IDS affiliate Shamya Karumbaiah was recently awarded a Spencer Foundation Grant to study how generative AI educational tools can better support multilingual learning. Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Educational …
Month: March 2025
Operationalizing Microaffirmations for Queer and Transgender People of Color
The Professional Counselor (2025) Authors: Zori A. Paul, Kyesha M. Isadore, Nishi Ravi, Kayla D. Lewis, Dewi Qisti, Alex Hietpas, Bergen Hermanson, Yuji Su Abstract: Queer and transgender people of color (QTPOC) face unique mental …
Implementation and Evaluation of the Gender Resilience, Resistance, Empowerment, and Affirmation Training (GREAT) Pilot Program
Psychotherapy (2025) Authors: Elliot Tebbe, Em Matsuno, Joonwoo Lee, Sergio Domínguez, Stephanie Budge Abstract: This article reports program evaluation findings of the effectiveness of a pilot training program integrating key principles from the psychological framework …
Belonging and Pride in People with Disabilities: An Approach to Counteract Stigma
Stigma and Health (2025) Authors: Qin, S., Isadore, K., Chun, J., Chen, R. (Z.), & Mears, M. Abstract: People with disabilities (PWDs) experience public stigma, which can be internalized as self-stigma. While some individuals succumb …
Racial Disparities in Doctor-Patient Communication: Examining Doctors’ Encounters with Black and White Patients
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2025) Authors: Cassandra Gedeon, Rachel Rodenbach, Toby C. Campbell, Thorunn H. Thordardottir & Markus Brauer Abstract:Healthcare disparities persist in the USA, with Black patients often receiving lower-quality care. …
McQuillan highlights importance of Youth Risk Behavior Survey
In a recent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, IDS Affiliate Mollie McQuillan was interviewed about the removal of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey or YRBS from public sources and its potential impact on LGBTQ …
New Study Finds That Seemingly Race-Neutral Online Housing Ads May Reproduce Patterns of Segregation
An IDS-funded study led by Max Besbris has found important differences in how ethnic and racial groups perceive and evaluate neighborhoods and how online advertisements shape feelings about how desirable a neighborhood is. In the …
Mariel Barnes on the ‘Manosphere’ and American Politics
In a recent interview with PBS Wisconsin, IDS affiliate Mariel Barnes describes researching the online “manosphere” movement and its growing influence on culture and politics. Read/watch the full interview: https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/mariel-barnes-on-the-manosphere-and-american-politics/
Education and Midlife Cognitive Functioning: Evidence From the High School and Beyond Cohort
Alzheimer’s and Dementia (2025) Authors: Chandra Muller, Eric Grodsky, Adam M. Brickman, Jennifer J. Manly, Koit Hung, Michael J. Culbertson, John Robert Warren Abstract: INTRODUCTION Educational attainment is associated with midlife cognitive functioning. However, degree …