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Gigi Luk

@gigiluk.bsky.social
659 followers 413 following 6 posts

Professor at @mcgillu.bsky.social Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology. Interested in multilingualism in development, learning, cognition, education, communication & neuroscience.

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Gigi Luk @gigiluk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My student, Sohyun Cho, has published a systematic review on academic emotions associated with L2 learning (as well as learning in L2). Thanks to the editor, Shaofeng Li, and the anonymous reviewers for the constructive feedback. doi.org/10.1016/j.rm...
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Gigi Luk @gigiluk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🤩 Join us in person or online for Christos Pliatsikas' talk: May 29, Friday, 11am EDT (Montreal time) "Bilingualism and Neuroplasticity: What we know, what to do next?" ✅ Registration: tinyurl.com/3y3s4hp4
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Carien van Reekum @carien.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📣 Job alert: We are recruiting a Prof in Neuroscience with MRI expertise to join us at @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social and @unirdg-psych.bsky.social. See tinyurl.com/2kdjph8v for details. Contact me for info/chat. Please spread the word #neuroskyence #neurojobs
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Professor of Neuroscience at University of Reading
Apply for the Professor of Neuroscience role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Gigi Luk @gigiluk.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Interested in working with me in my department at @mcgilleducation.bsky.social ? Please consider applying to this position or share it widely with your networks. www.mcgill.ca/education/ch...
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Seeking Candidates for Tenure-Track Appointment in Human Development
The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) invites applications for one tenure-track appointment in Human Development (HD) Program at the rank of Assistant Professor. Faculty membe...
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Claudia Peñaloza @claudiapenaloza.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
New paper alert! 🎉 Our study on macro and microstructural properties of #discourse in post #stroke #aphasia + #DTI white matter neural correlates led by my wonderful student Belle Jacobs is finally published in Cortex 1/4 Check out our open access paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Four large Dutch universities, including Leiden University where I work, have decided to throw international psychology bachelor programs under the bus in an effort to appease the rightwing government. Here's my blog why this is a terrible idea. eiko-fried.com/cutting-inte...
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Cutting international bachelor programs threatens psychological science » Eiko Fried
Two days ago, four Dutch universities announced discontinuing their English-speaking psychology bachelor programs (1, 2). I will briefly explain (1) how this decision came to be, (2) why this is such ...
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Gigi Luk @gigiluk.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Welcome @jayro77.bsky.social!!
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Hannah Treadway @treadwayhannah.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Join us on March 3rd for our workshop "From Immigration to Integration: Insights into Mental Health, Language Acquisition, & Educational Strategies for Migrant Children". Speakers: Andrea Krott, @gigiluk.bsky.social, & Ester Navarro. Organized by @eleonorarossi.bsky.social. ufl.zoom.us/s/6475828738
Please join us for this comparative workshop!
From Immigration to Integration: Insights into Mental Health, Language Acquisition, and Educational Strategies for Migrant Children
March 3, 2025
9:00AM-1:00PM
During this workshop, experts in the neurocognition and educational aspects of bilingualism from Europe, Canada, and the US will present data on mental health in bilingual children, policies and practices for multilingual children across Europe and the US.

AGENDA AND FEATURED SPEAKERS
9:00AM-9:15AM
Opening remarks
Prof. Rossi (UF Linguistics and McKnight Brain Institute) and Prof.
Antonenko (UF School of Teaching and Learning).
9:15AM-9:50AM
Prof. Krott (University of Birmingham, U.K.)
On the impact of bilingualism on children’s mental health in the UK.
9:50AM-10:40AM
Prof. Luk (McGill University)
A transdisciplinary approach to explore the intersection of multilingual
development, learning abilities and disabilities.
10:40AM-11:25AM
Prof. Navarro (St. John’s University, New York)
On the relationship between bilingualism and cultural orientation for theory of mind and cognitive abilities.
11:30AM-Noon
Open Floor discussion with panelists
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Science Magazine @science.org · 22/01/2025
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
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Debra Titone @dtitone.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Looking forward to #psynom24.. for #bilingualism folks there, please reach out if you want to be included in this group.. go.bsky.app/C5Lhp1C
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Gigi Luk @gigiluk.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
First post: Thanks @dtitone.bsky.social for getting me here. Wow, very different, should have come here sooner. Love seeing so many great people here. That's it, that's the post.
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