Author: aewatzka

Associations of Early-Life Adversity With Later-Life Epigenetic Aging Profiles in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

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American Journal of Epidemiology (2023) Authors: Lauren L Schmitz, Elizabeth Duffie, Wei Zhao, Scott M. Ratliff, Jingzhong Ding, Yongmei Liu, Sharon Stein Merkin, Jennifer A. Smith, Teresa Seeman Abstract: Epigenetic biomarkers of accelerated aging have been widely used to predict disease risk and may enhance our understanding of biological mechanisms between early-life adversity and disparities in aging. With respect to childhood adversity, most …

“Think Global, Act Local”: How #MeToo Hybridized Across Borders and Platforms for Contextual Relevance

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Information, Communication & Society (2023) Authors: Jiyoun Suk, Yibing Sun, Luhang Sun, Mengyu Li, Catalina Farías, Hyerin Kwon, Shreenita Ghosh, Porismita Borah, Darshana Sreedhar Mini, Teresa Correa, Christine Garlough & Dhavan V. Shah Abstract: Beyond a consciousness-raising hashtag, #MeToo has become a transnational movement, crossing the borders of many societies. However, outsized attention has been …

From Weinstein to Kavanaugh: Shifting Coverage of Sexual Violence and the #MeToo Movement Across U.S. News Media

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Communication Monographs (2023) Authors: Min-Hsin Su, Jiyoun Suk, Porismita Borah, Shreenita Ghosha, Christine Garloughd, and Dhavan Shah Abstract: This study explores the framing strategies and language features of U.S. news coverage surrounding sexual violence and gender issues across the ideological media spectrum at two pivotal phases of the #MeToo movement: (1) during its initial rise as …

Platform Affordances, Discursive Opportunities, and Social Media Activism: A Cross-Platform Analysis of #MeToo on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit, 2017–2020

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News Media & Society (2024) Authors: Mengyu Li, Jiyoun Suk, Yini Zhang, Jon C. Pevehouse, Yibing Sun, Hyerin Kwon, Ruixue Lian, Rui Wang, Xinxia Dong, and Dhavan V. Shah Abstract: This study proposes affordances for discursive opportunities (ADO) as a theoretical framework that leverages the concept of technological affordances and the theory of discursive opportunities to …

Engaging White Parents to Address Their White children’s Racial Biases in the Black-White Context

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Child Development (2023) Authors: Katharine E. Scott, Tory L. Ash, Bailey Immel, MaKayla A. Liebeck, Patricia G. Devine, and Kristin Shutts Abstract: Multiple studies (n = 1065 parents, 625 females, 437 males, 3 nonbinary, 99.06% White; n =  80, 5 to 7-year-old children, 35 girls, 45 boys, 87.50% White; data collection September 2017–January 2021) investigated White …

Children’s Evaluations of and Reactions to Racial Discrimination

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Developmental Psychology (2023) Authors: Katharine E. Scott, Madeline A. Henkel, Olivia M. Moens, Patricia G. Devine, and Kristin Shutts Abstract: Despite the potential benefits of children’s confrontations of other children’s racial biases—especially for targets of bias—little is known about how young children react upon observing instances of racial discrimination. In the present research, child participants completed …

Empowering Behaviors to Address Race with Kids (EmBARK): A Racial Socialization Program for White Families

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Applied Developmental Psychology (2024) Authors: Katharine E. Scott, Nicole Huth, Eren Fukuda, Kristin Shutts, Patricia G. Devine Abstract: We evaluated the EmBARK (Empowering Behaviors to Address Race with Kids) program, which we developed to help White parents in the US address race and racial biases with their White 5- to 7-year-old children. Parents (N = …

A Systematic Review of Modern Measures for Capturing Children’s Ethnic and Racial Attitudes, Stereotypes, and Discrimination

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Developmental Review (2025) Authors: Eren Fukuda, Katharine E. Scott, Katherine Swerbenski, Nicole Huth, Natalie Sarmiento, and Kristin Shutts Abstract: In recent years, there have been accelerated efforts among developmental scientists to understand and address children’s ethnic and racial attitudes, stereotypes, and discrimination. For such efforts, using high-quality and context-appropriate measures is critical. However, focused discussions and …

“Who’s Better at Math, Boys or Girls?”: Changes in Adolescents’ Math Gender Stereotypes and Their Motivational Beliefs from Early to Late Adolescence

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Educational Sciences (2023). Authors: Christine R. Starr, Yannan Gao, Charlott Rubach, Glona Lee, Nayssan Safavian, Anna-Lena Dicke, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, and Sandra D. Simpkins Abstract: Though adults tend to endorse the stereotype that boys are better than girls in math, children tend to favor their own gender or be gender egalitarian. When do individuals start endorsing …

Undergraduates’ pSTEM Identity and Motivation in Relation to Gender- and Race-based Perceived Representation, Stereotyped Beliefs, and Implicit Associations

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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (2023) Authors: Christine R. Starr and Campbell Leaper Abstract: Women and underrepresented minoritized (URM) persons remain marginalized in physical science, technology, engineering, and math (pSTEM). Relative to non-URM men, URM women may experience a double disadvantage based on their gender and race whereby they observe few same-gender and few same-race role …