Economics of Education Review (2026) Authors: Soobin Kim, Michael J. Culbertson, Eric Grodsky, Chandra Muller, John Robert Warren Abstract: We document the role of premarket human capital in explaining racial and ethnic income disparities in …
Why Expert Advising Matters for College Access
Brookings (2026) Authors: Isabel McMullen and Taylor Odle Abstract: States are increasingly seeking ways to invest in programs that strengthen the workforce and widen the pipeline of those entering college and other career preparation programs. One type of …
Best Practices to Promote the Success of Students of Color: Insights From a New Type of Climate Survey
Frontiers in Education (2026) Authors: Kamila Redd, Kevin Kennedy, Markus Brauer Abstract: Despite attempts to promote inclusion in STEM, disparities in belonging, academic achievement, and experiences of discrimination persist between students of color and their White …
Normative Discrimination and the Gender Binary: Negative Evaluations of People with Nonconventional Pronouns
Social Psychology Quarterly (2026) Authors: Chloe Grace Hart, Aliya Saperstein, Shelley J. Correll Abstract: Pronoun sharing has become a common inclusion practice in U.S. schools and workplaces. Drawing on normative discrimination theories, however, we predict …
Study Finds Strong Social Ties Among Low-Income Urban Families May Limit Use of Government Aid
For many low-income families, the first call for help doesn’t go to the government — it goes to a relative, a neighbor, or a community organization. A new study by IDS affiliate Denia Garcia of …
Refusal as Silence: Gendered disparities in Vision-Language Model Responses
New Media and Society (2026) Authors: Sha Luo, Sang Jung Kim, Zening Duan, Kaiping Chen Abstract: Refusal behavior by Large Language Models (LLMs) is increasingly visible in content moderation, yet little is known about how refusals …
Karumbaiah receives Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award
IDS affiliate Shamya Karumbaiah was among University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty recently honored with a Vilas Award. Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the Learning Sciences area. Karumbaiah studies human-centered AI …
Moral Framing in AI-Mediated Communication: Exploration of LLM Effects on Engagement Patterns Among Black Americans
Journal of Interactive Advertising (2026) Authors: Kristen L. Sussman, Lucy Atkinson, Joshua Anderson, Lillie Williamson, Sean Upshaw, and Jean-Louis Ntang Bebe Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is widely used in social media to offer personalized …
Is Your Chatbot a Tourist or a Townie? Quantifying Geographic and Localness Disparities in LLM Representations of Place
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction (2026) Authors: Zihan Gao and Jacob Thebault-Spieker Abstract: People are increasingly using Large Language Models (LLMs) for a sense of “localness,” yet their ability to accurately and equitably represent local …
Eating Profiles and Health Among African Americans with Serious Mental Illness Who are Overweight
Journal of Health Psychology (2026) Authors: Sang Qin, Lindsay Sheehan, Rachel Parson, Yen Chun Tseng, Sai Snigdha Talluri Abstract: African Americans (AAs) who have serious mental illness (SMI) and are overweight face elevated risk for …