Eric Hengyu Hu, PhD
@erichengyuhu.bsky.social
Research Scientist @UAlbany Institute for Social and Health Equity; Education & Health Policy.
He/Him 🏳️🌈. Views are my own.
He/Him 🏳️🌈. Views are my own.
At #SREE2025 tomorrow morning (Salon 6, 9–10:30)! Sharing findings on relative age and ADHD diagnosis in U.S. elementary schools. The session also includes great papers on IEPs, education spending, and causal inference in special education.
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
At #SREE2025 tomorrow morning (Salon 6, 9–10:30)! Sharing findings on relative age and ADHD diagnosis in U.S. elementary schools. The session also includes great papers on IEPs, education spending, and causal inference in special education.
Check out our new study on state dyslexia laws impact on learning disabilities identification and reading achievement using #NAEP from 2003 to 2022. 🔗 link.springer.com/10.1007/s118...
September 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Check out our new study on state dyslexia laws impact on learning disabilities identification and reading achievement using #NAEP from 2003 to 2022. 🔗 link.springer.com/10.1007/s118...
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Say you’ve got very good causal IDENTIFICATION. Can you say you have causality, can make a causal general claim, and can say what “THE causal effect” is?
NO
We explain why in new article at Journal of Causal Inference.
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
NO
We explain why in new article at Journal of Causal Inference.
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
The necessity of construct and external validity for deductive causal inference
The Credibility Revolution advances internally valid research designs intended to identify causal effects from quantitative data. The ensuing emphasis on internal validity, however, has enabled a negl...
www.degruyter.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Say you’ve got very good causal IDENTIFICATION. Can you say you have causality, can make a causal general claim, and can say what “THE causal effect” is?
NO
We explain why in new article at Journal of Causal Inference.
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
NO
We explain why in new article at Journal of Causal Inference.
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Here’s a quick summary of our recent study on disability identification disparities 👇👇
My @psychologytoday.com write up on our new @aeraedresearch.bsky.social study on #disparities in #disability identification in U.S. elementary schools. @erichengyuhu.bsky.social www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chil...
Disparities in Disability Identification Are Still Occurring
Students who are white or from English-speaking families are still relatively more likely to be identified as having disabilities while attending U.S. elementary schools.
www.psychologytoday.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here’s a quick summary of our recent study on disability identification disparities 👇👇
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The NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Data Hub is now available!
•Researchers can explore ABCD & HBCD Study data in one place – with robust query & data analysis tools, documentation, & workflows
•Learn more & apply for data access: www.nbdc-datahub.org
@theabcdstudy.bsky.social
•Researchers can explore ABCD & HBCD Study data in one place – with robust query & data analysis tools, documentation, & workflows
•Learn more & apply for data access: www.nbdc-datahub.org
@theabcdstudy.bsky.social
NBDC Data Hub
NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Data Sharing Platform: Unifying ABCD and HBCD data management in one powerful platform.
www.nbdc-datahub.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Data Hub is now available!
•Researchers can explore ABCD & HBCD Study data in one place – with robust query & data analysis tools, documentation, & workflows
•Learn more & apply for data access: www.nbdc-datahub.org
@theabcdstudy.bsky.social
•Researchers can explore ABCD & HBCD Study data in one place – with robust query & data analysis tools, documentation, & workflows
•Learn more & apply for data access: www.nbdc-datahub.org
@theabcdstudy.bsky.social
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Our new study in Educational Researcher finds continuing evidence of sociodemographic disparities in disability identification, both generally and across eight specific conditions. @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @erjournal-aera.bsky.social #healthequity journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...
June 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Our new study in Educational Researcher finds continuing evidence of sociodemographic disparities in disability identification, both generally and across eight specific conditions. @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @erjournal-aera.bsky.social #healthequity journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...
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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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My goal is to have a document anyone can use to wade through the overwhelm and advocate for the US Department of Education (and by extension all public education in the US).
Please feel free to share, save, message me with suggestions, etc:
Please feel free to share, save, message me with suggestions, etc:
US Dept of Education Updates
docs.google.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My goal is to have a document anyone can use to wade through the overwhelm and advocate for the US Department of Education (and by extension all public education in the US).
Please feel free to share, save, message me with suggestions, etc:
Please feel free to share, save, message me with suggestions, etc:
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🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities.
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
March 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities.
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.
I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.
1/16
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Breaking News: A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration, days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers.
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The Trump administration cut about half the work force of the agency, saying it would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the move “reckless and illegal.”
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Breaking News: A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration, days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers.
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#NIH funding cuts could hit red states and rural areas hardest—23 states, mostly pro-Trump in 2024, get just 6% of NIH funds. But a special program sent those states money to develop research infrastructure. A longtime husband-and-wife immunologist duo explains:
Prakash & Mitzi Nagarkatti @sc.edu 🧪🩺
Prakash & Mitzi Nagarkatti @sc.edu 🧪🩺
NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
The majority of the 23 states disproportionately affected by the cuts are red states.
buff.ly
March 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Public health is under attack in America.
Maternal and child health is under attack in America.
Health research is under attack in America.
Ultimately it won't just cost us in advancements, it'll cost us lives.
Maternal and child health is under attack in America.
Health research is under attack in America.
Ultimately it won't just cost us in advancements, it'll cost us lives.
Trump’s funding cuts are hitting early-career researchers the hardest
Doctoral students at the University of Illinois Chicago say vital work on maternal health is threatened by Trump’s research funding cuts.
www.wbez.org
March 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Public health is under attack in America.
Maternal and child health is under attack in America.
Health research is under attack in America.
Ultimately it won't just cost us in advancements, it'll cost us lives.
Maternal and child health is under attack in America.
Health research is under attack in America.
Ultimately it won't just cost us in advancements, it'll cost us lives.
🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
March 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico took effect this morning.
Have questions about tariffs? Here's everything you need to know but were afraid to ask: www.epi.org/publication/...
Have questions about tariffs? Here's everything you need to know but were afraid to ask: www.epi.org/publication/...
March 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico took effect this morning.
Have questions about tariffs? Here's everything you need to know but were afraid to ask: www.epi.org/publication/...
Have questions about tariffs? Here's everything you need to know but were afraid to ask: www.epi.org/publication/...
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Remember last month, when you didn’t have to worry about the safety of the US nuclear arsenal? Or when you could get on a plane pretty sure you'd survive the flight?
Those were the days.
My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.
Those were the days.
My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.
It’s as though the Trump admin. is running FDR’s first 100 days in reverse: Instead of rebuilding institutions and public trust at a moment of national peril, it seems to be trying to unravel both—and is creating a moment of national peril.
(@ebharrington.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
(@ebharrington.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Opinion | Trust Was Once an American Superpower (Gift Article)
Undermining one of our country’s greatest and least-appreciated assets.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Remember last month, when you didn’t have to worry about the safety of the US nuclear arsenal? Or when you could get on a plane pretty sure you'd survive the flight?
Those were the days.
My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.
Those were the days.
My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.
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A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to indefinitely suspend the US refugee resettlement program, saying the Republican had exceeded his executive authority by abruptly shutting down the program reut.rs/4biKOay
US judge blocks Trump's indefinite suspension of refugee resettlement program
The sudden shutdown meant refugees across the globe had their scheduled travel to the U.S. canceled, including 1,660 Afghans cleared to resettle.
reut.rs
February 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to indefinitely suspend the US refugee resettlement program, saying the Republican had exceeded his executive authority by abruptly shutting down the program reut.rs/4biKOay
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Details see below 👇. Happy to talk over and answer any questions!
#ICYMI, We're hiring! Seeking two postdoctoral scholars and a research scientist to research bullying victimization in U.S. elementary schools through analyses of a large, longitudinal dataset. Links below. rfhr.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...; rfhr.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
rfhr.interviewexchange.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Details see below 👇. Happy to talk over and answer any questions!
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Heading to #AEFP2025? We've been thinking a lot about what's happening at the Institute of Education Sciences and what it means for the field. More news coming soon on programming updates.
For now, some thoughts with our SREE colleagues www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...
For now, some thoughts with our SREE colleagues www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...
Cutting research funding would make education less effective and efficient
Presidents of education research associations explain the impacts of recent funding cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
www.brookings.edu
February 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Heading to #AEFP2025? We've been thinking a lot about what's happening at the Institute of Education Sciences and what it means for the field. More news coming soon on programming updates.
For now, some thoughts with our SREE colleagues www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...
For now, some thoughts with our SREE colleagues www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...
Finally made the jump from X to Bluesky! 🚀 Excited to be in a space that (hopefully) feels less chaotic during the uncertain time. Looking forward to sharing thoughts, connecting with new people, and having better conversations. If we followed each other before on X/Twitter, say hi! 👋
February 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Finally made the jump from X to Bluesky! 🚀 Excited to be in a space that (hopefully) feels less chaotic during the uncertain time. Looking forward to sharing thoughts, connecting with new people, and having better conversations. If we followed each other before on X/Twitter, say hi! 👋