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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

my last few papers i've written in Quarto editing in RStudio/Positron. is Typora just to have something nicer than an IDE to type in? i'm interested but not sure if i'd work there if i have to keep switching to Positron to render

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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Same, I wrote mine in quarto (it's hosted on my university page but I test drive edits on gh pages) padlab.ucr.edu

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Perception, Action, and Development Lab

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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 · 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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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Around that age our son started referring to things as "ham pink" or "hammish white"

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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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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I can still imagine the sound of those doors opening on mouse over

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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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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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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I got sick of updating multiple things so my lab website (in Quarto) renders my CV to both html and PDF. Quarto allows multiple output formats in the YAML. I keep my pubs in a csv to pull for a pubs page and the CV so that there's only 1 place to update. Padlab.ucr.edu

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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Once I had to use Adobe acrobat pro to convert PDF to word for a submission. It worked surprisingly well for a final step but it's not something I'd want to make a habit of. Now I will usually pick RMarkdown or Quarto since they can output to LaTeX PDF or Word from the same source

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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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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

I just shared with two fantastic outgoing staff members. One has been running ema studies in my lab for the last two years!

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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

this was using formr.org which we found difficult to get working with SMS texting. in current work we're using Expiwell in some projects and homebaked stuff with REDCap in others. i've been meaning to give Inclivio another try, it looks great

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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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John Franchak @johnfranchak.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

Thanks! I knew I forgot something

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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 · 19/10/2023

That's a good strategy. I'm curious if you guide students about how much time to spend reading vs on other things. It's such a juggling act and I feel like that's often the thing that gets put off

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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 · 08/10/2023

I need to try out TidierDates! Love the work you're all doing!

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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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