University of Wisconsin–Madison
In this episode, IDS Institute Chair Angela Byars-Winston talks with Professor Dhavan Shah, who is a professor at the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and an IDS affiliate. They talk about how communication around politics has changed in the last decades, the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the upcoming presidential election, and how …
Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2024) Authors: Angela C. Bell, Kelci Harris, and Morgan C. Jerald Abstract: Many faculty of color (FOC) lack the necessary social and professional support structures to facilitate their successful advancement on the tenure track. We present Flourish, a network for pre-tenure social and personality psychologists of color, as a case …
Scientific Reports (2024) Authors: Naomi Isenberg and Markus Brauer Abstract: In a series of large-scale studies (N = 5,448) we show that Americans across many different demographic categories vastly underestimate their fellow Americans’ support for diversity and inclusion. Trump voters were particularly inaccurate when their task was to estimate prevalent attitudes among Biden voters. Our results …
Panel: What Does Diversity Science Say About Belonging and Community? On November 14, IDS affiliates Kyesha Isadore, Corey Jackson, and Jirs Meuris shared their research at the 2024 UW-Madison Diversity Forum in a panel moderated by IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston. Watch the Session Recording Panel Description: Diversity science can help harness the power of …
The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (2024) Authors: Emily Dix and Patricia Devine Abstract: Many White people deny that racial bias is pervasive and suggest that Black people who confront bias are oversensitive. We propose that White people will be more likely to accept the reality of ongoing bias and become receptive to Black people’s concerns about …
A new study in the American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Kiley McLean and Lauren Bishop uses Wisconsin Medicaid claims data to better understand chronic health conditions among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) including autism and Down syndrome. Their study found that adults with IDD had high rates of heart disease, …
Public Relations Review (2024) Authors: Kaiping Chen, Isabel Villanueva, Amanda Molder Abstract: This research aims to address gaps in the knowledge and practice of engaging underrepresented communities in public communication and policymaking on environmental justice issues. Through a quasi-field experiment conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, we investigate how Black and Latinx communities perceive environmental justice issues …
Environmental Communication (2024) Authors: Amanda Molder, Isabel Villanueva, Kaiping Chen Abstract: Environmental issues already disproportionately impact communities of color in the U.S., where there is a long and well-established history of environmental racism. Despite efforts to diversify voices in deliberation, engaging marginalized populations remains a key challenge. Drawing from environmental communication, civic empowerment, and social identity …
American Sociological Review (2024) Authors: Jirs Meuris and Jennifer Merluzzi Abstract: Responding to persistent gender inequity, organizations have adopted diversity initiatives to promote women’s representation in traditionally male-dominated occupations. Although studies have identified challenges to these initiatives for women entering occupations, we uncover a performance recognition penalty for incumbent workers originating from the process of occupational …
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 2024 Authors: Eunmi (Ellie) Jeong, Corey Jackson, Liz Dowthwaite, Cliff Johnson, Laura Trouille Abstract: While much research has examined motivations for contributing to citizen science projects, few studies have considered the role of personal values in directing citizen scientists’ interactions and contribution patterns. We investigated whether personal values …