LAS Student Experiences By Peter Ondish, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Research Associate) and Kaylee M. Lukacena, M.A. (Research Development Manager) Download PDF Report Summary COVID-19 has dramatically transformed how the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is able to fulfill its educational mission, leaving students uncertain about what the Fall 2020 experience will be. University administrators and faculty […]
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Black and Latino Attitudes and Experiences During COVID-19
By Peter Ondish, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Research Associate) Download PDF Report Summary The CSBS has been surveying citizens from the state of Illinois to gauge their attitudes towards technological solutions used to manage COVID-19 and assess their reactions to adopting and using these technologies. We have also been asking Illinoisans about their experiences with COVID-19 and […]
Framing COVID-19 Appeals
By Peter Ondish, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Research Associate) and Kaylee M. Lukacena, M.A. (Research Development Manager) Click to download PDF version Summary In continuation of the COVID-19 survey series launched by the Center for Social and Behavioral Science, we investigated how framing techniques shaped the perceptions of the Safer Illinois App. The large proportions of individuals […]
COVID-19 and Technology Perceptions by Key Demographics
By Peter Ondish, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Research Associate), Kaylee M. Lukacena, M.A. (Research Development Manager), Cristina Alvarez-Mingote, Ph.D. (Associate Director, CSBS) Summary In continuation of the COVID-19 survey series launched by The Center for Social and Behavioral Science, the present article investigates how Illinoisians of different key demographics perceive COVID-19 and mobile technologies. The present analysis […]

COVID-19 and Technology Survey Results
By Peter Ondish, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Research Associate), Kaylee M. Lukacena, M.A. (Research Development Manager), Cristina Alvarez-Mingote, Ph.D. (Associate Director, CSBS) Summary The Center for Social and Behavioral Science recently launched a statewide survey to assess Illinoisians’ attitudes toward technology that may be used to combat COVID-19, including 1) track-and-trace mobile applications, and 2) status indicator […]

2020 Behavioral Science Hackathon
In April 2020, CSBS hosted the community-centered workshop, “Behavioral Science Hackathon,” in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute. Dr. Adam Seth Levine, Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University and president of Research4Impact, kicked off the event with a talk about the ingredients needed for a successful academic-community collaboration (click here for a video). […]