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John Franchak

@johnfranchak.bsky.social
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assoc. prof of psychology at uc riverside • perception, action, and development • data science, rstats, julia, machine learning • he/him

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New on the Baby Blog - 2026 Congress Overview by the ICIS Programme Chairs @nataliebrito.bsky.social, Silvia Benavides-Varela, Ana M. Carmiol and Ori Ossmy infantstudies.org/2026-congres... #infantstudies #ICIS2026 #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research
Text: Latest from the Baby Blog - 2026 Congress Overview by the ICIS Programme Chairs against an image background of a baby in a dress looking at a piece of paper
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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Guo, @johnfranchak.bsky.social et al. (2026) developed a novel video-based ecological momentary assessment for observing infants' home behavior: Infants who could walk independently engaged in more upright postural transitions in their daily lives #DevPsySky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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Walking‐Related Changes in Infants' Daily Experiences of Postural Transitions: A Longitudinal Assessment
Postural transitions occur when infants switch from one posture to another, such as from prone to sitting. Postural transitions facilitate perceptual-motor exploration because different postures affo...
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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Kretch et al. (2025): chronological age and overall sitting age but not hands-free sitting age predicted everyday sitting experience; continuous development of sitting skill changes positioning composition of infants' everyday unrestrained floor time #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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Infant Sitting Status, Sitting Age, and Everyday Positioning Experience Across the Transition to Independent Sitting
Positioning—the body's physical configuration and relations to supports and restraints—is a fundamental aspect of infants' everyday experiences. How do everyday positioning experiences (the amount of...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/02/2025
"We're pleased to present this updated org chart that captures our system of governance (which management scientists term “Kafkaesque bureaucracy meets Lord of the Files,” though no one understands these references since we cut our literature requirements)."
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An Accurate Organizational Chart of Your University
In accordance with our informal tradition of updating documents every thirty years, whether they need it or not, our university is pleased to prese...
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Katgallow @katgallow.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This is the same rationale for rejecting AI for legal work. It’s through engaging with the text of the law that the reasoning occurs. You cannot avoid the work.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
As we watch all mention of diversity actively get scrubbed from the NIH website in real time it's important to know that, we were not taking over anything, we were just trying to exist. - Only 2% of NIH R01 grants are awarded to Black investigators. The goal is total erasure/elimination.
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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I haven't really used #rstats case_match before, but I think I'll start using it more. It's a nice little time saver and reduces repetition.
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Kari Kretch @karikretch.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
We just learned that our insurance is awful. We do not have enough coverage to rebuild and we do not have any coverage at all for temporary housing. So essentially, we have a mortgage and no home. Housing is outrageously expensive in Los Angeles. So I’m bumping this fundraiser again. Please share ❤️
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Ian Ballard @iancballard.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Some tips for making and keeping New Year's resolutions! @ucriverside.bsky.social news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
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Will you keep your New Year’s resolutions?
A UC Riverside psychologist shares his thoughts on how to make them last
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Lisa Oakes @lisaoakes.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Tip from a journal editor: if you are late on a review, ask for an extension so we know when to expect it and so we can adjust those annoying auto reminders. I almost always would rather have a late review than no review.
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Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca · 04/01/2025
Best description of academia I've heard: it's a pie eating contest, where the prize is more pie
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Dear academics We could dramatically reduce our administrative workload if we all just agreed not to ask for reference letters until we made our list of finalists. This is massive collective action problem has already been solved by… *checks notes* …every other industry on earth.
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David Barner @drbarner.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?
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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · 10/09/2024
Now out! Jessie Fu led a practical guide for mobile eye tracking. We present approaches across the lifespan, but have good info for work with infants & kids. link.springer.com/article/10.3... Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide 1/3
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Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide - Behavior Research Methods
Eye tracking provides direct, temporally and spatially sensitive measures of eye gaze. It can capture visual attention patterns from infancy through adulthood. However, commonly used screen-based eye ...
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Tabea Springstein @tabeaspringstein.bsky.social · 28/05/2024
I am looking for a lab manager for the brand-new Emotional Lives lab (starting this Fall) at UC Riverside. Sharing would be much appreciated :) jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/33028489
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University of California, Riverside - Jobs
UCR is hiring for this great opportunity!
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
interested in developmental applications of machine learning/computer vision? we are hosting a workshop at the @infantstudies.bsky.social meeting in Glasgow and launching a new listserv: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Come check out UCR PADLAB members presenting at #CDS2024 in Pasadena! Full posters here: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...
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Margaret Echelbarger @bskybymidge.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
Going to CDS 2024? Consider attending the Hidden Curriculum pre-conf! @tissyana.bsky.social and I are fortunate to be joined by a *fantastic* group of invited speakers who are committed to democratizing info. You can learn more about the pre-conf here: tinyurl.com/CDS-HCpreconf 1/4
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CDS 2024: Hidden Curriculum
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Kari Kretch @karikretch.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
My lab (sites.usc.edu/ldrlab/) is recruiting a 32 hr/wk lab technician. Great opportunity for new grads interested in infant development or pediatrics and looking for research experience! View details and apply here usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... or contact me for more information. #DevSci
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Learning, Development, and Rehabilitation Laboratory – USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical...
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 26/11/2023
(to the tune of Eleanor Rigby) Monthly expenses Fill in the form and upload your receipt to Concur Science goes brrr
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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
famous moments in psychology / cog-sci as lego sets, a thread. 1. Pavlov's dogs.
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
excited to share that our paper on 10-13 month olds' everyday body position, restraint, and object holding (measured via EMA) was accepted in developmental psych. the transition to independent walking predicts changes in some activities and not others: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2023-1....
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Perception, Action, and Development Lab - Article in press
Longitudinal relations between independent walking, body position, and object experiences in home life
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Ian Ballard @iancballard.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
Come join our fantastic research community at UCRiverside! The Computational Cognitive and Neural Sciences lab is recruiting at all levels. Check out our research at www.ballardlab.org
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Melissa Kline Struhl @mekline.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Do I understand how hashtags work on this website yet? No I don't. TLDR: I am hiring for a researcher/community-focused role working on two open source projects in psychology! #openscience #opensci #metasci #psychscisky #cogsci #devsci #cogdev #opendata #psychjobs #neurojobs
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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Issue 59, Volume 11 is now out for Developmental Psychology! psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES... Papers : -2023 Boyd McCandless Awardees -EF across developmental domains -Face Processing -Racial Socialization -Parent-Child Conversations 👶🧠 #devsci #DevPsy #devpsych #devsky #DevCogNeuro
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
My dept. at UC Riverside is hiring a TT developmental psychologist who specializes in Latinx Health and Development. Please share: aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01840
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Deon T. Benton @deontbenton.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Please consider applying to this postdoctoral position with my wonderful colleague, Dr. Sophia Vinci-Booher.
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
looking for advice from US researchers who have needed to get business insurance to do (university/grant) consulting work. any companies to try/tips for what you need? #PsychSci
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Worth your time: a post-mortem on the Gino case. Thank you very much, Zoé Ziani 🙏 www.theorgplumber.com/posts/statem...
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A Post Mortem on the Gino Case | The Organizational Plumber
My perspective on the Gino-Ariely scandal, and what we should learn from it.
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
I am BEGGING schools to stop requesting letters of recommendation from all students before you read their application. Trying to write letters for eight students who are applying to 10 schools each is going to drive me mad.
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
I'm curious what mentors tell new PhD students about how to approach reading the literature. Aside from suggestions about what to read, I feel like I should have more specific advice than "read a lot". Any tips?
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 17/10/2023
how most labs are run 🧪 #neuroskyence
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Larisa Heiphetz Solomon @drlarisa.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
1. Serving as an action editor has changed how I write reviews for other journals. A thread on reviewing: #AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
It is open enrollment season! Come on down and guess your health or dependent care spending for next year. The winner gets a small tax break. The loser throws their money away! By one estimate, consumers lost $4.2 billion in unspent FSA funds in 2020. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/inflexible...
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(In)Flexible Savings Accounts: The tax deduction that is actually a tax on your time
We register some complaints with the Washington Post
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
Our department (psych at UC Riverside) has a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a specialization in Latinx Health and Well-being in Social/Personality Psychology aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01810 #PsychSci #PsycJobs #PsychSciSky #PsychJobs
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Latinx Health and Well-Being in Social/Personality Psychology
University of California, Riverside is hiring. Apply now!
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Martha W. Alibali @marthaalibali.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Job alert! I am seeking a 50%-time project manager for a new NSF-funded project on how simple card games can promote learning about biological variability--with a focus on relational language & gesture in caregiver-child interaction during play. More info: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/researc...
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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
Issue 59, Volume 10 is now out for Developmental Psychology! psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES... Papers : -Fraction Knowledge -Cognitive Processes -Interventions and Developmental Changes -Using Information to Make Judgments -Parent-Child Relationships #devsci #devpsych #devpsychsky 👶🧠
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Kari Kretch @karikretch.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
Hi child/infant development folks, anyone willing to share some pictures of your lab decor for inspiration? I need a babylab Pinterest board! #DevSci #DevPsy
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Eleanor Palser @eleanorpalser.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
We are really really struggling (per Editor report) to find reviewers for a manuscript on skin conductance reactivity during startle and anxiety in dyslexia. Please send recs or volunteer 🙏🏼 #AffectSci #DevSci
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Chanel Meyers @chanelkmeyers.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
Re-upping this here: We are hiring for an Associate/Full Professor in Diversity Science here at University of Oregon! The area is open and current div sci faculty are in clinical, dev/community, social. Please apply/share! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25318
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University of Oregon, Department of Psychology
Full service online faculty recruitment and application management system for academic institutions worldwide. We offer unique solutions tailored for academic communities.
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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Come join our department at UC Riverside! We are hiring in Cognitive and Cog Neuro this fall (and some other jobs to follow soon...) aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01788 #PsychJobs #CogSci #PsychSciSky #DevSci
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Open Rank Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology
University of California, Riverside is hiring. Apply now!
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Hello! 👋🏽 Come be my colleague at Duke! We are hiring a TT developmental psychologist at the early or late assistant professor stage with a preference for basic processes of cognitive and/or social development. Review starts 12/1! #PsychSciSky #PsychJob academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25972
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Duke University, Psychology and Neuroscience
Full service online faculty recruitment and application management system for academic institutions worldwide. We offer unique solutions tailored for academic communities.
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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
⏰ Special issue at Developmental Psychology! ⏰ Majority Country methods for developmental psychology: Evidence and insights from diverse global settings Led by: Catherine Draper, Sebastian Lipina, & Qing Zhou LOI Due: Oct 1 www.apa.org/pubs/journal... #devpsyc #devpsych
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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
Call for Editorial Fellows at Developmental Psychology. *Early Career (w/i 10yrs PhD) *Members of underrepresented communities (e.g., minoritized, LGBTQ+, w/ disabilities, Global South, etc) or record of advocacy. *1-year term; $1,000 USD stipend
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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
No SPSS license? But you still want to be able to open and review SPSS files in an SPSS-like environment? Try out PSPP. It’s bare bones, but free and does the trick! gnu.org/software/pspp/
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Sarah Rose Cavanagh @sarosecav.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
Today, you can order four free COVID tests. Go here: www.covid.gov/tests Pass it on. HT @alwayscoffee.bsky.social
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COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests
Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.
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Gary Lupyan @glupyan.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
We are hiring in perception & cognitive/perceptual development! Open Rank. Madison's awesome! Apply! psych.wisc.edu/psychology-d...
Aerial view of downtown Madison
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Elizabeth Bonawitz @ebonawitz.bsky.social · 22/08/2023
Preconference workshop submissions now open for Cognitive Development Society Conference (Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Pasadena, CA. USA)! cogdevsoc.org/pre-conferen...
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Pre-Conference Workshop Submissions - CDS
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