Public-facing and policy writing
Sims, K.M. (2026) "Colorado has emergency domestic violence shelters in only half its counties, leaving survivors without safe housing options." The Conversation.
Sims, K.M., and Berkowitz, S. (2025) "Hockey’s Cultural Renaissance Can’t Ignore Domestic Violence." Ms. Magazine.
https://msmagazine.com/2026/01/13/heated-rivalry-nhl-hockey-domestic-violence-women/
Greenfield, J., Sims, K.M., and Chavez-Norgaard, S. (2025) "A Colorado guaranteed income program could help families, but the costs are high." The Conversation.
In the popular press: Colorado Newsline; Westword
Sims, K.M. (2025) "Why protecting Colorado children from dying of domestic violence is such a hard problem." The Conversation.
Blehm, C. and Sims, K.M. (2025) "When Feminism Becomes a Brand, Not a Practice: The Problem with Hollywood’s Male ‘Allies’." Ms. Magazine.
https://msmagazine.com/2025/02/24/feminism-justin-baldoni-blake-lively-neil-gaiman/
Masket, S. and Sims, K.M. (2025) "Funding gap — Colorado is uniquely vulnerable to federal spending cuts."
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/14/federal-spending-cuts-colorado-tabor/
Blehm, C. and Sims, K.M. (2025) "How the Missy Woods Scandal Shatters Trust." The Denver Post, Sunday Print Edition.
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/20/missy-woods-dna-rape-kit-scandal-survivors/
Sims, K.M., Barofsky, J., and Fishbane, A. (2024) "Improving Traffic Ticket Outcomes: Behaviorally Designed Notices Increase Timely Responses and Reduce Fines"
https://www.ideas42.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TularePolicy_Brief-November-2024.pdf.
Matfess, H. and Sims, K.M. (2024). "The Focus on ‘Femicide’ Isn’t Enough to Protect Women From Violence." World Politics Review.
https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/femicide-women-violence-cheptegei/
For public-facing blog posts explaining research for the public good, visit Empirical Truths.