University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: 2024

Bridging Digital Divides in Wisconsin: An Examination of Policy Efforts and Effectiveness Over the Past Five Years

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Information, Communication & Society (2024) Authors: Ashley Cate, Steven Moen, and Kaiping Chen Abstract: The digital divide, generally characterized by unequal Internet access, represents the gap between individuals who benefit from the use of digital technologies and those who do not. Many social inequalities are associated with the prevalence of the digital divide, particularly across the …

Flourishing Together: Leveraging Social-Personality Psychology in Community Building for Scholars of Color

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Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2024) Authors: Angela C. Bell, Kelci Harris, and Morgan C. Jerald Abstract: Many faculty of color (FOC) lack the necessary social and professional support structures to facilitate their successful advancement on the tenure track. We present Flourish, a network for pre-tenure social and personality psychologists of color, as a case …

Diversity and Inclusion Have Greater Support than Most Americans Think

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Scientific Reports (2024) Authors: Naomi Isenberg and Markus Brauer Abstract: In a series of large-scale studies (N = 5,448) we show that Americans across many different demographic categories vastly underestimate their fellow Americans’ support for diversity and inclusion. Trump voters were particularly inaccurate when their task was to estimate prevalent attitudes among Biden voters. Our results …

“It’s Not an Overreaction”: Increasing White People’s Acceptance of the Reality of Bias and Receptivity to Black People’s Bias Concerns

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The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (2024) Authors: Emily Dix and Patricia Devine Abstract: Many White people deny that racial bias is pervasive and suggest that Black people who confront bias are oversensitive. We propose that White people will be more likely to accept the reality of ongoing bias and become receptive to Black people’s concerns about …

Uncovering How Black and Latinx Communities Perceive Environmental Justice: Integrating a Public Deliberation Quasi-Experiment and Computational Methods

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Public Relations Review (2024) Authors: Kaiping Chen, Isabel Villanueva, Amanda Molder Abstract: This research aims to address gaps in the knowledge and practice of engaging underrepresented communities in public communication and policymaking on environmental justice issues. Through a quasi-field experiment conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, we investigate how Black and Latinx communities perceive environmental justice issues …

The Impact of Public Deliberation and Identity-Based Storytelling on Civic Empowerment among Latinx Communities on Environmental Issues

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Environmental Communication (2024) Authors: Amanda Molder, Isabel Villanueva, Kaiping Chen Abstract: Environmental issues already disproportionately impact communities of color in the U.S., where there is a long and well-established history of environmental racism. Despite efforts to diversify voices in deliberation, engaging marginalized populations remains a key challenge. Drawing from environmental communication, civic empowerment, and social identity …

A Hidden Barrier to Diversification? Performance Recognition Penalties for Incumbent Workers in Male-Dominated Occupations

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American Sociological Review (2024) Authors: Jirs Meuris and Jennifer Merluzzi Abstract: Responding to persistent gender inequity, organizations have adopted diversity initiatives to promote women’s representation in traditionally male-dominated occupations. Although studies have identified challenges to these initiatives for women entering occupations, we uncover a performance recognition penalty for incumbent workers originating from the process of occupational …

How Personal Value Orientations Influence Behaviors in Digital Citizen Science

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Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction  2024 Authors: Eunmi (Ellie) Jeong, Corey Jackson, Liz Dowthwaite, Cliff Johnson, Laura Trouille Abstract: While much research has examined motivations for contributing to citizen science projects, few studies have considered the role of personal values in directing citizen scientists’ interactions and contribution patterns. We investigated whether personal values …

Tensions of Making Women’s Marginalization Salient in Men-Dominated Workplaces

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Work and Occupations  (2024) Author: Chloe Grace Hart Abstract: Why might women who experience gender-based bias and harassment at work shy away from efforts to address gender inequality in their workplaces? Drawing on data from 52 interviews with women working in the Silicon Valley tech industry, I show that efforts to address women’s marginalization in …

Transgender Adolescent School Climate, Mental Health, and Adult Social Support

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JAMA Pediatrics (2024) Authors: Mollie T. McQuillan, Joseph R. Cimpian, Benjamin A. Lebovitz, Erin K. Gill Abstract: Despite well-established health disparities between transgender and cisgender youth, state bills restricting gender-inclusive school supports and health care have dramatically expanded since 2019. While parental support for transgender youth strengthens healthy development, unsupportive parents contribute to suicidality and …