Media as a Locus for Family Ethnic-Racial Socialization: U.S. Youth Report on Discussions and Mutual Mediation

Media Psychology (2024) Authors: Marie-Louise Mares, Anne Marie McClain, Nicole Martins, McCall Booth, and Yuchi Anthony Chen Abstract: To examine the role of media in family discussions of race and ethnicity, we surveyed a U.S. sample of 834 Asian/Asian American, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous/Native American, and White 10- to 17-year-olds. Based on social relational theory, we …

Improving Bilingual Capabilities of Language Models to Support Diverse Linguistic Practices in Education

Computation and Language (2024) Authors: Anand Syamkumar, Nora Tseng, Kaycie Barron, Shanglin Yang, Shamya Karumbaiah, Rheeya Uppal, Junjie Hu Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) offer promise in generating educational content, providing instructor feedback, and reducing teacher workload on assessments. While prior studies have focused on studying LLM-powered learning analytics, limited research has examined how effective …

Native American College Students in Counseling: Results From a Large-Scale, Multisite Effectiveness Study

Psychotherapy (2024) Authors: Isadore, K. M., Hayes, J. A., Cutter, C. J., & Beitel, M Abstract: There is a large body of research exploring therapeutic effectiveness for racially or ethnically minoritized college students. Prior literature highlights the unique mental health and academic challenges faced by Native American students in higher education; however, there is a …

Angela Byars-Winston named to In Business Magazine’s Power 100 List

IDS Chair Dr. Angela Byars-Winston was recently named to In Business Magazine’s Power 100 list. The list is made up of executive leaders from around the Madison, Wisconsin area who lead in business, government, and non-profit areas. The full list was published in the October 2024 print edition of In Business: Great Madison Area. About the …

Sexual Harassment and Hierarchical Workplace Relationships after #MeToo: Consequences for Women Subordinates

Socius (2024) Authors: Chloe Grace Hart and Heather McLaughlin Abstract: The #MeToo movement illustrated how higher-ups may abuse their power by engaging in sexual harassment and generated heightened concern about hierarchical workplace romantic relationships. In a survey experiment, the authors test whether sexual attention from a superordinate outside one’s reporting chain (desired or not) leads to …

Bridging Digital Divides in Wisconsin: An Examination of Policy Efforts and Effectiveness Over the Past Five Years

Information, Communication & Society (2024) Authors: Ashley Cate, Steven Moen, and Kaiping Chen Abstract: The digital divide, generally characterized by unequal Internet access, represents the gap between individuals who benefit from the use of digital technologies and those who do not. Many social inequalities are associated with the prevalence of the digital divide, particularly across the …

Diversity Science Podcast: Dhavan Shah on How The Ways We Talk About Politics Matters for DEI

In this episode, IDS Institute Chair Angela Byars-Winston talks with Professor Dhavan Shah, who is a professor at the UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and an IDS affiliate. They talk about how communication around politics has changed in the last decades, the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the upcoming presidential election, and how …

Flourishing Together: Leveraging Social-Personality Psychology in Community Building for Scholars of Color

Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2024) Authors: Angela C. Bell, Kelci Harris, and Morgan C. Jerald Abstract: Many faculty of color (FOC) lack the necessary social and professional support structures to facilitate their successful advancement on the tenure track. We present Flourish, a network for pre-tenure social and personality psychologists of color, as a case …

Diversity and Inclusion Have Greater Support than Most Americans Think

Scientific Reports (2024) Authors: Naomi Isenberg and Markus Brauer Abstract: In a series of large-scale studies (N = 5,448) we show that Americans across many different demographic categories vastly underestimate their fellow Americans’ support for diversity and inclusion. Trump voters were particularly inaccurate when their task was to estimate prevalent attitudes among Biden voters. Our results …

Byars-Winston, Isadore, Jackson, and Meuris present at 2024 Diversity Forum

Panel: What Does Diversity Science Say About Belonging and Community? On November 14, IDS affiliates Kyesha Isadore, Corey Jackson, and Jirs Meuris shared their research at the 2024 UW–Madison Diversity Forum in a panel moderated by IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston. Watch the Session Recording   Panel Description: Diversity science can help harness the power of …