Trinity Amalraj and Sophia Davis not only dip their toes into research, they also find mentors, community and confidence with their project involvement. Thanks to their work with MyVoice members and survey data, college students Trinity Amalraj and Sophia Davis have...
A report issued by the Association of American Medical Colleges' Center for Health Justice has cited MyVoice research, noting that 85% percent of the 14- to 17-year-olds in its youth sample expressed being “somewhat” or “very” worried about climate change. They...
This story originally appeared on the Michigan Medicine Health Lab Blog, It was written by John Masson with artwork by Justine Ross, multimedia designer with Michigan Medicine Department of Communications. Sometimes it’s better not to overcomplicate things. So when...
Carson Downer, undergraduate student at the University of Michigan, pictured left, and fellow U-M student Aamina Hussain, pictured right, participated in the recent College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program’s Annual...
MyVoice researchers recently published a paper titled, "Be more positive and more kind to your own bodies': Adolescent and young adult preferences for how parents can support their children with weight-related pressures,“ in the journal, Body Image. The researchers...
MyVoice researchers recently published a paper titled, "Perspectives of adolescents and young adults on cannabis use during pregnancy“ in the journal, Addictive Behaviors. The authors conducted the national text-based survey, with 666 young people between the ages of...
Story written by Jenna Malinowski. Image created by Jacob Dwyer. The subject of menstruation has often been considered taboo. Even though billions of people around the world menstruate, periods are still not often openly discussed. But new Michigan Medicine research...
In a nationwide survey of almost 1,000 young people ages 14 to 24, MyVoice findings suggest young people most value a doctor’s personality and empathy over racial/gender concordance or sociodemographics -- although they do serve as an important factor in some clinical...
MyVoice researchers recently published a paper titled, "Being Open About Struggle“: Youth Practices and Perspectives on Resilience,' in the journal, Youth & Society. The authors explored how youth define resilience and overcome stressors in daily life, identifying...
Over the years, members of MyVoice, a national text-based survey that polls young people 14-24 on health issues that affect them, have been part of the national conversation on why it’s critical for researchers and policy makers to take youths’ perspectives into...