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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass
@godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social
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Culture & mind; possible selves, affect regulation; spirit possession, roleplaying games; pragmatic qual-quant methods, causality

The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic Transformations in Religion & Video Games https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-avatar-faculty/paper .. more

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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Jul 9
latest lab pub, open access
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 4d
When might this reach cultural anthropology to constitute a credible ethnographic science?
carotorreblanca.bsky.social Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 5d
New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 5d
7/ Survey experiments surge and now account for roughly 45% of all design-based studies. Lab experiments decline sharply after 2016, while field experiments and most quasi-experimental designs grow slowly from a very low base

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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 5d
6/ The revolution is driven mainly by survey experiments and, to a much lesser extent, DID and unconfoundedness designs with matching & reweighting. Field experiments, IV, RDDs, natural experiments, and synthetic control all remain relatively rare in the discipline.

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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 5d
4/ In our coding, design-based studies pin causality on a clear source of (quasi-)random variation and spell out identification assumptions, while model-based studies rely mainly on functional-form and statistical assumptions, often treating regression coefficients as causal

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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 5d
3/ About 40% of articles are empirical & quantitative. Of these, 81% are explanatory–using causal relationships to explain social phenomena–and just 29% of explanatory studies use explicit design-based methods. Most causal work still relies on model-based strategies or leaves the design implicit

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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 5d
New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 20d
Join me and fellow panelists 4:15-5:45pm this Friday, Nov. 21st in New Orleans at the AAAs,

"Causal Explanation in Cultural Therapeutic and Health Processes: New Directions in Medical and Psychological Anthropology"

See the AAA "Program" for more info: annualmeeting.americananthro.org/meeting/

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anthrocareerready.bsky.social @anthrocareerready.bsky.social · 20d
How does a background in anthropology open doors in culture, belonging, and change making?
This post explores how anthropological insight can fuel careers in DEI, culture strategy, and community-building work.
🔗 anthrocareerready.net/can-anthropo...

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Society for Anthropological Sciences @anthrosciences.bsky.social · Oct 24
We have gathered some resources for creating and presenting posters at conferences. These resources include examples of past posters presented at AAA or SfAA, as well as websites with additional information on guidelines and advice.

www.societyforanthropologicalsciences.org/p/poster-pre....
Poster Presentation Workshop
The following are examples of poster presentations by SAS members: Groves, Katy, and Kathryn S. Oths. 2008. "Planting the Seeds of Change: ...
www.societyforanthropologicalsciences.org

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anthrocareerready.bsky.social @anthrocareerready.bsky.social · Oct 23
The Anthropology Career Readiness Network (ACRN)’s Career Tools for Anthropology workbook is designed to help you translate your anthropological skills into meaningful career paths.

📖 Purchase your copy on Amazon for just $10!

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Wai Yen Tang Ph.D. @wytang.bsky.social · Jul 28
Player-avatar bonds and gaming benefits and risks: Assessing self-discrepancy theory against a broader range of character and play experiences co-authored by @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social @joelbillieux.bsky.social et al.
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Cyberpsychology
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Cyberpsychology Journal @cyberpsy.bsky.social · Jun 30
🔟 Player-avatar bonds and gaming benefits and risks: Assessing self-discrepancy theory against a broader range of character and play experiences

Snodgrass, Sagstetter, Branstrator, Giardina, Lacy, Bollinger-Deters, Callendar, Zhao, Dengah II, & Billieux

doi.org/10.5817/CP20...

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Cyberpsychology Journal @cyberpsy.bsky.social · Jun 30
🌞 New issue is here! 🌞

Vol. 19, No. 3 features 2 new validated measures, 3 longitudinal studies on social media use, and much more - see 🧵👇

📚 Cool off with a smart summer read: cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2...
All #OpenAccess 🔓

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped bring this issue to life! 🙌

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American Ethnological Society // American Ethnologist (journal) @amethno.bsky.social · May 12
📚📚📚 New Book Review! 📚📚📚

Lars de Wildt @larsdewildt.bsky.social reviews //The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic transformations in religion and video games// by Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social 2023 @ucpress.bsky.social #AnthroSky

Find it here in AE 52.2 ⤵️
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Apr 12
New review of my book, The Avatar Faculty (Univ. of Calif Press, 2023)
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American Ethnologist | AAA Ethnology Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Apr 2
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Trait Absorption Relates to Experiences of Spirit Communication
Download Citation | Trait Absorption Relates to Experiences of Spirit Communication | Absorption can be defined as the propensity to be focused on or become absorbed in internal or external events, ma...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Apr 2
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Ill Health and Grief Fuel Gaming, while Lethargy Slows It: Playtime–Wellbeing Confounds from the Player Perspective
Time spent playing video games (playtime) is not strongly correlated with wellbeing. However, quantitative studies often overlook “third variables” that thereforethe relationship between gaming and we...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Feb 3
We're also presenting our current research at the Society for Psychological Anthropology (SPA) meetings April 3-6, 2025 in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM

"Role-Playing Games, Self-Concept, and Well-Being: Rejuvenating a Psychological Anthropology of Play"

Schedule here: spa.americananthro.org/meetings/
Meetings – SPA
spa.americananthro.org

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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Feb 3
My team is presenting at the upcoming SfAA meetings in Portland, March 25-29 @appliedanthro.bsky.social

"Role-Playing Games, Self-Concept, and Well-Being: Developing Culturally and Contextually Sensitive Games for Good"

More info and program details here: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti...
Annual Meeting - Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
appliedanthro.org

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Amber Wutich @awutich.bsky.social · Jan 29
Announcing the launch of the NSF Cultural Anthropology Methods Program's International Curriculum & Community of Practice (methods4all.org/camp-interna...) 🧵

This represents 5 years of work led by our global team, building on our proud 50 year history of NSF-funded methods programs in anthropology

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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Jan 5

(open access dissertation)

Theatre as Therapy for Impression Management Distress in the Contemporary United States: A Dramaturgical Model and Toolkit for Everyday Coping

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Theatre as Therapy for Impression Management Distress in the Contemporary United States: A Dramaturgical Model and Toolkit for Everyday Coping
This study uses a combination of qualitative and ethnographic methods to interrogate the phenomenon of “identity distress,” redefined here as a coping process initiated by a threat signal during socia...
knowledge.uchicago.edu

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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Jan 5
(open access on live-action role-playing or "LARP")

Larp Design : Creating Role-Play Experiences

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Larp Design : Creating Role-Play Experiences - Trepo
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Jan 5
(open access)
Gaming the Stage
Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater
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Gaming the Stage
Rich connections between gaming and theater stretch back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when England's first commercial theaters appeared right next door to gaming houses and blood-sport arenas. In t...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Dec 31
‘If it's held dear, it’ll get pushed through’: Transmedia narratives, play cultures, and soft canon in tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs)
doi.org/10.1177/1367...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Dec 31
Sample Sizes for 10 Types of Qualitative Data Analysis: An Integrative Review, Empirical Guidance, and Next Steps
doi.org/10.1177/1609...
Sample Sizes for 10 Types of Qualitative Data Analysis: An Integrative Review, Empirical Guidance, and Next Steps - Amber Wutich, Melissa Beresford, H. Russell Bernard, 2024
There has been a recent explosion of articles on minimum sample sizes needed for analyzing qualitative data. The purpose of this integrated review is to examine...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Dec 31
Identifying Playfulness: An Empirical Study on How Adults Recognize and Define Playfulness Across Culture
doi.org/10.1177/1555...

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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Dec 31
Play in Cognitive Development: From Rational Constructivism to Predictive Processing

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Play in Cognitive Development: From Rational Constructivism to Predictive Processing
Children's play is often viewed as a form of experimentation that helps them refine their understanding of the world. While rational constructivism emphasizes this learning process, it has so far dev....
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · Dec 31
Wide-ranging "casual" podcast on causal inference, good snapshots of this broad interdisciplinary field

e.g., this conversation (s3, ep12) with epidemiologist Sander Greenland

my take & project: ethnographers not yet involved, though they can and should be

casualinfer.libsyn.com/it-depends-w...
Casual Inference: It Depends with Sander Greenland | Season 3 Episode 12
In this episode Lucy D'Agostino McGowan and Ellie Murray chat with Sander Greenland, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Statistics at UCLA. Follow along on Twitter: The American Journal of Epidem...
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