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Gavin Mullin

@gavinmullin.bsky.social
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social psyc PhD candidate at UDelaware • from UnivOfKansas • interested in how social knowledge structures shape perceptual and conceptual spaces • NSF GRFP 💄drag: MayaLynn Sheath💄• he/him 🏳️‍🌈

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Joey Heffner @jpheffne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
SO excited to share that I'll be joining Stanford University as an Assistant Professor in Psychology starting September 2027!! I’m launching the Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab, where we investigate how emotions guide social cognition and behavior. www.heffner-lab.com
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Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab
Explore research on how emotions influence social cognition, decision-making, and AI interactions at the Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab at Stanford University. Join us to study emotions and beh...
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kiraharris.bsky.social @kiraharris.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
1/4 Why do we gravitate toward some people over others? I'm excited to share new work with Peter Mende-Siedlecki, @andyluttrell.bsky.social, and @leorhackel.bsky.social! We use perceptions of others' personality traits more in related contexts, but rewards elicit general positivity 🧵👇
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Dr. Catherine Wall @catherinesjwall.com · 12/07/2026
So trans kids just "grow out of it"? Our work,highlighted here by Society Workshop, suggests that the previous claims about desistance that have been normalized for years are incredibly unreliable
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Carli Fine @carlifine.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The first paper of my PhD with @jamiewardsussex.bsky.social is officially published!! "Number of types of #synaesthesia can be predicted by structural and functional neuroimaging data" authors.elsevier.com/a/1n1%7Ee6TB... #synesthesia #psychology #neuroskyence #consciousness
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Kristina Olson @olsonista.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our lab has a new postdoc position that is ideal for someone interested in a career in data science or statistical consulting and an interest in gender diversity / trans health. apply.interfolio.com/182278
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Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New postdoc position at Cornell! This is a bit of a unique one: It's a teaching postdoc focused on integrating active learning strategies into psychology courses (including one of my own). Should be a lot of fun! Apply here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31738
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Jeni Kubota @jenikubota.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
@spspnews.bsky.social I am going to miss everyone at #SPSP2026 But! Please stop by @giudittascalco.bsky.social poster on Saturday at 4:40 pm to learn more about her research on how white supremacy impacts implicit and explicit bias across Anglo-Saxon countries
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Gavin Mullin @gavinmullin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It’s time yall! I’m excited to co-organize a symposium with @freemanjb.bsky.social at @spspnews.bsky.social this week!! Come by Friday morning (8am, room 450B) to see some amazing talks by phenomenal researchers! @xallysie.bsky.social @chujunlin.bsky.social @whatsinertia.bsky.social #SPSP2026
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Yanzi Huang @yzhuang.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
If you’ll be at @spspnews.bsky.social this week, consider joining the symposium my advisor Peter Mende-Siedlecki & I are co-chairing on Friday (3:30-4:40 pm; @Room E350), featuring talks from @ahbailey.bsky.social, @jowylie.bsky.social, Cy Butler, and me! #SPSP2026
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Joel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Know a promising undergrad who wants more time before applying to grad school? Pitt has a funded postbac program for students from underrepresented groups. This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social! App deadline is March 15!
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Hot Metal Bridge Post-Bac Program | The Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies | University of Pittsburgh
This two-semester post-baccalaureate fellowship program is designed to help talented students from groups traditionally underrepresented in their academic disciplines, including pell eligible, first g...
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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Can AI simulations of human research participants advance cognitive science? In @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social, @lmesseri.bsky.social & I analyze this vision. We show how “AI Surrogates” entrench practices that limit the generalizability of cognitive science while aspiring to do the opposite. 1/
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AI Surrogates and illusions of generalizability in cognitive science
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated enthusiasm for using AI simulations of human research participants to generate new know…
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Chujun Lin @chujunlin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
First paper from my lab out @commspsychol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44271-025-00275-w Latent factor models are popular for mental representation of people, e.g. warmth & competence But we show in naturalistic contexts, more complex representations are needed: high-dimensional networks
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Gavin Mullin @gavinmullin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Excited to share my latest paper, now out in Science Communication!! TLDR: We’ve seen the (valid) warnings about using AI to understand science, but where does this reliance come from? Perhaps it reflects the longstanding failure to communicate science clearly. doi.org/10.1177/1075...
Abstract: Scientists across disciplines increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to scan, summarize, and interpret research articles. While these tools offer speed and clarity, their perceived effectiveness exposes deeper, systemic issues in science. Specifically, we argue that the popularity of AI highlights two key problems: the historical failure to communicate research clearly, and the persistent overestimation that other scientists fully understand published research. Rather than an isolated trend, AI use reflects how academic writing often excludes more than it informs. Here, we trace how institutional norms, training, incentives, and culture reinforce AI reliance, and outline reforms to promote more inclusive, comprehensible science.
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Gavin Mullin @gavinmullin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Celebratory post because I passed my quals 🎉
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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees? Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments Comments can tank a proposed rule in court. 📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj
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Chujun Lin @chujunlin.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🥳Excited to share that I am joining Columbia July 2025 @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Looking for🚨lab managers🚨postdocs🚨grad students! Pls REPOST🙏 We study⭐️person perception⭐️social cognition using experimental, cross-cultural, & computational methods! App👉shorturl.at/5UVPl More👉shorturl.at/q18GM
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John Gallagher @johnrgallagher.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
"The mental tyranny of AI writing" is the most successful blog post I've had. If you haven't read it, I would be thrilled if you could! meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-mental...
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The mental tyranny of AI writing
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Joel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
With Pride Month right around the corner, in a few weeks, I'm giving a (virtual!) talk about being "in the closet" and what it means for our health at the Carnegie Science Center. It's free and open to the public! Date and time: June 2, 7-9PM Registration: carnegiesciencecenter.org/events/cafe-...
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Eli Finkel @elijfinkel.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🎇It's #PubDay for THE HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (6e)!🎇 This is the latest edition of the most venerated institution in social psychology, dating back to 1954. Fifty definitive chapters, over 8,000 manuscript pages. (The TOC appears below.) And: IT'S 100% OPEN-ACCESS: www.the-HSP.com.🧵
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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times less accurate than humans. Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.
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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Come join us! I have startup funds to hire a postdoc for Fall 2025 at Rutgers to study intergroup relations. The job ad is at jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/249... & evaluations begin in 1 wk (5/16) w rolling evaluation. See 🧵below for a write-up on what I'm looking for in a postdoc. Please share widely!
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Paul Smaldino @psmaldino.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
As grant money starts drying up, it's more important than ever not to waste it on paying publishers' open access "article processing fees" when we can host PDFs for free. Tom Morgan and I wrote a paper on this, forthcoming at Science and Public Policy. Accepted draft here: osf.io/preprints/os...
Author-Paid PublicationFees Corrupt Science and Should Be Abandoned 
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Emily Finn @esfinn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Despite everything going on, I may have funds to hire a postdoc this year 😬🤞🧑‍🔬 Open to a wide variety of possible projects in social and cognitive neuroscience. Get in touch if you are interested! Reposts appreciated.
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Jeni Kubota @jenikubota.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I was lucky to be a Guest Editor for this Nature Collection on Group Diversity. Thank you to all who submitted work and reviewed! Check out the collection here: www.nature.com/collections/...
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Group diversity
The editors at Nature Communications, Communications Psychology and Scientific Reports invite submissions to a Collection on the topic of group diversity.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/05/2025
🔔BREAKING🔔 The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding. This is censorship disguised as oversight. Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3): www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
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ajua duker @ajuaduker.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
🚨 I’m hiring a full-time lab manager to help me build my lab start in July or August 2025! 🚨 If you know any stellar candidates who might be interested, please send this their way. 🗓 Application review begins April 15 ⏰ Final deadline is April 25 📎 Apply here ➡️ lnkd.in/evhfqzTP
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
🧪 Our Terminated NSF Grant Tracker is live 🧪 🔴 114 NSF grants listed so far 🔴 Cancelled grants focused on → Training scientists → Misinformation → AI → Climate change Credit to @noamross.net for all the work to build this & to all PIs who submitted their info. Link: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Job alert 🚨 We’re hiring a full-time research staff assistant at Columbia starting Fall 2025! The position will focus on several topics in the lab, including the cognitive & neural mechanisms underlying dynamic social perception using fMRI & natural language processing. Link: freemanlab.org/ra2025
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The Spark Society @sparksociety.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
If you want to help support our mission, you can donate here buy.stripe.com/3cs03h1be38D...
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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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Eric Shuman @ericmshuman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
I am looking to recruit a postdoc to join my lab next fall, & work on 2 projects focused on online mobilization with social media datasets. If anyone knows of someone with computational skills (network analysis, NLP, etc.) who is looking for a postdoc- have them reach out to me.
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Sydney Levine @sydneylevine.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
And: I'm hiring a post-doc! I'm looking for someone with a strong computational background who can start in the summer (or sooner). Details here: apply.interfolio.com/165122 Feel free to reach out with questions (email is best: smlevine@mit.edu) and please share widely!
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Dr. Catherine Wall @catherinesjwall.com · 04/04/2025
Just a reminder that I am still looking for a new position. My work fits well within multiple contexts ranging from Public Health to Psychology to Political Science. Don't let anti-science fear mongers win -- #HireWall #PsycSciSky #PublicHealth 🌈
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Hello, #psychology friends! Want to make science inclusive? We are hiring a new full-time recruitment coordinator for our Duke Child Studies group! Priority consideration if you apply by 4/18 but we will keep reviewing after that until the position is filled! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29865
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Diana Tamir @dianatamir.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
📢 The Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab is hiring! 📢 We're seeking a full-time Research Specialist/Lab Manager to study naturalistic conversation, social cognition, and spontaneous thought. More info here: psnlab.princeton.edu/join-us Please apply and share!
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Thanks for your interest in joining our lab! At the Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab, we believe that our science is better with a diverse team. We embrace and encourage our lab members’ differences ...
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Kirstan Brodie @kirstanbrodie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A brilliant lab manager in my dept will likely have her only PhD offer rescinded due to reductions in funding. Her visa runs out this summer so this has turned her world upside down. If you know of any post-bacc psychology jobs that would sponsor an international applicant (H1B/J1) please share. 🙏
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Gavin Mullin @gavinmullin.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Unsolicited journal entry of a grad student: I was an instructor of record for the first time and I loved it. And I’m sad I loved it. A part of me was hoping to finally have a clear revelation of “academia vs industry”. I wanted to hate it; I wanted an easy out, to have the decision made for me.
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Erik Nook 🏳️‍🌈 @eriknook.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
We're hiring a lab manager to start this summer in the @logicemotionlab.bsky.social! Submit CV, cover letter, and reference contact info by Feb 17th for priority review. Description of the lab's research focus, mission, and values are on our website! research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/20420/r...
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Careers | Human Resources
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Dr Anna Leshinskaya @annaleshinskaya.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I have recently launched the relational cognition lab at UC Irvine: relcoglab.org! We study learning and memory in mind, brains and machines. I am open to collaborations and hiring a lab technician (lab manager/junior specialist). Job ad & application here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09400.
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Relational Cognition Lab
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Adrienne Wood @adriennewood.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The University of Virginia is hiring a Distinguished Professor in AI (any department) and one of the areas of interest is Mind, Language, and AI. AI-optimists and AI-critics equally encouraged to apply! Please share! greenwoodsearch.com/wp-content/u...
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Gavin Mullin @gavinmullin.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I never publicly posted my first (co)-first author paper from earlier this semester- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Super happy with this paper and even more proud of my best friend and co-first author Sam Haas (not on bluesky)!! Sam is an absolute STAR, both as a person and researcher!!!
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Racial Bias in Pediatric Pain Perception
Racial disparities in pediatric pain care are prevalent across a variety of health care settings, and likely contribute to broader disparities in heal…
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Mega-thread of 68 psychology-related starter packs! Start here and scroll up! ☝️
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Gavin Mullin @gavinmullin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I’m going to try to post more of my artwork: Here is my month in review, two completed drawings and two works in progress!!
Rachel LaMont from Survivor season 47, completed drawingCaroline Vidmar on Survivor (47) eating a fish eye, completed drawingComedian persona Sue Dillon smoking a cig, work in progressEnding scene from Pearl, work in progress
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Sally Xie @xallysie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hello!!👋 I'm Sally Xie. Excited to share that in a few weeks, I'll be starting as an Assistant Professor @SFU Psych! 🏞️ @sfufass.bsky.social I'm recruiting a lab manager & my first grad student. If you're interested in social cognition/perception & transformative experiences, check out socosci.com🦉!
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Xie Lab for Social Cognitive Science
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Gavin Mullin @gavinmullin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Re-introduction: hello to all my new followers!! I am Gavin, a 3rd year social psychology PhD student interested in how groups, identities, and person perception shape social behavior! Outside of research, you can find me in drag (name: MayaLynn Sheath), creating digital art, or spoiling my cats!!
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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I'm recruiting a graduate student to start in Fall 2025! Looking for applicants w/interests in cultural evolution, narratives, morality, AI, social media, & epistemic (in)justice. See here for more info: www.crockettlab.org/joining-the-... Apps due Nov 17!
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Joining the Lab — Crockett Lab
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
And here's the first starter pack with 150 social psychologists included. go.bsky.app/J4gmGmV #SocialPsyc #Psychology #AcademicSky 🧪
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Nils Reimer @reimtime.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I am hoping to recruit a Ph.D. student to join our Social Injustice and Social Change research group at UC Santa Barbara in Fall 2025! You can more information about the position, about our team, and about our research on our website. sisc.psych.ucsb.edu/posts/recrui...
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Social Injustice and Social Change (UCSB) - Recruiting Ph.D. Students
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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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