Reposted by Pierce EkstromKyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The classic Racial Dot Map inspired me and a whole generation of mapmakers. Today, I'm publishing a modern take on this map, built with the geospatial tools I've been developing over the past decade. Interact with the map here: walker-data.com/maps/census-... 1165
Reposted by Pierce EkstromJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 27/08/2026Psychological 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... 7244128
Reposted by Pierce EkstromClaire E. Robertson, PhD @crobertson500.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Is social media truly making us more politically polarized, or does it simply over-represent our most extreme opinions? In our new preprint, @small-schulz.bsky.social and I present *punishing evidence* that social media systematically overrepresents users’ most extreme political opinions. 1/n 25331
Reposted by Pierce EkstromCalvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Heading to Chicago for #SPSP2026? Come check out work from our lab! 🙂 We’re presenting 2 talks & 2 posters on interventions to promote confrontations of sexism, identity safety cues, multiracial identity, and stereotyping about nationality. 0102
Reposted by Pierce EkstromCalvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Project Implicit is facing an existential threat. After almost 30 years, 60 million visitors, and hundreds of published papers, funding for our work has disappeared. We’ve never held a fundraising drive before, but we need your support to keep our site running. Please consider donating! 🙏 03125
Reposted by Pierce EkstromLily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2025New post-doc position working with me in a new lab at @snfagora.bsky.social ! It's one year appointment, renewable for up to 5 years. The position includes data analysis and independent research, mentorship of lab members, and participation in SNF Agora Institute life. apply.interfolio.com/178796apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 14341
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 13/11/2025New write-up of our political scandal experiments for SPSP's (@spspnews.bsky.social) blog. We find that partisan voters allow politicians to get away with hostile, defensive "explanations" for scandal, esp when the politician is high-status and when party goals are at stake spsp.org/news/charact...spsp.orgDo Voters Punish Politicians Who Apologize? | SPSPPoliticians may deny scandals not just for themselves but because voters let them. 022
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We're recruiting PhD students to join us at Nebraska! Spreading word: Whether you (or your student's) current home is in Psych or PoliSci, if you're interested in political psych, you could be a great fit. I run a joint lab (www.pierceekstrom.com/ekstromlab) with Ingrid Haas (paclab.unl.edu). 1/3 166
Reposted by Pierce EkstromG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 07/10/2025Why most polls overstate support for political violence www.gelliottmorris.com/p/most-polls...gelliottmorris.comWhy most polls overstate support for political violenceMisperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that. 116969
Reposted by Pierce EkstromISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · 01/10/2025ISPP Small Grants are back for 2026! 💡 $50k total available; request up to $5k for research or network/workshop projects. Open to current ISPP members. Proposals due Dec 1, 2025. Selection uses a lottery among proposals that meet all criteria. Apply: ispp.org/funding/smal... 01010
Reposted by Pierce EkstromJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 24/09/2025We argue that moral expressions—that signal one’s sense of right and wrong—are highly sensitive to social norms. These norms can amplify moral expressions (eg social media) or restrain them (eg work settings) See our new paper on How Social Influence Shapes Moral Expression: osf.io/preprints/ps... 12212
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Our paper on partisan reactions to political scandal is officially published in PSPB: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Partisans were more receptive to defensive, hostile "explanations" for misconduct from in-(vs out-)party politicians. Seems driven by desire to win > identity-protective motivejournals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 184
Reposted by Pierce EkstromAllie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 08/09/2025🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!) To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website: www.sinclairlab-rice.com Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...sinclairlab-rice.comSinclair LabThe Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair 26248
Reposted by Pierce EkstromNebraska CYFS @unlcyfs.bsky.social · 21/08/2025CYFS research affiliate Jenna Finch, asst professor of psychology, is exploring the factors that shape students’ transitions from second to third grade. ▶️ Watch news story via KMTV 3 News Now: www.3newsnow.com/lincoln/unl-... #EdResearch #STEM #EarlyMath #NUforNE #GoBigResearch #NSFfunded 042
Reposted by Pierce EkstromAlex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Here's a treat for state politics and policy researchers: Ethan Dee and I published a dataset in Nature: Scientific Data with the universe of state legislative bills since ~2009 coded by 28 policy areas. We used a machine learning model built off open source components.nature.comPolicy agendas of the American state legislatures - Scientific DataScientific Data - Policy agendas of the American state legislatures 22710
Reposted by Pierce Ekstrommark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · 30/05/2025The political slant of psych research (e.g., left vs. right) is not related to replicability, although more slant (in any direction) may be associated with less replicability journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 1275
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 20/05/2025New preprint with my grad advisee, Zeenat Ahmed. When and why do Americans prioritize party wins over democracy? Not because they don’t know what democracy is. Maybe, sometimes bc they don’t notice that in-partisans are violating democratic principles. There are some caveats. osf.io/preprints/os....osf.ioOSF 2102
Reposted by Pierce EkstromCalvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Come join us! I have startup funds to hire a postdoc for Fall 2025 at Rutgers to study intergroup relations. The job ad is at jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/249... & evaluations begin in 1 wk (5/16) w rolling evaluation. See 🧵below for a write-up on what I'm looking for in a postdoc. Please share widely! 26055
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Last call for ISPP 2025 Awards Nominations! (@polpsyispp.bsky.social) I'm helping review for two early-career paper awards. -"Early career"=within 8 yrs of PhD. -Awards are for papers presented this past year at ISPP (in Santiago). -Nominees must be current ISPP members. ispp.org/awards/sigel/ 153
Reposted by Pierce EkstromEliane Roy @elianeroy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024New JPSP article is out, with @jordanaxt.bsky.social, @calvinklai.bsky.social, and many collaborators! We organised a contest study with an open call for interested researchers to submit their discrimination-reduction intervention ideas. doi.org/10.1037/pspa... 44420
Reposted by Pierce EkstromTierney Lorenz @tierneylorenz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Want to learn more about machine learning with a healthy dose of memes and jokes? Check out this new beginners guide, written by our very own, very talented London Wolff: londonwolff.github.io/machine_lear... No background in ML needed (although some familiarity with R is helpful).londonwolff.github.ioBeginners Guide to Machine Learning Binary Classification Problems in R 195
Reposted by Pierce EkstromChanel Meyers @chanelkmeyers.bsky.social · 02/09/2024Curtis Phills and I are hiring a full-time lab manager here at the University of Oregon, where we are co-leading the C-squared Lab. If you are interested in stereotypes, prejudice, diversity, and social cognition, please apply! Job ad here: tinyurl.com/c2labmanagertinyurl.comLab Manager Position at University of Oregon 13325
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 12/08/2024UNL Poli Sci is hiring an assistant prof in Race & Ethnic Politics! employment.unl.edu/postings/92973 "The position is open with respect to particular subfields, though candidates with an interest in or research focus in public policy are especially encouraged to apply."employment.unl.eduAssistant ProfessorThe Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in the area of Race and Ethnic Politics. The position is open with respect to particu... 021
Reposted by Pierce EkstromGeoff Lorenz @geofflorenz.bsky.social · 08/08/2024Come join us at Nebraska! My department is searching in REP with a policy emphasis. Not on committee but happy to answer questions. Job ad here: employment.unl.edu/postings/92973employment.unl.eduAssistant ProfessorThe Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in the area of Race and Ethnic Politics. The position is open with respect to particu... 014
Reposted by Pierce EkstromCalvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 01/07/2024🌟New paper! Grace Drake, Jenn Beatty, & I argue that diversity training (DT) is best understood as teaching. Seeing DT as just teaching illuminates many ways we could make trainings so much more effective than they are currently! Link: osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/6 4125
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 16/05/2024New paper in PSPB on partisan reactions to political scandal: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... Partisans were more receptive to defensive, hostile "explanations" for misbehavior from in-(vs out-)party politicians. Seems to be driven by desire to win > identity-protective motives but both matterjournals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Your gateway to world-class research journalsSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 112
Reposted by Pierce EkstromJin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 06/05/2024Hi political science/ psych friends, what are some good and crucial research that I should know about the influence of local vs federal governments on influencing/ predicting/ shaping people's beliefs and attitudes (broadly defined)?? 356
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 25/03/2024My colleagues are hiring an RA! Looking for recent college grads: employment.unl.edu/postings/90660 Job is to support a grant-funded project on foreign-policy decision-making in Congress, including some neuro stuff. 30 hrs with benefits, about $17/hr, in-person Please share w/ anyone interested 010
Pierce Ekstrom @pierceekstrom.bsky.social · 07/02/2024It's my 1st grad student's 1st SPSP! Come see Zeenat Ahmed present her poster: Party over democracy: When do Americans stand by democratic principles? For once, the news is not all bad. Friday morning session, 8 AM. @spspnews.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Pierce EkstromDavid Levari @davidlevari.bsky.social · 02/02/2024New working paper: "Blatantly false news increases belief in news that is merely implausible" osf.io/preprints/ps... There's growing concern that AI like GPT-4 is making it easy to create sudden "cascades" of fake news online. But what impact could those cascades have? (1/9) 12611
Reposted by Pierce EkstromJoel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · 15/01/2024Two new papers out now in Psych Science (@psychscience.bsky.social) and Social Science & Medicine look at why people who conceal their stigmatized identities often experience worse health. SocSci&Med paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.so... PsychSci paper: doi.org/10.1177/0956... 12516
Reposted by Pierce EkstromMonica C. Schneider @poliscimonica.bsky.social · 10/12/2023Working on creating an email list for political scientists with an interest in disability (broadly defined). We are working on a Status Committee, panels for APSA and more! If you or someone you know is interested, let me know! Polisky 53330