Affiliates in the News
Ece Demir-Lira investigates why some children thrive and others fall behind
Monday, August 31, 2026
Ece Demir-Lira, CSSI researcher affiliate, studies how children's brains and environments work together to shape learning. Read the story from CLAS.
Preschool teacher turned researcher: Isaac Petersen's quest to understand childhood behavior problems
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Isaac Petersen, CLAS researcher and CSSI researcher affiliate, draws on his experience as a preschool teacher to better understand behavior issues and improve early prevention efforts. Read the story from CLAS.
CSSI researcher affiliate Abbey Dvorak receives NEA grant to expand Parkinson's disease research
Friday, August 7, 2026
A new federally funded research initiative will explore how therapeutic group singing can improve communication, well-being, and quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Read the story from CLAS.
Researcher affiliate Ken Brown discusses SurveyHarvest research on podcast
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Artificial Intelligence is not just for work. In the The Academic Minute, Kenneth G. Brown, CSSI researcher affiliate, says AI is becoming a go-to technology for home use as well as the office. Listen to the podcast episode.
CSSI researcher affiliate Ethan Kutlu investigates how humans perceive and produce speech
Monday, April 27, 2026
Ethan Kutlu, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders and CSSI researcher affiliate, discusses his research and work in the Speech, Signs, and Systems Lab at the University of Iowa. He was also recently named an Outstanding Reviewer by Cognition, one of the most prestigious journals in psycholinguistics. Read the story from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
CSSI researcher affiliate Julianna Pacheco discusses politicization of health in podcast
Monday, April 20, 2026
Democracy Works host Chris Beem talks with Julianna Pacheco, professor and chair of political science and CSSI researcher affiliate, about how the politicization of health issues is impacting physicians across the country. Within, she discusses emergent findings from her recent survey launched through CSSI's Surveying the Social World initiative.
Research by CSSI researcher affiliates Brown and An shows more personal than professional use of AI tools
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
CSSI researcher affiliates Ken Brown and Brian An recently purchased 10 questions through CSSI's SurveyHarvest initiative. Results from the survey of 1,000 U.S. adults yielded surprising results as to how people are using artificial intelligence tools in their personal and professional lives, prompting a drive to dive deeper. Read about the findings from Iowa Capital Dispatch.