Writing
Thinking out loud about psychology, education, policy, healthcare, and whatever else has my attention.
Campaign finance is among the most contested areas of election law. Research on the effects of money in politics informs but cannot resolve debates about what regulations should exist.
Overhead ratios have become the dominant metric for charity evaluation. Researchers and nonprofit leaders argue they measure the wrong thing, and can actively harm mission effectiveness.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a frequent target of policy reform proposals. Here is what research shows about the effects of benefit changes on food security.
Bilingual and dual-language programs serve millions of students across the United States. Research on their academic effects has moved well past political debate toward a more nuanced empirical picture.
Motivation is among the most studied topics in psychology. Research on what drives sustained effort and engagement has significant practical implications.
Millions of students are placed in remedial courses that do not earn college credit. Corequisite models that allow direct enrollment have shown dramatic improvements in completion.
Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable with lifestyle intervention. The national program designed to scale this prevention has reached only a fraction of those who need it.
Adverse childhood experiences affect millions of students and shape their capacity to learn. Research on how trauma affects the developing brain and what schools can do has grown significantly.
The legal system and the mental health system approach human behavior from fundamentally different frameworks. When they intersect, the results are often inadequate for everyone involved.
