Writing
Thinking out loud about psychology, education, policy, healthcare, and whatever else has my attention.
Students lose academic ground during summer, and this loss compounds across years. Research documents who loses most and what programs effectively prevent this slide.
College drinking is pervasive and associated with serious harms. Research on why students drink, what reduces harmful use, and what prevention approaches work is extensive.
Health literacy, the ability to understand and act on health information, is a major driver of health outcomes and health disparities. Healthcare systems can do more to address it.
Generative AI is rapidly entering education. Early evidence on its effects on learning is mixed, and important questions about implementation, equity, and academic integrity remain.
Capacity building, improving organizational systems, leadership, and infrastructure, is widely endorsed and systematically underfunded. The gap between rhetoric and practice is consequential.
Student debt in the United States has exceeded 1.7 trillion dollars. Understanding how the system produced this outcome is essential for evaluating reform options.
Teacher shortages are treated as a recruitment problem. The evidence suggests they are primarily a retention problem, and the causes are addressable.
Housing stability is one of the most powerful social determinants of health. Policy decisions about housing have direct consequences for health outcomes across populations.
Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common mental health conditions in the United States. Research on what drives it and what works to treat it is extensive.
