OpEd 2014 Thought Leadership

Eliza Alvarado

• If you want Hispanic votes, earn them
• The forgotten children at the border, every child has a spark of divinity

Stephany R. Compton

• So much at stake, so few Texans who vote

Carmen Cruz, Ph.D.

• Straight men now feel the need to say 'no homo' when discussing emotions
• Colorism and the Most Beautiful Woman
• Lessons from a modern family
• CDC Health Study Shows Doctors Discriminate Against Gays
• The Romantic Lessons of "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy"
• Time for Schools to Retire the Word Freshman

Sara Fanning, Ph.D.

• United States Needs a Slavery Museum
• Why U.S. should woo immigrants
• 'Humanure' may be an answer to Haiti's tragic cholera epidemic
• Historian Says America Needs A Slavery Museum

Mandy Golman, Ph.D.

• Are We the Biggest Losers?
• A sleepaway camp works to repair the world
• Texas' Teen Moms

Susan Hamilton

• Pre-K is too late for many children
• Living the Undocumented Life: A Personal Plea for Immigration Reform
• Teaching kids respect for guns doesn't infringe on gun rights

Michelle Hays

• Betrayed by Barbie
• Mentoring is key for foster kids aging out of the system (pdf)
• NFL, get your game face right

Lt. Col. Nancy Klein

• Am I really the worst? A day in the life of parenting special needs children
• Why I'm No Longer Willing to Give My Money to the NRA

Alice Masciarelli, Ph.D.

• Why we should treat Central American children as refugees
• The Kind of Health Care Access Americans Truly Need

Wendy McGee

• Universal Pre-K: Let's Step on the Accelerator

Amy O'Keefe

• Why I said 'yes' when my son said 'no' to college

Jana C. Perez

• Bankable Beauty
• Ready or not: A new era of brand bravery
• Sketch Artists lead to more crimes being solved

Michelle Prudhomme-Coleman

• Colorism and the Most Beautiful Woman
• Learn to become 'diversity-smart'

Annetta Ramsay, Ph.D.

• Putting Down the Weight: How Social Media Makes Eating Disorders Worse
• Oak Street Preservation
• Insurance for Eating Disorders Inadequate
• We need laws that protect us from fracking
• What happens when the teacher is the bully?
• Barbie Needs a New Accessory: Retirement Home
• Eating Disorders Are Not Just for Women
• 'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Tilts the Sex-Power Balance
• Where are we with insurance for eating disorders in 2015?
• Pioneers in preserving history to get honors
• Fat shaming: Destructive, Discriminatory
• Why the Anna Westin Act of 2015 matters
• City attorney far too powerful in Denton

Katie Rose, Ph.D.

• Day Care Disrespect: Why What We Call Child Care Matters
• Four Weeks of Paid Family Leave? We Can Afford That
• U.S. needs universal day care minimum standards
• Photoshopping: 'C'mon Now Make it Stop!'

Mona Kazim Shah, Ph.D.

• Fighting The Talibanization Of Pakistan
• The Impossible Suffering of Pakistani Women Displaced by War

Heather Speed, Ph.D.

• The Road Less Traveled - A Latina's Path to College

Mary Amanda "Mandy" Stewart, Ph.D.

• Speak American: Be multilingual
• Be Divergent and Other Lessons for My Daughter
• DREAMers dream of 'yes' from Congress
• Why Is Bilingual Education Better?
• I'm Not That Girl in the Country Song
• How About Landmark Immigration Case 'Plyler V. Doe' Becomes 'Plyler And Doe'?

Jana Perez and Mandy Golman

• Words can hurt - in advertising, on the field

Katherine Rose and Mandy Stewart

• Why More Diversity in Children's Literature Is Absolutely Necessary

Alice Masciarelli and Annetta Ramsay

• Mental health system in disrepair