University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: November 2025

Classroom Experiences Help Students Flourish: How In and Out of Classroom Experiences Relate to Changes in Undergraduate’s Motivational Beliefs Across Introductory Biology Courses

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Contemporary Educational Psychology (2025) Authors: Christine R. Starr, Lisa Hunter, and Anna P. Veenendall Abstract: Understanding what experiences relate to changes in patterns of motivational beliefs across a gateway STEM course can help educators promote growth in their students. In a diverse sample of students taking gateway introductory biology courses (64% women, 38% Asian, 30% …

How Awareness of Stereotypes Shapes Black Americans’ Experiences in Nature  

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Wisconsin’s many parks and natural areas offer opportunities for relaxation, recreation, and renewal—but not everyone experiences the outdoors in the same way. New research by Michelle Marji and Dr. Paula Niedenthal explores why Black Americans often report fewer benefits, greater barriers, and, at times, less belonging in outdoor spaces, even as nature engagement is known …

Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults

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Neurology (2025) Authors: Adam M. Brickman, Chandra Muller, John Robert Warren,  Eric Grodsky,  Soobin Kim, Michael J. Culbertson, Bharat Thyagarajan, Jennifer J. Manly Abstract:  IMPORTANCE The incidence and prevalence of clinical Alzheimer disease (AD) are higher among Black and Latinx older adults than among White older adults. Past studies that compared plasma AD biomarker concentrations …

The ICU Care Plan: Human-Centered Design of a Tool to Support Time-Limited Trials for Older Adults With Critical Illness

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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2025) Authors: Sean M. Mortenson, Josephine M. McCartney, Joy X. Moy, Geralyn M. Palmer, Jaime H. Goldberg, Demetrius B. Solomon, Madison Polley, Neera Grover, Margaret L. Schwarze, Toby C. Campbell, Jane L. Holl, Sarah L. Esmond, Jacqueline M. Kruser Abstract:  Background For older adults with critical illness, decisions about …

Love Him for the Enemies He Has Made: Signaling by Inflammatory Pro-Gun Rhetoric

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Political Psychology (2025) Authors: Sosuke Okada, Nicholas Buttrick Abstract: American politics is rife with messages designed to anger one’s political enemies. In this paper, we propose and test a model suggesting that such inflammatory messages are effective because they signal that the messenger is unwilling to compromise with the groups they have offended. Taking the example …

Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Applied Behavior Analysis in a US National Sample of Privately Insured Autistic Youth

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Autism (2025) Authors: Nahime Aguirre Mtanous, Jamie Koenig, Melica Nikahd, Sarah Effertz, Sal Silinonte, J. Madison Hyer, Brittany Hand, Lauren Bishop Abstract: Autistic youth often receive applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, but some autistic adults who had ABA as youth say it harmed their mental health as adults. We looked at the relationship between ABA …