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Sherry Nguyen

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Aspiring developmentalist. nghishnguyen.github.io

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I wrote a little blog post for Springer Nature about my research project that took 20 years! communities.springernature.com/posts/how-a-...
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How a misunderstanding knocked 30 years of collectivism research off course
Individualism and collectivism are the most widely studied dimensions of culture. So how did a fundamental mistake
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Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey fieldworkers! Do you need documentation (health & safety protocols, codes of conduct, feedback forms)? Do you have documentation that you think could help others do better fieldwork, but don’t know where to share it? We’ve got you covered in our new Fieldwork Repo! osf.io/4h7bu/overview
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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just published in Child Development: 17 studies followed the same kids from before COVID-19 to today. Effects were real but rarely catastrophic and hit hardest where inequities already existed. Read the Special Section: tinyurl.com/yt2xzv8m #ChildDevelopment
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Larisa Heiphetz Solomon @drlarisa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you so much to @samuelronfard.bsky.social for sharing his work on learning from disagreement with our lab last week! Lots of cool data about, eg, the extent to which people value learning from disagreement for themselves & others across development. Learn more here: www.utmchildlab.com.
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CHILD LAB @ U of T
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
scholar.google.com/citations?us... Just checking and posting my gg schoalr profile out there :D
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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
since I'm getting many pokes about grad school applications, I wanted to re-up some previous public advice on grad school applications. looking back at it a year on, I still think all this is right, but let me update the 'research statement' part to include a bit on genAI:
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Evan Westra @evanwestra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Me and @dryan149.bsky.social's commentary on @julianje.bsky.social and @yarrowdunham.bsky.social's excellent BBS target article "The Institutional Stance" just went live. JJ-E and YD argue that sometimes, we rely on role-based representations instead of mentalizing... philpapers.org/rec/WESWDW-2
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Joel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A little more than two weeks left until submissions close on October 8 for the @spspnews.bsky.social Self & Identity Preconference! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers (Tonglin Jiang! Andrew Elliot! Daphna Oyserman! Maja Kutlaca! Raunak Pillai!) so you won't want to miss it.
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes I just have multiple working ideas that I need to write out and talk them aloud...probably a collaborative mind that help scaffold me to think deeper the missing piece ;)
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Debra Titone @dtitone.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Two #Developmental TT positions at McGill.. Could include people who study #language and #multilingualism. Please forward to colleagues/advanced trainees who might wish to join us in Montreal, Canada! mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
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Tenure-Track Position (Assistant Professor), Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Over the next few Observer columns, APS President @umpamdk.bsky.social will share some of her thinking on why she selected her plenaries for the 2027 APS Annual Convention happening in May 2027. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New #PSPB research: Perceiving that one's political ingroup is seen as fully human by the outgroup predicts more civil intergroup attitudes. This has major implications for understanding identity-based conflicts in polarized political climates. Read more: ow.ly/afkt50ZPEil
Diverse group of people placing their hands together in a circle on a wooden table symbolizing unity and teamwork.
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noam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
sometimes i give people feedback on job market materials, and thought it might be useful to do a thread of some common feedback i find myself giving. just one guy's opinion (and one thing that can be frustrating about producing and getting feedback on these documents is that informed people *will*
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Tobias Egner @tobiasegner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Job Alert: Our department is looking to recruit an eminent scholar for a distinguished, endowed professorship (full professor, tenured) in the domain of human neuroscience with high clinical relevance. Please broadcast widely! For application information, see academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32753
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Duke University, Psychology and Neuroscience
Job #AJO32753, Professor (tenured), Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
royalsociety.org/news-resourc... Not sure if the US will adopt this but I thought this is meaningful and thought-provoking to share
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Résumé for Researchers | Royal Society
Aiming to support the evaluation of individuals’ varied contributions to research.
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a nguyễn @scientifical.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ISU is hiring: jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/jobs/assista... #psychjobs #psychology
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Assistant Professor- Quantitative Psychology - Normal, Illinois, Illinois, United States
Title: Assistant Professor- Quantitative PsychologyEmployee Classification: Asst ProfessorDivision Name: Academic AffairsCollege/Unit: College of Arts and SciencesDepartment: PsychologyCampus Location...
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 It's published! 🚨 This is the big one. 100 cultures, 12,000 people, 108 researchers. Why people (and our most-used surveys) get collectivism wrong and how to fix it. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Not on the tenure job market, but I am feeling happy for my friends and all the early-career scientists out there. I’ve been seeing more tenure-track job postings coming through the listserv lately. Hopefully, this is a good sign for academia including postdoc seekers like me🤞
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
PhD application season has begun, and I know how overwhelming or confusing it can feel. It’s been a while since I applied, but I was lucky to have mentors help me along the way. If you’re applying to developmental or educational psych PhD programs, I’m happy to chat and share what I can.
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Dorsa Amir @dorsaamir.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hey folks, I'll be considering PhD applications for the 2026-27 cycle over here at Duke Psych. To learn more about the lab, check us out at www.mindandculturelab.com and/or read through this short FAQ for prospective students: www.mindandculturelab.com/faq
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Christina Bauer @cabauer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
news 🚨 In TICS, we review the way people see various forms of difficulties. Across types of difficulties studied in so far disconnected lines of research, we find: re-thinking difficulties as not only implying harm can support important life outcomes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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How rethinking difficulties can shape important life outcomes
Difficulties are a common part of life, ranging from daily challenges to chronic adversity. While difficulties can undermine well-being, they can also…
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Have been doing some qualitative coding in the me meantime to expand my skillset. It would be great to have some future directions towards doing mixed method
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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The University of Texas at Austin is hiring: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Human Development #assistantprofessor #humandevelopment
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Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science bot @oecs-bot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Distinguishing between our species and other animals requires balancing subtle quantitative differences with the unique, complex interplay of our… Uniquely Human Cognition by Daniel B. M. Haun doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.2760bd31 #CognitiveScience
Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science: "Uniquely Human Cognition" by Daniel B. M. Haun. Uniquely human cognition refers to aspects of cognition that are specific to our evolutionary lineage and distinguish us from other animals, including our closest living relatives, the nonhuman primat
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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The psychology job market may be showing some early signs of regaining strength, relative to last year. A week ago last year, fewer than 200 jobs had been listed - today, it is nearly 300, a figure we didn't hit till early October in '25. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
Bar graph showing the number of academic jobs in psychology by area over the years from 2007-2026.
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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
So many new faces here, so time for a re-introduction. 👋🏻 Associate prof in ed psych, researching desirably difficult learning strategies and empowering self-regulated learners. I like being transparent about what "success" looks like, so here's my CV of failures docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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CV of Failures
http://sites.edb.utexas.edu/slam/ This “CV of Failures” is not my original idea; I saw an article about Johannes Haushofer doing this, who in turn had read a Nature paper by Melanie Stefan. A regul...
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📣 I’m considering PhD students for Fall 2027! We study how our identities shape the way we see ourselves, how others see us, and how we interact across group boundaries. Our work spans race, gender, multiracial experiences, and intergroup contact with kids and adults. sites.duke.edu/dukeidlab/
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Communications Psychology @commspsychol.nature.com · 10/09/2026
A new research Article in the journal by Aaron Baker and colleagues: www.nature.com/articles/s44... (in Press) @aajbaker.bsky.social @yarrowdunham.bsky.social @julianje.bsky.social
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People use roles to quickly predict how others will act, what they know, and when they can be replaced - Communications Psychology
Using a self-paced reading paradigm, we show that, from just the mention of a role, people build rapid expectations about how other people will act, what they know, and whether they can be interchange...
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Riccardo Fusaroli @fusaroli.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
How does the architecture of a city shape the way we think, talk, and draw space? And how do spatial conventions travel across cultural generations? New paper in Open Mind, spearheaded by Z Alinam (w J Nölle, C Vesper, K Tylén & me): doi.org/10.1162/OPMI.a.380 🧵 1/
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When the City Speaks: How Urban Form Shapes the Cultural Transmission of Spatial Conceptualization
Abstract. How do urban environments shape the way people conceptualize and communicate space? Using a cultural transmission experiment in virtual reality, we asked participants to navigate one of two ...
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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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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
While cleaning my drive folders, I found the old poster I did with Dr. Ryan and Sprechini (my deepest gratitude to him). We measured CMNI-46 (Parent & Moradi, 2009) and checked whether some of the subscales predicted sexual motives (Cooper et al., 1998)
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
part-time job seeker and developmentalist but also part-time matcha barista would be the best way to describe me at this point ha!
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Alison Gopnik @alisongopnik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New paper with really interesting ideas from Fei and Hanqui, empowerment as a way of discovering representations as well as actions
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Alissa Rivero @alissarivero.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My first paper (with Jared Vasil and Mike Tomasello) is officially published! 🎉 Question: When can children coordinate decisions with each other in groups? Answer: Age 3! Read it here: academic.oup.com/chidev/advan... 🧵 (1/6)
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Two- and three-year-olds coordinate decisions in dyads and triads
Abstract. Even young toddlers coordinate actions with a partner. But coordinating choices or decisions is more challenging, particularly in multi-party gro
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Dr. Laura Elenbaas @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Do your kids know what you think about immigration these days? 🤔 *They* think they know your views 😮 and it shapes who they see (or do not see) as similar to them and a potential friend. New in JECP with @megannorris.bsky.social, Jane Singman, @kim4663.bsky.social, & Miaomiao Zhang.
U.S. children draw on personal experiences and perceived parental
beliefs to form attitudes about immigrant groups
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Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA) in Psychology @gstateachpsych.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We’ll talk about what a teaching portfolio is, how it can support academic job applications, what to include, and tips for making your portfolio clear, professional, and engaging. You’ll also hear advice from expert faculty in the field. 🗓 Friday, September 25 ⏰ 10:30 AM–1:30 PM EST 💻 Online
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Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA) in Psychology @gstateachpsych.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📚 Thinking about a career in teaching? Building your teaching portfolio? Join the Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA), in collaboration with the Early Career Psychology (ECP) Committee, for an interactive Teaching Portfolio Workshop!
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Lionel Page @lionelpage.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
As a researcher and editor, it seems clear to me that frontier models will radically change how research is peer-reviewed. And I think it will be for the better. In this post, I explain why. www.optimallyirrational.com/p/how-ai-wil...
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How AI is going to revolutionise peer-reviewed research
Frontier models will change the way scientific papers are checked, selected and written
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Nguyen, T. U. N. (2026). Contextual Variations in Testimonial Learning: How Residential Mobility Influences Children’s Sensitivity to Group Membership. Dissertations & Theses @ University of Alabama; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (3378912164). libdata.lib.ua.edu/login?url=ht...
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Parents should recognize that we cannot just ask people to put their phones away,” @drandreahoward.bsky.social said. “It’s going to require support and scaffolding to figure out a way that they can use their device in a way that works for them and you as a parent."
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For Young Adults, Limiting Social Media Use Doesn’t Improve Well-Being
What happens when young adults are asked to slash their social media use to 30 minutes a day? In a new set of studies, most did not follow through, and those who did cut back …
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Melissa Kibbe @levelsof.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New from me and Jessica Applin! We find that infants' behavior in a cracker choice task is impacted by an agent’s partial knowledge of object quantity: infants choose based on the agent's (inaccurate) representation rather than their own 🤯 Now in press at JECP, preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How do people think about children’s mental development worldwide? In a recent Psychological Science article, Xianwei Meng & colleagues connect the fields of folk psychology (the study of people’s everyday understanding of mental processes) & developmental science.
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Across Cultures, People Share Beliefs on How Children’s Minds Grow
A new study examines how people from around the world think about children’s mental development.
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’ll be in NYC and Philly over the next couple of weeks visiting family, and I’d love to make room for some productive conversations while I’m there. My recent work looks at how socioecological and structural factors shape children’s learning, beliefs, and thinking about intergroup relations.
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Sherry Nguyen @sherrynghi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
As a recent PhD graduate, I’m not yet eligible to serve as a reviewer since the role requires three years of postdoctoral experience, but I hope those who are eligible might consider volunteering!
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Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Need more time? We've got you! The CogSci Mind Challenge deadline has been extended to September 14! Choose your format and show us how you’d make cognitive science engaging, accessible, and creative. cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-challenge
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Save the date! Submissions will open on October 15 for the 2027 APS Annual Convention 🗓️ Check out the 2027 plenaries on social media and well-being, multi-source data in psychological science, and how the field has met its own methodological challenges: www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...
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Yanzi Huang @yzhuang.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
If you’ll be at @spspnews.bsky.social this week, consider joining the symposium my advisor Peter Mende-Siedlecki & I are co-chairing on Friday (3:30-4:40 pm; @Room E350), featuring talks from @ahbailey.bsky.social, @jowylie.bsky.social, Cy Butler, and me! #SPSP2026
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Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA) in Psychology @gstateachpsych.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Applications for STP’s Mentoring Program are now open! 📚 Are you looking for an academic mentor in psychology? Do you have the time and experience to mentor someone else in the field? If this describes you, please consider participating in STP’s Professional Development Mentoring Program!
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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Join now to take advantage of your member benefits for Biennial! Biennial member benefits include: • Travel Awards • Biennial Award Nominations • Registration Discounts Join #SRCD today: tinyurl.com/3kkb7mfy #SRCD27 #ChildDevelopment
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