In December, Gwenith G. Fisher (Colorado State University) and Lindsay H. Ryan (SRC) published 'Overview of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and Introduction to the Special Issue' in the Oxford journal Work, Aging and Retirement. This introduction article describes the HRS and highlights relevant research that utilizes this rich and complex dataset. It describes… Continue reading Special Issue of Work, Aging, and Retirement devoted to Health and Retirement Study
Project: Research Center for Group Dynamics
1/10/18: ISR panel on effects of gentrification on inequality
1/10/2018: ISR invites the community to a discussion on how gentrification maintains and deepens inequities (both racial and socioeconomic), particularly with regard to unequal access to high-quality education. Panel moderator: Dr. Kesha Moore, Associate Professor of Sociology at Drew University and UM alumna. Discussants: Dr. Tam Perry (Assistant Professor of Social Work at Wayne State… Continue reading 1/10/18: ISR panel on effects of gentrification on inequality
ISR Presents: Examining the Effects of Gentrification, a U-M MLK Symposium Event
Examining the Effects of Gentrification: A Panel Discussion January 10, 2018, 2:00-4:00 PM Institute for Social Research 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Room 1430 The Institute for Social Research invites the community to a discussion on how gentrification maintains and deepens inequities (both racial and socioeconomic), particularly with regard to unequal access to… Continue reading ISR Presents: Examining the Effects of Gentrification, a U-M MLK Symposium Event
U-M’s campus climate survey results discussed in CHE story
Looking at the University of Michigan’s campus climate survey results, *CHE* highlights differences in satisfaction across groups by race, sexual orientation, gender, disability, and position. Robert Sellers, U-M’s vice provost for equity and inclusion says: “The results show that certain populations of the UM community report feeling less welcomed and having less positive experiences on… Continue reading U-M’s campus climate survey results discussed in CHE story
U-M honors James Jackson’s groundbreaking work on how race impacts the health of black Americans
On October 30, former ISR director and Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology James Jackson delivered U-M’s inaugural Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award Lecture to a packed auditorium. Jackson was selected as the first award winner for his innovative research on the influence of race on the health and well-being of African Americans. In… Continue reading U-M honors James Jackson’s groundbreaking work on how race impacts the health of black Americans
Kids’ Self-Perception of Ability in Math & Reading Predicts Later Achievement
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 Achievement Across Levels of the Achievement Distribution: Domain Specificity for Math and Reading, has been reported… Continue reading Kids’ Self-Perception of Ability in Math & Reading Predicts Later Achievement
James S. Jackson to receive U-M Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award
James Jackson, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, RCGD research professor, and former director of ISR, will be awarded the University of Michigan’s inaugural Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award. The award recognizes Jackson for his “innovative research on the influence of race on the health of African Americans, including the National Survey of Black… Continue reading James S. Jackson to receive U-M Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award
James Jackson named inaugural recipient of U-M Diversity Scholar Career Award
James Jackson, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, RCGD research professor, and former ISR Director, has been awarded the University of Michigan’s first Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award. The award recognizes Jackson for his “innovative research on the influence of race on the health of African Americans, including the National Survey of Black Americans… Continue reading James Jackson named inaugural recipient of U-M Diversity Scholar Career Award
Home sweet HomeLab
New U-M lab provides a space for researchers to study how we live in our most familiar environment Click here for a video about the new lab space. ANN ARBOR—Fredda Clisham washes her hands at a bathroom sink—something she’s done thousands of times in her 96 years. But this time, it’s different. This time, Clisham,… Continue reading Home sweet HomeLab
Davis-Kean et al. link children’s self-perceptions to their math and reading achievement
A recent study by Pamela Davis-Kean and colleagues found that children’s beliefs about their math and reading abilities explain some of the variance in their later math and reading achievement, after controlling for children’s characteristics and backgrounds, including birth weight, race/ethnicity, gender, age, and their mother’s education, as well as prior academic achievement. The findings… Continue reading Davis-Kean et al. link children’s self-perceptions to their math and reading achievement