Social Problems (2025) Author: Chloe Grace Hart Abstract: Evidence suggests that Americans became more sympathetic toward people who experienced sexual harassment as the MeToo movement surged. Yet how comprehensive these shifts in public opinion have …
Research
How Partisan Media Influences Aversion to Political Compromise
Media and Communication (2025) Authors: Yoo Ji Suh, Dhavan Shah, Mike Wagner. Abstract: We investigate how partisan media during and after the 2020 US presidential (Study 1) and 2022 midterm (Study 2) elections influenced preferences …
Quality of Life in Autistic Children: Discrepancies Between Self- and Caregiver-Proxy Reports and Associations With Individual Characteristics
Autism Research (2025) Authors: Emily Skaletski, Rebekah Rodriguez, Sharon Gartland, Karla Ausderau, Lauren Bishop, James Li, Brittany Travers Abstract: Quality of life (QoL) is important for everyone and has been identified as a priority for …
Study Explores Impacts of Generative AI for STEM Learning in Higher Education
The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools like ChatGPT is becoming common in higher education. A research project led by IDS Affiliate Ran Liu and Graduate Fellow Carla Glave is offering insights about …
Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Health in the United States
Social Science & Medicine (2025) Authors: Hyeyun Jeong, Jiahui Xu, John Robert Warren, Liying Luo, Eric Grodsky, Chandra Muller Abstract: Does intergenerational occupational mobility impact health and well-being net of occupational origins and destinations? Are …
Evaluating Language Models Using Linguistic Variations in Multilingual Learners’ Writing: A Teacher Study
International Society of the Learning Sciences (2025) Authors: Kaycie Barron, Nora Tseng, Shamya Karumbaiah, Cynthia T. Baeza Abstract: This paper investigates teachers’ perceptions on linguistic variations in bi/multilingual learners’ (MLs) writing to evaluate the (in)effectiveness …
Counterfactual Slopes and Their Applications in Social Stratification
Sociological Methodology (2025) Authors: Ang Yu and Jiwei Zhao Abstract: This article addresses two prominent theses in social stratification research, the great equalizer thesis and Mare’s school transition thesis. Both theses describe the role of …
School Disruptions Exacerbated Inequality in High School Completion
Educational Researcher (2023) Author: Ran Liu Abstract: Using school-month-level learning mode data and high school completion rates across three school years from 429 Wisconsin public high schools, this study examines the impact of disruptions to in-person …
Childcare Facility Closure and Exacerbated Gender Inequality in Parenting Time during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sociology (2024) Authors: Ran Liu and Siyun Gan Abstract: The unprecedented large-scale childcare facility closure during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a dramatic increase in the childcare burden at home, which is shouldered disproportionately by women more …
Egalitarian Penalty or Reward? A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Gender Attitudes and Adulthood Income
Social Science Research (2024) Authors: Yi-Lin Chiang and Ran Liu Abstract: Studies often attribute the persistent gender pay gap to different labor force experiences between men and women. Yet, attitudes formed in earlier life stages also critically …