ANN ARBOR — Funding for the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) has been renewed, ensuring another five years of high quality research, career mentorship, and community outreach. MCUAAAR, which has been continuously funded since 1997, is a collaborative, multi-university research center housed at the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and… Continue reading $3.5 million MCUAAAR grant renewal marks 30 years of support for minority aging and health equity across Michigan
News Tag: RCGD
RCGD’s Shinobu Kitayama and Robert Sellers Receive APS’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards
ANN ARBOR — The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has awarded 2024 APS Lifetime Achievement Awards– the association’s highest honors– to 15 psychological scientists whose contributions have advanced understanding of topics ranging from how to alleviate human suffering to cultural differences and similarities in mental processes. Two of the awards went to University of Michigan Psychology… Continue reading RCGD’s Shinobu Kitayama and Robert Sellers Receive APS’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards
ISR Junior Professional Research scholar Boluwatife Dogari joins RCGD’s BioSocial Methods Collaborative
ANN ARBOR — To prepare for a research career investigating inequality and social interactions, Boluwatife (Bolu) Dogari has joined the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) as part of this year’s inaugural cohort of Junior Professional Researchers at the Institute for Social Research. Alicia Carmichael, the Research Process Director for RCGD’s BioSocial Methods Collaborative, and… Continue reading ISR Junior Professional Research scholar Boluwatife Dogari joins RCGD’s BioSocial Methods Collaborative
2023 Junior Professional Research cohort begins its work
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The inaugural Junior Professional Researcher (JPR) program at the Institute for Social Research is off and running. The first cohort of researchers began their research on August 14, gaining key skills and first-hand exposure to the best in social science research at ISR. The JPR program is designed… Continue reading 2023 Junior Professional Research cohort begins its work
RCGD’s Elizabeth Roberts to Present Anthropology’s 2023 Rappaport Lectures
Elizabeth F.S. Roberts, Professor of Anthropology and RCGD affiliate, will give the 2023 Roy A. Rappaport Lectures this fall– a four-part lecture series titled “In Praise of Addiction.” This lecture series offers an ethnographic counternarrative to the never-ending U.S. Drug Wars that are justified by our profound disdain for dependency. Roberts juxtaposes this disdain with… Continue reading RCGD’s Elizabeth Roberts to Present Anthropology’s 2023 Rappaport Lectures
New paper explores the career impact of ISR’s James Jackson
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — James Jackson had a tremendous impact on the social sciences throughout his long and distinguished career. At his passing in 2020, he was recognized as a “giant” at the Institute for Social Research and in the larger research community for his work within the Research Center for Group… Continue reading New paper explores the career impact of ISR’s James Jackson
How deep-rooted origin stories led to cutting edge research at ISR
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Lydia Wileden walked two unique paths on her way to the Institute for Social Research. The first centered on her research. Her work to date has focused on measuring neighborhood perceptions and reputations, tracking how they change and how those changes affect the people who live there. It… Continue reading How deep-rooted origin stories led to cutting edge research at ISR
Officers less likely to provide reasons for traffic stops
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The first moments of police interactions with drivers can tell us about what happens next—with officers often giving orders rather than providing reasons for traffic stops, according to a new study that analyzed law enforcement encounters. Nationwide, the public has highlighted the need for police officers to deescalate routine… Continue reading Officers less likely to provide reasons for traffic stops
ISR’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Stephanie Fryberg will be named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences for her contributions to her scholarly and professional fields. Fryberg, a professor of psychology in U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, holds an appointment within ISR’s Research Center for… Continue reading ISR’s Stephanie Fryberg named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences
Racial disparities in police officers’ tone of voice can undermine trust
ANN ARBOR—Racial disparities have hindered police-community relations. Now research shows that they originate in a surprising place: an officer’s tone of voice. A new University of Michigan study showed that officers communicate in a friendlier, more respectful and less tense manner to white men during routine traffic stops, but in a less positive tone to… Continue reading Racial disparities in police officers’ tone of voice can undermine trust