Media Mentions
News clips and media mentions featuring experts from the School of Human Ecology
Cliff Robb on Marketplace: Buy now, pay later?
In this interview with Marketplace, Associate Professor Cliff Robb and Human Ecology alum Associate Professor Nilton Porto (PhD 2014) discuss “buy now-pay later’ model for consumers and if it’s a better deal: “These newer technologies …
Jerry O’Brien: Leading across generations
Ever feel frustrated trying to get through to employees from different generations? Jerry O’Brien, Executive Director of the Kohl’s Center for Retailing joins Joe Kiedinger, host of the popular podcast “The Dignity Dialogue” to talk …
Professor Emerita Bogenschneider panelist for House Select Committee
Karen Bogenschneider, Rothermel-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology, recently served as an invited panelist for the U.S. House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. GovLab organized two sessions on Evidence-Based Lawmaking: The Challenge of Sourcing High-Quality, …
Wong: Luxury items & smart financial practices
Wong’s advice for those who enjoy retail therapy is to have at least three months of income saved up, use a debit card, and be mindful to spend within your means. If you must shop, …
Halpern-Meekin: Monthly child tax credit changed from policy to politics
While critics and champions of the expanded child tax credit debate its merits, they agree it’s hard to predict its future, both in terms of the form that credit might take and the impact on …
Whelan: Battling holiday depression
From supply chain angst to COVID, it’s time to give ourselves a break. “Many of us have been stressed out about the holidays…but now is the time to be grateful for what we have” says …
Navsaria: Human Ecology provides broad-based, human-centered way of looking at world
Dipesh Navsaria, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Outreach Faculty Fellow for the Child Development Lab, wrote an opinion piece in The Cap Times discussing the role of relational health …
Navsaria on Good Morning America: Strong relationships help children counter psychosocial challenges of the pandemic
Dipesh Navsaria, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Outreach Faculty Fellow for the Child Development Lab, discussed implications of data from the U.S. Census Bureau showing that during the pandemic, …
Robb: Will Omicron change how people act?
Associate Professor Cliff Robb says not so much, as consumer confidence is still strong despite risk. “It’s almost like we’ve embraced this element of, well, this is going to be weird,” says Cliff Robb, an …