Articles by Lisa Marshall

Gang violence is driving a surge in violent crime across America. New research shows community interventions can stem the tide.

Using brain imaging, genetics, telemedicine and collaboration, researchers at CU Boulder are finding new ways to help stem the growing crisis.

Dozens of viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19, have jumped from animals to humans, often with deadly consequences. Sara Sawyer wants to know which one is next.

When Lori Peek (PhDSoc’05) started graduate school in the Department of Sociology in 1999, natural disasters were still largely framed as “acts of God” — isolated events only occasionally impacting an unlucky few, with everyone equally vulnerable to their wrath. Today, with climate change fueling bigger and more frequent wildfires,...

CU Boulder research by PhD candidate Shamika Klassen shows how Black Twitter serves underrepresented communities.

Psychological therapy research shown to help chronic pain patients.

What happens when women gain the ability to control their reproductive destiny?

On the eve of his retirement, sociology professor Michael Radelet says ‘‘yes.’’

What the pandemic revealed about gender inequalities — and what needs to change.

CU research finds technology use in children and teens may not be as dire as many assume. Kids growing up in the mobile internet era have heard it all, often uttered by well-meaning parents fearing too much screen time could spur lasting problems. But a series of studies by CU Boulder sociology professor Stefanie Mollborn suggests such fears may be overblown.