Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
October 5, 2022
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ARBOR—The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse.In a new report published in the...
Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
August 31, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])Five researchers with appointments at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) have received grants from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at the University of Michigan for their work on anti-racism projects.Mara Ostfeld, Ken Kollman,...
Mosi Ifatunji, first recipient of the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award, reflects on the meaning of mentorship
June 29, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ARBOR – James S. Jackson was a trailblazing scholar, visionary researcher, and valued mentor throughout his long career in the social sciences. His academic work spanned decades, shining a light on underserved and understudied communities,...
Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
June 2, 2022
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ARBOR—When parents in countries worldwide use spanking as a behavior deterrent, their children are more likely to become a victim of physical abuse, say University of Michigan researchers.A new U-M study analyzed the connection between...
Mosi Ifatunji is awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award
May 25, 2022
We are excited to formally announce that Mosi Ifatunji, assistant professor of African American Studies and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a faculty associate in PRBA at the University of Michigan, has been awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award for the...
U-M Museum of Natural History takes closer look at social, health inequities that fueled pandemic
May 18, 2022
Contact: Jamie Sherman, [email protected] Lori Dick, [email protected] ARBOR—The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History’s latest exhibit, “Facing the Pandemic,” dissects the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on different communities and shares stories...
ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
February 7, 2022
ANN ARBOR – Stanford University named 42 ISR researchers on their “Top 2% Scientists” list, representing the most-cited scientists with career and single-year impact in various disciplines. The faculty researchers join over 180,000 scientists worldwide.ISR researchers that make...
Pamela Davis-Kean discusses impact of pandemic-related learning loss
January 11, 2022
In an article on WXYZ Detroit, Pamela Davis-Kean discussed a United Nations backed report which finds pandemic-related school closures could cost children $17 trillion in lifetime income: “If we don’t overcome some of this, there are groups of people who probably will not be in the...
James S. Jackson Posthumously Wins SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award
December 9, 2021
ANN ARBOR – Dr. James S. Jackson, the Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Research Professor Emeritus at the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), and former ISR Director (2005-2015) has been posthumously awarded the 2021 Kurt Lewin Award from The...
Grants from OVPR, NCID advance anti-racism research, scholarship
September 23, 2021
ANN ARBOR – The Office of the Vice President for Research, in partnership with the National Center for Institutional Diversity, has awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to eight research teams from across the University of Michigan to explore complex societal racial inequalities that ultimately...