Our work in the lab is especially relevant in current culture and media. Browse a sampling of how our studies have made their way into the local and national conversation.
Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’ (2026, April). https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/sex-relationships/article/tradwife-lifestyle-hostility-women-txmdxkjn6
Men who favor the tradwife lifestyle often view the women in it with derision (2026, April). https://www.psypost.org/men-who-favor-the-tradwife-lifestyle-often-view-the-women-in-it-with-derision/
Parents (2026, February). Girls are twice as likely to quit sports by age 14—here’s how to change that.
PsyPost (2025, September). People use dating apps for more than just love or hookups, study finds.
13 KTNV Las Vegas (2024, March). Gender pay gap persists in Southern Nevada, but some are on the frontlines of change.
8 News Now (2023, November). ‘We’re still afraid to ask,’ Las Vegas women address obstacles faced while achieving top roles in workforce.
Today (2023, March). Cooking, cleaning and controversy: The ‘tradwife’ movement embraces a 1950s housewife ideal.
Science Magazine (2022, October). Study: Live chat boosts college women’s class participation.
New York Times (2022, July). Why it matters that J.Lo is now J.Aff.
The Guardian (2022, April). How Brooklyn Peltz Bechkam taking his wife’s name highlights a sexist legal anomaly.
The 19th (2020, December). Women with Ph.Ds respond to Dr. Jill Biden column.
ScienceDaily (2020, October). Research network aims to improve learning outcomes from students underrepresented in STEM.
Washington Post (2019, December). He said ‘yes’! Why aren’t more women proposing to their boyfriends?