Human Anatomy, a lecture and lab course, teaches graduate occupational therapy students about the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems through direct contact with a human cadaver. It’s a hands-on learning experience, a “rite of passage for students,” says Offiong Aqua, MD, who holds a joint appointment as a clinical associate professor in Steinhardt’s departments of Occupational […]
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What We Are Learning: Causal Inference; Statistical Methods for Program Evaluation and Policy Research
In Jennifer Hill’s Causal Inference class, students learn how to use statistical methods to answer pressing research questions that arise across fields as diverse as transportation, psychology, education, marketing, and public health. “Causal Inference focuses on answering questions that take the form of ‘Did A cause B?” explains Hill, a professor of applied statistics and data science. “Those questions could range […]
NYU Steinhardt Research Scientist Replicates Famous Marshmallow Test on Delayed Gratification
In the late 1960s, Stanford researchers ran a series of studies on delayed gratification, offering children a choice between a small reward immediately or a better reward if they waited fifteen minutes for the researcher to leave the testing room and return. In follow-up studies, the famous Stanford Marshmallow Experiment found that children who were […]
The Dark Side of Data Research: An Interview with Laura Norén
Laura Norén writes about the social impact of technology. She has taught Steinhardt’s undergraduate and graduate students Data Science for Social Impact (with Steinhardt Professor Jennifer Hill), Ethics for Data Science, and New Media Research Studio. Norén is director of research at Obsidian Security in Newport Beach, California and a contributing editor of the Data Science Community Newsletter. She earned […]
Janet Njelesani Awarded National Academy of Education (NAEd) Spencer Fellowship to Study Violence Against Students with Disabilities in Zambia
Violence at school exists in every country of the world, spanning across cultures, classes, education levels, and abilities. While violence occurs against all children of all demographics, those with disabilities are at a significantly greater risk than their non-disabled peers. Janet Njelesani, an assistant professor of occupational therapy has been awarded a $70,000 grant from […]
New Research Models How Artists Can Benefit from Retaining Equity in Work
What would happen if the artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg had retained 10 percent equity in the artwork sold in the start-up phase of their careers? This question is the focus of a new study from Amy Whitaker, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in partnership with Roman Kräussl, University of […]
Stella M. Flores and R. Luke DuBois Honored with NYU’s Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award
Stella M. Flores and R. Luke DuBois have been awarded NYU’s 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award. The award is presented annually to faculty members who exemplify King’s spirit through their teaching, public service, leadership, and community-building activities. Flores is Steinhardt’s associate dean for faculty development and diversity. An associate professor of higher education, […]
New Study Reveals Perceived Gender Bias is Dominant Factor in College Major Choice for Women
College-bound women are not less likely to enter specific fields because more math or science is required, but rather because of the gender discrimination they are likely to encounter in those fields, finds a new nationally representative longitudinal study published in the American Educational Research Journal. Women are often underrepresented in many science, technology, engineering, […]
Assistant Professor Natalie Brito Named Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science
The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has named Natalie Brito, assistant professor in Steinhardt’s Department of Applied Psychology, an APS Rising Star. The Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research career whose innovative work has advanced the field and signals potential for continued contribution. Brito investigates how social […]
Global TIES for Children Will Lead Research on Refugee Child Development Through $100 Million Grant
Global TIES for Children, Steinhardt’s international research center dedicated to improving the lives of youth in the most vulnerable regions across the globe, will lead research on young children’s development in humanitarian settings through a unique partnership with Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Sesame Workshop and IRC received a $100 million grant […]
