Psychology
Attachment Theory: Research, Clinical Applications, and Evidence
Attachment theory, developed by Bowlby and Ainsworth, has become one of the most influential frameworks in developmental and clinical psychology.
Writing
Notes & essays.
Thinking out loud about psychology, education, policy, healthcare, and whatever else has my attention.
Policy
Disability Policy in the United States: Rights, Benefits, and Barriers
Disability policy encompasses civil rights, income support, healthcare, and employment. Understanding the landscape helps identify where law and reality diverge.
Healthcare
Childhood Obesity: Prevention, Treatment, and What the Evidence Shows
Childhood obesity rates have risen substantially over the past four decades. Effective responses require addressing the food and activity environments that shape children's health.
Education
Dual Language Programs: Benefits, Challenges, and the Evidence
Dual language education programs, which provide instruction in two languages throughout the school day, have strong evidence for producing multilingual and academically strong graduates.
Higher Education
Community Colleges: The Undervalued Engine of Social Mobility
Community colleges serve the most diverse and economically challenged student populations in American higher education, with a fraction of the per student funding of selective universities.
Healthcare
Preventive Care and Health Screening: What Research Shows About What Works
Preventive care is widely promoted as a cost-saving strategy. Research on which screenings and preventive services actually improve outcomes reveals a more nuanced picture.
In the News
Medicaid Work Requirements: The Evidence and the Policy Debate
Medicaid work requirements have been proposed and implemented in several states. The evidence on their effects is largely consistent and largely negative for coverage.
Neurodiversity
Dyslexia, Reading Instruction, and the Science of How We Learn to Read
Reading does not come naturally to the human brain. Understanding how reading is learned, and what goes differently for people with dyslexia, has direct implications for instruction.
Psychology
Positive Psychology: What the Science of Wellbeing Has Found and What Remains Uncertain
Positive psychology emerged as a field at the turn of the millennium with ambitious goals for understanding flourishing. Evaluating its contributions requires separating solid findings from overpromised applications.