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Zaina Alkurdi

@zainaalkurdi.bsky.social
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Clinical Psychology PhD at URI | UBC psych alum Interested in health expectations, cognitive biases, psychological determinants of concussion recovery, FND, measurement of psychological constructs...and more

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UBC Psychology @psych.ubc.ca · 08/04/2026
Today is #UBCGivingDay! Help us empower our students with a gift to the Psychology Inclusive Excellence (PIE) Student Fund. Your donation to the PIE Fund today will be boosted by our matching and challenge funds, unlocking even more support for our students: bit.ly/PIEGivingDay
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Psychology Inclusive Excellence Student Fund - UBC Giving Day 2026
Support equitable access to psychology education and research training.
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UBC Psychology @psych.ubc.ca · 19/03/2026
On April 8, UBC Psychology will once again take part in UBC Giving Day, bringing together our community to support our students through the Psychology Inclusive Excellence (PIE) Student Fund! Learn more: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...
Image of psychology students socializing in the Douglas T. Kenny Building with a blue circle and the text overlay UBC GIVING DAY APRIL 8, 2026
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Zaina Alkurdi @zainaalkurdi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Hi! Excited to share that my first paper is out there for you to read :) We tested whether Langer's outcome sequences affect perceived control in a slot machine task. Huge thanks to @lukeclark.bsky.social for all the time invested in this and in supporting me! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Examining the illusion of control via outcome sequences in online slot machine gambling
The illusion of control is a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their personal influence over random events. Prior research indicates that the sequence of outcomes can shape this illusio...
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apadivision40.bsky.social @apadivision40.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
November's WIN Mentoring Moment is brought to us by Dahomey Abanishe, PhD, who shared words of wisdom regarding self care during times of change or adversity! 💫 🧠
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Addiction Research & Theory @addictrestheory.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
“Examining the Illusion of Control via Outcome Sequences in Online Slot Machine Gambling” by Zaina Alkurdi, Lucas Palmer, & Luke Clark #accepted
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Giovanni Ramos @gramos.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This is a fantastic resource for students applying to clinical/counseling programs this cycle: A list of PIs, organized by areas of research, accepting students! Please share widely! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?
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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The paper highlights actionable steps to help improve these double standards, including more RESEARCH RELATED LANGUAGE in P &T letters for Black, Hispanic and Indigenous women to improve their outcomes.
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Underrepresented minority faculty in the USA face a double standard in promotion and tenure decisions - Nature Human Behaviour
Masters-Waage et al. report that underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in the USA face barriers in the promotion and tenure process, receiving more negative votes and fewer unanimous positive decisi...
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