ANN ARBOR — Katrina R. Ellis, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, has been named the next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar by the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). Dr. Ellis is an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics at ISR research.… Continue reading PRBA Names Katrina R. Ellis as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
Project: Research Center for Group Dynamics
The psychological consequences of political violence
ANN ARBOR—Thousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence unfold are Palestinian and Israeli children. Researchers Rowell Huesmann and Eric Dubow of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research have studied the effects of exposure to political conflict and war violence in Israeli… Continue reading The psychological consequences of political violence
Robert Sellers to receive the 2023 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship
Robert Sellers, the Charles D. Moody Collegiate Professor of Psychology and an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics, has been named the recipient of the 2023 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship. The award, jointly administered by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the National Center for Institutional Diversity, is… Continue reading Robert Sellers to receive the 2023 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship
$3.5 million MCUAAAR grant renewal marks 30 years of support for minority aging and health equity across Michigan
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
$3.5 million grant renewal marks 30 years of support for minority aging and health equity across Michigan
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) 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,… Continue reading $3.5 million grant renewal marks 30 years of support for minority aging and health equity across Michigan
Avoiding germs in our daily lives could provide a false sense of security when real threats arise
ANN ARBOR – The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare how widely human reactions vary over the threat of germs. Where we fall on the spectrum of “germ aversion” impacts how we react to slobbery kisses or stains on a drinking cup, and this anxiety can be shaped by both evolution and culture. A new study has… Continue reading Avoiding germs in our daily lives could provide a false sense of security when real threats arise
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
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… Continue reading Shinobu Kitayama and Robert Sellers Receive APS’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Matthew Diemer: Teen activism is associated with higher achievement
Young people who challenge social injustice and are politically active show high life satisfaction and better academic performance, says a University of Michigan researcher. A new study by Matthew Diemer of U-M’s Marsal Family School of Education, along with Miriam Schwarzenthal of the University of Wuppertal and colleagues in Germany and the U.K., sheds new light on the importance… Continue reading Matthew Diemer: Teen activism is associated with higher achievement
Team led by U-M receives $7.5M to aid flood predictions
A University of Michigan-led team is bringing together researchers in science, technology and the humanities for better flood-risk predictions and better decision-making in response to those risks to reduce the human and economic costs of extreme flooding events, which are on the rise due to climate change. They are supported with a five-year, $7.5 million… Continue reading Team led by U-M receives $7.5M to aid flood predictions