University of Wisconsin–Madison
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 …
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 for unyielding politicians who do not compromise with partisan opponents. Our findings suggest that partisan media use may undermine willingness …
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 autistic people. However, studies typically focus on caregiver-proxy-reported QoL and its related individual characteristics, even though self- and caregiver-proxy-reported QoL …
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 their potential to both reduce and reinforce inequalities in STEM education. The project, The Transformative Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence …
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 the net effects of mobility homogeneous across demographic subgroups? Using data from High School and Beyond cohort (HS&B:80) and two …
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 of Multilingual Large Language Models (MLLMs), which are artificial intelligence (AI) models that generate texts in multiple languages. Due to …
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 an intermediate educational transition in the association between socioeconomic status and an outcome variable. However, the descriptive regularities of the …
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 instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic on high school completion rates, with a focus on socioeconomic disparities. Findings reveal that a …
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 than men. Leveraging anonymized mobile tracking data and nationally representative time-use survey data from the USA, this study adopts a …