IDS Funded Research Projects
Marie-Louise Mares: Mass Media Role Models and Parents’ Support for their LGBTQ Teen: Selective Exposure and Experimental Effects
Affiliate Publications
Parental Involvement in School: Black Fathers, Seen and Unseen
Race and Ethnicity Education (2025) Authors: Amanda Lockett and Janean Dilworth-Bart Abstract: Research exploring relations between parental involvement in their children’s school experiences and their resulting performance is critical to understanding how school-level procedures and higher …
Using Media to Navigate Identity? U.S. Black Parents’ Encouragement and Selection of Content for their Children
Human Communication Research (2025) Authors: AnneMarie McClain, Marie-Louise Mares Abstract: In an online experiment, 498 U.S. Black parents (child aged 3–5, 9–11, 15–17) were randomized to imagine their child had “an okay day” or experienced peer racism. …
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. …
Material Hardship and Sources of Support for Autistic Adolescents and Their Families
Autism (2024) Authors: Kristy A. Anderson, Melissa Radey, Lauren Bishop, Nahime G Aguirre Mtanous, Jamie Koenig, Lindsay Shea Abstract: Our study looks at how families with autistic teenagers manage financially compared with families with teenagers …
Diversity Science Podcast: Alvin Thomas on the Strength and Resilience of Black Fathers
Dr. Alvin Thomas is a a clinical psychologist whose work sits at the intersection of positive child and youth development and father involvement. In this episode, he talks with Institute for Diversity Science Chair Angela …
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