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Dr. Shayna Sparling

@shaynagram.bsky.social

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Assistant professor at UGuelph, pastry lover and applied social psychologist who studies social connection, identity-related stigma, and sexual health.

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · Feb 24

🌟 You can check out an open access copy of our paper here:
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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Thanksgiving folks!
May your glass of sparkling always be half full. ❤️🍗🥂

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Steven R. Shaw, PhD @shawpsych.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. Happy Thanksgiving. 🇨🇦

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 1d

im very happy to announce that ive transitioned into my new role as an assistant professor at toronto metropolitan university (TMU) and im accepting applications for a graduate student to join my lab starting Fall 2026! joining the psych department at TMU is a literal dream come true 💙💛💙💛

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 10h

So close 💀

Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 19h

Tonight my MIL remarked that my faculty position seems like so much work. 👍

Then stage-whispered to my partner "at least she gets the summer off"

😂😳😐😩😭

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 1d

Plus I always know that when one of my classes has a Friday night deadline I'm going to see all the emails about extensions and tech issues all roll in after 7pm 👀

Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 5d

Spoken like someone who teaches stats/research methods

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Jan Marc Morawe @janmarcmorawe.bsky.social · 5d

Do men rely only on women to prevent pregnancies? How do masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraception intersect? Our project's final paper is part of this month's issue of Culture, Health, and Sexuality. Check it out here:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@tandfresearch.bsky.social

‘How do I really want to be as a man?’ Masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraceptive decision-making – findings from an interview study in Germany

This paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning. Through twelve qualitative interviews, three of which were couple interv...

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 5d

This is why we're a good collaboration team, I like making an optimistic Gantt 😂

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 6d

Oh yes, please admire my gantt chart, it is clear I will definitely accomplish ALL of this within one year. 👀

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 7d

Watching the deadline for this grant application tick inevitably closer and closer every day while I scramble to assemble the components - but trying to stay optimistic:

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 10d

Yes!! I always create and save my syntax when I work with SPSS. I'm so glad I picked up this habit in grad school (after several heartbreaks over having to redo complex data cleaning and analyses).

Made the switch to R a bit easier, because I was already used to creating a reproducible workflow!

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 14d

here are some helpful steps for academics who are considering creating genAI images to use for lab branding:

1. don't

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John Anderson 🇨🇦 @janderz8.bsky.social · 24d

Hi #canadian researchers - please sign this petition to help ensure funding isn’t cut to tri council agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR). We’re looking at potential 15% cuts to ALL federal spending including grants win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 16d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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CIHRRC @cihrrc.bsky.social · 18d

📅Save the date:

CIHHRC, @cahr-acrv.bsky.social, and HIV in Motion are hosting a Café Scientifique on November 27th at 12pm EST.

This free, virtual event will feature research and practice updates on HIV, Aging, and Rehabilitation.

Registration is now open! forms.office.com/r/sRmnWpSLGx

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 16d

Last week, the Ont govt announced that psychologists will be getting prescription rights.

This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.

This needs to be public.

Canadian Psychological Association @canadianpsychology.bsky.social · 17d

CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 17d

Always need to remember to account for the time it takes to force myself to work on a grant application (instead of procrastinating with other tasks) when I consider my time estimate of how long I need to work on it. 🫣

Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 17d

Holy Cow - read the whole thread 🤯

Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · Sep 10

So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes

Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease

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Jan Marc Morawe @janmarcmorawe.bsky.social · 17d

Tomorrow is World Contraception Day. In 2022 we searched for participants for our study on the choice of contraception by people with testicles. The current fascist backlash trying to silence marginalized voices was already a problem as some quotes indicate

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 18d

Has this been done before?

The handshake meme that's based on a screenshot from the first Predator movie. The two arms are labeled "Websites" and "Nutritionists" and the handshake is labeled "Reject optional cookies"

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 17d

Oh I would love a tip for this as well!

Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 17d

And it's so easy to make!! It's lovely with soup, in my opinion. ☺️

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 19d

Currently attending a conference & our field is quite a bit into fancy modeling, so it’s time to repost this blog post.

Don’t try to squeeze your research question into whatever model is fashionable right now; try to build the right model for your research question.

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Let’s do statistics the other way around

Summer in Berlin – the perfect time and place to explore the city, take a walk in the Görli, go skinny dipping in the Spree, attend an overcrowded, overheated conference symposium on cross-lagged pane...

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Jonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · 19d

"It looks like you are trying to do literally anything. Would you like to make it worse using AI?"

a paper clip with a face on it is sitting on top of a piece of paper .

Alt: Clippy wiggling its eyebrows

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