Wisconsin’s many parks and natural areas offer opportunities for relaxation, recreation, and renewal—but not everyone experiences the outdoors in the same way. New research by Michelle Marji and Dr. Paula Niedenthal explores why Black Americans …
Discrimination and Prejudice
Research Reveals Hidden Role of Skin Tone in Hazardous Job Assignments
Research led by IDS Graduate Fellow and Wisconsin School of Business PhD candidate Alexis Avery uncovers how historical biases around skin tone continue to shape workplace experiences, particularly in the assignment of hazardous tasks. …
Inclusive but Not Integrative: Ethnoracial Boundaries and the Use of Spanish in the Market for Rental Housing
Sociological Science (2023) Authors: Ariela Schachter, John Kuk, Max Besbris, Garrett Pekarek Abstract: Increasing Spanish fluency in the United States likely shapes ethnoracial group boundaries and inequality. We study a key site for group boundary negotiations—the housing market—where …
Mortality Rate and Age of Death Among Medicare-Enrolled Autistic Older Adults
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (2023) Authors: Morgan Krantz, Djhenne Dalmacy, Lauren Bishop, Madison Hyer, Brittany N. Hand Abstract: An emerging body of evidence suggests that autistic people are at greater risk for mortality than non-autistic people. …
“I’m dealing with a health care system that doesn’t get it”: Barriers and Facilitators to Inclusive Healthcare for Autistic Adults
Autism (2024) Authors: Kiley J. McLean, Meghan Hass, Jamie Koenig, Megan Horvath, Mariah Vigil, Nicole E. Werner, Lauren Bishop Abstract: Emerging research points to high rates of major psychiatric disorders and chronic medical conditions among autistic adults. …
Evaluation of Equity in Hospice Care Utilization Among Medicare-Enrolled Autistic Older Adults
Autism in Adulthood (2025) Authors: Lauren Bishop, Melica Nikahd, Bethany J. Wolf, Brian W. Patternson, Anne Longo, Deondray Radford, Emma Krantz, J. Madison Hyer, Brittany N. Hand Abstract: Better identification of autistic people and increased life expectancy …
Using National Survey Data to Estimate Healthcare Communication Disparities for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2025) Authors: Jamie Koenig, Lauren Bishop Abstract: Previous studies have identified considerable health outcome disparities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as poor or ineffective communication between adults …
Challenging Neurotypical Norms: Autistic Adults’ Understandings of Health
Autism (2025) Authors: Jamie Koenig, Kiley J. McLean, Meghan Haas, Megan Horvath, Mariah Vigil, Nahime G. Aguirre Mtanous, Sarah Effertz, Lauren Bishop Abstract: This study examined how autistic adults conceptualize health and whether their conceptualizations differed substantively from …
Stuck on Intergroup Attitudes: The Need to Shift Gears to Change Intergroup Behaviors
Perspectives on Psychological Science (2024) Author: Markus Brauer Abstract: Decades of research on how to improve intergroup relations have primarily examined ways to change prejudiced attitudes. However, this focus on negative intergroup attitudes has yielded few effective …
The Development and Pilot Testing of a Minority Stress Psychoeducation Tool for Transgender and Nonbinary People
Transgender Health (2024) Authors: Stephanie L. Budge, Elliot A. Tebbe, Diana Love Abstract: In this study, we aimed to develop and test the acceptability of a minority stress psychoeducation tool for transgender and nonbinary (TNB) people. Patients in …