Writing
Thinking out loud about psychology, education, policy, healthcare, and whatever else has my attention.
Vaccine hesitancy is not simply a matter of misinformation. Understanding its psychological, social, and systemic roots is essential for designing effective responses.
Title IX regulations have been revised multiple times in recent years, affecting how schools handle complaints of sex discrimination and sexual violence. Here is what is known.
Despite decades of effort, faculty diversity in US higher education remains far below student body diversity. Understanding what interventions work is essential for progress.
Trauma-informed care has spread across human services systems. This piece examines what it means in practice, what the evidence shows, and what remains uncertain.
Sleep is not passive downtime. Research over the past two decades has revealed it as an active, complex process that is essential for memory, decision-making, and emotional regulation.
Applied behavior analysis offers educators a rigorous framework for understanding why students behave as they do, and how to create conditions where all students can succeed.
Community foundations pool charitable assets and direct them toward local priorities. Their effectiveness depends on how well they represent and respond to community voice.
Food assistance programs reach tens of millions of Americans. Evidence on how policy design affects nutrition, health, and economic outcomes should inform ongoing debates.
School climate encompasses the quality and character of school life. Research shows it is among the strongest predictors of student outcomes, both academic and social-emotional.
