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ITP Seminar: Benjamin Lebovitz
ITP Seminar: Benjamin Lebovitz
February 6, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Education Sciences, Room 259
Pathways of Protection: Adult Support, Peer Climate, and Trans Youth Well-Being in Wisconsin
Amid escalating restrictions on educational supports for transgender and gender diverse youth, I consider the roles of adult support and LGBTQ+ peer density as protective factors for transgender students. I use logistic regression, structural equation modeling (SEM), and inverse probability-weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA) to analyze data from Wisconsin’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Preliminary results indicate that having a greater number of supportive adults and LGBTQ+ peers is associated with fewer past-year suicide attempts for transgender students. However, the strength and significance of adult support and LGBTQ+ peer density as a moderator between mental health and suicide attempts differ between transgender and cisgender students. These findings provide timely evidence to inform school policies and legislative debates on the importance of gender-inclusive school environments.
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ITP Seminar: Fellows Only, *Room Change, Prof. Dev. Discussion
ITP Seminar: Fellows Only, *Room Change, Prof. Dev. Discussion
February 13, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Education Sciences, room 378 ORS (inside Office or Research & Scholarship)
Today's meeting will be held in Ed. Sciences, room 378 ORS ((inside Office or Research & Scholarship) and NOT the usual Ed. Sciences, room 259.
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ITP Seminar: Hilary Stager
ITP Seminar: Hilary Stager
February 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Education Sciences, Room 259
Research-Practice Partnerships in Early Education: Examples from Wisconsin
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison works closely with state agency partners to foster an ongoing research-practice partnership supporting Wisconsin’s early child care and education system. In this presentation, IRP associate director and ITP alumna Hilary Shager will discuss how the partnership has grown over time; findings from recent studies of the state’s use of federal child care stabilization funding and child care supply and demand challenges; as well as future directions for research, evaluation, and data resource development as IRP partners with the state to implement its recently awarded Preschool Development Grant. Hilary will also discuss how such work is supported by IRP’s Wisconsin Administrative Data Core (WADC), one of the richest collections of linked administrative data in the country.
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ITP Seminar: Dr. Heather Kirkorian
ITP Seminar: Dr. Heather Kirkorian
February 27, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Education Sciences, 259
Title: Early Learning in a Digital World
Abstract: In this talk, Prof. Kirkorian will summarize what we know about early learning and cognitive development as it relates to young children’s digital media use. The talk will address questions such as: How do infants and young children respond to and learn from on-screen versus real-life experiences? What digital design features support versus hinder early learning and development, and how might this research inform policy recommendations focused on child-centered design? How does coviewing / joint media engagement affect learning from screens? What do we know--and what have we yet to discover--about potential long-term impacts of screen use on child development?
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