Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Happy to share that University of Michigan PhD students Ha Bui, Nia Holland and I were interviewed for the Journal of Career Assessment podcast regarding a Critical Quantitative perspective & MIMIC modeling. See 👇 journals.sagepub.com/home/JCA -> podcasts tabjournals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 022
Reposted by Matthew DiemerAssociation for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 23/04/2026On April 15, APS urged Congress to act immediately to preserve Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the #NSF. ACT NOW! Tell your federal lawmakers that these cuts harm their constituents and the country! www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2026-ap...psychologicalscience.orgAPS Responds to FY 2027 Presidential BudgetAPS sent a letter to congress urging them to preserve the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the National Science Foundation. 0115
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026That's me! Looking forward to offering this again in collab w/ ICPSR summer program. 000
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Anyone else test their mic before a Zoom with "Microphone check 1-2, what is this?/Five foot..." 010
Reposted by Matthew DiemerSociety for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 27/02/2026SRCD wants to spotlight the SRCD Black Caucus and their Members. To learn more about Alexandrea R. Golden and her work visit our SRCD Member spotlight webpage here: www.srcd.org/news/member-spotlight-… 011
Reposted by Matthew DiemerKoraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Just a reminder! This latest Special Issue has Letters of Intent Due on February 15. Reimagining developmental science through the lens of Black girlhood www.apa.org/pubs/journal... @apajournals.bsky.socialapa.org 055
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Boosting this work, nimbly led by Dr. Mike Medina and appearing in J of School Psychology Special Issue - free access via this link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1m9dR56ZNX...authors.elsevier.com 020
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Bumping - starts next week Wednesday! Happy to share that the (BlueSky-less) Dr. Kelvin Afolabi will serve as TA 050
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Sharing free access to our paper, led by Constance Flanagan & 8 co-authors (so many handles!) -> quasi-exp. to foster science motivation among minoritized youth in CEP 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me 123
Reposted by Matthew DiemerStatistical Horizons @stathorizons.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Join "Psychometrics" w/ @mattadiemer.bsky.social on Nov. 12-14 to learn about #psychometrics and how to to understand, detect, and remediate bias in measures. Topics include exploratory factor analyses, confirmatory factor analyses, MIMIC models, invariance & more.statisticalhorizons.comPsychometrics | Online Course | Statistical HorizonsApply psychometric methods in this online course with Matthew Diemer, Ph.D. Measure latent constructs using EFA, CFA, MIMIC models, and invariance testing. 012
Reposted by Matthew DiemerAnnenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 25/08/2025📢 #EdWorkingPapers: How can we measure student behavior at scale? @tiffanyxwu.bsky.social, @weilanch.bsky.social, @mattadiemer.bsky.social, Rebecca Unterman, @annakshapiro.bsky.social, & Thomas Staines use PCA and factor analysis to build behavior composites from admin data. 📄 bit.ly/4ofre5b 0126
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Looking forward to working with @pbost.bsky.social ! 031
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025@pmetricsoc.bsky.social has the 2026 conference location been announced yet? 010
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Gratitude to Drs. Dania Francis & Shanyce Campbell for organizing this special issue in JREE! Our paper w/ Michael Frisby & Aixa Marchand - Critical Quantitative Approach to Measurement with MIMIC Models - is now in print. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comIllustrating and Enacting a Critical Quantitative Approach to Measurement with MIMIC ModelsQuantitative methodology and the field of measurement have racist, sexist, and eugenicist histories. These histories have led many to abandon quantitative methods, believing that achieving equity i... 010
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025On request I'm sharing a youtube link to an IRT workshop I provided last year with the talented Dr. Matthew Truwit. Happy viewing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mALN...youtube.comNIMLAS Workshop Using IRT Methods to Refine Measurement 1/26/2024YouTube video by UMISR 052
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Can someone parse or translate the newest NIH notice I just saw about "recission of civil rights language?" 010
Reposted by Matthew DiemerICPSR Summer Program @icpsrsummer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Read about Andres Pinedo's experiences: myumi.ch/R3W6N Stay in on-campus housing! General Session participants receive a 10% discount on their course fees when they also stay in on-campus housing. For details: myumi.ch/y2zJw #SumProg25 #ICPSR #DataAnalysis #StatisticalSkills #ResearchSkills 044
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Hey I know him! Looking forward to offering this IRT workshop with @stathorizons.bsky.social Please reach out with ?s 032
Reposted by Matthew DiemerDr. Rosie Perez (she/her) @rosiejp.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Come join members of the University of Michigan community who are marching in support of reinstating DEI work at the institution on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 5 pm at the U-M Diag. Hope to see you there! #WeareDEI @umdeidefense.bsky.social 04412
Reposted by Matthew DiemerStatistical Horizons @stathorizons.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Learn how Item Response Theory (IRT) enhances measurement! @mattadiemer.bsky.social’s seminar (June 3-6) covers IRT fundamentals and figures, the Graded Response Model, and practical applications in research. Watch the first hour now to see what IRT can do for you: youtu.be/B-oLR7XRVCUyoutu.beUnderstanding Item Response Theory (IRT): Key Concepts & Applications with Matthew DiemerYouTube video by Statistical Horizons 022
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Receiving earlier-than expected statements from workplace 403b, bank etc I wonder what reason, pray tell, that these are being sent now? 020
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025I see you sly dogs Schedule-sending emails for Mondays @ 8:02am or 8:03am to look like 'real' emails 010
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Hope everyone enjoyed sleeping in their time machine Sat night/Sun early morningmedia.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is holding a glass of liquid in his hand and says `` gigawatts ? '' .ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a glass of liquid in his hand and says `` gigawatts ? '' . 010
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Paraphrasing conversation with an academic friend from {redacted} this AM: "I'd wake up every morning, and the leader would say something $^#, and then that would become law that evening. That's why I left {country name here} for the U.S., but now I'm waking up everyday to the same thing." 020
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Hi! Sharing info re: webinar organized by SSHD, for a special issue on Critical Consciousness in Research in Human Development Link to register: montclair.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Please reach out w/ ?s ! 023
Reposted by Matthew DiemerAndy Pinedo @profandy.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Looking to add some work on contributors, perceptions or experiences of environmental racism to my racism, psychology, and society course. Any recent work in this area you’d rec? 232
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Hot take: Die Hard is most definitely a holiday moviemedia.tenor.coma billboard that says vote die hard is a christmas movieALT: a billboard that says vote die hard is a christmas movie 010
Reposted by Matthew DiemerThe Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 22/12/2024High school students enrolled in ethnic studies develop the ability to think analytically about the causes of social inequalities. @mattadiemer.bsky.social via Michigan News: myumi.ch/zXANrmyumi.chEthnic studies boosts critical thinking, equity awareness in high school studentsThe study found that students enrolled in ethnic studies experience significant growth in critical reflection, a core component of critical consciousness, which enables people to recognize and challen... 0237
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Midlife update: - Attended concert where lead singer (David Yow) looked more Gandalf than rockstar - Some friends wore earplugs, thats a new thing - My brother bought said lead signer a beer at a concert so long ago -> that beer itself would now be legally eligible to buy beer - Had great timemedia.tenor.coma man with a beard is wearing a hat and says " indeed "ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a hat and says " indeed " 020
Reposted by Matthew DiemerThe Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 10/12/2024“This review applies critical consciousness theory to shed light on the factors that spur youth political activism and to highlight how developing critical consciousness engenders developmental benefits.” @profandy.bsky.social @mattadiemer.bsky.social Michael Frisby #UMich #PsychSky #PoliSky 052
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Amplifying great 👍work by @profandy.bsky.social & Michael Frisby (no bsky) in Annual Reviews, focusing on critical consciousness & activism. Hope you can access via 👇 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...annualreviews.orgCritical Consciousness and Youth Political Activism | Annual ReviewsLike previous generations, today's youth are engaging in political activism to positively transform their local communities and the broader society. This review applies critical consciousness the... 041
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Happy to boost this release, featuring work led by the talented @profandy.bsky.social 👇 news.umich.edu/ethnic-studi...news.umich.eduEthnic studies boosts critical thinking, equity awareness in high school studentsHigh school students enrolled in ethnic studies develop the ability to think analytically about the causes of social inequalities, a University of Michigan study suggests. 0108
Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · 04/12/2024This is a nice change of pace, enjoying the Bluesky experience after one week.... 000
Reposted by Matthew DiemerThe Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Myles Durkee, @rcgd-isr.bsky.social James Jackson Emerging Scholar, describes racial code-switching as a double-edged sword, with major psychological and occupational costs and benefits. #UmichResearch #blacksky #umisr #PsychSciSky 083