Research Spotlight
Samantha Bates, PhD, LISW-S
My research focuses on how sport, schools and community-based systems can be leveraged to promote positive youth development, mental health, and well-being among children and adolescents.
Research Spotlight
Katie Calhoun, PhD
Studying how income assistance, including guaranteed income, shallow rental subsidies and one-time unconditional cash assistance, promotes housing stability and prevents homelessness.
Research Spotlight
Katie Kieninger, PhD, MPA
988 call specialists are not yet consistently asking whether the caller is suicidal which could leave the caller feeling unsupported and put them at risk for further safety concerns.
Research Spotlight
David Kinitz, PhD
Employment doesn't just shape health and financial well-being. There is a reciprocal dynamic: LGBTQIA+ workers — who already experience elevated rates of poor mental health and poverty — enter the labor market with these disadvantages, which in turn strongly shape their employment outcomes.
Research Spotlight
Susan Yoon, PhD
My research focuses on promoting the well-being of children and families impacted by child maltreatment by advancing knowledge that informs policy and practice.
