The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) is committed to advancing knowledge of society’s most pressing challenges, and to pursuing solutions to those challenges through innovative and interdisciplinary research, education, and engagement in the world.
Jessica Finlay, assistant professor of geography and IBS fellow, has found more than half of older adults are continuing to spend more time at home than they did pre-pandemic. In her recent papers published here, Finlay notes these adults fear infection and more hostile social dynamics in public spaces. This “epidemic of loneliness” has long term
Over the past 14 years, the juvenile murder rate in Colorado has increased over 200% according to a recent article in Westword. Director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Beverly Kingston, believes intervention and prevention tactics provided through community programs can greatly reduce these incidences of violence. However, Kingston warns the community
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