Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—When older adults move to a new location far from their residence, their friends should not expect too many telephone calls or visits, according to a new University of Michigan study. U-M researchers examined changes in the frequencies of in-person, telephone and written or email contact with friends among… Continue reading Relocation later in life and contact frequency with friends: Do contact modes matter?
Project: Research Center for Group Dynamics
Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN 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 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, University of Michigan researchers… Continue reading Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
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, Julia Lippman, Vincent Hutchings, and Stephanie Fryberg all contribute to projects selected… Continue reading Institute for Social Research faculty receive grant funding for anti-racism research
Mosi Ifatunji, first recipient of the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award, reflects on the meaning of mentorship
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN 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, pioneering new approaches to data collection and survey methodology. The first African American director of… Continue reading Mosi Ifatunji, first recipient of the James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award, reflects on the meaning of mentorship
Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN 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 spanking and physical abuse in 56 low- and middle-income countries, as well as… Continue reading Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
Mosi Ifatunji is awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award
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 2022-2023 academic year. Mosi previously served as the instructor… Continue reading Mosi Ifatunji is awarded the inaugural James S. Jackson Emerging Scholars award
ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
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 both the single-year and career impact lists include: Arun Agrawal Toni Antonucci Deborah Ball Sarah Burgard… Continue reading ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
Pamela Davis-Kean discusses impact of pandemic-related learning loss
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 economic situation that they might have been in two… Continue reading Pamela Davis-Kean discusses impact of pandemic-related learning loss
James S. Jackson Posthumously Wins SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award
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 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). According to the… Continue reading James S. Jackson Posthumously Wins SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award
Grants from OVPR, NCID advance anti-racism research, scholarship
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 inform actions to achieve equity and justice. This is the first… Continue reading Grants from OVPR, NCID advance anti-racism research, scholarship