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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’ll be reviewing PhD apps for the 27-28 AY! My lab studies questions related to how people (1) talk and think about (their own/experiences with) racism, (2) have difficult conversations, (3) socialize their children about racism and identity. Learn more here: www.sciplab.com

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 27/08/2026

Psychological Science special issue call 📣 Ever had your research denigrated bc it's "only descriptive", "what's the mechanism though?" and "but what are the theoretical implications?" Now has come your time to shine. Send your best descriptive work! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

Psychological Science invites submissions that advance psychological science through careful description of psychological phenomena. Psychological research often focuses on explaining and predicting phenomena before we have a sufficiently detailed understanding of them. It can be difficult to build strong theories on incomplete empirical foundations of the phenomena themselves. Careful descriptive research helps establish shared empirical reference points developed around well-characterized phenomena. As such, descriptive research contributes to psychological science both by improving our understanding of the phenomena themselves and by providing a stronger foundation for future theory-building, explanation, and prediction.

We are interested in manuscripts that:

Deepen our understanding of psychological phenomena, including what they look like, how they vary, and how they unfold;
Draw on a variety of sources of evidence and methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches; research conducted in naturalistic settings; intensive, longitudinal, or small-sample designs; and open or large-scale datasets;
Provide necessary context for interpreting what is being described, including who is represented in the data, the settings and circumstances in which phenomena occur, and the broader social contexts in which they are situated; and/or
Make a substantive contribution to psychological science through the quality, depth, or significance of the description provided.
The deadline for submitting regular manuscripts is April 15, 2027. Registered Reports will also be considered. The deadline for submitting Stage 1 Registered Reports is November 15, 2026. Authors should indicate in the “Comments to Editor” box during submission that the manuscript is intended for the “Descriptive Research in Psychological Science” special issue.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/08/2026

Proud to announce that New York City has registered a record 4,200 New Yorkers in our doula care program. Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing moments. No one should be forced to navigate them alone.

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Mayor Mamdani Expands Access to Doula Care Across NYC as Citywide Initiative Surpasses 4,000 People Served

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

New Blog post: Which Data Repository Should you Use? In light of OSF closing down, I compare Zenodo, Dataverse, ResearchBox, PsychArchive, and local repositories on six important dimensions. If you want to know which to pick: It depends! daniellakens.blogspot.com/2026/08/whic...

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Which Data Repository Should You Use?

The Center for Open Science has announced that from November 16, 2026, no new projects can be created on the Open Science Framework. After F...

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Krystal Cashen, PhD. @krystalcashen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Almost every letter of recommendation I write for students includes a section about how their liberal arts education makes them a stronger researcher, practitioner, etc. Excited to add this paper to reading lists for my dev psych classes to help students explore that idea for themselves!

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SRCD Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Caucus @srcdsogie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We are pleased to share our SOGIE Caucus Member Spotlight for April, Krystal Cashen! Krystal is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Ohio Wesleyan University. Watch the video to learn more about Krystal and her amazing work!

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Samantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We made an open repository of close relationships measures. Our goal is to catalogue all of the published self-report measures in relationship science. You can help us expand the database by suggesting measures you tend to use in your research, or by uploading your own measures! relascale.com

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RelaScale - Psychological Measures and Constructs

RelaScale is a searchable database of psychological measures and constructs for relationship researchers.

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Queer Development Lab @queerdevelopment.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

In our Queer Joy Project, we asked participants who had positive influence on their understanding of their LGBTQ+ identity. Overwhelmingly they told us it was other queer folks: peers, chosen family, siblings, teachers, social media creators, & others. Read more👉 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JSUNR...

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It Takes More than a Village: Involvement in Positive LGBTQIA+ Socialization from Origin Family, Chosen Family, Community, and Parasocial Relationships

Parents remain the focus of LGBTQIA+ socialization, and contributions of other family and non-family relationships remain unknown. We identified who contributes to positive LGBTQIA+ socialization u...

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Rebecca Peretz-Lange @rebeccaperetzlange.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

want new content for your conservation of matter slides? I caught my toddler claiming that we could give our cat "more food" by spreading out his existing food in his bowl to cover a wider area. youtube.com/shorts/DJBdV...

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Conservation of matter with cat food

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KiDLAB @kidlab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Have you noticed how we often describe people from disadvantaged backgrounds as “strivers” or “go-getters” (💪🏼) rather than naturally gifted (🧠)? This may sound benign, but our new KiDLAB research shows that it reveals a harmful, early-emerging stereotype. (1/5)

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Erin Westgate @erinwestgate.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Project Implicit is one of the longest-running data collection projects in social psychology. In addition to IATs, Project Implicit has been collecting data on visitors’ attitudes, explicit bias, and stereotypes for almost thirty years. Now it is in danger. I will be donating; I hope you will too.

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Clíona Murray, PhD (neé Kelly) @clionamurray.com · 02/01/2026

Happy New Year folks!! Start the year off with a submission into Black In Neuro’s first ever special issue. 18 days until the deadline, keep an eye out for the release 📝 ✨ @binmanhattan.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

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Hyesung Grace Hwang @hghwang.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This platform is so important! It allows researchers regardless of their university prestige to do research! So important for leveling the playing field for many developmental psychologist scientist from under resourced institutions. Please consider donating - donations will be matched!

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SRCD Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Caucus @srcdsogie.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

We want to share some of the amazing work presented by SOGIE Caucus members at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Thank you to all Caucus members who participated in conference programing. Your outstanding research and community contributions enriched the experience!

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Society for the Teaching of Psychology @stpteachpsych.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Who can relate to conducting research with little to no financial support? The Research on a Small Budget Presidential task force, chaired by Guy Boysen, is here to help! Posted on behalf of Stephanie Afful, STP President teachpsych.org/TaskForceResources

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:

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Kate Averett @convergecollide.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

One thing the events of the last couple of days have made clear is that we cis professors, especially those of us with tenure, need to have some definite clarity about what, tangibly, we are willing to do when someone comes for our trans colleagues and especially our trans grad students who teach.

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Krystal Cashen, PhD. @krystalcashen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A great spotlight on a fabulous student (@willowbryn.bsky.social)! Willow is applying for grad school this cycle so keep an eye out for them!

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

As the government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits remain uncertain, we are reminded that 2 million LGBT adults in the U.S. rely on these benefits to feed themselves and their families. #SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown

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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We invite you to join us for the 2025 Diverse Majority Society Lecture Series (DLS) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST. Register here: bit.ly/4nnR8BY Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Cost: No Cost

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Cindy Veldhuis, PhD @cbv.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

@impactinstitute.bsky.social is taking up to 4 postdoctoral fellows next year! Please see the flyer in the link below. If my own funding holds, I will be hiring one of the four postdocs, so if you have interests in women's health and need a postdoc, apply! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Nearly one in five (17%) same-sex couples in the U.S. are raising their own children, including 22% of married same-sex couples. Raising their own children is defined by the Census as a householder raising a biological or adopted child. Learn more at tinyurl.com/CensusSnap

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, keep in mind that nearly six in 10 Latinx LGBT adults live with low incomes, more than any other race/ethnicity. bit.ly/LGBTracediff

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

If you have tenured and would share your own tenure application materials, I would love to build this section out on our Resources webpage! Please email me for eternal gratitude and as always, credit on the site: l.gabard-durnam@northeastern.edu Please repost to help me reach folks to share!

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

The Black Families Flourishing project is studying how federal job losses affect Black families and is looking for participants. See flyer below and please share widely! For more info on Black Families Flourish, visit blackfamiliesflourishing.org

The Black Families Flourishing project team is interested in learning about the short- and long-term effects of federal job loss on Black families' lives. Share your experiences with us through four quarterly interviews and surveys from Sept 2025 to August 2026. Participants will receive a $50 gift card after completing both the interview and survey for each round.
Qualifications:
- at least 18 years or older
- part of a Black family (defined as a group of at least one self-identified Black adult related by birth, marriage, adoption, or choice to one or more children up to age 26)
- Primary caregiver for at least 1 child
- Lost a federal or federally funded job due to the 2025 layoffs
- Lives in the Washington, DC, Maryland, or Virginia area
Interested? Email: blackfamiliesflourish@childtrends.org

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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

What a great title! Study of 138 trans & nonbinary parents finds kids develop typically—parent gender identity isn’t linked to child outcomes. Parenting stress, not identity, predicts behavioral challenges. Counters unfounded claims TGNB parents harm children. #SOGI #LGBTQParenting #FamilyResearch

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Parenting Stress, Rather Than Gender Identity, Predicts Child Adjustment Among Children of Nonbinary and Binary Transgender Parents

Social scientists know little about the experiences of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) parents and their children's development. In this study of 138 transgender parents (age M = 35.28 years; 86.2% ...

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Emma McGorray @emmamcgorray.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

To help instructors diversify course content, we’re building a database of articles focused on the relationship experiences of marginalized and underrepresented populations. Do you have any to recommend (perhaps one you’ve written yourself or read recently)? Recommend it here: tinyurl.com/IARRrecs

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Krystal Cashen, PhD. @krystalcashen.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

My sabbatical auto-response message is officially live today! 🎉 I'm also accepting any and all tips for getting the most out of a pre-tenure sabbatical - especially while the world and higher ed specifically are on fire. 😅

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

“If NIH restricts the collection of gender data, it will limit our ability to conduct rigorous, representative research,” said Brittany Charlton, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School… “Gender and sex are not interchangeable. Failing to measure both means missing vital information”

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

During the APS Awards Ceremony at #APS25DC in D.C., recipients voiced their concerns about federal actions that cut research funding, restrict international students from U.S. universities, and suppress diversity in higher education. #HigherEd #Academia

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

👋#ICYMI: SPSP has compiled resources to help psychology researchers write op-eds that showcase their work. During this time of uncertainty for science funding, speaking up for research is more important than ever. Learn more: ow.ly/PySN50Wp8Z5

SPSP - Making Your Voice Heard - Tools for Writing Op-Eds that Showcase Psychology Research

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

This is a heartbreaking day for transgender youth and their families. However, it’s important to remember: even after today’s SCOTUS decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, transgender young people will still be able to receive care in the states that have not banned it. ⬇️ View our map below.

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Krystal Cashen, PhD. @krystalcashen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

This is upsetting news that comes on the same day that Supreme Court upholds a ban on access to care that reduces suicide risk among trans youth. Past data suggests that we can anticipate a surge in youth in need of crisis services today. Help is still available: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

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Get Help

Get immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and free LGBTQ hotline.

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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

June 12th is Pulse Remembrance Day. Today we remember the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016.

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NPR @npr.org · 11/06/2025

A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.

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Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

📚Students! Need research practice support? Check out these 7 how-to guides from @PsychScience.bsky.social, covering everything from open-ended data coding to cross-cultural prototype analysis. Perfect for expanding your methods toolkit! Learn more: ow.ly/6vr750VQ0S3

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

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Matt Southward @mattsouthward.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

.@standupforscience.bsky.social Buckeyes 🌰! We only have *43* days to collect 250k signatures to hold a referendum on SB1. We need all the help we can get (thanks to the AG & legislature for making referenda so hard) To volunteer or donate (to buy petition booklets) see & share: ohsb1petition.com

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OH SB 1 Petition

Higher Education is not a business

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Gabrielle N. Pfund @gabriellepfund.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

For my multilevel modeling students, I created a tutorial sharing all the main functions I use for data cleaning in R. It took me maaaany years to figure out my cleaning workflow, so I wanted to share it with y'all in case I can save anyone else time :-) sites.google.com/view/gabriel...

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

🔌💡 Vassar College is hiring a 2-year Research Associate (post-doc) in Community-Engaged Energy Systems Modeling. Bring your modeling skills, apply them in a regional context, and communicate them to inform decisions of local and regional politicians. *Deadline extended to May 10.* Pls. Share widely!

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Faculty Research Associate in Environmental Studies

Department Environmental Studies Program Vassar College is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and welcomes applications from individuals of all backg...

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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · 25/04/2025

I don’t know which academic needs to hear this but yes you should absolutely email other academics just to tell them you enjoyed their article/book/chapter. Just do it. Don’t overthink it. Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You. Done.

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

We're trying to gather just a few dozen more guys for this exciting study - tell your friends! ❤️🌈

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Krystal Cashen, PhD. @krystalcashen.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Proud that both my undergraduate institution and my current institution are on this list!

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!! But...good news and bad news. 👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now. 👎 # of fellowships went down by 51% (1000 this year vs. 2036 last year) See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

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Claire Kamp Dush @clairekampdush.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I just noticed that NCHAT's @icpsr.bsky.social website has a new disclaimer "This repository is under review for potential modification in compliance with Administration directives." I am not sure what this means, but I wanted to let everyone know.

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