Why is a child born in northwest Los Angeles four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism as a child born elsewhere in California? Former ISERP Director Peter Bearman's work on the sociological determinants of autism is featured in the Wall Street Journal on February 1, 2010. Learn more about Bearman's ongoing NIH-supported autism research here.
Despite mounting scientific evidence, according to a recent poll, fewer than half of Americans believe that global warming is caused by human activity. ISERP’s Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) released a report on November 4th, 2009, titled The Psychology of Climate Change Communication, examining how the human mind processes information and reaches conclusions about whether or not action is necessary. The report focuses on climate change and investigates effective communication strategies for scientists, journalists, and educators so they can effectively present the facts about global warming.
ISERP would like to congratulate Naa Oyo A. Kwate who was recognized with the prestigious 2009 NIH New Innovator Award for Exceptional Creativity and Promise, for her research on the negative effects of multiple levels of racism on African Americans' health. Kwate is an assistant professor of Sociomedical Science at the Mailman School of Public Health and a member of the RWJ Health & Society Scholars affiliated faculty. Her research stemmed from an H&SS funded grant awarded in Spring 2008.
The Washington Post featured ISERP Faculty Fellow Sherry Glied’s research examining healthcare choice in article on October 26, 2009. The article, as part of the paper's ongoing series on healthcare reform, discussed the penalties and incentives being proposed to enforce a proposed healthcare mandate across the United States.
Monday February 8
QMSS Open House for potential students. We encourage current students and alumni to join us as well as it's an excellent time to catch up and share your experiences with the incoming class.
Wednesday February 10
Behavioral Experiments in Strategic Social Networks
New Pathways For the Social Sciences
509 Knox Hall 12:00 - 1:00pm
Wednesday February 10
Faculty, Alumni, Current Students and Guest Speaker Adam Bush will all be in attendance. Refreshments will be served.
Room 301, Philosophy 6:00 - 7:00pm
Thursday February 11
A Social Theory of War: Clausewitz and War Reconsidered
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Project on Security, Military and U.S. Society
Room 801, IAB 4:15 - 6:00pm
Thursday February 11
Choosing the Ideas of Foreign Relations: Study Groups and Books in the Council on Foreign Relations
Culture in the Social Sciences
Location TBA 6:00 - 8:00pm
Thursday February 11
Factors that Determine A Player’s Value in Baseball’s Free Agent Market
Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
Room 503, Hamilton Hall 6:30 - 8:30pm
Thursday February 11
Discussion and screening of selected clips of the films Heaven’s Taxi and Iran Zendan
Center for Democracy, Toleration, and Religion
Room 407, IAB 8:15 - 10:15pm
Tuesday February 16
Local Conflicts as a Global Challenge
Center for Democracy, Toleration, and Religion
Room 1501, IAB 6:30 - 8:00pm
Thursday February 18
Organizing and Diversity in U.S. Congressional Campaigns
Room 801, IAB 11:30am - 1:00pm
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