Research

“Genetic Influences on Depression and Selection into Adverse Life Experiences.” Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116633 

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• This paper shows that rGE (gene-environment correlation) in depression for negative life experiences that are considered dependent on a person's own behaviors.

“Differential Sensitivity to Adversity by Income: Evidence from a Study of Bereavement.” Social Science Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2023.102920 

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• This paper shows that higher-income individuals experience a greater change in depressive symptoms following the death of a loved one compared to low-income individuals; explores mechanisms of higher-reactivity among high-income individuals.

“Mental Health Effects of Income over the Adult Life Course.” Socius. https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231231186072 

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• This paper uses genetic instrumental variables to study the effect of income at three different stages in adulthood. 

“Getting a Job, Again: New Evidence Against Subjective Well-being Scarring.” Social Forces. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaa086 

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• This paper shows that psychological well-being rebounds to baseline levels after transitions from employment-unemployment-reemployment. 

“The Inequalities of Wellbeing & Income.” PhD Dissertation, Stanford University. https://purl.stanford.edu/zx439tk2560 

“Effects of Political Context on Birth Outcomes Across Racial & Ethnic Subgroups in the United States.” Socius. [Forthcoming]

“The Political Context and Infant Health in the United States.” American Sociological Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031224211000710 

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“Transition to Fatherhood and the Health of Men.” Journal of Marriage and Family. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12732

“Happiness Scholarship and Redistributive Preferences.” Social Psychology Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/01902725231189258  

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• This paper shows that exposure to information about a causal income-happiness link increases support for redistributive policies when framed negatively (i.e., "money decreases unhappiness") vs. positively ("money buys happiness").

“How College Makes Liberals (Or Conservatives).” Socius. https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023120982435 

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• This paper shows that changes in political identities during the course of college are influenced by the political composition of peer networks.

“An Audit of Social Science Survey Experiments”. Public Opinion Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfaf052

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“Advances in Transparency and Reproducibility in the Social Sciences.” Social Science Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2022.102770

“Measuring the Predictability of Life Outcomes with a Scientific Mass Collaboration". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915006117