Lisa Abraham

Jan 30, 2024 | kent.edu | Lisa Abraham

Kent State University’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio. The panel will feature the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute’s new activist-in-residence Jazmin Long.

Jan 11, 2024 | kent.edu | Lisa Abraham

Kent State University alumnus Nick Saban, considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, has retired from the University of Alabama, where he coached the Crimson Tide for the past 17 seasons. Saban, a native of Fairmont, West Virginia, graduated from Kent State with his bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1973 and earned his master of education degree in health and physical education in 1975.

Jul 3, 2023 | rand.org | Lisa Abraham

Performance reviews are correlated with compensation, promotion, and career decisions in the labor market. Using data from Reflektive, formerly an employee performance management company, I examine gender differences in over 100,000 performance reviews for 170 companies across 12 different industries. I find that women rate their performance lower than men, and these differences persist when accounting for external manager and peer reviews of the worker's performance.

May 10, 2023 | rand.org | Lisa Abraham |Sarah Hunter |Samantha Matthews |Alex Sizemore

This report documents the challenges associated with not paying workers in the homeless response sector a living wage. It highlights the potential impacts of higher pay for these workers, such as improved productivity, morale, and retention, which could, in turn, improve the quality and continuity of client care. Research Questions What constitutes a living wage in Los Angeles County, and are homeless sector response workers paid a living wage?