Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just money
Kate Padgett-Walsh, associate professor of philosophy, shares insights on the realities of student-loan debt in a piece she co-authored for The Conversation.
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Charlie Nagle publishes research in Language Learning
Charlie Nagle, associate professor of Spanish, recently published a research article in Language Learning. The paper, “The effect of speaker proficiency on intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness in L2 Spanish: A conceptual replication and extension of Munro and Derwing” argues that accent is not a good predictor of intelligibility (actual understanding) or comprehensibility (ease of understanding). … Continue reading Charlie Nagle publishes research in Language Learning
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Leana Bouffard, Jeff Bouffard publish study in the Journal of Criminal Justice
Leana Bouffard, chair of the Department of Sociology, and Jeff Bouffard, professor of sociology, recently published a study titled, “Still in the Shadows: Stalking Prosecution Rates’ Unresponsiveness to Increased Legislative Attention,” in the Journal of Criminal Justice. This exploratory study used official court data to examine trends in stalking cases relative to two major revisions … Continue reading Leana Bouffard, Jeff Bouffard publish study in the Journal of Criminal Justice
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Abdi Kusow publishes book chapter
Abdi Kusow, professor of sociology, has published a chapter titled, “Slavery and the Slave Trade Within and Across the Red Sea Region: A Preliminary Conceptual Framework,” the in 2020 book Slavery, Resistance and Abolitions: A Pluralist Perspective.
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Kusow, DeLisi publish research in The Sociological Quarterly
Research on prejudice has historically employed Blumer’s group position as a theoretical alternative to Allport’s group conflict in understanding prejudice against members of minority groups. This study extends the theoretical parameters of group position into the domain of immigration by defining prejudice in terms of non-immigrant Americans versus immigrants. We find cultural identity threat and … Continue reading Kusow, DeLisi publish research in The Sociological Quarterly
Narratives can help science counter misinformation on vaccines
Michael Dahlstrom publishes paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
New research: Pandemic-related anxiety associated with women drinking more
Nearly two-thirds of female participants reported drinking more since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Karen Kedrowski publishes research in the Journal of Convention & Event Tourism
Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center, has published an article, “Students’ perceptions of experiential learning in a political events course: A case study from Iowa.” The article was published in the Journal of Convention & Event Tourism.