University of Wisconsin–Madison
Milbank Quarterly (2024) Authors: Jonathan C. Heller, Marjory L. Givens, Sheri P. Johnson, David A. Kindig Abstract: The structural determinants of health are 1) the written and unwritten rules that create, maintain, or eliminate durable and hierarchical patterns of advantage among socially constructed groups in the conditions that affect health, and 2) the manifestation of power relations …
British Journal of Developmental Psychology (2024) Authors: Daniel J. Alonso, Ashley E. Jordan, Selin Gülgöz Abstract: Supportive peers are crucial for transgender children’s well-being. Transgender children who live in their affirmed gender face decisions surrounding concealment and disclosure of their transgender identity. We sought to understand how cisgender (N = 115) and gender-diverse children (N = 127), and siblings of gender-diverse children …
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse (2023) Authors: L.B. Klein, Hayden C. Dawes, Greeshma James, William J. Hall, Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Sharyn J. Potter, Sandra L. Martin, Rebecca J. Macy Abstract: Although there has been increased attention to campus sexual and relationship violence (SRV) because of Title IX and the #MeToo movement, much of that attention has …
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2023) Authors: LB Klein, Lee J. Doyle, William J. Hall, Andrew J. Rizzo, Cynthia Fraga Rizo, Sharyn J. Potter, Sandra J. Martin, Rebecca J. Macy Abstract: LGBTQ+ (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer) people are often left out of campus sexual and relationship violence (SRV) prevention efforts despite experiencing higher rates …
Journal of the Society for Social Work Research (2023) Authors: Hayen Cedric Dawes, Denise Yookong Williams, LB Klein, Alexandria B. Forte, Daniel J. Gibbs, Bennet Wood, Luke E. Hirst, and William James Hall Abstract: Queer people of color (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender people of color; QPOC) have specific mental health and substance use …
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 been remains unclear. I hypothesize that women who experience workplace sexual harassment are judged against the archetype of an idealized …
Earth’s Future (2023) Authors: Erika Marin-Spiotta, Emily Diaz-Vallego, Rebecca Barnes, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Meredith Hastings, Billy Williams, Vicki Magley Abstract: Geosciences remain one of the least diverse fields. Efforts to diversify the discipline need to address the role of hostile and exclusionary work and learning environments. A workplace climate survey distributed to …
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2023) Authors: Richard Primack, Tara Miller, Carina Terry, Erika Marín-Spiotta, Pamela Templer, Asmeret Berhe, Emily Diaz Vallejo, Meredith Hastings, Vicki Magley, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider, Rebecca Barnes Abstract: Hostile workplaces undermine efforts to make the ecological sciences more inclusive and welcoming. Survey responses by members of the Ecological Society of America …
Review of Financial Studies (2023) Authors: Alexander Butler, Erik Mayer, and James Weston Abstract: We document racial disparities in auto lending. Combining credit bureau records with borrower characteristics, we find that Black and Hispanic applicants’ approval rates are 1.5 percentage points lower, even after controlling for creditworthiness. In aggregate, this effect crowds out 80,000 minority loans each …
Review of Financial Studies (2024) Authors: Ruidi Huang, Erik Mayer, and Darius Miller Abstract: We test for gender bias in promotions at financial institutions using two central predictions of Becker’s (1957, 1993) model: firms with bias will (1) raise the promotion bar for marginally promoted female workers, and (2) incur costs from forgoing efficient employment practices. We find support for both of …