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+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="0" data-line-end="4">Marin Moore<br>
+Prof. Bilen<br>
+Data Capstone<br>
+30 January 2026</p>
+<h2 class="code-line" data-line-start=4 data-line-end=5 ><a id="Project_Idea_1_4"></a>Project Idea 1</h2>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=5 data-line-end=6 ><a id="Tractable_Data_5"></a>Tractable Data</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="6" data-line-end="7">This mini project will explore the relationship between the number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in a U.S. state and the physical health of LGBTQ+ citizens of that state. This exploration is rooted in minority stress theory, the theory that exposure to discrimination – in this case via proposed legislation to revoke LGBTQ+ citizens’ civil, educational, and medical rights – physically degrades the body and produces poorer health outcomes for those affected. Physical health conditions and health risk behaviors of interest may include heart disease, depression, smoker status and frequency, alcohol consumption, and more.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=7 data-line-end=8 ><a id="Data_Retrieval_7"></a>Data Retrieval</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="8" data-line-end="9">Such health data is available from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_data.htm">BRFSS</a>), reporting data from hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens each year. The most recent year with published data is 2024. The <a href="https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2026">ACLU</a> tracks anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed by state legislatures, and its earliest year reported is 2018.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=9 data-line-end=10 ><a id="Model_Specification_9"></a>Model Specification</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="10" data-line-end="11">The model used to analyze these relationships will be inferential, intended to explore the extent to which anti-LGBTQ+ legislation may impact LGBTQ+ health outcomes and health risk behaviors. Drawing annual data from 2018 to 2024 from both the BRFSS and the ACLU, which both provide U.S. state as a variable for each record, will enable comparison of state-level LGBTQ+ health averages and quantity of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced and/or passed into law.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=11 data-line-end=12 ><a id="Stakeholders_11"></a>Stakeholders</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="12" data-line-end="13">Stakeholders in this research include LGBTQ+ adults and youth, families of LGBTQ+ Americans, public health officials, healthcare providers, legislators at all levels of government, educators, and the entire American citizenry because the erosion of LGBTQ+ citizens’ civil, educational, and medical rights is just one facet of the intentional erosion of American democratic ideals.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=13 data-line-end=14 ><a id="Ethics__Implications_13"></a>Ethics &amp; Implications</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="14" data-line-end="15">This research can expand our understanding of the physical health consequences of discriminatory legislation experienced by LGBTQ+ Americans. This can enable LGBTQ+ Americans and their families to make informed decisions to protect their physical (and mental) health, as well as enable educators to take steps to protect the wellbeing of their LGBTQ+ students. It can also allow public health officials and healthcare providers to provide accurate recommendations for LGBTQ+ patients in states with high levels of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Further, this research can demonstrate to legislators the material harms created by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and encourage the introduction and approval of pro-LGBTQ+ rights legislation. Further societal benefits will likely be revealed through the results of the model itself.</p>
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+Marin Moore 
+Prof. Bilen 
+Data Capstone 
+30 January 2026 
+## Project Idea 1
+#### Tractable Data
+This mini project will explore the relationship between the number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in a U.S. state and the physical health of LGBTQ+ citizens of that state. This exploration is rooted in minority stress theory, the theory that exposure to discrimination – in this case via proposed legislation to revoke LGBTQ+ citizens’ civil, educational, and medical rights – physically degrades the body and produces poorer health outcomes for those affected. Physical health conditions and health risk behaviors of interest may include heart disease, depression, smoker status and frequency, alcohol consumption, and more. 
+#### Data Retrieval
+Such health data is available from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ([BRFSS](https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_data.htm)), reporting data from hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens each year. The most recent year with published data is 2024. The [ACLU](https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2026) tracks anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed by state legislatures, and its earliest year reported is 2018.
+#### Model Specification
+The model used to analyze these relationships will be inferential, intended to explore the extent to which anti-LGBTQ+ legislation may impact LGBTQ+ health outcomes and health risk behaviors. Drawing annual data from 2018 to 2024 from both the BRFSS and the ACLU, which both provide U.S. state as a variable for each record, will enable comparison of state-level LGBTQ+ health averages and quantity of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced and/or passed into law.  
+#### Stakeholders
+Stakeholders in this research include LGBTQ+ adults and youth, families of LGBTQ+ Americans, public health officials, healthcare providers, legislators at all levels of government, educators, and the entire American citizenry because the erosion of LGBTQ+ citizens’ civil, educational, and medical rights is just one facet of the intentional erosion of American democratic ideals.
+#### Ethics & Implications
+This research can expand our understanding of the physical health consequences of discriminatory legislation experienced by LGBTQ+ Americans. This can enable LGBTQ+ Americans and their families to make informed decisions to protect their physical (and mental) health, as well as enable educators to take steps to protect the wellbeing of their LGBTQ+ students. It can also allow public health officials and healthcare providers to provide accurate recommendations for LGBTQ+ patients in states with high levels of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Further, this research can demonstrate to legislators the material harms created by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and encourage the introduction and approval of pro-LGBTQ+ rights legislation. Further societal benefits will likely be revealed through the results of the model itself.  
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+<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>MarinMooreIdea2.md</title><style></style></head><body id="preview">
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="0" data-line-end="4">Marin Moore<br>
+Prof. Bilen<br>
+Data Capstone<br>
+6 February 2026</p>
+<h2 class="code-line" data-line-start=4 data-line-end=5 ><a id="Project_Idea_2_4"></a>Project Idea 2</h2>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=5 data-line-end=6 ><a id="Tractable_Data_5"></a>Tractable Data</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="6" data-line-end="7">This project will explore the factors impacting maternal and infant health outcomes, particularly low birth weight and preterm birth. Potential factors include maternal health characteristics, maternal healthcare and prenatal care access, abortion and reproductive healthcare access in the mother’s state, pollution levels in the mother’s state or county, and more.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=7 data-line-end=8 ><a id="Data_Retrieval_7"></a>Data Retrieval</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="8" data-line-end="9">Full records of births registered in the United States from 2016 to 2024 are available from the <a href="https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-expanded-current.html">CDC</a>, reporting the state and county of the birth, maternal demographic and health characteristics, and maternal and infant health outcomes. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports annual air quality by U.S. state and county in its <a href="https://www.epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data/air-quality-statistics-report">Air Quality Statistics Report</a>. Yearly information on the level of protectiveness/restrictiveness of abortion policies, which often correlate with general access to reproductive healthcare, in each state is reported by the <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/2023/12/state-policy-trends-2023-first-full-year-roe-fell-tumultuous-year-abortion-and-other">Guttmacher Institute</a>.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=9 data-line-end=10 ><a id="Model_Specification_9"></a>Model Specification</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="10" data-line-end="11">The models used to analyze the relationships among these variables will be inferential. The high dimensionality of this data enables the exploration of many interactions. For instance, regression models could map which factors have the strongest effect on low birth weight, preterm birth, or select maternal health complications. The project could investigate the correlations between race and low birth rate/preterm birth, between abortion access and infant health complications, between pollution and infant health complications, between prenatal care and maternal health complications, and much more. Data will be primarily drawn from 2023 and 2024.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=11 data-line-end=12 ><a id="Stakeholders_11"></a>Stakeholders</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="12" data-line-end="13">Stakeholders in this research include pregnant women and women who plan to (or could) become pregnant, their partners and family, healthcare providers (particularly OBGYNs and physicians), public health officials, insurance companies, legislators and other politicians, reproductive health service providers and activist groups, environmental agencies and activist groups, and the general population because such public health issues (like the relationship of sociopolitical and environmental factors to maternal and infant health) are relevant to all.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=13 data-line-end=14 ><a id="Ethics__Implications_13"></a>Ethics &amp; Implications</h4>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="14" data-line-end="15">This research can expand our understanding of the factors impacting maternal and infant health outcomes. Pregnant women and women who plan to become pregnant could better understand the physical health and environmental risk factors for maternal and infant health complications, allowing themselves and their families to better protect their health. Knowledge of such risk factors also impacts the care and support provided by healthcare providers, public health officials, and insurance companies. If anti-abortion legislation and/or environmental pollution are correlated with poor maternal and infant health outcomes, then legislators, reproductive health groups, and environmental groups can strengthen their efforts to mitigate such harmful phenomena. Other useful insights will likely be revealed once the research is completed.</p>
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+Marin Moore 
+Prof. Bilen 
+Data Capstone 
+6 February 2026 
+## Project Idea 2
+#### Tractable Data
+This project will explore the factors impacting maternal and infant health outcomes, particularly low birth weight and preterm birth. Potential factors include maternal health characteristics, maternal healthcare and prenatal care access, abortion and reproductive healthcare access in the mother’s state, pollution levels in the mother’s state or county, and more.
+#### Data Retrieval
+Full records of births registered in the United States from 2016 to 2024 are available from the [CDC](https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-expanded-current.html), reporting the state and county of the birth, maternal demographic and health characteristics, and maternal and infant health outcomes. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports annual air quality by U.S. state and county in its [Air Quality Statistics Report](https://www.epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data/air-quality-statistics-report). Yearly information on the level of protectiveness/restrictiveness of abortion policies, which often correlate with general access to reproductive healthcare, in each state is reported by the [Guttmacher Institute](https://www.guttmacher.org/2023/12/state-policy-trends-2023-first-full-year-roe-fell-tumultuous-year-abortion-and-other). 
+#### Model Specification
+The models used to analyze the relationships among these variables will be inferential. The high dimensionality of this data enables the exploration of many interactions. For instance, regression models could map which factors have the strongest effect on low birth weight, preterm birth, or select maternal health complications. The project could investigate the correlations between race and low birth rate/preterm birth, between abortion access and infant health complications, between pollution and infant health complications, between prenatal care and maternal health complications, and much more. Data will be primarily drawn from 2023 and 2024. 
+#### Stakeholders
+Stakeholders in this research include pregnant women and women who plan to (or could) become pregnant, their partners and family, healthcare providers (particularly OBGYNs and physicians), public health officials, insurance companies, legislators and other politicians, reproductive health service providers and activist groups, environmental agencies and activist groups, and the general population because such public health issues (like the relationship of sociopolitical and environmental factors to maternal and infant health) are relevant to all. 
+#### Ethics & Implications
+This research can expand our understanding of the factors impacting maternal and infant health outcomes. Pregnant women and women who plan to become pregnant could better understand the physical health and environmental risk factors for maternal and infant health complications, allowing themselves and their families to better protect their health. Knowledge of such risk factors also impacts the care and support provided by healthcare providers, public health officials, and insurance companies. If anti-abortion legislation and/or environmental pollution are correlated with poor maternal and infant health outcomes, then legislators, reproductive health groups, and environmental groups can strengthen their efforts to mitigate such harmful phenomena. Other useful insights will likely be revealed once the research is completed. 
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