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Dr. Sarah Gaither
@sarahegaither.bsky.social
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Social and Developmental Psychology at Duke; foodie, twin mom, UC Berkeley and Tufts alumna; she/her

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 15h
Thankful for each and every single one of you in my lab!!
dukeidlab.bsky.social Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · 17h
Grateful for our incredible lab team—their curiosity and care drive our science every day. 🧠💫

And heartfelt thanks to the adults, children, and families who make our research possible through their participation and trust. We couldn’t do this work without you. 🍂💛
#Psychology #Research #Gratitude

Reposted by Sarah E. Gaither

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Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · 17h
Grateful for our incredible lab team—their curiosity and care drive our science every day. 🧠💫

And heartfelt thanks to the adults, children, and families who make our research possible through their participation and trust. We couldn’t do this work without you. 🍂💛
#Psychology #Research #Gratitude

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 6d
That’s exactly right!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 6d
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 6d
Leftover pasta really is the best!! (The only positive part of this post ha ha)

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 6d
Ya pros and cons always…I like being my own boss and owning my schedule a lot. BUT more money would be nice too!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 6d
Ohhh! Ha ha I thought you were implying me in that comment lol but yes!! It is all just silly!!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 6d
Not sure I see what you mean here? What I meant was these ratings are just silly and we should just read the letter content we all put effort to write

Reposted by Efrén O. Pérez, Cailin O’Connor

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 6d
It’s letter-of-recommendation season again, when universities ask me to rate a 21 year old student’s ability to “see the big picture of life” while I eat leftover pasta in a Tupperware…
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 14d
But sounds like you are doing great!!! Eat some tortellini en brodo for me (my daughter's fav when we were there)

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 14d
Yes!! I was in Italy for two months last fall and gesture is everywhere! Another great example of cultural differences in communication!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 14d
It isn’t that you don’t match, it is to highlight the fact that we all talk and communicate differently and that a lot of those differences may be culturally specific or norms we learned from others

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 14d
Yes! There are so many culturally-specific gestures!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 15d
Yes! The moment I saw that in the lit review I knew this was a strongly engrained cultural difference!! #cultureiscool

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Efrén O. Pérez

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 15d
Do your hands talk when you do? 🗣️✋

Check out this @duke-university.bsky.social write up about my new work with my postdoc Esha Naidu (she is on the job market!) showing gestures reflect culture & identity—our nonverbal “accents” can shape interracial communication.

trinity.duke.edu/news/talking...
Talking with Our Hands: Duke Study Reveals How Culture Shapes Our Gestures
You are having dinner with friends, and the conversation is lively. Do your hands join the chat, or do they stay focused on your knife and fork?
trinity.duke.edu

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 19d
So happy for my lab!!! See you in Chicago!
dukeidlab.bsky.social Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · 19d
More @spspnews.bsky.social happiness for the lab! Congrats to @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social Tose, Mercedes, Hannah, Mariam and our undergrads Julia and Jalen for all having posters accepted!! We hope chilly Chicago is ready for our science!!
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Reposted by Sarah E. Gaither

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Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · 19d
More @spspnews.bsky.social happiness for the lab! Congrats to @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social Tose, Mercedes, Hannah, Mariam and our undergrads Julia and Jalen for all having posters accepted!! We hope chilly Chicago is ready for our science!!
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 21d
“The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it.” —John Lewis #electionday #govote

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Oct 23
Thank you!!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Oct 22
So incredibly honored to be named a @spspnews.bsky.social Fellow this year!! Hooray for science!! 🎉🥳

spsp.org/news/spsp-ne...
Announcing 2025 SPSP and Division 8 Fellows | SPSP
Please join us in congratulating the newest cohort of SPSP and APA Division 8 Fellows!
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Oct 7
No tricks here, just the best lab!!
dukeidlab.bsky.social Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Oct 7
Happy fall y’all! We are clearly the pick of the patch since our data is looking gourd-geous!

Reposted by Sarah E. Gaither

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Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Oct 7
Happy fall y’all! We are clearly the pick of the patch since our data is looking gourd-geous!

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Megan L. Ranney, Ingo Rohlfing , and 6 more

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Sep 28
"Data manipulation by the US Gov...makes crucial datasets untrustworthy and unusable. If the US Government secretly changes datasets for political reasons, researchers relying on the data might erroneously recommend ineffective or counterproductive interventions."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Data manipulation within the US Federal Government
A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021 was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and the words were also switched in ...
www.thelancet.com

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 26
Best academic related phone autocorrect I had this morning: instead of “prep” it corrected to oreo. Yes, we all need more oreos!!
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 17
Check out some coverage of one of my past papers highlighting multiple identities and flexible thinking in kids! @dukeidlab.bsky.social is running some follow up studies now for anyone with 8-10 year olds out there, the study is on zoom! Let me know! #psychology
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Remind kids that there's more to life than simply being someone's child
This practice of introducing kids to their various roles also broadens their horizon.
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 2
Impossible to advise on!!!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 2
My common feeling with publishing lol
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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 2
I find picking a journal SO stressful! It is like dating!!!
gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · Sep 2
#AcademicSky

Laypeople would probably be surprised to learn how much effort researchers put into selecting WHICH journal to submit a manuscript to.

But it's actually a critical part of publishing. (we can argue about whether that's a good or bad thing)

Reposted by Sarah E. Gaither

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · Sep 2
#AcademicSky

Laypeople would probably be surprised to learn how much effort researchers put into selecting WHICH journal to submit a manuscript to.

But it's actually a critical part of publishing. (we can argue about whether that's a good or bad thing)

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Aug 29
Check out the newest pub from @dukeidlab.bsky.social Led by Mercedes Munoz (my amazing grad student on the job market this year!!), we argue for the need to consider all of our various identities when thinking about racial/ethnic socialization messages!

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Considering Multiplicity in Racial Ethnic Socialization | Annual Reviews
An often-underacknowledged component of racial ethnic identity development concerns youth's multiple social identities, which affect how and when youth receive racial ethnic socialization (RES) f...
www.annualreviews.org