The number of young people enrolling in college who have psychiatric disabilities has grown in recent years, with these students now making up around 20% of all students with disabilities. Students with psychiatric disabilities are …
Research
Are Skills Becoming an Increasingly Important Determinant of Life Outcomes?
Socius (2024) Authors: Douglas B. Downey, Benjamin Gibbs, Eric Grodsky Abstract: Several theoretical traditions posit that individual skills (or human capital) have become stronger predictors of life outcomes over time. To date, however, significant limitations …
An Overlooked Explanation for Increasing Suicidality: LGBQ Stressors Felt by More Students
Educational Researcher (2025) Authors: Joseph Cimpian and Mollie McQuillan Abstract: Recent data show rising suicidality among high school girls. We posit this increase may be related to an overlooked factor: more girls identifying as LGBQ. …
Gender-Stereotype Messaging Impacts Perceptions of the Field of Speech-Language Pathology
SIG 14 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (2025) Authors: Courtney K. Broadfoot, Jenni Wu, Samantha L. Morello, Janet L. Branchaw, Markus Brauer, Jordan M. Schwakopf, Nicole Rogus-Pulia Abstract: Purpose: The field of speech-language pathology has been …
What If Most Americans Are Pro-Diversity After All?
This piece is a preview of a feature in the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Character and Context Blog. People’s thoughts and actions are often influenced by other people. For example, when a professor …
Minority Stress and Protective Factors for Body Image Concerns and Disordered Eating Among a Cohort of Transgender and Nonbinary Youth: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study
International Journal of Transgender Health (2025) Authors: Emmett Line, Dougie Zubizarreta, Stephanie Budge, Ryan Watson, Allegra Gordon, S. Bryn Austin, and Sabra Katz-Wise. Abstract: Background Transgender and/or nonbinary (TNB) youth experience elevated risk of body …
Patel’s Research Highlights Need for Increased Diversity in Cancer Studies
Cancer can impact anyone, but in the United States, marginalized groups have higher rates of cancer and cancer-related mortality than White Americans. The reasons behind these disparities are complex. While socioeconomic status, health care access, …
Contemplative Practices and the Movement Toward a More Just Criminal Legal System
Orthopsychiatry (2024) Authors: Daniel Grupe, Sophia Diamantis, Carmen Alonso Abstract: What is the role of contemplative practices in the movement toward a more “just” criminal legal system? Over the past 8 years, we have explored …
The Manosphere and Politics
Comparative Political Studies (2025) Authors: Mariel Barnes and Sabrina Karim Abstract: The revived men’s movement, colloquially the “manosphere,” has recently increased in prominence and influence, and has been connected to numerous instances of violence, including mass …
Fostering Accurate Reasoning About Outgroups: Experimental Evidence From Intergroup Relation Frames on Conspiracy Beliefs Amid Sino–U.S. Tensions
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (2024) Authors: Yiming Wang, Liwei Shen, Kaiping Chen Abstract: In an era of intergroup tensions and conspiracy theories, our study examines whether threat-mitigation news frames can counter U.S. public beliefs …