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 …
Development
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 …
The Gendered Patterns and Impacts of Teacher-Student Interactions: Highlighting Cross-Subject Dimensional Comparison
British Journal of Sociology of Education (2025) Author: Ran Liu Abstract: Teacher-student interactions (TSIs) are crucial in shaping student learning attitudes and outcomes. Current literature primarily focuses on within-subject TSI effects, neglecting potential cross-subject TSI effects and …
Synthesizing Intra-Individual and Social Comparisons: How Integrated Comparative Advantage Shapes Math Attitudes and Gender Stereotypes
International Journal of STEM Education (2025) Author: Ran Liu Abstract: Despite gender similarity in math performance, gender disparities persist in math-related attitudes and STEM aspirations among adolescents globally. To disentangle this puzzle, some studies adopt the …
The Impact of Minority Representation at Mortgage Lenders
Journal of Finance (2023) Authors: W. Scott Frame, Ruidi Huang, Erica Jiang, Yeonjoon Lee, Will Liu, Erik Mayer, and Adi Sunderam Abstract: We study links between the labor market for loan officers and access to mortgage credit. Using …
LGBTQ+-Inclusive Professional Development in Elementary Schools: Does It Matter to Schoolwide Discipline?
Journal of School Leadership (2023) Authors: Mollie T. McQuillan, Erin K. Gill, and Xue Gong Abstract: PK-12 leaders use gender- and sexuality-inclusivity professional development (IPD) as a tool to improve the school climate for LGBTQ+ students, …
School Leaders and Transphobia: Direct, Facilitative, Accommodative, and Resistant Forms of Gender-Based Bias and Bullying
Educational Administration Quarterly (2024) Authors: Mollie McQuillan and Cris Mayo Abstract: If PK12 administrators aspire to interrupt bias-based bullying, they need to understand their role in perpetuating structural and social inequality. The purpose of this …
Living in Ancestrally Diverse States of the United States is Associated with Greater Vagal Tone
Frontiers in Psychology (2023) Authors: Ethan G. Harrod, Ilan Shrira, Jared D. Martin, and Paula M. Niedenthal Abstract: Historically, exposure to dissimilar others (“strangers”) was a physiologically arousing event—resulting in avoidance, distrust, and even conflict. Despite this, …
Public Health Nurse Partnerships to Advance Environmental Justice and Heart Health in a Black Community
Environmental Justice (2024) Authors: Jessica LeClair, Fatih Kunkul, Hannah Olson-Williams, Rose Fredrickson, Sarah Hughes, Katie Peterson, Palee Yang, and Linda D. Oakley Abstract: There is a robust correlation between environmental exposures and unjust cardiovascular outcomes among Black populations. Community-based public health …
Explaining Course Enrollment Gaps in High School: Examination of Gender-Imbalance in the Applied Sciences
Educational Policy (2024) Authors: Jennifer Freeman, Michael Gottfried, Taylor Odle Abstract: Federal policy in the United States has urged high schools to expand offerings in career and technical education (CTE) coursework to address persistent gender inequities …