Social Ecology

The study’s lead author, E. Alison Holman, UCI professor of nursing

Study links rising stress, depression in U.S. to pandemic-related losses, media consumption

UCI researchers suggest providing mental health services to those with the greatest need

September 18, 2020
Keramet Reiter, UCI associate professor of criminology, law & society and director of the Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees initiative

Higher education means lower recidivism

UCI announces plans to launch first in-prison B.A. completion program in UC system

September 09, 2020
Michael Méndez, UCI assistant professor of urban planning & public policy

What’s next: The future of environmental justice

As with the coronavirus, low-income communities of color are most affected by unsustainable practices

August 31, 2020
Nancy Rodriguez, UCI professor of criminology, law & society and principal investigator

$2.7 million gift by Arnold Ventures to UCI funds most comprehensive prison violence study to date

Unique multi-strategy approach will identify evidence-based reduction, prevention policies

June 29, 2020
Richard Matthew, associate dean of research and international programs in UCI’s School of Social Ecology, professor of urban planning & public policy and director of the campus’s Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation.

What’s next: The future of compassion

How to ward off emotional exhaustion as the pandemic is poised to strike the developing world

June 29, 2020
UCI 2020-21 Hellman Fellows from left to right: J. Zoe Klemfuss, Jenna Riis, Lindsay Gilmour, Sameer Singh, Elizabeth Bess.

Five UCI junior faculty named Hellman Fellows for 2020-21

Assistant professors in chemistry, computer science, dance and psychological science awarded grants to support research, scholarly work

June 25, 2020
“During this extended quarantine, parents are faced with a near-impossible task of balancing their children’s need for independence and structure with school demands as well as the demands of their own professions, which have only intensified during this period,” says Jessica Borelli, UCI associate professor of psychological science and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in parent-child relationships. “This leaves many parents at a loss. The current reality is unlike any that families have ever faced before.”

Quarantine parenting

UCI expert offers advice on daily routines, discipline and dealing with schoolwork during pandemic

May 05, 2020
Jessica Borelli
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UCI Podcast: Mental health and self-isolation

Psychologist Jessica Borelli discusses how to stay safe, sane while social distancing

April 29, 2020

UCI faculty create curricula for kids worldwide confined by coronavirus

U.N.-sponsored Earth School will help children learn about environment

April 22, 2020
John Hunter, a UCI ph.D. candidate in psychology & social behavior

Self-care via cellphones

UCI postdoctoral scholar explores positive potential of mobile health apps

March 30, 2020