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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri

@evaspietri.bsky.social
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Social psychologist at University of Colorado Boulder, broadly studying issues related to identity-safety, belonging, attitudes, and fostering inclusive spaces for WOC.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I should be used to it by now, but it's still a gut punch to go to the website of the funding agency that helped launch your career and read that they're "eliminating woke and weaponized grant programs that previously funded radical DEI projects" Fuck that 🤬 www.nsf.gov/about/budget...
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request reflects a strategic alignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment while eliminating woke and weaponized grant programs that previously funded radical DEI projects. NSF is prioritizing investments that have the greatest potential to address the most critical, high-priority challenges and opportunities identified by the Administration, Congress, and the science and technology community.

Full FY27 budget request (PDF, 3.27 MB)
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I'm an Associate Editor at Current Directions in Psychological Science and I have a new Special Issue call on Intergroup Allyship. Proposal submissions are due by July 18. Please share widely! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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Call for Manuscript Proposals: Special Issue on Intergroup Allyship
Current Directions in Psychological ScienceEditor: Dr. Sylvia PerryIntergroup allyship–referring to actions taken to support, advocate for, or stand in solidarity with members of marginalized groups b...
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Maureen Craig @mocraig.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Thanks for the shout-out Gordon! And, fun-fact: this paper idea was sparked by a question from @evaspietri.bsky.social during a sabbatical brownbag talk at CU-Boulder, which is unfortunate for me because it reinforces that I should keep giving talks 😅
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I wrote a piece for @sciam.bsky.social about why White parents should be talking to their kids about race and racism. It was so great to work with @megha.bsky.social on this piece! Please share! www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Why It’s Important to Talk about Race with Children
Children start learning about race and racism as early as preschool. Talking about race early, however difficult, will help them become more antiracist
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Rachel M. Perera @rachelmarisa.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
📣 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS ARE NON-BINDING GUIDANCE LETTERS. You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I've had some frustrating conversations with fellow academics who did not seem to understand this. Higher Ed's version is something like: First they came for the "DEI scholars" and I did not speak out because I do not study DEI...
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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Are you a Southeast Asian social-personality psychologist attending #SPSP2025 in Denver? We are getting together on Thursday 2/20, 7pm local time at Hyatt Regency’s Assembly Hall Bar! RSVP on the Whova app in the meetup section (or just come through)! SEASAPP is back for our 5th year reunion!!
An invite for Southeast Asian Social and Personality Psychologists gathering at SPSP conference in Denver. Detail: 2/20/25, 7pm at Assembly Hall Bar in Hyatt Regency
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 07/02/2025
The Trump Administration's list of censored scientific terms that get NSF grant proposals flagged contains "women” and “female”, but no mention of “men” or “male.” There is “black” and “indigenous” on this list, but no “white.” The only identity not censored is mine. youtu.be/dHXbpj1Z3UU
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Don Beyer Speaks About Trump's NSF Censorship on the House Floor
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/02/2025
The almost explicit position of these groups is that anything more than a token number of black and Hispanic students in an elite institution is de facto evidence of anti-white racial discrimination.
nytimes.com
The University of California Increased Diversity. Now It’s Being Sued.
The state’s elite campuses, prohibited from using race-based admissions for decades, are now admitting more Black and Hispanic students. A new group is suing, arguing the university system is cheating...
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Oh goodness me too. I was just thinking this morning, I feel horrible sending out review request right now, when I know so many of us are stressed and can’t focus.
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Exactly this. It's really gross to see people arguing that their research will be "unfairly" flagged/catch strays. It sets a scary precedent where people start pointing fingers and suggesting that "those people" are the problem, but not them. Quite chilling.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
NEW: We obtained the directions NSF program officers are following to review all grants for compliance with the Trump EOs and the turmoil it has created in an agency mandated to broaden STEM participation. Our story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
If true, they're going to try to de-fund scientists for being "systematic." Cuz, of course.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
On top of 5000 problems here: FEMALE AND WOMEN IS ON THE LIST BUT MALE AND MEN ARE NOT. JUST AN FYI.
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
list of banned keywords
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Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 01/02/2025
13 state Attorneys General put out a joint statement this week vigorously defending DEIA programs and calling the EOs offensive, discriminatory, and illegal. They're Democrats. Some Dems absolutely need their spines stiffened. But some are actually fighting too www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...
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Joint statement from 13 state attorneys general: President Trump is misleading the American people on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives | Washington State
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown, with the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Ver...
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
One (of many) very real and immediate impact is that postdocs will not get paid, right now, for the month of Feb. That is money that these scholars need to live (pay rent, buy food etc.). www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
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Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
To expand on this, right now ~200 postdoc fellows directly funded by NSF are locked out of their salary &research funds right before the first of the month. No doubt other NSF funded grads &postdocs are affected as well. All requests for funds put in before the freeze are slowly being cancelled
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders : Shots - Health News : NPR 🚨This is extremely bad 🚨
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National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs. Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
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Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
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pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Local journalists, doing the work. #Boulder
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 I am the new Associate Editor for Special Issues at @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social and I could not be more excited to be in the role! We're looking for Guest Editors to propose potential special issues! Read all about what that means at the link below! #SocialPsych #PsychSky 1/n
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Lisa M.P. Munoz @lisampmunoz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
"The tech gender gap isn’t set in stone.... Research shows that early positive experiences with programming and robotics can ignite girls’ curiosity and interests before stereotypes set in and drive girls away." Love this call to action! 👇 #WomeninSTEM #science #AI #tech
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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
CU Boulder must pay 386 women faculty back pay for gender discrimination.
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
This is so nice!! Thank you, Lisa! Is it cheating if I suggest everyone follows you next Friday?
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CantlonLab @cantlonlab.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
A storm 🌪️ is coming to academia, and just describing it won’t be enough. We’re supposed to be protecting knowledge and diversity. What organizes us academics across institutions? Who are our lawyers? Who will fund our side? Here are some resources we have now (but we need MORE ideas and BIGGER):
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Joel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Now that everyone is back on 🦋, it seems as good a time as any to remind people: I'm recruiting my first PhD student(s) this cycle! Deadline is December 1! Apply! We have lots of exciting and important work to do! Lab info: joelleforestier.com Program info: www.psychology.pitt.edu/social-program
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Identity & Intergroup Relations Lab
Identity & Intergroup Relations Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, directed by Dr. Joel Le Forestier, studying intergroup experiences, prejudice, and interventions.
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Congrats!!!
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Kate A. Ratliff @kateratliff.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
I will be accepting new grad students this year (Fall 2024 admissions for Fall 2025 start) at the University of Waterloo. Our main projects focus on the influence of legislation, public policy, and migration on intergroup attitudes. Please help me spread the word!
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 04/10/2024
Me! And I think most of the faculty say CU. SESP and SPSP are so convenient this year (for us)
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
CU Boulder is hiring in social psychology! Let me know if you any questions about CU or the position. Please share!
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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
CU Boulder is hiring a social psychologist! We seek someone who can contribute to quantitative training. Substantive area of research is open, but we are particularly interested in someone with a social neuroscience focus. Please share! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Assistant Professor
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 23/09/2024
If you are interested in reading the review, here is a link to access an online version of the PDF! rdcu.be/dUcbW
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A framework for understanding effective allyship
Nature Reviews Psychology - When successful, engaging in allyship can promote belonging and well-being in marginalized individuals. In this Review, Pietri et al. outline a framework for effective...
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
These processes can render the needs of those with multiply marginalized identities invisible. Thus, it is critical to consider how different ally actions impact all members of a group and ways to support multiply marginalized individuals. 5/5
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
When discussing “all-inclusivity,” we emphasize the need to act as an ally for all members of a group. From research and theorizing on intersectionality, we know it might be easiest to act as an ally for individuals who are singularly marginalized and represent the “typical” group members. 4/5
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
We agree with those who conceptualize allyship as a constantly evolving process – that is, you cannot just “become an ally” and be done. In “Box 2”, we discuss how to apply this framework, acknowledging the diverse experiences of marginalized individuals across different situations. 3/5
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
We highlight four crucial components for acting as an effective ally – awareness, authentic motivation, action orientation, and all-inclusivity. We recognize that “effective allyship” is somewhat ambiguous. We define this term as engaging in efforts that marginalized individuals find meaningful. 2/5
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
I'm very excited to share this new review in @natrevpsych.bsky.social with @charlottemoser.bsky.social, India Johnson, and Veronica Derricks, outlining our four “As” of the allyship framework. 1/5
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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · 17/09/2024
A framework for understanding effective allyship Review by Evava S. Pietri (evaspietri.bsky.social), Charlotte E. Moser (charlottemoser.bsky.social), Veronica Derricks & India R. Johnson Web: go.nature.com/3MNGhkZ PDF: rdcu.be/dUc9T
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Emily Jordan Brown @emilyjbrown.bsky.social · 10/04/2024
With #2024MPA right around the corner, we are getting excited to see all the amazing research and present our own. @andrewlikespsych.bsky.social @tiffanyito.bsky.social @evaspietri.bsky.social @amandadiekman.bsky.social
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
So happy you could visit us, Lisa! Such fantastic talks!! Sorry about the big snow storm, but happy it waited until after your visit at CU.
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Lisa M.P. Munoz @lisampmunoz.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
Read about ways to help inspire girls in science through female role models, from me and @evaspietri.bsky.social via EdWeek. It's about the struggles as much as the successes: #WomeninSTEM 🧪
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4 Ways to Present STEM Role Models Girls Will Find Inspiring (Opinion)
Merely exposing students to female scientists isn’t enough to get them to pursue careers in STEM.
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
I am thrilled that our paper is finally online at Dev Psychology: White parents’ racial socialization during a guided discussion predicts declines in white children’s pro-white biases. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-... A thread! 1/N
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
Some may think White parent's conversations with their children about racism increased after the murder of George Floyd, but in our 2022 JRA paper, we found that that was not the case. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Racial Socialization Messages in White Parents' Discussions of Current Events Involving Racism With Their Adolescents
This study presents a thematic analysis of socialization messages about race and racism in White parents’ reports of their discussions with adolescents about current events involving racism (e.g., po....
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 15/02/2024
The psych department at NU is inviting applications for its Canady Diversity Science Postdoc. Here is a description: tinyurl.com/2cayu3hk We encourage recent and soon-to-be psychology PhDs with an interest in diversifying psychological science to consider applying!
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Canady Diversity Science Fellowship: Department of Psychology - Northwestern University
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FABBS @fabbs.org · 12/02/2024
Yesterday marked the Intl Day of Women in Science! In a new era of sustainability, evidence-based policies can transform girls' experiences as they enter STEM fields. Read free access #PIBBS research on how we can break these barriers now: buff.ly/3SEQkv4 #WomenInSTEM
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Evava (Eva) S. Pietri @evaspietri.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
Looking forward to the panel!! And seeing you soon!
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