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Michael J. Bernstein

@michaeljbernstein.bsky.social
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Father; Professor of Social Psychology, Penn State Abington College; studies belonging, social cognition; Political Junkie; StarTrek Nerd; Bleeding Heart Democrat (he/him)

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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We use these for Midwestern Psychological Association. We buy a set with she/her, a set with he/him, a set with they/them, and sometimes a set that is blank and people can write on. They also do Custom ones so you could do them in whatever language you want. Hope this helps! tinyurl.com/ywzsyjcy
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A prize fight at the Presidential Reception would be a new one! 😂
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I also have never heard or seen that word before.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Examples... -Grant or foundation applications or LOIs -Syllabi at various levels for various courses -Example letter of references for students applying to grad school -Examples of job letters Other ideas? Is this something that exists already? Is this a bad idea? Fine if it is! 2/2
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Imagine a repository for documents that faculty in social/personality psychology might benefit from accessing with the goal of being a place where people could volunteer to share examples of documents and other people could come to see such examples. 1/n #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology
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JESP @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Thanks to everyone who joined us on our @spspnews.bsky.social free form session! The recording will be up on SPSP soon. @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social would love to hear from anyone interested in submitting an idea for a special issue! Hooray for science!
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JESP @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Join us!!!! We want your science!! 📝📝📝
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Hi all! I could not be more excited to be part of the hosting for this. If you have ANY interest in potentially guiding a special issue one day, come to this to learn all about the process! @spspnews.bsky.social #PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #SocialPsychology @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social
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Eli Finkel @elijfinkel.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Please apply to postdoc with us at Northwestern/Kellogg. This position in the Dispute Resolution Research Center is a terrific opportunity.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
... Turns out, the stress over finding time to write was apparently part of the problem. =) 2/2
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Again, no regrets at all but this is honestly better than I expected it to be. I just feel so invigorated. For the last few years, I really felt like I lost my love of writing (not a negative experience just much less positive than it had been).... 1/n
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Nope! You use it or lose it at PSU. So I didn't have to start my clock over but the rules at PSU are that once tenured, you can get one every 6 years, so I am taking one semester right now and then won't be eligible for another until Fall 2032/Spring 2033. I won't let another one of these pass.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I am on my first ever sabbatical (I kept pushing my first back for service related reasons & I have no regrets but it got pushed back so far that I'm now one year past when I could have taken my second sabbatical). I have written more in the past 6 weeks than I have in the prior two years. 😁
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Natasha Wood @natasharwood.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Should you text or meet face-to-face to have a conversation? Our research shows greater benefits when talking in-person. If it is necessary to text, have more intimate conversation when possible. New paper lead by @cmleckfor.bsky.social is out in @josoperrel.bsky.social now: doi.org/10.1177/0265...
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
SPSP is now offering five types of stipends to help cover registration fees related to the SPSP 2026 Annual Convention! Learn more about each registration below and be sure to submit your application before September 18 at 11:59 PM PT! More info: ow.ly/Pl6L50WMa2Z
Crowded convention hall with attendees viewing academic posters displayed on boards at a professional event.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
THANK YOU, BOTH!
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
I have the vaguest of memories that someone (perhaps associated with SPSP) gathered a collection of job materials from people on the job market which could be shared with people going on the market? Am I crazy? Any ideas on where these might be? @spspnews.bsky.social, #SocialPsych
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
#ICYMI: Jim Sidanius, widely regarded as one of the foremost social and political psychologists of his generation, is the newest addition to SPSP's Heritage Wall. Please join us in celebrating his contributions to our field. Learn more: ow.ly/Zeo850WpSvX
Jim Sidanius, Trailblazer in Social Dominance Theory, Added to SPSP Heritage Wall
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
✨ SPSP Member Spotlight time! Meet Alison Jane Martingano, who's doing fascinating work on empathy and creating VR measures to move beyond self-reports. She also hosts a great podcast (Psychology and Stuff) and has the coolest temperature-tracking knitting project. 🔗: ow.ly/Ei4050Wa3M5
SPSP Member Spotlight

Alison Jane Martingano
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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JESP @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Ever wonder if people can change? New work by Jinseok Chun & Michael North show moral fixedness (beliefs that moral traits change less than competence or warmth) really is fixed! We assume morality reflects a person's core more than other traits!
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a man in a suit is sitting in a chair reading a book and says i 'd prefer to see a change
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I don't know how many times this needs to be said: there is no winning with these people. If you're willing to sell your soul to try and appease them, then I'm sorry but you deserve whatever they do to you.
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
It's #NationalVolunteerWeek! Today, we're spotlighting @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social of Penn State - Abingdon. For Michael, helping to plan the SPSP Annual Convention means fostering a sense of community and belonging in our field. Learn how to get involved with SPSP today: ow.ly/A2lr50VGhWu
"I volunteer because conferences are a place where people can find belonging within our science and I volunteer in ways which helps people find that sense of community." - Michael Bernstein, Penn State University - Abingdon
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Kalev Freeman @uvmtraumalab.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
U of Michigan @umich.edu set aside funds from central to support researchers with unexpected disruption in federal funding for up to 6 months. Are any other institutions doing this? Seems like a good move. #Medsky #NIH #federalfunding #researchfunding 🧪 record.umich.edu/articles/uni...
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University launches new research support program | The University Record
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
#SocialPsych #PsychSky (cause I forgot to include these on the initial post).
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
@jexpsocpsych.bsky.social is happy to announce its first Call for Papers for the Special Issue entitled, "Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research!" You can read all about it at the link below. Submissions are due Nov 30th. Please share with your networks! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
@jexpsocpsych.bsky.social is happy to announce its first Call for Papers for the Special Issue entitled, "Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research!" You can read all about it at the link below. Submissions are due Nov 30th. Please share with your networks! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
If you're going to #SPSP2025, please consider coming to our Friday symposium on false political pessimism!
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Jonathan Doriscar @jonds7.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Join us for our SPSP symposium! We present research on responses to personal, blatant, systemic, and historical racial prejudice. Featuring 3 in-person talks & a recorded session from Keith on Whova. #SPSP2025
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Timon Elmer @timonelmer.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Does smartphone use make people feel lonelier? Or does loneliness predict smartphone use? We combined experience sampling data with smartphone usage data to examine the bidirectional association between well-being and smartphone use over time. Published in @apajournals.bsky.social Emotion! 🧵 👇
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Thùy Vy T Nguyễn @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
If you attend @spspnews.bsky.social annual convention next week, check out this panel organised by Drs. @jessiesun.bsky.social & Dale Shaffer-Morrison. The panel consists of academics who have worked in at least 2 countries. I'll be there to represent US to UK perspective. Will be candid as usual.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Pssst.... @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social just accepted its first proposal in 2025 for a Special Issue. I cannot wait to share more details! If YOU are interested in talking about what goes into guest editing a special issue, email me any time! #socialpsyc
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Update: You can buy gum in bulk. One step closer to camel-time.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Checking to see if you can buy gum in large quantities through procurement.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Just found out we can buy a camel through our procurement website and I have so many questions including why, what department needs this, what does a camel eat for regular meals, what kind of treats do they like, and what is the weight capacity for riding a camel cause I don't want to hurt it.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Just looked and @dunnhappylab.bsky.social already has 6 people signed up! I only have one. As an ostracism researcher, this is too close to home... 😥
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
@spspnews.bsky.social Are you a relatively newish PhD looking for mentorship and going to be at SPSP2025? Sign-up for mentoring tables here! I am doing one on "Mentoring primarily undergraduate students and involving undergraduate students in research!" www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EAB...
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SPSP 2025 Early Career Mentoring Event
Sign-ups are open for the SPSP Early Career Committee’s 1-Hour Mentoring Events at SPSP’s 2025 Annual Convention! Sign up early for the best availability. IMPORTANT! SPSP 2025 early career mentoring e...
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I got to yap about objectification theory for 45 minutes on this podcast. If you’re interested in listening, you an hear more here: open.spotify.com/episode/4opz...
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The Male Gaze (& other social norms that hurt us) with Dr. Jaclyn Siegal PhD
She Knew Better....... · Episode
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Oh god... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I...
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Apple IIGS - Wikipedia
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
OMG I didn't click the article till the veins have veins comment and now I can't unsee it!
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Thank you! I'm genuinely so excited to help people do the important work of bringing together these issues. =)
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Thank you! I am soooo excited!
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... My job is to help potential guest editors craft their proposals & then walk them through the entire process should theirs be selected. We hope to have multiple special issues each year in the coming years so please consider reaching out! 2/2
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 I am the new Associate Editor for Special Issues at @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social and I could not be more excited to be in the role! We're looking for Guest Editors to propose potential special issues! Read all about what that means at the link below! #SocialPsych #PsychSky 1/n
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
💡Check our latest SPSP Member Spotlight, featuring @kateratliff.bsky.social of the University of Florida. Dr. Ratliff's research focuses on formation, maintenance, and change in intergroup attitudes. Learn more: ow.ly/FzBf50UpWFq
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
@ryanlei.bsky.social giving a phenomenal talk at Penn State Abington today!
Dr. Ryan Lei giving a talk with a computer and podium. In the background is a picture of a fish with question labels of bird and fish.
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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Pick a movie, keep one actor - the rest are Muppets Steve Buscemi Armageddon
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