Three Merrimack professors were recently quoted in WalletHub on a variety of topics. Associate Professor of Marketing Joseph R. Stasio recently commented on how to choose the best credit cards on the market.  Assistant Professor of Human Development Laura Hsu recently answered questions about states with the best and worst school systems. Assistant Professor of Finance Fan Chen was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section about low interest credit cards. 

Isabelle Cherney, dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, was quoted in a March 20, 2018, article in Fatherly, an online magazine for dads, about the relationship between gender and toy selection. Cherney said studies show it is fathers, not mothers, who tend to pigeonhole their sons into choosing stereotypical male toys. “Studies, over and over, show the mothers are really open. They don’t mind if their boys are playing dress-up,” she said. “One of the reasons it’s so hard for boys to play with more feminine toys is that the fathers are very reluctant to let their boys play with feminine toys. Some still believe that playing with feminine toys might turn a boy homosexual. There is a stigma. It’s very subtle. But kids pick that up.”