Media

"From a mental health perspective it may be good to dial down on your social media activities and all you see and hear is bad news, but at the same time we need info and guidance. We can only rely on what the scientists say. Screen time is going up and up for average Americans and globally as well, also people are…sometimes you are living in a bubble. We tend to socialize and be part of a group with opinions that are similar to ours. You're tying to hear what you want to hear. This reinforces preexisting positions, opinions or ideas you already have. Its hard too beak the cycle which is dangerous, especially if your information is inaccurate."

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CHOP spinoff, Villanova professor share the same goal: Produce a low-cost ventilator
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Pioneering Fed Keeps Market Simmering as Ravages of Virus Take Toll
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Stimulus Checks Cost $290 Billion. A Fraction of That Could Have Changed Response to Coronavirus Outbreak, Experts Say
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Coronavirus pandemic pushes U.S. and China closer to cold war
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Trump’s Break With China Has Deadly Consequences 
The Atlantic (Deborah Seligsohn, Political Science)

COVID-19 has changed our social rituals, like handshakes and Zoom happy hours. Could some of these changes be permanent?
KYW (Heidi Rose, Communications)

What you can do if you’re laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic
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The Philadelphia Inquirer (Ruth McDermott-Levy, Nursing)

Technology Vs. Virus! How Blockchain Can Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
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Domestic violence victims need crucial support during the coronavirus
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Linda Carman Copel, Nursing)

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Forbes (Steve Andriole, Business Technology)

Pope Francis, an unusual Urbi et Orbi and liturgy in the time of pandemic
La Croix International (Massimo Faggioli, Theology)

So, Now You’re In Video Meetings: The Do’s And Don’ts 
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Iran uses teleconsultation via WhatsApp to screen, triage for COVID-19
MD Alert (Ruth McDermott-Levy, Nursing)

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Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer (Sean McElwee, Campus Ministry)

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We asked an economist about the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus and what his biggest concerns are right now
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The Philadelphia Inquirer (Taunya Tinsley, Counseling)

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National Catholic Reporter (Massimo Faggioli, Theology)

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KYW (Melissa O'Connor, Nursing)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Stephanie Sena, Peace & Justice)

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