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Megan G. Stutesman

@meganstutesman.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at Keene State College | social cognition, the arts, context, mixed methods | dancer and dance teacher

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Megan G. Stutesman @meganstutesman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New article is out! Really enjoyed thinking through this one and focusing on my favorite developmental life stages, early childhood and late adulthood. Also, it's my first solo authored paper!! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Intergenerational Programs Benefit Social-Emotional Development for Young Children and Older Adults - Megan G. Stutesman, 2026

Lifespan developmental psychology identifies both early childhood and late adulthood as sensitive periods for developing social-emotional skills crucial for wel...

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Megan G. Stutesman @meganstutesman.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

My new manuscript just came out! Very excited about this one - methods methods methods! Co-authored with @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social and Divya Varier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Methodology for research on psychology of the Arts: A systematic review, critique, and argument for mixed methods

We present a systematic review covering the prevalence of research methodology published on psychology of the arts topics in the field's leading journ…

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Thalia R. Goldstein @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I'm sad, frustrated, angry, and hurt to announce that the Mason Arts Research Center, which had 8 years of continuous funding from the NEA, published more than 20 peer reviewed papers, ran multiple arts based interventions, and helped launch 4 PhDs and 6 MAs, was terminated late Friday night.

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Megan G. Stutesman @meganstutesman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My paper on children's dance, wellbeing, and addressing systemic oppression is now out! Thanks to my PhD advisors and co-authors @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social and Kimberly Sheridan for their support on this one! doi.org/10.1080/1743... Also, hello Bluesky! This is my first post!

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Promoting general well-being, self-knowledge and addressing oppression: a qualitative study of children’s dance participation

The arts have been connected to well-being by scientists, philosophers, and laypeople for thousands of years. However, studies focused on childhood dance participation as conduits for well-being ha...

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