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Michigan Minds episodes

April 07, 2023 Long-term Effects of Climate Disasters on Human Health
Sue Anne Bell, PhD, is an assistant professor at the U-M School of Nursing, nurse scientist and family nurse practitioner. Bell joins Michigan Minds to talk about the long-term effects of climate disasters on human health, how climate change impacts older adults, and cost-effective ways to build an emergency preparedness kit.
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13 min
March 27, 2023 Unleashing the Power of Children’s Savings Accounts
William Elliott III, PhD, is a Professor of Social Work and the Director of the Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Elliott discusses the power of children's savings accounts, systematic patterns of poverty, educational justice, and Social Work Month.
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28 min
March 24, 2023 Navigating Circumstantial Barriers through U-M’s Center for the Education of Women+
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Tiffany Marra, PhD, discusses creating systemic change to diversify enrollment and how the CEW+ supports the U-M community, and shares stories to explore during Women’s History Month. Marra is the director of the University of Michigan Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+), ensuring that the center is addressing the needs of women and underserved individuals at U-M and in the community through career and education counseling, funding, workshops, events and a diverse, welcoming community.
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21 min
March 20, 2023 Exploring the History of Black Girlhood
LaKisha Michelle Simmons, PhD, is an Associate Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies, and the Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Chair at the department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Simmons is a historian of African American gender history, and joins Michigan Minds to talk about her research specializing in Black girlhood, history of the family, history of sexuality and southern history in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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16 min
March 10, 2023 Advancing health policy research and reducing social disparities in health
Paula Lantz, PhD, joins Michigan Minds to discuss the social determinants of declining birth rates, the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social disparities in health, and the particular importance of recognizing Women's History Month in 2023.
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21 min
February 23, 2023 Addressing Systemic Inequities and Educational Disparities
Katherine Michelmore, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Her research examines the social safety net, education policy, labor economics, and economic demography. Michelmore joins Michigan Minds to discuss her research, which examines how much black-white educational disparities reflect differences in family, school, and neighborhood contexts, and how the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) impacts multigenerational households and lower-income families with a nonresident parent.

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12 min
February 10, 2023 Examining Black History Month Programming in Public Libraries
Deborah Robinson, PhD, joins Michigan Minds to talk about the University of Michigan’s Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA), preliminary findings from the Black History Month Programming in Public Libraries project, and the importance of understanding the history of Black History Month. Robinson is a research investigator at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), where she serves as the PRBA Assistant Director of International Projects, and is the Faculty Administrative Coordinator for the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR).

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21 min
February 01, 2023 Exploring how imposter feelings relate to mental health and academic outcomes among minoritized students
Kevin Cokley, PhD, joins Michigan Minds to discuss his research in the area of African American psychology, with a focus on racial and ethnic identity development, academic motivation, and academic achievement. Cokley is a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology and the Associate Chair for Diversity Initiatives at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. In his recent work, Cokley examines the degree in which feeling like an imposter contributes to the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health outcomes, in a sample of ethnic minority college students at an urban public university.

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13 min
January 20, 2023 Squirrels that Gamble on Reproduction Often End Up Winning the Bet
In this episode of Michigan Minds, U-M associate professor of psychology and ecology & evolutionary biology Ben Dantzer, PhD and National Science Foundation postdoctoral biopsychology research fellow at U-M Lauren Petrullo, PhD detail their research project, which studies how squirrels reproduce in years in which food is abundant and when it is not, and the long-term impact of those behaviors. The researchers found that some female red squirrels have large litters in years when there won’t be enough food for all their pups to survive the winter and wanted to understand why.

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23 min
January 05, 2023 A New Era in Virtual Reality Performances
Anil Camci, assistant professor of performing arts technology at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, discusses his Arts Initiative-funded pilot project, Bringing Down the Fifth Wall, which brought together student researchers to develop a virtual cinematography system that utilizes real-time audio analysis and user interaction through virtual reality.

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26 min

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Michigan Minds brings to life the wide-ranging faculty expertise at the University of Michigan. This series features quick yet informative analysis that provides unique perspectives on today’s top…