Garrett Pace 🇺🇦

Assistant Professor of social work @unlv @UNLVUrbanAffrs
Child & family well-being
he/him

[Research Center for Group Dynamics @RCGD_ISR]

A large new @UNICEFdata study by @kaitlin_p_ward et al covering 63 LMICs examines interactions between gender inequality and parental discipline that can predict child aggression. Full abstract below ⬇️

Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately at risk of not meeting their developmental potential. Parental discipline can promote and hinder child outcomes; however, little research examines how discipline interacts with contextual factors to predict child outcomes in LMICs. Using data from 208,156 households with children between 36 and 59 months (50.5% male) across 63 countries, this study examined whether interactions between gender inequality and discipline (shouting, spanking, beating, and verbal reasoning) predicted child aggression. Results showed aggression was higher in countries with high gender inequality, and associations between discipline and child aggression were weaker in countries where gender inequality was higher. Improvements in country-level gender parity, in addition to parenting, will be necessary to promote positive child outcomes in LMICs.

With @agrogankaylor,@_Julie_Ma,@GarrettPace1, @shawnajolee and Pamela Davis-Kean (bsky). @UM_SRC @RCGD_ISR @UM_PSC @um_psychology @UMSocialWork @SRCDtweets @PRBdata

https://t.co/vK9uPHhhtu

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@toddmjensen @HdfsUnc @UNCSchoolofEd @UNC @UNC_SSW Congrats!! This is fantastic.

[David Powell @thedavidpowell]

Some people go into national politics to make a difference. But you go into state politics to make a difference-in-differences.

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@jcuartas2 @NYUAppliedPsych @DanaCMcCoy Congratulations, Dr. Cuartas!!

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@AHaralampoudis @lennan77 @ayseakincigil @FelixMuchomba @JennieRomich @dpmiller79 @RutgersSSW Congrats!!

[NBC News @NBCNews]

3 victims of UNLV shooting remembered as dedicated and inspiring educators. https://t.co/0XPC9TPGTi

[Garrett Pace 🇺🇦 @GarrettPace1]

And thank you to the director of the School of Social Work. He acted swiftly to keep our school safe, then immediately made phone calls and wrote emails to mobilize mental health professionals to help the UNLV community.

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Of course I'm shaken up, but my thoughts are mostly focused on the students and their families. I saw a lot of traumatized students today.

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Thank you to UNLV campus police and @LVMPD for their swift response. This tragedy could have been much worse.

[Garrett Pace 🇺🇦 @GarrettPace1]

There was a shooting at UNLV today. At least 3 victims have died. I'm safe. The police chief said the shooting began on the 4th floor of Beam Hall and he went down floor by floor. I was scheduled to teach a class on the 3rd floor a couple hours after the incident.

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The paper available for free in BMJ Open:

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https://t.co/oT9upeBq9L

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New paper 📢

Using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys @UNICEFData, we examined the relationship between 11 parental discipline behaviors & 3 socioemotional outcomes among young children in 60 low- and middle-income countries

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[Garrett Pace 🇺🇦 @GarrettPace1]

Authors include @kaitlin_p_ward, @agrogankaylor, @_Julie_Ma, me, and @shawnajolee

Storymap of the study by @agrogankaylor:

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https://t.co/ivNtxMQTyy

[Garrett Pace 🇺🇦 @GarrettPace1]

@JimmySW Probably my biggest fear right now. So many tabs and I need them for just a bit longer... Lol

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@BensonErykah This is a great idea! I may give this a try.

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If sleep isn't your thing, I highly recommend parenthood.

[Garrett Pace 🇺🇦 @GarrettPace1]

@mrshollie2015 Totally normal to feel nervous. This is easier said than done, but something that helped me was to try to limit how much I compared myself to other researchers / PhD students. Focus on your own growth and the good you want to do in the world. You belong!

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@LGBTQHealthHub Can't speak from experience but I believe it's usually "apply separately and negotiate." It may be more likely to happen when the postdoc opportunity is prestigious and/or super helpful for the person's research. And the job offers are probably extended around the same time.