Pfeffer says decline in wealth started decades ago
November 14, 2017
In a column by Nerd Wallet’s Liz Weston and picked up by the Montana Standard, Fabian Pfeffer says that the housing bubble, which peaked in 2007, masked the fact that Americans had been losing ground since the 1980s.
Daniel Keating on Wisconsin Public Radio’s The Morning Show
November 8, 2017
The November 8, 2017 episode of Wisconsin Public Radio’s The Morning Show focused on a new report from the American Psychological Association, Stress in America. Daniel Keating was the guest and discussed the causes of stress and how we can manage it.
Daniel Keating on the rise of stress in teens and how to break the cycle
November 1, 2017
Daniel Keating wrote a piece, Why Are Teens So Stressed Out and What Can Break the Cycle?, for Psychology Today which examines the factors involved in the sharp increase of stress in teenagers, and the tools we can use to break the cycle: “What’s fueling the rise, for all of us...
Kids’ Self-Perception of Ability in Math & Reading Predicts Later Achievement
October 30, 2017
Pamela Davis-Kean co-authored a study with Maria Ines Susperreguy, Kathryn Duckworth, and Meichu Chen which finds students’ self-concept of their own ability in math and reading predicts later attainment across different levels of achievement.The article, Self-Concept Predicts Academic...
Birditt comments on parent/child relationship in an article on Starts at 60
October 16, 2017
In an article, How modern families can stay connected, about the changing relationships between parents and their adult children, Kira Birditt says that, “'The parent/child relationship is one of the longest lasting social ties human beings establish. This tie is often highly positive and...
Inbal (Billie) Nahum-Shani Given 2017 Research Faculty Recognition Award
October 9, 2017
From the University Record:Behavioral scientist Inbal (Billie) Nahum-Shani is a world leader in the rapidly evolving field of adaptive interventions. Adaptive interventions use continuously updated information about a person to modify the type, timing, dose and delivery mode of support to address...
Morenoff discusses the long- and short-term effects of imprisonment on recidivism
October 9, 2017
Jeff Morenoff discussed his (and co-authors’) article, Short- and long-term effects of imprisonment on future felony convictions and prison admissions. The authors’ found that people sentenced to prison rather than probation are more like to return to prison due to parole violations....
Langa et al. Find Widening Gaps in Seniors’ Health
September 25, 2017
Kenneth M. Langa et al. examine the trends of healthy older adults in a Research Letter in JAMA Internal Medicine. They find the number of healthy older adults increased between 2000 and 2014, but the trend differed significanly by race/ethnicity, education, and income.Davis and Langa published an...
Students’ self-concepts of ability in math and reading predict later math and reading attainment
September 20, 2017
A new study by Maria Ines Susperreguy, Pamela Davis-Kean, et al. finds that students’ perceptions of their own abilities in math and reading play a role in their later achievements over time and levels of achievement. Davis-Kean says, “When trying to understand the issues of low...
Sastry’s 2014 Study of Displaced New Orleans Residents Quoted in Wired
September 15, 2017
Narayan Sastry’s 2014 article, The location of displaced New Orleans residents in the year after Hurricane Katrina, was cited in a recent article in Wired about the monumental task of rebuilding Houston. Regarding New Orleans residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Sastry wrote,...