University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Affiliate Publication

Children’s Evaluations of and Reactions to Racial Discrimination

Developmental Psychology (2023) Authors: Katharine Scott, Madeline Henkel, Olivia Moens, Patricia G. Devine, 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 a novel measure …

Changes and Stagnation in Contemporary Racial Stereotypes

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (2024) Authors: Tory Ash, Katharine E. Scott, Megan Bruun, and Patricia Devine Abstract: Generations of researchers have studied the extent to which the content and consistency of stereotypes about Black people have changed over time. At best, the evidence is mixed with some findings suggesting changes in stereotypes and other …

Christy Starr’s Work Helps Parents Who Didn’t Go to College Motivate Their Children in STEM Classes

  A new special report in Education Week profiles IDS Affiliate Christy Starr‘s research looking at how parents who didn’t attend college themselves can better support their children’s motivation for STEM coursework. Starr, an assistant professor in the UW-Madison Department of Educational Psychology, studies how parental support can impact students’ motivation in STEM. The challenge is multifaceted. …

The Healing Through Ongoing Psychological Empowerment Telehealth Intervention With Two Spirit, Transgender, and Nonbinary Clients of Color in the United States: Open Clinical Trial Feasibility and Implementation Analysis

JMIR Formative Research (2025) Authors: Stephanie Budge, Elliot Aaron Tebbe, Joonwoo Lee, Sergio Domínguez Jr., Em Matsuno, Louis Lindley Abstract: There is a notable lack of psychotherapeutic services tailored to the needs of Two Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary (2STNB) people of color; research indicates that 2STNB clients who are people of color report a lack of …

‘A Perfect Match’: How Hematologists Discuss Donor Options and Risks with Black and White Patients Considering Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant

Leukemia & Lymphoma (2025) Authors: Thorunn Thordardottir, Rachel A. Rodenbach, Markus Brauer, Aric C. Hall, Earlise Ward, Cardinale B. Smith, Toby C. Campbell Abstract: Patients of racial minorities have lower chance of securing a suitable donor, essential part of successful allogeneic stem cell transplant. In this simulated interview study, we sought to examine how hematologists …

Academic Writing and Strategic Activist Multiplicity

Journalism and Communication Monographs (2025) Author: Lori Kido Lopez Introduction:  

Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Disparities

The Annals of Applied Statistics (2025) Authors: Ang Yu, Felix Elwert Abstract: We introduce a new nonparametric causal decomposition approach that identifies the mechanisms by which a treatment variable contributes to a group-based outcome disparity. Our approach distinguishes three mechanisms: group differences in: (1) treatment prevalence, (2) average treatment effects, and (3) selection into treatment …

Parental Involvement in School: Black Fathers, Seen and Unseen

Race and Ethnicity Education (2025) Authors: Amanda Lockett and Janean Dilworth-Bart Abstract: Research exploring relations between parental involvement in their children’s school experiences and their resulting performance is critical to understanding how school-level procedures and higher level academic policy can better support the involvement needs and preferences of a diverse parent population. Yet, findings in this …

Home Price Change and Ethno-racial Residential Segregation: Temporal Relationships at the Metro Level

Socius (2024) Authors: Alex Mikulas, Brenden Beck, and Max Besbris Abstract: Although rates of residential racial segregation and home prices are undoubtedly related, the temporal nature of the relationship has rarely been studied. Using fixed effects models in a cross-lagged framework, we examine how prior changes in segregation and home prices at the metro level …

Juneteenth in STEMM and the Barriers to Equitable Science

Cell (2023) Authors: Alfred Mays,  Angela Byars-Winston, Antentor Hinton, Jr., Theanne N. Griffith,  Marcus Lambert, et al. Abstract: We are 52 Black scientists. Here, we establish the context of Juneteenth in STEMM and discuss the barriers Black scientists face, the struggles they endure, and the lack of recognition they receive. We review racism’s history in …