Erinn Acland, PhD
@erinnacland.bsky.social
Researcher of emotion, antisociality, and psychopathology in children and youth. Interested in science integrity/reform and rstats. Occasional doer of art.
Postdoc at Harvard, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal.
erinnacland.github.io
Postdoc at Harvard, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal.
erinnacland.github.io
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Why do kids hit? The psychology behind childhood aggression
YouTube video by Erinn Acland, PhD
youtu.be
I recently made a video on the psychology of childhood aggression.
Animated, written, researched, and narrated by me—it was a big undertaking! Features some of my own research, but also many others'. Excited to share it finally 🎉
youtu.be/MZIixXxBr3w
#devpsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Animated, written, researched, and narrated by me—it was a big undertaking! Features some of my own research, but also many others'. Excited to share it finally 🎉
youtu.be/MZIixXxBr3w
#devpsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists
Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
go.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
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Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
I recently made a video on the psychology of childhood aggression.
Animated, written, researched, and narrated by me—it was a big undertaking! Features some of my own research, but also many others'. Excited to share it finally 🎉
youtu.be/MZIixXxBr3w
#devpsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Animated, written, researched, and narrated by me—it was a big undertaking! Features some of my own research, but also many others'. Excited to share it finally 🎉
youtu.be/MZIixXxBr3w
#devpsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Why do kids hit? The psychology behind childhood aggression
YouTube video by Erinn Acland, PhD
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I recently made a video on the psychology of childhood aggression.
Animated, written, researched, and narrated by me—it was a big undertaking! Features some of my own research, but also many others'. Excited to share it finally 🎉
youtu.be/MZIixXxBr3w
#devpsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Animated, written, researched, and narrated by me—it was a big undertaking! Features some of my own research, but also many others'. Excited to share it finally 🎉
youtu.be/MZIixXxBr3w
#devpsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Erroneous articles can undermine scientific progress & mislead future research. Rene Aquarius &co show that 40% of articles on early #BrainInjury in animal studies have #ImageDuplication & #ImageManipulation problems, but correction by #journals remains limited @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4p59QzN
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position at CIMCyC (Granada, Spain) to work on the psychology of dis(mis)information.
Apply before 26th September. Nice city, great environment ☺️
Please share! 🔃
cimcyc.ugr.es/en/informati...
#socialpsychology
#cogpsyc
#PsychSciSky
#PsychJob
#PhDJob
Apply before 26th September. Nice city, great environment ☺️
Please share! 🔃
cimcyc.ugr.es/en/informati...
#socialpsychology
#cogpsyc
#PsychSciSky
#PsychJob
#PhDJob
Job Offer: Postdoctoral Researcher in Disinformation
As part of the strategic plan linked to the María de Maeztu Seal of Excellence award, the CIMCYC is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher with experience in the field of the psychology of disinformatio...
cimcyc.ugr.es
September 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position at CIMCyC (Granada, Spain) to work on the psychology of dis(mis)information.
Apply before 26th September. Nice city, great environment ☺️
Please share! 🔃
cimcyc.ugr.es/en/informati...
#socialpsychology
#cogpsyc
#PsychSciSky
#PsychJob
#PhDJob
Apply before 26th September. Nice city, great environment ☺️
Please share! 🔃
cimcyc.ugr.es/en/informati...
#socialpsychology
#cogpsyc
#PsychSciSky
#PsychJob
#PhDJob
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📑 Peer review and citations
A preprint study of 18,400 articles finds reviewers are more likely to approve papers that cite their own work. Raises concerns about fairness and citation pressure in publishing.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415...
#SciComm 🧪 #AcademicSky #Publishing
A preprint study of 18,400 articles finds reviewers are more likely to approve papers that cite their own work. Raises concerns about fairness and citation pressure in publishing.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415...
#SciComm 🧪 #AcademicSky #Publishing
Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
doi.org
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📑 Peer review and citations
A preprint study of 18,400 articles finds reviewers are more likely to approve papers that cite their own work. Raises concerns about fairness and citation pressure in publishing.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415...
#SciComm 🧪 #AcademicSky #Publishing
A preprint study of 18,400 articles finds reviewers are more likely to approve papers that cite their own work. Raises concerns about fairness and citation pressure in publishing.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415...
#SciComm 🧪 #AcademicSky #Publishing
"Errors will always occur, but they are less likely to cause long-lasting damage if someone can check for them, [...] more researchers should be writing their articles [...] so that the calculations [...] can be checked." - @alexh.bsky.social
alexholcombe.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/c...
#academicsky
alexholcombe.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/c...
#academicsky
Committing research fraud is easy. Let’s make it harder.
originally published by The Chronicle of Higher Education as “How to Stop Academic Fraudsters” (I didn’t choose that title) “Hi Alex, this is not credible.” I’ll never forget that…
alexholcombe.wordpress.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Errors will always occur, but they are less likely to cause long-lasting damage if someone can check for them, [...] more researchers should be writing their articles [...] so that the calculations [...] can be checked." - @alexh.bsky.social
alexholcombe.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/c...
#academicsky
alexholcombe.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/c...
#academicsky
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Postdoc (80%) in the Cognition Lab at University of Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for a postdoc to work with us on the capacity limits of cognition (working memory, attention, long-term memory, ...).
Application deadline: 10 September 2025
We are looking for a postdoc to work with us on the capacity limits of cognition (working memory, attention, long-term memory, ...).
Application deadline: 10 September 2025
ESCOP - Postdoc (80%) in the Cognition Lab at University of Zurich, Switzerland
ESCOP is a dynamic scientific society that provides a venue within which current research in cognitive psychology and neighboring disciplines can be presented, discussed and encouraged.
www.escop.eu
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Postdoc (80%) in the Cognition Lab at University of Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for a postdoc to work with us on the capacity limits of cognition (working memory, attention, long-term memory, ...).
Application deadline: 10 September 2025
We are looking for a postdoc to work with us on the capacity limits of cognition (working memory, attention, long-term memory, ...).
Application deadline: 10 September 2025
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So the @researchireland.ie Global Talent Scheme is now open for "exceptional mid-career and established researchers," currently employed outside Ireland, who want to move their research here. All disciplines (I think). Individual awards up to €3.25m (!) www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
www.researchireland.ie
July 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So the @researchireland.ie Global Talent Scheme is now open for "exceptional mid-career and established researchers," currently employed outside Ireland, who want to move their research here. All disciplines (I think). Individual awards up to €3.25m (!) www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
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We have our first games ever in Ireland next month. The event will be at the University of Galway as part of CERIS’s Annual Workshop on September 26th. Virtual participation is possible and coauthorship to a meta paper is granted.
Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...
Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...
August 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We have our first games ever in Ireland next month. The event will be at the University of Galway as part of CERIS’s Annual Workshop on September 26th. Virtual participation is possible and coauthorship to a meta paper is granted.
Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...
Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
Hey folks: A little while aback, @jschleiderphd.bsky.social and I created a repository of SOPs to help folks prepare for grad applications.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
Example Grad School Personal Statements
Clinical Psychology Graduate School Personal Statement Examples Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, PhD Jessica Schleider, PhD University of Michigan Stony Brook University Updated: June 7, 2021 Why did we c...
docs.google.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hey folks: A little while aback, @jschleiderphd.bsky.social and I created a repository of SOPs to help folks prepare for grad applications.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature
go.nature.com/450KElr
go.nature.com/450KElr
Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them
Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.
go.nature.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature
go.nature.com/450KElr
go.nature.com/450KElr
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It's a bit off-cycle, but you never know who might be looking and when... Brown has a new T32 postdoctoral fellowship in child health equity! Applications are open now and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. More details can be found in the link below:
today.brown.edu/announcement...
today.brown.edu/announcement...
Today@Brown
today.brown.edu
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's a bit off-cycle, but you never know who might be looking and when... Brown has a new T32 postdoctoral fellowship in child health equity! Applications are open now and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. More details can be found in the link below:
today.brown.edu/announcement...
today.brown.edu/announcement...
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
Are you working on issues of replication and reproducibility of methodological research in psychology? Consider submitting a proposal to my call for papers, happy to chat about your ideas or answer any questions! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
<em>AMPPS</em> Call for Papers on Replicability and Reproducibility in Methodological Research
Methodological reform has shaped the last decade of psychological research. Researchers have undertaken replication studies, journals and funders have emphasized registration and data sharing, and aut...
www.psychologicalscience.org
July 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Are you working on issues of replication and reproducibility of methodological research in psychology? Consider submitting a proposal to my call for papers, happy to chat about your ideas or answer any questions! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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We are hiring at @opensecrets.org! If you are interested in working with and analyzing large datasets - and you care about government transparency and accountability - apply now to join our research team. www.opensecrets.org/about/jobs?1
Jobs
www.opensecrets.org
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are hiring at @opensecrets.org! If you are interested in working with and analyzing large datasets - and you care about government transparency and accountability - apply now to join our research team. www.opensecrets.org/about/jobs?1
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the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is hiring SIX faculty. open area
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor - Psychology Job in North Dunedin, Otago - SEEK
The University of Otago’s Department of Psychology is a highly ranked, internationally respected hub of research and teaching excellence.
www.seek.co.nz
July 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is hiring SIX faculty. open area
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
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There's less than one week to apply for this position! Make sure to complete your application by July 14th.
Join Xerces and make art that supports conservation! 🐝✍🏽
Job Title: Science Illustration Intern
🌎Location: Remote
💲Compensation: $24/hr, 20hrs/week
📅Duration: Sep-Dec 2025
❗Apply by: July 14, 2025
Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs
Job Title: Science Illustration Intern
🌎Location: Remote
💲Compensation: $24/hr, 20hrs/week
📅Duration: Sep-Dec 2025
❗Apply by: July 14, 2025
Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs
July 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
There's less than one week to apply for this position! Make sure to complete your application by July 14th.
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
Cool trial of distributed grant application review. We're trying something similar for journal publishing as part of @morphss.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to speed up peer review: make applicants mark one another
‘Distributed peer review’ of grants makes process more than twice as fast — and includes some cheat-prevention measures.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Cool trial of distributed grant application review. We're trying something similar for journal publishing as part of @morphss.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How should scientists – including Nobel Prize winners – respond to allegations about their work? Practices to avoid or embrace, by @retractionwatch.com ‘s cofounders.
Retraction Reactions | American Scientist
www.americanscientist.org/article/retr...
Retraction Reactions | American Scientist
www.americanscientist.org/article/retr...
Retraction Reactions
Scientists’ responses to published errors provide case studies of practices to avoid or embrace when engaging with the research community.
www.americanscientist.org
June 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How should scientists – including Nobel Prize winners – respond to allegations about their work? Practices to avoid or embrace, by @retractionwatch.com ‘s cofounders.
Retraction Reactions | American Scientist
www.americanscientist.org/article/retr...
Retraction Reactions | American Scientist
www.americanscientist.org/article/retr...
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🚀Join our team @tuda.bsky.social ! 🚀
I'm looking for 3 PhDs & 1 Postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu project “C4: Compositional Compression in Cognition and Culture” to study learning across individuals, teams, and cultural timescales
👉 PhD: hmc-lab.com/ERC_PhDs.html
👉 Postdoc: hmc-lab.com/ERC_Postdoc....
I'm looking for 3 PhDs & 1 Postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu project “C4: Compositional Compression in Cognition and Culture” to study learning across individuals, teams, and cultural timescales
👉 PhD: hmc-lab.com/ERC_PhDs.html
👉 Postdoc: hmc-lab.com/ERC_Postdoc....
June 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚀Join our team @tuda.bsky.social ! 🚀
I'm looking for 3 PhDs & 1 Postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu project “C4: Compositional Compression in Cognition and Culture” to study learning across individuals, teams, and cultural timescales
👉 PhD: hmc-lab.com/ERC_PhDs.html
👉 Postdoc: hmc-lab.com/ERC_Postdoc....
I'm looking for 3 PhDs & 1 Postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu project “C4: Compositional Compression in Cognition and Culture” to study learning across individuals, teams, and cultural timescales
👉 PhD: hmc-lab.com/ERC_PhDs.html
👉 Postdoc: hmc-lab.com/ERC_Postdoc....
👉 Newly published! 👈
Suicidality and aggression are related, leading causes of youth death.
Our study looked at how often these forms of harm co-occur in youth and what these harm profiles look like emotionally and etiologically.
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7... (open access)
#DevPsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Suicidality and aggression are related, leading causes of youth death.
Our study looked at how often these forms of harm co-occur in youth and what these harm profiles look like emotionally and etiologically.
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7... (open access)
#DevPsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
June 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
👉 Newly published! 👈
Suicidality and aggression are related, leading causes of youth death.
Our study looked at how often these forms of harm co-occur in youth and what these harm profiles look like emotionally and etiologically.
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7... (open access)
#DevPsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Suicidality and aggression are related, leading causes of youth death.
Our study looked at how often these forms of harm co-occur in youth and what these harm profiles look like emotionally and etiologically.
doi.org/10.1002/ab.7... (open access)
#DevPsy #PsychSciSky 🧪
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
Resharing in light of the PCI statement on Wiley's attitude towards preprinting and innovation.
osf.io/tn8mh
osf.io/tn8mh
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Resharing in light of the PCI statement on Wiley's attitude towards preprinting and innovation.
osf.io/tn8mh
osf.io/tn8mh
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In our second blog post about Papercheck, we demonstrate some modules that check for @apajournals.bsky.social JARS, such as reporting exact p-values and including effect sizes with inferential tests.
New Papercheck blog: Automatically Checking Journal Article Reporting Standards. We demonstrate how Papercheck can flag inexactly reported p-values and missing effect sizes, and remind researchers to follow the APA JARS guidelines. daniellakens.blogspot.com/2025/06/auto...
Automatically Checking Journal Article Reporting Standards
Automatically Checking Journal Article Reporting Standards Automatically Checking Journal Article Reporti...
daniellakens.blogspot.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In our second blog post about Papercheck, we demonstrate some modules that check for @apajournals.bsky.social JARS, such as reporting exact p-values and including effect sizes with inferential tests.
Reposted by Erinn Acland, PhD
NEW: Statement from the PCI RR Managing Board on the withdrawal of Infant and Child Development as a PCI RR-friendly journal, and the decision by Wiley to refuse preprints that have been peer-reviewed by @peercommunityin.bsky.social / @pci-regreports.bsky.social
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
June 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
NEW: Statement from the PCI RR Managing Board on the withdrawal of Infant and Child Development as a PCI RR-friendly journal, and the decision by Wiley to refuse preprints that have been peer-reviewed by @peercommunityin.bsky.social / @pci-regreports.bsky.social
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
"The number of publications upon hire has increased 27.6% in the past 10 years, with significant increases in clinical and developmental psychology. It takes on average just over 4 years postgraduation to obtain an academic position in psychology in Canada."
#AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1037/cap0...
#AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1037/cap0...
APA PsycNet
doi.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"The number of publications upon hire has increased 27.6% in the past 10 years, with significant increases in clinical and developmental psychology. It takes on average just over 4 years postgraduation to obtain an academic position in psychology in Canada."
#AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1037/cap0...
#AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1037/cap0...