Writing
Thinking out loud about psychology, education, policy, healthcare, and whatever else has my attention.
Climate change is already affecting agricultural systems globally. Research on how rising temperatures, shifting precipitation, and extreme weather affect food production is increasingly urgent.
Decades of psychotherapy research have converged on a finding that many clinicians know intuitively: the relationship is the treatment.
Physical education is frequently cut when school budgets tighten. Research on the relationship between physical activity, brain function, and academic outcomes suggests this trade-off may be costly.
Emergency departments have become de facto mental health crisis centers, without the resources, training, or design to serve that function well.
The pandemic stresstested public health infrastructure around the world. The failures were informative. The question is whether they will translate into durable policy change.
Attachment theory is one of the most influential frameworks in developmental psychology. Decades of research have expanded, refined, and applied its core insights.
Chronic pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. Research on its causes, its consequences, and what treatments actually work has grown but remains underutilized.
The idea that policy should be guided by evidence is widely endorsed and frequently violated. This piece examines what evidence-based policy actually requires and why it is difficult.
Class size reduction is popular with parents and teachers but expensive. The research on its effects is more nuanced than either its advocates or critics typically acknowledge.
