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Emily Kubin

@emilykubin.bsky.social
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Post-Doc ‪@ Experimental Psych Oxford studying the role of morality and media in polarization and how to bridge divides. emily-kubin.owlstown.net

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Sam Pratt @sampratt99.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Check out what people are saying about our paper on r/science: www.reddit.com/r/science/co... And huge shoutout to the co-authors that are on here! @jakewomick.bsky.social @emilykubin.bsky.social @helenldevine.bsky.social @keithpayne.bsky.social @kurtjgray.bsky.social
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Check out our new work with practitioners to find ways to foster empathy and reduce polarisation among American teenagers👇
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
What happens when we tell each other stories? New research from myself, @kurtjgray.bsky.social, and practitioners at Narrative 4! Full report: hubs.li/Q044v_6_0
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Helen Devine @helenldevine.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
⚖️ New paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences! Legal decisions hinge on who counts as a victim — but our judgments are biased & hard to change. We propose solutions: victim impact statements, funding restorative justice, & acknowledgments for exonerees.
Cover page of a journal article titled "The Psychology of Victimhood in the Law"
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julia kamin @juliakamin.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Great review from @emilykubin.bsky.social and @vaparker.bsky.social on the challenges of researching what effectively reduces polarization - including knowing if and when reducing polarization should be something we want to do. www.researchgate.net/profile/Emil...
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🚨 New Pre-Print🚨 Very excited to share new work w/ Victoria Parker. Here we think about big questions regarding the limitations and barriers affective polarization interventions face in being translated from research to practice www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Barriers to Bridging Divides in the Real World: A Framework for Addressing Challenges in Affective Polarization Intervention Research
PDF | Affective polarization is rising across democratic societies, prompting a growing body of research on interventions to reduce partisan animosity.... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Check out our recent Character and Context piece explaining how reframing political ideas (including facts!) to be more self disclosing can bridge political divides. spsp.org/news/charact...
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Check out this great new piece (so excited to see it out!!). Analysis of German political manifestos shows an increase in victimhood narratives over time (especially by more extreme parties on the left and right).
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Thrilled to share our new report stemming from a collaboration between academics and practitioners! Here we show the benefits of a narrative intervention in American high schools for promoting empathy, pro-sociality and reducing affective polarization! osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A must read for those concerned about the polarization of truth and the rise of AI. AI can give us the "facts" we want to hear, and make it seem highly credible. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/b...
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Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars
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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 30/10/2025
Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation? Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed. Here are the key take-aways 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
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Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Can media stories about immigrant success shift public opinion? Unan shows German coverage of BioNTech’s Turkish-German founders boosted support for easing immigration, evidence that positive exposure can reshape perceptions. #Immigration Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Media Exposure to Highly Skilled Immigrants and Attitudes Toward Immigration - Political Behavior
Can exposure to successful immigrants in the mass media affect perceptions of immigrants and alter attitudes toward immigration? To address this question, I study the case of Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sah...
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🎈Thrilled to share my first ever solo author work🎈 In this chapter I uncover the relationship between social media, political polarization, and their downstream effects on political censorship. osf.io/preprints/os...
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Mikey Biddlestone @mikeybiddlestone.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🚨New open access paper out in BJP special issue "Psychological Understanding of Misinformation and Disinformation in the Face of Environmental Crises"! “Fighting fire with fire: Prebunking with the use of a plausible meta-conspiracy framing” 🧵👇 1/12 📖 doi.org/10.1111/bjop...
Landing page for our article "Fighting fire with fire: Prebunking with the use of a plausible meta-conspiracy framing" published in the British Journal of Psychology
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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
We're pleased to kick off the 2025 BPS Social Psychology Section Conference with a welcoming speech by our chair @swedishprotests.bsky.social and organisers @shelleymckeown.bsky.social & @nascherme.bsky.social
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🚨New Pub Alert!🚨 We find that self-disclosure is a key ingredient for bridging divides between opponents. Importantly, self-disclosure is not only useful when sharing experiences but also can be leveraged to heal divisions when communicating facts. More below 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
When people hear others’ views on politically sensitive topics (e.g., migration, abortion), they quickly become disrespectful or disengage. How can we express our views in such a way that they foster respect and interaction? @emilykubin.bsky.social, @kurtjgray.bsky.social & I studied this. 🧵1/7
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
new in early view at Political Psychology -->
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
New chapter out! We examine how media reports discuss Muslims, Islam, and Islamist terrorism--often using mono-thematic and undifferentiated language. More info below! osf.io/preprints/os...
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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🚨Pre-print alert🚨 Research shows citizens in many Western democracies are increasingly affectively polarized––they feel warm toward their own party but quite cold toward opposing parties. But how does it feel to “feel warmly”? @katharinalawall.bsky.social, @mtsakiris.bsky.social & I asked. 🧵1/8
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
So honored to receive the Early Career Award at #ISPP2025. Thankful to all my mentors and the many friends I’ve met through this network. @polpsyispp.bsky.social
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Just landed in Prague and so excited for ISPP! Looking forward to meet up with old friends and make new ones! (And also present some exciting new research) 🤗 Reach out if you want to grab a coffee!
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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🚨Preprint alert🚨 How does affective polarization change democracy? Lots of pubs study how AP affects trust, democratic norms, inter-partisan attitudes, and participation. We (w/ @polpsychjoe.bsky.social, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social) examine a vital assumption this research seems to rely on: 1/6🧵
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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
% of Americans, by party, who say they are "extremely" or "very" proud to be an American, 2001-present news.gallup.com/poll/692150/...
Chart from Gallup showing the long-term trend in the share of Republicans, Democrats and independents who say they are "extremely" or "very" proud to be an American.
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Very excited to share I have been awarded the Walter Benjamin Post-Doc Fellowship from the DFG for my project on healing conflict through understanding victimhood narratives. Will be conducting this work @University of Oxford w/ the wonderful @shelleymckeown.bsky.social starting in September 25
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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
The defense of commonsense knowledge against scientific expertise is used as a political weapon across countries onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #polpsy #Polisky
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Jim AC Everett @jimaceverett.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I've posted an advert for PhD scholarship to work with me on moral psychology and AI at the University of Kent 🤖🧠📚 Full details here: www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships...
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Understanding Trust in Moral Machines: ERC-Funded Psychology PhD Scholarship
Understanding Trust in Moral Machines: ERC-Funded Psychology PhD Scholarship: The studentship lasts three years and will cover tuition fees at the Home rate (£5,006 per annum) and will additionally pr...
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Good news for youth and future generations in 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 deal: “The UK is also negotiating to rejoin the Erasmus+ programme, which allows students to study or do an internship abroad”
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
@sampratt99.bsky.social and I are having a fantastic time in Marrakesh Morocco discussing polarization and pluralism. Enjoying the great discussions across disciplines to tackle some of the most pressing societal issues. Thanks Templeton World Charity Foundation for organizing this event!
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Excited to present with a fantastic line-up of interdisciplinary scholars. Register for the event below 👇🏻
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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
New paper by @emilykubin.bsky.social, von Sikorski, & @kurtjgray.bsky.social btw, I love a title that tells me what I need to know! "Political censorship feels acceptable when ideas seem harmful and false" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #PsychSciSky #PoliticalPsych
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🚨New pre-print!🚨 We examine how politicians embroiled in scandal can reduce blowback by claiming victimhood. Findings: victimhood is effective across ideological divides, works for male/female politicians, victimhood=more moral and less responsible See pre-print link below: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New Paper out! Ever wondered whether AI generated news can reduce perceptions of bias? We find news developed by AI may reduce media consumers hostile media perceptions. www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
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Frontiers | Can AI-generated news reduce hostile media perceptions? Findings from two experiments
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
@kurtjgray.bsky.social and I are thrilled to share our report in partnership with Beyond Conflict and One America Movement. We develop a toolkit for faith leaders facing crisis and polarization based on practitioner and research insights: oneamericamovement.org/trauma-toolk...
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Emily Kubin @emilykubin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Very excited to be starting a visiting researcher position with @shelleymckeown.bsky.social at Uni Oxford! Working on understanding conflict and how to heal divisions. Feeling grateful and ready for this new adventure 🤗
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Shelley McKeown Jones @shelleymckeown.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Excited to be hosting @bps-social-psych.bsky.social conference at Lady Margaret Hall next September. Watch this space for more details coming soon.
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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · 09/12/2024
Applied research is the path to legitimacy in psychological science Comment by Judith P. Andersen Web: go.nature.com/41qmccZ PDF: rdcu.be/d2XLq
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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Across the six countries featured in our recent report on AI, more respondents expected news produced mostly by AI to be less trustworthy (-17) and less transparent (-8), but more up to date (+22) and cheaper to make (+33) Read the report in full reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-does-pu...
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Charles Montgomery @charlesincities.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
When leaders link health policy to partisan identity, people get sicker, miss work more and die younger - part of reason why COVID death rate 43% higher among Republicans @jayvanbavel.bsky.social + Dominic Packer on why polarization = bad for health www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-polari...
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Why polarization is bad for our health
Issue 145: Connecting beliefs about public health policies to partisan identities has likely killed thousands of people--we explain why it's dangerous
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
When academics regularly express their political opinions online, it under undercuts their credibility with the public. warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
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