IDS affiliate Shamya Karumbaiah was one of 48 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 …
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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 …
When Policy Shapes Perception: The 2021 Child Tax Credit and Consumer Sentiment
National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 35059 (2026) Authors: Jacob Bastian and Melody Harvey Abstract: Consumer sentiment influences household behavior in important ways, yet we lack causal evidence on whether government policies themselves shape …
Developing the HeART: Tracking Racial Heterogeneity in Fiction Reading Habits
Reading Research Quarterly (2026) Authors: Maya Rabinowitz, Abla Alaoui Soce, Nick Buttrick, Diana I. Tamir Abstract: Tracing the stories people have read may help us understand their beliefs and social attitudes. In this study, we …
Study Finds School-Based Class Discrimination Linked to Lower Grades
There’s a large body of research that links social class to academic outcomes like GPA. However, we know relatively little about how discrimination related to social class impacts students’ success. A new study in the …
Byars-Winston named to Wisconsin Academy
IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston was among 16 Fellows inducted to the Wisconsin Academy on March 23rd. The Academy honors Wisconsinites who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service. The 2026 Class …
Stress Around Interracial Interactions May Be a Missing Link in Health Disparities Among Black Americans
Black Americans face disproportionately high rates of chronic illness and mental health challenges compared to White Americans. A new study by Institute for Diversity Science (IDS) affiliate Morgan Jerald and colleague Milena Berestko suggests that …
IDS at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
IDS affiliates and graduate fellows from across multiple UW-Madison departments attended and presented at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology held February 26-28 in Chicago. The Society is the world’s …