Samantha Joel
@datingdecisions.bsky.social
Social psychologist, relationships enthusiast, Associate Prof at Western University 🇨🇦.
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Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
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In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New signature added: "All emails 100% human-written."
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
New signature added: "All emails 100% human-written."
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Canadians! If you're looking for ways to aid the resistance efforts of Americans, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social compiled a resource of Canadian companies with ICE contracts. These are excellent targets for local resistance with international effects!
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A list of Canadian companies profiting off of ICE and Trump's violent mass deportation regime
Watch now | Several Canadian companies appear to be pocketing profits as this horrific agenda rolls out.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Canadians! If you're looking for ways to aid the resistance efforts of Americans, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social compiled a resource of Canadian companies with ICE contracts. These are excellent targets for local resistance with international effects!
🧊 rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/a-list-of-...
🧊 rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/a-list-of-...
Today is the LAST DAY to sign up to vote on who will replace Jagmeet as leader of the NDP. It's been nine years since we last got to choose a leader of this party. Canadian primaries: all of the importance, none of the gravitas. Help us elect someone good!
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Today is the LAST DAY to sign up to vote on who will replace Jagmeet as leader of the NDP. It's been nine years since we last got to choose a leader of this party. Canadian primaries: all of the importance, none of the gravitas. Help us elect someone good!
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
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Jill made history as the first Black, queer MPP in Ontario, and she’s fought relentlessly for affordable housing, health care, the arts, and gender & racial justice.
She is a principled, courageous leader who knows how move a room — and a movement. I'm delighted to have her support.
She is a principled, courageous leader who knows how move a room — and a movement. I'm delighted to have her support.
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Jill made history as the first Black, queer MPP in Ontario, and she’s fought relentlessly for affordable housing, health care, the arts, and gender & racial justice.
She is a principled, courageous leader who knows how move a room — and a movement. I'm delighted to have her support.
She is a principled, courageous leader who knows how move a room — and a movement. I'm delighted to have her support.
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⏰ 4 days left! We're building a movement of movements that's been inspiring people across Canada. Don't miss your chance to be a part of it!
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
⏰ 4 days left! We're building a movement of movements that's been inspiring people across Canada. Don't miss your chance to be a part of it!
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
You must become an NDP member by Jan 28th if you want to have a say over its next leader.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
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We have a new paper in Science today on how malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy.
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
We have a new paper in Science today on how malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy.
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
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Trump: Nice country you got there, hate to see anything bad happen to it.
CNN/CNBC: Trump says country is nice and he does not want anything bad to happen to it
CNN/CNBC: Trump says country is nice and he does not want anything bad to happen to it
it's bizarre to see both CNN and CNBC run with chyrons reporting that Trump said he won't "use force" to take Greenland, when the comments in question were clearly a threat to take Greenland by force. How naive are we at this point?
January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Trump: Nice country you got there, hate to see anything bad happen to it.
CNN/CNBC: Trump says country is nice and he does not want anything bad to happen to it
CNN/CNBC: Trump says country is nice and he does not want anything bad to happen to it
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Great piece on prioritizing quality over quantity in scientific publication.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Great piece on prioritizing quality over quantity in scientific publication.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
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who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
If you're a progressive in Canada, you should know that the NDP leadership race is currently ongoing, and January 28 is the deadline to register with the NDP to be able to vote on the next party leader.
January 19, 2026 at 7:32 PM
If you're a progressive in Canada, you should know that the NDP leadership race is currently ongoing, and January 28 is the deadline to register with the NDP to be able to vote on the next party leader.
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Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Jan 19th), I’ll be answering your questions on Reddit's r/onguardforthee from 3–5 PM ET! Find me at u/avilewis.
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
On Guard For Thee
A Canada-specific subreddit that allows all types of Canadian content.
The only general Canadian subreddit that doesn't allow bigotry or hate.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Jan 19th), I’ll be answering your questions on Reddit's r/onguardforthee from 3–5 PM ET! Find me at u/avilewis.
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
I read Avi's platform, watched a couple of his videos, and immediately signed up to volunteer for his campaign.
This is the kind of political leadership we need in Canada right now. I really think he could revitalize the party.
This is the kind of political leadership we need in Canada right now. I really think he could revitalize the party.
Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
Why I’m running for NDP leader
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I read Avi's platform, watched a couple of his videos, and immediately signed up to volunteer for his campaign.
This is the kind of political leadership we need in Canada right now. I really think he could revitalize the party.
This is the kind of political leadership we need in Canada right now. I really think he could revitalize the party.
My absolute favorite aspect of this premise is the part where the general public is willing to read a dissertation in exchange for money.
Time for our annual viewing of the academia-themed Just in Time for Christmas, in which she gets cold called by the “Dean of Yale,” who wants to publish her dissertation because it will be a bestseller and offers a flyout for a job she didn’t apply for, and mystical William Shatner shakes things up.
December 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
My absolute favorite aspect of this premise is the part where the general public is willing to read a dissertation in exchange for money.
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🚀 Launched! Here’s our call for applicants to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program at @westernu.ca. This is a remarkable opportunity for us to recruit outstanding scholars who are currently working internationally:
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University
www.uwo.ca
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚀 Launched! Here’s our call for applicants to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program at @westernu.ca. This is a remarkable opportunity for us to recruit outstanding scholars who are currently working internationally:
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
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I love when my grad students send me dorky memes
December 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I love when my grad students send me dorky memes
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🏆 Individual: @simine.com, psychologist at @unimelb.bsky.social & editor-in-chief of Psychological Science, is recognized for pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility & collaborative research, driving initiatives such as @improvingpsych.org & the journal Collabra @ucpress.bsky.social. (2/5)
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🏆 Individual: @simine.com, psychologist at @unimelb.bsky.social & editor-in-chief of Psychological Science, is recognized for pioneering methodological rigor, reproducibility & collaborative research, driving initiatives such as @improvingpsych.org & the journal Collabra @ucpress.bsky.social. (2/5)
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There is no reason why systematic reviews can't be open. The data used for synthesis is *already* open and there are many excellent open source tools that can facilitate the easy sharing of analysis scripts.
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
There is no reason why systematic reviews can't be open. The data used for synthesis is *already* open and there are many excellent open source tools that can facilitate the easy sharing of analysis scripts.
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
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Social psych friends, please help me out with a class discussion by responding to the following (and sharing):
What do you see as the biggest challenge for social and personality psychology in the immediate future? What should we as a field be doing better than we are now?
What do you see as the biggest challenge for social and personality psychology in the immediate future? What should we as a field be doing better than we are now?
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Social psych friends, please help me out with a class discussion by responding to the following (and sharing):
What do you see as the biggest challenge for social and personality psychology in the immediate future? What should we as a field be doing better than we are now?
What do you see as the biggest challenge for social and personality psychology in the immediate future? What should we as a field be doing better than we are now?
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My wife was sexually harassed by Miles Hewstone as a phd student. He was still asked to review her (and other women he harassed) for jobs and promotions. This is so fucked up.
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My wife was sexually harassed by Miles Hewstone as a phd student. He was still asked to review her (and other women he harassed) for jobs and promotions. This is so fucked up.
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
Generative AI has really been wreaking havoc on the teaching component of higher ed. But at least the researc- oh.
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Generative AI has really been wreaking havoc on the teaching component of higher ed. But at least the researc- oh.
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Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
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Another reminder that if you got students who wanna do a social psych PhD focusing on identities (specifically Asian, Latine, MENA Americans), I’m recruiting! I’m hustling hard here so pls send people my way 😅
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
Starting the week strong with a newly accepted paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, co-authored with postdoc @lizsnoland.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar! We merged two largely independent research lines to call for data disaggregation of Asian Americans and MENA Americans
Unpacking Broad Racial Labels: The Disaggregation of Data on Race and Ethnicity: https://osf.io/eyv7b
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Another reminder that if you got students who wanna do a social psych PhD focusing on identities (specifically Asian, Latine, MENA Americans), I’m recruiting! I’m hustling hard here so pls send people my way 😅
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
First thought when I read this was, "$900 a year is a lot of money".
But you're telling me that's PER MONTH??
But you're telling me that's PER MONTH??
I put off doing the inevitable…I called my insurance provider.
My current premium is $480. It will be almost $900 next year.
Thanks, Trump voters.
My current premium is $480. It will be almost $900 next year.
Thanks, Trump voters.
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
First thought when I read this was, "$900 a year is a lot of money".
But you're telling me that's PER MONTH??
But you're telling me that's PER MONTH??
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Is social interaction a tradeoff of autonomy for belonging compared to being alone? New paper by phenom @elainehoan.bsky.social says yes if you're interacting with strangers, no if you're interacting with friends/family. With a romantic partner you gain in both. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Is social interaction a tradeoff of autonomy for belonging compared to being alone? New paper by phenom @elainehoan.bsky.social says yes if you're interacting with strangers, no if you're interacting with friends/family. With a romantic partner you gain in both. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...