Women’s work pathways: Results from longitudinal survey research

By Sarah Damaske, Ph.D. While there have been sizable gains in women’s paid employment over the last 30 years, women’s employment rates remain uneven and some research suggests that employment rates have stalled ...

Joint engagement: Positive play with toddlers helps cognitive and social development

Joint engagement is a state in which two people focus on a common object or target. Mutually sustained engagement may be shared through pointing or shared gazes and responsivity between children and their caregivers ...

New NIH clinical trials policies: Implications for behavioral and social science researchers

Last month, the NIH released new policies and related efforts to improve our stewardship, accountability, and transparency of clinical trials. The NIH is the largest funder of clinical trials in the U.S. ...

Study proposes dynamic framework on travel mode choice focusing on utilitarian walking

Recently, numerous empirical studies have been published on utilitarian walking as a travel mode due to benefits of walking on physical and mental health, as well as its potential to decrease air pollution and traffic ...

Middle-aged adults’ responses to financial loss during the Great Recession

Between January 2008 and February 2010, 8.8 million people lost their jobs, real personal income declined by 6 percent, and net household wealth fell by 15 percent ...