Thalia R. Goldstein
@thaliargoldstein.bsky.social
Associate Prof, Applied Dev Psych, George Mason Univ. Studying imagination, play, Santa Claus, theatre, and the arts. Co-Edit PACA, Co-direct MasonARC. Lab: playlab.gmu.edu Author: Why Theatre Education Matters (TheatreEdMatters.com)
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Reminder!
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
Special Issue Call at Developmental Psychology!
From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
1/3
From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
1/3
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reminder!
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
This was a really fun study to do, and congratulations to @ascaruso.bsky.social on her paper!
Latest papers: Anna S. Caruso & Thalia R. Goldstein investigated imaginative resistance and looked at associations among imaginative resistance, moral permissibility, religiosity, and modal possibility doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This was a really fun study to do, and congratulations to @ascaruso.bsky.social on her paper!
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I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social.
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social.
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
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New paper!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
🚨New publication alert: How do children think about how much they know in absolute terms and relative to what an expert knows? with @candicemmills.bsky.social
@ajwilliamsgant.bsky.social
@patelkhushboo.bsky.social @nataliequint3ro.bsky.social
Currently free at authors.elsevier.com/a/1lknv51Y-X...
@ajwilliamsgant.bsky.social
@patelkhushboo.bsky.social @nataliequint3ro.bsky.social
Currently free at authors.elsevier.com/a/1lknv51Y-X...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New paper!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
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Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
Moral Minds Lab - CHILDatabase Signup
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October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
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Open-rank faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. The faculty will work within our new college of connected computing and one of the five departments in Peabody College (including psychology!)
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
Open-Rank Tenure Line Position in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations - Nashville, Tennessee job with Peabody College of Education and Human Development | 37894746
Vanderbilt University invites applications for two open rank tenure-track faculty positions in the area of AI and Education in Organizations.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Open-rank faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. The faculty will work within our new college of connected computing and one of the five departments in Peabody College (including psychology!)
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
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Gift article for any uniformed friends or family: experts overwhelmingly agree that the apparent increase in autism in USA is due to broader inclusion criteria and diagnoses. It is NOT caused by tylenol or vaccines
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
Opinion | ‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump’s Autism Remarks
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gift article for any uniformed friends or family: experts overwhelmingly agree that the apparent increase in autism in USA is due to broader inclusion criteria and diagnoses. It is NOT caused by tylenol or vaccines
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
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Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...
Details - Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology CAHSS | University of Denver
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September 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...
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We’re searching for TWO tenure-track cognitive neuroscientists here in the Wesleyan University Psychology Department! Apply here wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers
Careers at Wesleyan
We welcome your interest in Wesleyan’s diverse, energetic community of employees who, by their creativity, innovative thinking, and generosity of spirit, help make Wesleyan a great place to work. In t...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We’re searching for TWO tenure-track cognitive neuroscientists here in the Wesleyan University Psychology Department! Apply here wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers
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My new manuscript just came out! Very excited about this one - methods methods methods! Co-authored with @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social and Divya Varier.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Methodology for research on psychology of the Arts: A systematic review, critique, and argument for mixed methods
We present a systematic review covering the prevalence of research methodology published on psychology of the arts topics in the field's leading journ…
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September 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My new manuscript just came out! Very excited about this one - methods methods methods! Co-authored with @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social and Divya Varier.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Faculty position announcement! Assistant/Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Science and Center for Developmental Science at the University of Georgia @universityofga Find me @FluxSociety #Flux2025 meeting to talk and learn more!!
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/448...
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/448...
Assistant/Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
The Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) at the University of Georgia is seeking applicants for the position of assistant or associate professor, with an anticipated start date of...
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September 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Faculty position announcement! Assistant/Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Science and Center for Developmental Science at the University of Georgia @universityofga Find me @FluxSociety #Flux2025 meeting to talk and learn more!!
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/448...
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/448...
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Rice University is seeking to appoint a
✅Tenure-track
✅Assistant or Associate Prof of #MedicalHumanities
💻Specializing in narrative and/or digital humanities approaches to medicine & health in the 20th-21st centuries
Apply by 31 Oct to work with this amazing group! apply.interfolio.com/172836
✅Tenure-track
✅Assistant or Associate Prof of #MedicalHumanities
💻Specializing in narrative and/or digital humanities approaches to medicine & health in the 20th-21st centuries
Apply by 31 Oct to work with this amazing group! apply.interfolio.com/172836
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August 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Rice University is seeking to appoint a
✅Tenure-track
✅Assistant or Associate Prof of #MedicalHumanities
💻Specializing in narrative and/or digital humanities approaches to medicine & health in the 20th-21st centuries
Apply by 31 Oct to work with this amazing group! apply.interfolio.com/172836
✅Tenure-track
✅Assistant or Associate Prof of #MedicalHumanities
💻Specializing in narrative and/or digital humanities approaches to medicine & health in the 20th-21st centuries
Apply by 31 Oct to work with this amazing group! apply.interfolio.com/172836
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#Psychjobs
My former institution Colby College is hiring a tenure track in intergroup relations, broadly defined & open to many psych areas (not just social). This is my replacement line. I truly enjoyed my time at Colby and it's a great dept! Happy to answer Qs if I can.
apply.interfolio.com/172552
My former institution Colby College is hiring a tenure track in intergroup relations, broadly defined & open to many psych areas (not just social). This is my replacement line. I truly enjoyed my time at Colby and it's a great dept! Happy to answer Qs if I can.
apply.interfolio.com/172552
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August 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#Psychjobs
My former institution Colby College is hiring a tenure track in intergroup relations, broadly defined & open to many psych areas (not just social). This is my replacement line. I truly enjoyed my time at Colby and it's a great dept! Happy to answer Qs if I can.
apply.interfolio.com/172552
My former institution Colby College is hiring a tenure track in intergroup relations, broadly defined & open to many psych areas (not just social). This is my replacement line. I truly enjoyed my time at Colby and it's a great dept! Happy to answer Qs if I can.
apply.interfolio.com/172552
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Job alert! The Psychology Department at NDSU is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Developmental Psychology, broadly defined. Please share widely & if you (or students/post-docs) have questions about the dept., about Fargo, or anything else please be in touch. #PsychSciSky #VisionScience
Careers
Faculty Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology
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August 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Job alert! The Psychology Department at NDSU is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Developmental Psychology, broadly defined. Please share widely & if you (or students/post-docs) have questions about the dept., about Fargo, or anything else please be in touch. #PsychSciSky #VisionScience
Happy back to campus everyone - In case you wanted to start your year off with a science based study of the psycho-social benefits of acting classes, do I have the on-sale book for you! Regularly $39.95, on sale for $17.05!! (I'm just as surprised as you are). www.amazon.com/Why-Theatre-...
Why Theatre Education Matters: Understanding Its Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Benefits
Amazon.com: Why Theatre Education Matters: Understanding Its Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Benefits: 9780807769980: Goldstein, Thalia R., Winner, Ellen: Books
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August 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Happy back to campus everyone - In case you wanted to start your year off with a science based study of the psycho-social benefits of acting classes, do I have the on-sale book for you! Regularly $39.95, on sale for $17.05!! (I'm just as surprised as you are). www.amazon.com/Why-Theatre-...
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Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
August 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
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Special Issue Call at Developmental Psychology!
From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
1/3
From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
1/3
August 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Special Issue Call at Developmental Psychology!
From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
1/3
From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
1/3
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We're looking for a research assistant to work in our neuroscience lab at @princetonneuro.bsky.social @hhmi.org where we study learning and decision-making circuitry.
Apply here: research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/21001/r...
Pls share w/ anyone who might be interested!
Apply here: research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/21001/r...
Pls share w/ anyone who might be interested!
August 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We're looking for a research assistant to work in our neuroscience lab at @princetonneuro.bsky.social @hhmi.org where we study learning and decision-making circuitry.
Apply here: research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/21001/r...
Pls share w/ anyone who might be interested!
Apply here: research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/21001/r...
Pls share w/ anyone who might be interested!
Today is my last day as co-Editor of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, a position I've held for the last 8 years. I'm so grateful to @apajournals.bsky.social and my co-editors Oshin & Amy. My final editorial is open access, here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
APA PsycNet
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July 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today is my last day as co-Editor of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, a position I've held for the last 8 years. I'm so grateful to @apajournals.bsky.social and my co-editors Oshin & Amy. My final editorial is open access, here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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This article is as clear and coherent about what is happening at Virginia institutions of higher education as anything I have read. It has nothing to do with antisemitism or civil rights; it is a coordinated and hostile political takeover.
Opinion | The Plot to Oust the President of George Mason University
This campaign is not about policy. It’s about power.
www.chronicle.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This article is as clear and coherent about what is happening at Virginia institutions of higher education as anything I have read. It has nothing to do with antisemitism or civil rights; it is a coordinated and hostile political takeover.
Thank you to the editors of Cognitive Development for this editorial- well said and I appreciate it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Future of Cognitive Development in Challenging Times
Published in Journal of Cognition and Development (Vol. 26, No. 3, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thank you to the editors of Cognitive Development for this editorial- well said and I appreciate it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Wanted to share a handy little resource with you all (especially those in dev psych) — my lab & I made a "journal submission cheat sheet" that summarizes article types, word limits, & other requirements for the journals we typically submit to. Link below 👇🏼
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
May 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Wanted to share a handy little resource with you all (especially those in dev psych) — my lab & I made a "journal submission cheat sheet" that summarizes article types, word limits, & other requirements for the journals we typically submit to. Link below 👇🏼
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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We spy some familiar faces to the SfNC community in this week's New York Times Creativity Challenge! Check out these short daily creativity exercises to flex those divergent thinking muscles @jamesckaufman.bsky.social @z-i-pringle.bsky.social @roger-beaty.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Welcome to the 5-Day Creativity Challenge
Today, a fun way to feel less stuck.
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June 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We spy some familiar faces to the SfNC community in this week's New York Times Creativity Challenge! Check out these short daily creativity exercises to flex those divergent thinking muscles @jamesckaufman.bsky.social @z-i-pringle.bsky.social @roger-beaty.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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AERA and other scientific societies sent a letter to Congress today expressing concern about imminent threats to NSF’s structure and operations. The letter urges Congress to use its oversight authority to ensure the NSF can carry out its statutory mission. aas.org/sites/defaul...
May 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
AERA and other scientific societies sent a letter to Congress today expressing concern about imminent threats to NSF’s structure and operations. The letter urges Congress to use its oversight authority to ensure the NSF can carry out its statutory mission. aas.org/sites/defaul...