R. Khari Brown is a Professor of Sociology at Wayne State University whose research focuses on race, religion, and politics.

Dr. Dubow conducts cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of risk and resource variables in children’s academic and behavioral adjustment. He is a co-PI on three studies in the Aggression research Group: 1) the Columbia County Longitudinal Study, a 40-year study of the development of aggression and competence over time and across generations; 2) the Israeli-Palestinian Exposure… Continue reading Dubow,Eric F

Colleen Seifert studies creative problem solving processes at both the basic and applied levels. Her research includes projects on memory and misinformation, divergent thinking and improvisation, and learning through causal explanations. She has conducted applied work in design processes, eyewitness memory, medical decision making, consumer behavior, and sustainability. She also conducts qualitative studies of group… Continue reading Seifert,Colleen M

Dr. Sara Konrath is a social psychologist and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program on Empathy and Altruism Research (iPEARlab.org). Her research investigates the development, benefits, and promotion of empathy, altruism, and emotional intelligence. She has documented generational trends in empathy and narcissism, and demonstrated how empathy and generous behavior is linked to well-being and health.… Continue reading Sara Konrath

Jan Van den Bulck received a BA and MA in Communication Sciences from the University of Leuven in Belgium, an MA in political science from the University of Hull (UK), returned for a PhD at the University of Leuven and later received a DSc in Epidemiology at the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences. He is… Continue reading Van Den Bulck,Jan

Research interests include how young people overcome racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and other constraints in school, college, work, and civic/ political institutions. He is particularly interested in how marginalized people develop critical consciousness, which is a careful analysis of societal inequalities, the motivation to produce social change, and participation in social or political action. His recent… Continue reading Diemer,Matt

Sol Hart investigates strategic communication related to environmental, science, and risk issues, with an emphasis on how best to communicate about climate change. Professor Hart’s research includes understanding the role of the media in motivating and engaging the public and how to create effective messages that can cross ideological divides. Professor Hart’s research is supported by the National Science… Continue reading Sol Hart

Yan Chen is the Daniel Kahneman Collegiate Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. Her research interests are in behavioral and experimental economics, market and mechanism design, and public economics. She conducts both theoretical and experimental research. research interests include mechanism design, behavioral and experimental economics. Current projects: User-generated content in… Continue reading Chen,Yan

Dr. Panapasa’s research focus examines the role socio-demographic change plays in the health and well-being of island populations across the lifecourse. In her early research she studied family support and intergenerational exchanges among aged Pacific Islanders living in the US and Pacific region. These works examined change among elderly living arrangements and headship status as… Continue reading Panapasa,Sela V