Combating COVID Misinformation – the WHO and HOW.
Over the past week, a few pieces of information have been stuck in my head. The first is that nearly 99% of all COVID deaths in the United States are… Read More
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Catching up with…Suicide Research: July 2021
A recent social media post grabbed my attention. The government of Japan appointed a Minister of Loneliness to address increasing suicide rates. This trend is, in part, driven by rising… Read More
June [was] Bustin’ Out All Over: The Month in Health Equity Research
Good ideas and interesting findings are a dime in a dozen. The really critical challenge, at least to us, is getting these ideas into practice where they can impact more… Read More
June in Community Psychology
Not once, but twice this week, we had the opportunity to share one of our favorite community psychology stories/parables: Lenny Jason’s classic work in Dog Litter. If you don’t know… Read More
SCRA 2021 Recap
Well, that was different. As many, many, many commentators have noted, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the promise and challenge of virtual meetings to the forefront. On the one hand,… Read More
June 2021 Retraction Report
The Journals of Cellular Biochemistry and Cellular Physiology continue/accelerate the purge that we talked about last month. Nearly 70 articles between them! You take those away and it’s been a… Read More
Income Inequality and Educational COVID Response
Over a year out, how did schools do in responding to COVID? The truth is we don’t quite know yet; maybe it was good, maybe it was terrible? I based… Read More
TLDR! Community Psychology and Article Summarization
How long is your reading list? Mine is obscene. This is a challenge because the written word is still the major way that we share and communicate ideas. For those… Read More
Can Virtual Reality Improve How Teachers Are Trained?
(Teacher walks to the front of a classroom.) Teacher: Good morning everyone, let’s get started. Student: This sucks! Teacher: Excuse me? (grimacing, eyes narrowing) Student: You heard me (student glares)…. Read More
Explain it like I’m Five: Community Psychology
PubTrawlr is sponsoring SCRA Conference 2021! Only one week until the biennial Society for Community Research and Action Conference starting on June 22. SCRA is Division 27 of the American… Read More
Catching up with…Racism and Health
Recently, we wrote about recent trends in health equity research. Health equity is growing in prominence among researchers and community practitioners because, well, health outcomes are different for different populations…. Read More
Catching up with…Suicide Research
There’s an urgent need for mental health researchers and practitioners to stay up to date with research on suicidology. Practitioners, though, often struggle to find time to really dig into… Read More