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Alma Jeftic
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Psychologist - Scientific Collaborator at the University of Geneva - Research Fellow at the Peace Research Institute ICU Tokyo - Editor: Peace Psychology Digest at APA Division 48 - Founder of ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social
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Alma Jeftic @almajeftic.bsky.social · 19d
Honoured to be this year’s recipient of the @spspnews.bsky.social
International Bridge-Building Award together with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social @rimamrahal.bsky.social and @flavioazevedo.bsky.social. More information will be shared soon! @abrir.bsky.social @forrt.bsky.social
almajeftic.bsky.social
Honoured to be this year’s recipient of the @spspnews.bsky.social
International Bridge-Building Award together with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social @rimamrahal.bsky.social and @flavioazevedo.bsky.social. More information will be shared soon! @abrir.bsky.social @forrt.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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alelazic.bsky.social
Our next step is to pilot the workshop plan at the University of Arizona in December, so keep an eye out for updates and make sure to follow @abrir.bsky.social 🙌
alelazic.bsky.social Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 22d
Who gets to teach about #OpenScience, and who learns? With our new workshop plan, we want to flip the script.

Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team

Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...

@orca-open.bsky.social
Square poster. The main text reads: “Our first ABRIR workshop plan is here! With ORCA’s support, we’re piloting a new way to strengthen DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in open science — by reversing who gets to teach and who learns. To make open science truly global and equitable, we need to learn from the strengths of Majority World researchers.” Smaller text reads: “Developed with support from the Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Award Number: #20160-2025-10).” The poster also includes the ABRIR logo and a QR code leading to https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17244026
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
almajeftic.bsky.social
I’m increadibly proud of @abrir.bsky.social and our achievements! Make sure to read about our work and to follow us!
@alelazic.bsky.social @nscorralfrias.bsky.social @brendanchng.bsky.social
abrir.bsky.social ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social · 22d
ABRIR team led by the amazing @alelazic.bsky.social developed workshop plan that aims to strenghten DEI in #OpenScience- by reversing who gets to teach and who learns. We’re getting ready to pilot it! Special thanks to @orca-open.bsky.social for financial support.
alelazic.bsky.social Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 22d
Who gets to teach about #OpenScience, and who learns? With our new workshop plan, we want to flip the script.

Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team

Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...

@orca-open.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
almajeftic.bsky.social
I’m so happy to have the opportunity to work with this amazing woman.
thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social Thùy Vy T Nguyễn @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social · 29d
A bit of news. I was nominated for the #Vietnam International Awards for ongoing work to build a research centre in Ho Chi Minh (more on that later).

I am not finalist but feel honored enough to attend the ceremony on Nov 8 in London alongside many innovative people that are working to give back.
VIAWARDS 2025 NOMINEE – RESEARCH AND INNOVATION & BEST AI AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AWARD We are proud to nominate Dr. Nguyễn Thị Thuý Vi, Associate Professor of Psychology at Durham University, as an official VIAwards 2025 nominee! As a pioneering researcher and global thought leader, she has dedicated her career to advancing our understanding of solitude, wellbeing, and emotion regulation, transforming not only academic knowledge but also practical approaches to mental health and education worldwide. Key Highlights: 🔹 Author of “Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone” - a groundbreaking book praised globally for reshaping how solitude is understood. 🔹 Published more than 15 peer-reviewed articles in top psychology journals, cited over 1,500 times, now taught in psychology courses worldwide. 🔹 Founder of the Solitude Lab at Durham University, mentoring undergraduate to doctoral students. 🔹 Recipient of the prestigious ESRC Research Grant in the UK within first decade of research. 🔹 Delivered invited keynote lectures, TEDx and Bright Ideas talks, and featured in BBC, NPR, The Guardian, Fox News, and The Today Show. 🔹 In Viet Nam, gave talks at top universities, collaborated with Vietnamese National University, and built a research center in Ho Chi Minh City. 🔹 Recognized with multiple international awards and invited to lead symposia at leading psychology conferences around the world. —— 🌐 Learn more: https://www.viawards.com/nominations 📝 Nominate: http://bit.ly/4lS7qmi Winners will be announced at the VIAwards ceremony gala: 📅 Date: 8th November 2025 📍 Location: Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge E1 8GP
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Day 1 of the 2025 Big Team Science Conference is underway!! Join us on Zoom for talks, hackathons, panels, unconferences, and more!

Register for free or pay-what-you-want (all proceeds support BTS groups!) to gain access to all sessions:

bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/
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>>> Register for the 2025 BTSCON now! *** ### BTSCON Registration Info To balance inclusivity with our funding needs, *registration fees for the Big Team Science Conference are optional*. You can pay ...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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nscorralfrias.bsky.social
Do you wish there was a repository of Big-Team and Open Science resources? So do we!! Join us live via Zoom on Wednesday, October 8 from 17:00-17:55 UTC. Register now (for free or pay-what-you-want) at bigteamscience.github.io. @abrir.bsky.social @psychrstats.bsky.social @btscon.bsky.social
bigteamscience.github.io
October 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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nscorralfrias.bsky.social
Join us at the Big Team Science Conference, live via Zoom on Wednesday, October 8 from 15:00-15:55 UTC, for our panel: "Majority world leadership in Big Team Science: Barriers, opportunities and ways forward". @iriszez.bsky.social @abrir.bsky.social @btscon.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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nscorralfrias.bsky.social
Join us at the Big Team Science Conference, live via Zoom on Tuesday, October 7 from 15:00-16:25 UTC to catch our Symposium, "Big Team Science projects in the majority world". @abrir.bsky.social @iriszez.bsky.social @btscon.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
almajeftic.bsky.social
Many of us greatly appreciate your work and activism, @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social ❤️
thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social Thùy Vy T Nguyễn @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social · Sep 21
I am nervous but also excited about this. Expressing excitement is not my strength; rest assured I am feeling it inside. I am also glad that I am not alone and continue to be grateful for the cheers and support from my colleagues at @abrir.bsky.social @almajeftic.bsky.social @brendanchng.bsky.social
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September 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Intro to the Special Issue on Transnational Memory & Identity in Eastern & Central-Eastern Europe Journal of Contemporary European Studies.

From symposium at Uni Graz | sponsored by the Council for European Studies.

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#MemoryStudies #EasternEurope
Transnational processes of memory, migration and identity in Central and South-Eastern Europe
This special issue examines the interplay of memory, identity, and migration in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Southeast Europe (SEE) within broader transnational European and global contexts...
www.tandfonline.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
almajeftic.bsky.social
New paper out in AMPPS!

We share a step-by-step guide for adopting #OpenScience in resource-limited contexts + a toolkit with repositories.

Featuring success stories from Serbia, Brazil & @abrir.bsky.social
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25…
Toolkit: osf.io/gu7v4
August 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
almajeftic.bsky.social
ABRIR received @improvingpsych.org commendation (for the 2nd time). Words can hardly describe how proud I am of the amazing ABRIR people I work, chat, and share the same ideas & struggles with! Follow us to get to know us: @nscorralfrias.bsky.social @alelazic.bsky.social @brendanchng.bsky.social
abrir.bsky.social ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social · Jul 25
Thrilled to announce that @abrir.bsky.social was awarded @improvingpsych.org commendation! This is our second time winning this award, and we see it as an additional motivator to work harder, build stronger connections & open psychological science to all. Follow us for more exciting projects 🥇
improvingpsych.org Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Jul 24
✨ Through translated educational materials and hackathons with researchers from developing countries, ABRIR developed guidelines for improving the accessibility and uptake of open and big-team science. abrirpsy.org buff.ly/Rj9wFTa
July 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Submit your research to @btscon.bsky.social ! @abrir.bsky.social is one of the co-organisers. Looking forward to seeing you there!
July 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
almajeftic.bsky.social
Are you passionate about #BigTeamScience & #OpenScience? Make sure to attend BTSCON2025 between 6th and 8th October. @abrir.bsky.social is a member of the organizing team and we're very much looking forward to meeting you all! #RepresentationMatters
abrir.bsky.social ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social · Jul 7
Mark your calendars! BTSCON2025 is set for October 6-8th! This year, ABRIR is a member of the organizing team, together with @psysciacc.bsky.social and @manybabies.org. Follow us for more exciting news and make sure to submit your work 🔥
btscon.bsky.social Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · Jul 6
Mark your calendars! BTSCON2025 is officially set for October 6-8th.
@psysciacc.bsky.social @abrir.bsky.social @manybabies.org
July 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
almajeftic.bsky.social
We're extremely lucky to have you, @brendanchng.bsky.social !
brendanchng.bsky.social Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jul 5
I feel so blessed to be a part of ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social that has recently received funding from @orca-open.bsky.social for the "Open Science for and from the Majority World" project that seeks to democratise open science practices & amplify voices from the Global South.
orca-open.bsky.social Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) @orca-open.bsky.social · Jun 17
Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! 🌱🏆 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be.

Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
July 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
almajeftic.bsky.social
Make sure to attend the 2025 @btscon.bsky.social! This year, @abrir.bsky.social is one of the hosts :) Save the date and stay tuned for more information!
abrir.bsky.social ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social · Jun 28
We're co-hosting the 2025 @btscon.bsky.social! Save the date and follow us for more information!
btscon.bsky.social Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · Jun 26
🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️

The 2025 Big Team Science Conference will be October 6-8!

More information coming soon about invited speakers, submissions, and schedule. Get excited!

(hosted by your BTS friends @manybabies.org @psysciacc.bsky.social @abrir.bsky.social)
June 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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alelazic.bsky.social
🌎✨ Excited to collaborate with @melissafloresphd.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, @brendanchng.bsky.social and others on our @orca-open.bsky.social funded #OpenScience project for and from the Majority World!

Follow @abrir.bsky.social for what's ahead!
June 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
almajeftic.bsky.social
Cannot wait to read this! Congrats to the amazing @syeducation.bsky.social and @dulcewestberg.bsky.social !
dsbarra.bsky.social David A. Sbarra @dsbarra.bsky.social · Jun 24
Great new review on mixed-methods research in AMPPS! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Congrats to @syeducation.bsky.social and @dulcewestberg.bsky.social . We need more of this work across the different areas of psych science!
June 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Extremely proud to (finally) announce that @abrir.bsky.social will be collaborating with the University of Arizona (@melissafloresphd.bsky.social & @nscorralfrias.bsky.social) thanks to the ORCA Catalytic Award! Follow us for more great news! Let's keep advancing open science! #RepresentationMatters
June 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
almajeftic.bsky.social
As someone with both Minority & Majority World experience I can assure you that the barriers are real. Hence, I'm grateful to @hcp4715.bsky.social for giving me and my colleagues from @abrir.bsky.social the opportunity to share our work and recommendations. Read, cite, follow @abrir.bsky.social!
hcp4715.bsky.social Hu Chuan-Peng @hcp4715.bsky.social · Jun 19
🎉 After 2 years of work, our #OpenScience guide for researchers in developing countries is LIVE!

Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers.
*(1/4)*
June 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
almajeftic.bsky.social
Thrilled to join @spenic.bsky.social & Simon Hug at the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences! We'll be exploring how #intergroup #interventions can prevent ethnic #polarization in post-conflict context. More soon!
June 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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alelazic.bsky.social
@abrir.bsky.social, check this research out!
emilynordmann.bsky.social Prof. Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social · Mar 27
New paper from Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed on student experiences of decolonised psychology curricula. They present data on how students view decolonisation efforts & present three key changes you can make to your teaching.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#AcademicSky
It has been long argued that academic programmes represent a distorted, Euro-American-centric view of the world, commonly presented as objective. Leading academic institutions have started attempts to redress this. Decolonising education in practice; however, has been difficult to do; educators are unsure about how to actively facilitate this or are concerned about making mistakes. The present study uses the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of Glasgow as a case study. The School has been actively engaging with the decolonising curriculum process, using a variety of methods since 2021. However, the impact these efforts have had are unknown. The present qualitative study asked students from the global majority their views on their teaching content. Nine students were recruited in two focus groups to uncover how the psychology curriculum at UofG is experienced. Reflexive Thematic Analysis resulted in two core themes: students’ awareness of systemic issues that have historically prevented change and lowered expectations for meaningful change, and second, students’ acknowledgement of staff efforts (positive or otherwise) to decolonise. We discuss the results in the context of teaching and learning strategies in relation to psychology and wider teaching practice, with guidance for next steps.
March 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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pholme.bsky.social
Nice commentary to our recent PNAS about the role of postdocs in academic careers: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

w @shahanmemon.bsky.social et al.
Rethinking postdoc careers through the science of science | PNAS
Rethinking postdoc careers through the science of science
www.pnas.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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I'm happy to announce that I've joined the Editorial Board of Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy (APA Division 56 flagship journal), and Junior Editorial Board of the European Journal of Social Psychology (EASP). #editorial #psychology
February 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Read the Peace Psychology Digest (issue 2): peacepsychology.org/peace-psycho... We dedicated it to the Black History Month and you can read articles by @gmvelez.bsky.social, @tijana-et-al.bsky.social, Karen W. Goyzueta. Don't miss our webinar on race & mental health with the amazing Denzell Brown.
Peace Psychology Digest — APA Division 48
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February 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM