Social Ecology

School of Social Ecology building on UCI campus

UCI online criminology master’s program ranked #1 in the nation for second year in a row

Named 2021 best in criminal justice by U.S. News & World Report

Chopsticks were used in the study to help subjects hold one of four facial expressions: A. neutral, B. non-Duchenne smile, C. Duchenne smile and D. grimace.

Smiling sincerely or grimacing can significantly reduce the pain of needle injection

Genuine smile also blunts stress-induced physiological responses, UCI-led study finds

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UCI Podcast: The new American political sectarianism

Peter Ditto discusses how everyone can remain level-headed in these tense times

UCI professor co-authors study finding ‘political sectarianism’ in America today

Peter Ditto, UCI professor of psychological science, is among the co-authors of a study – published in the journal Science – that describes the bitter polarization between the nation’s Republican and Democratic parties as “political sectarianism.” The project involved a team of political science, psychology, sociology, economics and communication experts who reviewed a broad survey […]

UCI researchers say cascading traumas tax coping skills, endanger most vulnerable

Commentary appears online in the journal Nature Human Behaviour

Population distribution can greatly impact COVID-19 spread, UCI-led study finds

Contagion disparities can affect perception of risk, demand for healthcare services

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

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

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

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