Writing
Thinking out loud about psychology, education, policy, healthcare, and whatever else has my attention.
Arts programs in schools are frequently the first target of budget cuts. But decades of research suggest that arts education does far more for students than teaching creative skills.
Emergency telehealth rules that expanded remote care during COVID-19 are expiring or under review. The debate about what to make permanent is informed by growing evidence about what works.
The United States is the only high income country without a federal paid family leave policy. The evidence on outcomes, for workers, children, and employers, is substantial.
How Americans die has changed dramatically. Research on end-of-life preferences, hospice and palliative care, and what good dying looks like challenges medical culture and system design.
Primary care is the cornerstone of effective healthcare systems. The United States is systematically disinvesting in it while spending more on specialized care that primary care could prevent.
Re reading notes is one of the least effective study strategies known to cognitive science. Retrieval practice, the act of recalling information, is among the most powerful.
Rural hospitals have been closing at an accelerating rate, leaving communities without emergency care and basic services. The causes and consequences are well-documented.
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a public health emergency. Research on how rising temperatures, extreme weather, and air quality affect human health is reshaping how policymakers think about climate.
Psychiatric medications are among the most prescribed and least discussed interventions in medicine. Informed consent requires honest conversation about what they do and don't do.
