University of Wisconsin–Madison
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, and personal behaviors are primary drivers of disparities, there is evidence some groups may be at higher risk of cancer …
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 this question through parallel lines of research and practice with police officers and incarcerated individuals who, despite very different relationships …
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 shootings targeting women. Despite this, political science has paid scant attention to the manosphere, and the tactics these groups use …
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 in China-related conspiracy theories. Using a preregistered online survey experiment, we analyzed the effects of news articles that either emphasize …
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 who do not have autism. We know that money matters are a big part of life’s overall quality and that …
Journal of Postsecondary Education & Disability (2024) Authors: Kyesha Isadore, Angélica Galván, Amber O’Shea Abstract: Research suggests that racially/ethnically minoritized (REM) students with psychiatric disabilities are less likely to receive support services, have poorer therapeutic outcomes, and experience higher levels of anxiety, depression, and suicidality than their non-REM college-aged peers without psychiatric disabilities. This study …
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 Byars-Winston about how other researchers can approach work about Black boys and men, and how focusing on the strengths and resilience …
Early Childhood Research Quarterly (2024) Authors: Devon C. Payne-Sturges, Ellis Ballard, Janean Dilworth-Bart Abstract: Current approaches to identifying the impacts of structural racism on human development focus on downstream consequences or developmental outcomes rather than the upstream processes that create and perpetuate those negative consequences. Yet, the hallmarks of complex problems like structural racism include …
Journal of School Psychology (2024) Authors: Quentin Riser, Heather Rouse, Ji Young Choi Abstract: The present study examined the social-emotional development items assessed by kindergarten teachers in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort to determine the optimal factor structure underlying the items as well as the reliability and validity of the resulting factors. This study …
Access to high-speed internet has become crucial to staying connected—to jobs, medical care, social services, and many other parts of life. A new paper by Ashley Cate, Steven Moen, and IDS Affiliate Kaiping Chen suggests that Wisconsin broadband expansion efforts can be made more effective by accounting for local conditions and needs. In their paper, …