Let's say I'm a researcher in a politically controversial topic: flu and hepatitis vaccines for children. I study interventions to increase vaccine uptake.
Would I be doing "activist science" given the anti-vaxx political movement & anti-vaxx govt actions here in the US?
(Inspired by #SPSP2026)
Hi folks! We are conducting a meta-analysis examining the relationship between different facets of gender or gender-related essentialism and prejudice against transgender people. Therefore, we are requesting your unpublished data to include in the meta-analysis! The inclusion criteria are: 🧵
Does anyone in my network have access to the System Justification Scale that they’d be willing to share?
Really great advice that I’m receiving far too late in my career
🎃 Happy Halloween from OHIO's Department of Psychology!
No tricks, just a real treat: We’re hiring several tenure-track faculty in Clinical, I/O, and Cognitive Psychology! Search “Psychology” under keywords to view all open positions at www.ohiouniversityjobs.com
Yay, Abby!!
Hi all! I have study planned and need some community assistance. If you’ve seen articles/headlines that contain misinformation about DEI, could you please send these my way?
Really great here from @tspampatti.bsky.social. I have a plan for a set of projects designed to start empirically exploring these directions that I’m really excited about. Happy to discuss/collaborate on those plans!
Such a fantastic paper and well deserved award. Congratulations Lisa!!
If this is helpful for anyone going on the social psych tenure track job market in US, here are my Colby (in 2018) and UIC (2023) statements: osf.io/ef7s3/files/...
My lab website has links to other people's materials. Of course the markets were very different back then.
www.pbandjlab.com/resources
So no federal funding for me. This really helps science.
Email from the "PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE" to Kate Starbird asking for all emails from Jan 1 2021 through July 30 2025 with any of the following keywords: "diversity and inclusion" "DEIA" "DEI" "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging" "DEIB" "gender identity" "racial preference" "ESG" "organizational equity" "intersectionality" "anti-racism" "critical race theory" "LGBTQ+" "transgender" "cisgender" "gender ideology" "white privilege" "privilege walk" "cultural humility" "equity audit" "restorative justice" "racial equity" "implicit bias" "microaggressions" "inclusive pedagogy" "identity-based oppression" "systems of oppression" "queer" "non-binary" "sexuality" “Trump” “fascist”
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
It feels like every new psych job is either computational or ai-based research. Doesn’t bode well for people who do other great research that doesn’t fall into these niche categories.
Boards of Trustees ***LIKE*** the Trump demands. They ***AGREE*** with them.
They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.
Newly accepted in PSPB! We examined whether Asian and Black Americans perceived one another through a zero-sum lens. Inspired by the SCOTUS affirmative action decisions, I wanted to know if Asians thought they were losing to Black people and how this mindset affects coalition
osf.io/preprints/ps...
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Thank you, Lisa!
Thank you so much!
Some very exciting life news: as of yesterday, I have officially accepted a TT assistant professor position at Monmouth University! Feeling very excited about what comes next and I thank everyone who has supported me throughout the years in achieving this!
Has anyone refinanced their federal student loans? If so, was it worth it? The unfortunate side of graduating is that now I must pay and I’m trying to figure out the best path forward.
I graduated this past weekend and immediately changed my signature to Sean Bogart, Ph.D.
The highlighted speaks perfectly to the effects of informational gist on misinformation susceptibility by Langdon and colleagues. I just had hoped prominent media wouldn’t perpetuate this kind of irresponsible reporting.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...
We are currently watching the best researchers science has to offer systematically be stripped of their ability to share critical knowledge - Franki is firmly in that category. This is horrifying to watch unravel. All the best to Franki and everyone affected.
I just found out today that another post doc I was a finalist for had to be removed due to funding cuts. I cannot understate just how hard it is to be searching for academic positions under this administration.
My heart goes out to all folks who have had their funding cut. May your research thrive.
Truly sorry to hear this, Franki
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Let’s be clear - they’re not just deleting DEI policies and code words, they’re deleting actual people of color and women. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Excellent - I submitted my materials for consideration!
Hi! Maybe a silly question, but will US-based applicants be considered?
