Writing
Thinking out loud about psychology, education, policy, healthcare, and whatever else has my attention.
Traditional school discipline relies heavily on exclusionary practices that research finds counterproductive. Restorative justice approaches are expanding, with growing evidence on outcomes.
Stigma remains one of the most significant barriers to mental health care. Understanding its mechanisms is the first step toward effective reduction strategies.
Habits are the backbone of daily behavior. Understanding how they form and how they can be changed is one of the most practical applications of psychological science.
Massive open online courses promised to democratize higher education. Research on who actually uses MOOCs and whether they improve access challenges early optimism.
Federal agencies are required to accept and consider public input on proposed rules. Most people have no idea this process exists, or how to use it effectively.
The most effective health interventions may never happen in a clinic. Understanding health at the population level is reshaping what healthcare professionals need to know.
Growth mindset has become one of the most widely implemented ideas in education. Research on its effects, its limitations, and its implementation reveals important nuances.
First generation students navigate college without inherited knowledge of how it works. Institutions that treat this as an individual student's problem will continue to produce inequitable outcomes.
Rural nonprofits operate in fundamentally different conditions than their urban counterparts. Research on rural nonprofit capacity reveals the distinctive challenges of serving dispersed communities.
