#ISRNextGeneration
#ISRNextGeneration scholar Myriam Bcherraoui came to @umisr with a research question: how do early contexts in which children develop, like home, neighborhood, and school, shape educational attainment? She is supported by the Sarri Family fellowship in CPS & using data from the @umpsid.bsky.social.
Myriam Bcherraoui presents the final research of the @umpsid.bsky.social Annual Data User Conference, “How Early Family Risk and Promotive Factors Shape Parent and Child Resilience: Associations with Adolescent Emotion and Behavior Regulation”.
October 6, 2026 at 8:55 AM
With Roy Pierce funding, Siwen Xiao explores "science as statecraft" -- specifically, how state-led science popularization in China can shape political beliefs and social attitudes. Learn more and RSVP for the #ISRNextGeneration 2026 Poster Session: myumi.ch/nVrJ5
September 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
When do Americans support or oppose investing in public transit? The work of CPS Converse-Miller Fellow @nicolashf.bsky.social investigates the impacts of postwar history and race on the way people think about public transportation today. More at the #ISRNextGeneration Poster session: myumi.ch/nVrJ5
September 28, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Americans are increasingly turning to AI for news and political information. CPS fellow Amanda McKeever investigates how AI technologies influence political attitudes and behavior, and what that could mean for democratic decision-making. #ISRNextGeneration Poster session: myumi.ch/nVrJ5
September 25, 2026 at 9:31 PM
How does party conflict shape how individuals engage with politics and interact with each other? How do strong emotional attachments to national political figures influence these outcomes? Find CPS fellow @zichettella.bsky.social at the #ISRNextGeneration poster session Oct. 14: myumi.ch/nVrJ5
September 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
PSC postdoc Cayley Ryan-Claytor is working to answer 2 big questions: How do we use the resources we have to shape our health across the life course? And how are these strategies changing in the context of aging societies? Presenting at the #ISRNextGeneration poster session Oct. 14: myumi.ch/nVrJ5
September 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Politics affect how cities take shape. #ISRNextGeneration scholar @maciasm.bsky.social investigates why some post-civil conflict states develop homogeneous, legible urban built environments—uniform roads and buildings—while others foster heterogeneity. A rising scholar at #APSA2026 ⬇️
August 31, 2026 at 2:20 PM
🇲🇿 Unlike token gifts, provision of durable assets such as ownership stakes in firms foster linkages and structural interdependence b/n the military, civilian elites, and business. @ahgirl.bsky.social, #ISRNextGeneration scholar Hood Ahmed, and former UMAPS scholar Celso Monjane present at #APSA2026.
August 31, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Why does conspiratorial thinking cluster among historically marginalized communities? #ISRNextGeneration scholar Franshelly M. Martínez-Ortiz reframes conspiratorial thinking as a historically grounded form of political reasoning rather than individual cognitive pathology. Don't miss at #APSA2026.
August 30, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Why is it so difficult for people to get to the places they need via public transportation in the US? #ISRNextGeneration scholar @nicolashf.bsky.social argues that anti-Black racism during the Great Migration produced durable metropolitan legacies. #APSA2026
August 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
When & how do dominant-party systems break? #ISRNextGeneration scholar Tyler R. Chen argues that fatal splits start within—led by a party's elites. Evidence from UMNO 🇲🇾, LDP 🇯🇵 & KMT 🇹🇼. Allen Hicken #APSA26 🏛️

August 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🕶️ Siwen Xiao & Yaosheng Xu present at #APSA2026 on smart glasses with AI-powered facial recognition technology. They argue that as surveillance becomes decentralized and normalized, citizens may gradually legitimize expanded state control at the expense of democratic principles. #ISRNextGeneration
August 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
📱 Zhen Zhang, Hyomin Lee & Jean Hong use the global spread of Chinese smartphones to show that affordable tech boosts protest—esp. during elections & in high-inequality areas-- but the effect vanishes in closed autocracies like China. Catch the talk at #APSA2026 #ISRNextGeneration 🗳️
August 12, 2026 at 1:11 AM
⚡️ #ISRNextGeneration scholar Ignangeli Salinas-Muniz is chair of this morning's #MPSA2026 lightning talk on racial politics.
April 26, 2026 at 10:45 AM
📌 Spotlight on today's #MPSA2026 Roundtable on Latino Voters in 2025 and Beyond. CPS's @robertocarlos.bsky.social participates in the session chaired by #ISRNextGeneration scholar @fmortiz.bsky.social #Polisky
April 25, 2026 at 2:45 PM
🇵🇷 CPS's @maraceci.bsky.social and #ISRNextGeneration scholar Ignangeli Salinas-Muniz participate in today's #MPSA2026 roundtable on the politics of Puerto Rico.
April 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Today at #MPSA2026: @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and #ISRNextGeneration alum @erincikanek.bsky.social are discussants in today's session on public opinion, polling, and polarization.
April 24, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Meet Analidis Ochoa at #MPSA2026: Her research examines the extent to which plasma donation has become an economic coping strategy in the United States. #ISRNextGeneration #Sociology
April 24, 2026 at 2:45 PM
@lupitamiamour.bsky.social participates in today's #MPSA2026 roundtable: State of Emergency: Immigration and ICE. Don't miss #ISRNextGeneration scholar Guadalupe Madrigal.
April 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
#MPSA2026 spotlight: A trifecta of #ISRNextGeneration scholars presents a survey experiment finding white Americans feel less fear when the victim of police violence is Black. @hilaryizatt.bsky.social, @zoewithoutawhy.bsky.social, @ch4rlotte.bsky.social
April 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Under what conditions can elites in autocracies shape public attitudes? #ISRNextGeneration scholar Hood Ahmed examines how framing effects interact with authoritarian cues in shaping citizens’ ideological beliefs and social behaviors. #MPSA2026
April 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
#ISRNextGeneration scholar Sujin Cha shows how labor market interests and national identity jointly determine attitudes toward globalized firms and state intervention. #MPSA2026
April 19, 2026 at 11:45 AM
🇵🇭 How does propaganda shape civilians' acceptance of state violence? Patrick Peralta and Qian Qian Ng present at #MPSA2026, drawing on evidence from the Philippines. #ISRNextGeneration
April 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Find @umisrcps.bsky.social #ISRNextGeneration scholar @shaylafolson.bsky.social in the #MPSA2026 session on religious rhetoric. Shayla Olson presents "The Pulpit Politics of Race: Sermons and the Construction of Racial Frames."
April 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
🇦🇲 Leveraging unique survey and experimental data, #ISRNextGeneration scholar Evgenia Jane Kitaevich examines changes in support for democracy in Armenia among populations with varied exposure to conflict violence. Find @umisrcps at #MPSA2026 for leading research on democracy and civic engagement.
April 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM