Alarming Prevalence of Errors in Survey Analyses
July 24, 2018
SCIENMAG reported on West, Sakshaug, and Aurelien’s meta-analysis of 250 papers, reports & presentations which found an alarming prevalence of analytic errors in secondary analyses of survey data, Alarming Error Common In Survey Analyses. Brady West says, “It was quite shocking....
Psychology Today Discusses Antonucci’s Social Convoy Model
July 2, 2018
Psychology Today discusses Toni Antonucci’s social convoy model – a way to measure people’s close social networks over time – and how the study of social relations, considered lightweight and irrelevant at the beginning of Antonucci’s career, has grown in importance in...
Daniel Keating Wrote an Op-Ed for CNN on the Psychological & Biological Impact of Separating Kids from Parents
June 25, 2018
Daniel Keating’s op-ed at CNN.com, Why separating kids from parents is a form of torture, discusses the long-lasting physical and mental damage inflicted on children when they experience toxic stress and trauma: But the trauma of forced separation from one’s loving family and its...
Call for Proposals: 2019 IRIS Researcher Awards
June 21, 2018
IRIS is excited to announce a second round of awards to fund researchers who will use the IRIS data to address questions about the social and economic returns to investments in research. Up to $15,000 for dissertation awards and up to $30,000 for early career and established researcher awards are...
Ken Langa cited in Washington Post
June 18, 2018
Ken Langa’s research on trends in dementia prevalence was cited in an article in the Washington Post which rounds up current research on “cognitive life expectancy”.Related journal article: Langa, Larson, Crimmins, et al. (2017). A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the...
Small Groups Narrow Math Gap for Low-Income Kindergartners
June 14, 2018
In a study for Brookings, Robin Jacob and Brian Jacob from the Youth Policy Lab, found that teaching low-income, minority kindergartners math in small group settings can help narrow the gap with their higher-income peers. 'To date, there has been very little research about the effectiveness of...
Vaping held steady among teens, but CDC study may have missed a growing e-cigarette brand
June 8, 2018
A new CDC study found a general decline in tobacco use among U.S. teens. The study focuses on “current users” (defined as having used tobacco in the last 30 days) and finds that vaping has held steady among high school students and declined among middle school students. However, the...
Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program announces its 2018 short course lineup
June 7, 2018
The Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program is excited to announce its 2018 short course lineup!Following up on the success of last year's inaugural RSD Program short courses, as part of the University of Michigan Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, the program has...
Growing Number of Teens Would Try Marijuana If It Were Legal
June 7, 2018
According to data from Monitoring the Future, 1 in 4 high school students would try marijuana or use it more often. This is the highest rate in the 43 years that the survey’s history. Richard Miech says, “It is likely that the growing number of states that have legalized recreational...
David Weir says those who retire early have lower rates of satisfaction
June 4, 2018
Yahoo Finance reports on 4 reasons to work longer. For many people, work gives them meaning and a satisfying career can contribute to older people’s happiness. David Weir’s research with the Health and Retirement Study confirms this, finding that people who retire early report lower...
