Stories of the Self

Growth Mindset

Make Up Your Mind: Benefits of a Growth Mindset

Janelle L. Wilson Ph.D. on March 9, 2024

We should also consider the role of others and the social context in shaping growth mindsets, especially in the classroom.

We should also consider the role of others and the social context in shaping growth mindsets, especially in the classroom.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Helping Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Janelle L. Wilson Ph.D. on January 23, 2024

What does helping behavior look like during a pandemic?

What does helping behavior look like during a pandemic?

Stress

From Distress to De-Stress

Janelle L. Wilson Ph.D. on November 28, 2023

Stress experienced among college students is well-documented and has gained greater attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. How can we better help our students manage stress?

Stress experienced among college students is well-documented and has gained greater attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. How can we better help our students manage stress?

Education

Exploring Mathematical Identities Through Autobiographies

Janelle L. Wilson Ph.D. on March 10, 2016

What's your math story? Exploring mathematical identities through math autobiographies

What's your math story? Exploring mathematical identities through math autobiographies

Law and Crime

Marginality: A Key Concept Revisited

Janelle L. Wilson Ph.D. on September 14, 2015

What comes to mind when you think 'margin,' 'marginal,' or 'marginality'? The perspectives of some social scientists may be a bit surprising.

What comes to mind when you think 'margin,' 'marginal,' or 'marginality'? The perspectives of some social scientists may be a bit surprising.

Identity

First Vehicles and Nostalgia: Fond Feelings for Jalopies?

Janelle L. Wilson Ph.D. on February 23, 2011

What was your first automobile? Do you feel nostalgia when you think about it?

What was your first automobile? Do you feel nostalgia when you think about it?

Identity

The Conflation of Public and Private Identity

Janelle L. Wilson Ph.D. on December 19, 2008

An important characteristic of the Millennial Generation is the phenomenon of "public" (as opposed to, and maybe even in place of, "private") identity. Let's face it: Members of the Millennial Generation are typically not real familiar with solitude. The notion that privacy is a "right" that individuals should have is likely lost on the Millennial.

An important characteristic of the Millennial Generation is the phenomenon of "public" (as opposed to, and maybe even in place of, "private") identity. Let's face it: Members of the Millennial Generation are typically not real familiar with solitude. The notion that privacy is a "right" that individuals should have is likely lost on the Millennial.