Aashna Poddar
@aashnap.bsky.social
PhD Student @ NYU Psych
https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/aashnapoddar
https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/aashnapoddar
Loved collaborating on this paper with Eddie, Lena, and Andrei! We find that children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are stereotyped as more hardworking 💪 than intelligent 🧠. A "striver" label may seem positive, but it can unfairly gatekeep opportunities meant for the "gifted." 🧵⬇️
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Loved collaborating on this paper with Eddie, Lena, and Andrei! We find that children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are stereotyped as more hardworking 💪 than intelligent 🧠. A "striver" label may seem positive, but it can unfairly gatekeep opportunities meant for the "gifted." 🧵⬇️
Excited that our work on the Brilliance-Belonging Model will be out soon in Ed Psych Review! 🎉 This model aims to explain why educational disparities are often greater in fields where brilliance is seen as necessary for success. Details in Christina's thread below. Paper here: tinyurl.com/5c4aez9w
🚨Excited our review on the way brilliance-beliefs undermine educational equality just got accepted at Ed Psych Review 😍 In the paper, we introduce the Brilliance-Belonging Model (BBM), which helps us understand when and how brilliance-beliefs work... 🧵
tinyurl.com/5c4aez9w
tinyurl.com/5c4aez9w
May 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Excited that our work on the Brilliance-Belonging Model will be out soon in Ed Psych Review! 🎉 This model aims to explain why educational disparities are often greater in fields where brilliance is seen as necessary for success. Details in Christina's thread below. Paper here: tinyurl.com/5c4aez9w
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Bethany Lassetter led this new paper on gender stereotypes about effort in school, now in press at Developmental Science:
“Who Has to Work Harder, Girls or Boys?” Children’s Gender Stereotypes about Required Effort in Math and Reading
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
“Who Has to Work Harder, Girls or Boys?” Children’s Gender Stereotypes about Required Effort in Math and Reading
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) "Who Has to Work Harder, Girls or Boys?" Children's Gender Stereotypes about Required Effort in Math and Reading
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May 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Bethany Lassetter led this new paper on gender stereotypes about effort in school, now in press at Developmental Science:
“Who Has to Work Harder, Girls or Boys?” Children’s Gender Stereotypes about Required Effort in Math and Reading
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
“Who Has to Work Harder, Girls or Boys?” Children’s Gender Stereotypes about Required Effort in Math and Reading
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by Aashna Poddar
My symposium will explore children's understanding of social hierarchy. How do children think status is earned? What does it mean to be high status? When should power be transferred? Speakers include @aashnap.bsky.social, @katiemcauliffe.bsky.social, and Mack Briscoe! Come Saturday afternoon!
April 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My symposium will explore children's understanding of social hierarchy. How do children think status is earned? What does it mean to be high status? When should power be transferred? Speakers include @aashnap.bsky.social, @katiemcauliffe.bsky.social, and Mack Briscoe! Come Saturday afternoon!