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Dr. Elizabeth Santos @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social · 12d

2nd year grad students are no longer eligible to apply. Currently enrolled grad students must be in their first year, whether in a MS, BS-MS, or Ph.D.

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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 14d

Engage in policy work in bold new ways with SRCD.

SRCD is building the nation’s go-to hub for trusted, evidence-based insight on child development, and we want you to be a part of it. https://www.srcd.org/child-policy-hub

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Flux Society @fluxsociety.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎓 FLUX is proud to spotlight Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova.

Her research focuses on understanding how children's early language experiences shape their brain, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.

Read about her journey, motivations, and advice for other young scientists:
👉 buff.ly/19APuWX

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Alexa McDorman @alexamcd.bsky.social · Sep 3

Mine (human development) were all co-authored by my advisor and others, although I did 99% of the original writing, specifically, because it did feel weird to have someone else write portions of my dissertation. I included title pages with the list of authors for all three.

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Ellen Roche @ellroche.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am so excited to moderate this symposium at #flux2025. Please join us Saturday, 3pm in Hyde 1.

Across 4 methods & stages (direct neural recording, EEG, fNIRS, fMRI | mice, babies, toddlers & adolescents) we'll explore whether neural synchrony represents a developmental mechanism. Please join us!

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Dana Miller-Cotto @damcotto.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’ve spent the last 15 years thinking about math skills that set kids up for success at school entry. Now, I’m excited to dive into new work on how math is conceived in California’s universal transitional kindergarten (UTK) funded through the Barbara White Bequest @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social

Picture of Dana Miller Cotto with captioned text.

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · Aug 21

commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindepen...

Note on the common fund website confirming cancellation of the Early Independence award for FY2026

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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · Aug 20

Bee news 🐝🍯🧪:

Scientists have developed a honeybee "superfood" that could protect the animals against the threats of climate change & habitat loss.

Bee colonies that ate the supplement during trials had up to 15 times more baby bees that grew to adulthood.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees

We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · Aug 8

The updated version of the database of PhD fellowships produced and maintained by my team can be downloaded by anyone here:

research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

For each of the 187 fellowships, you will find a short description, deadline, $ amount, link, etc.

Good luck!

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Jenna Alton @jennaalton.bsky.social · Aug 4

In a second, we form expectations about the likely traits and behaviors of people we meet. How does this ability develop? How do others’ perceived gender factor into it?

I’m thrilled to share a new paper now in press at Cognition with @andreicimpian.bsky.social and‪ @lucaspbutler.bsky.social.
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AltonCimpianButler_Cognition.pdf

drive.google.com

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Rachel Romeo @rachelromeo.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are looking to hire a new post-bac MRI tech! Great opportunity pre grad school! umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/Uni...

MRI Tech/Faculty Specialist

Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Maryland Neuroimaging Center (MNC) is the home for neuroimaging research at the University of Maryland, www.mnc.umd.edu. The center brings...

umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · Jul 10

I wrote for Columbia University Press: I would like to say that whether to engage with the public is a career choice reasonably left to the individual scholar. In today’s world, I don’t think so. Everyone needs to find a way to express how our work matters. cupblog.org/2025/07/10/w...

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · Jul 7

NAEP science scores planned for release in June are now delayed, in the wake of Education Department cuts, via @hechingerreport.org @jillbarshay.bsky.social: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Another Education Department delay: release of NAEP science scores

But administration relents on yanking data from researchers

hechingerreport.org

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Tomo Nagashima @tomonag.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨Hiring for a postdoc in HCI, LS, & EdPsych!🚨 Looking for a postdoc to join my lab tomonag.org as a Humboldt Research Fellow (www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...). This fellowship is unique and comes with many benefits. Please see more details and apply by July 25! tomonag.org/wp-content/u...

tomo nagashima

tomonag.org

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Julia Ditzer @juliaditzer.bsky.social · Jul 7

My first dissertation paper is out in Nature Mental Health! 🤩

With colleagues from @tudresden.bsky.social and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, we conducted a meta-analysis on the link between childhood trauma and interoception — our ability to sense internal bodily signals.

rdcu.be/eu8bo

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A meta-analytic review of child maltreatment and interoception

Nature Mental Health - Interoception, the perception of internal bodily signals, is crucial for mental and physical well-being, yet the origins of disruptions in interoception are not well...

rdcu.be

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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · Jun 29

Alert! ... for the child development world!

@fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social ‪

The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive.

Check here:
docs.hbcdstudy.org

and here:
nbdc-datahub.org

Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · Jun 27

Call for Manuscript Proposals! Special Issue on Intergroup Allyship in Current Directions @sylviapperry.bsky.social

Submissions due July 18: www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

Call for Manuscript Proposals: Special Issue on Intergroup Allyship

Current Directions in Psychological ScienceEditor: Dr. Sylvia PerryIntergroup allyship–referring to actions taken to support, advocate for, or stand in solidarity with members of marginalized groups b...

www.psychologicalscience.org

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Alexa McDorman @alexamcd.bsky.social · Jun 17

@angelicaalonso.bsky.social, @rachelromeo.bsky.social, and I wrote one of the top 10 papers (by citations) published in Child Development Perspectives in 2023! 🎉✨ How parent-child brain-to-brain synchrony can inform the study of child development: doi.org/10.1111/cdep...

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · May 19

Budgets reveal what universities are really about & what they truly value. As universities decide how to survive, will their budgets put people first? chroni.cl/4jsXQF3

Will the University That Survives Have Been Worth Saving?

Budgeting philosophies need to put people first.

chroni.cl

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Ellen Roche @ellroche.bsky.social · May 16

Thanks @joscelinrocha.com for inspiring/guiding us on #fnirshyper methods! 🧠 🔦 @umdleadlab.bsky.social

Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo presents her work on dyadic social dynamics

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Alexa McDorman @alexamcd.bsky.social · May 4

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Jason Chow @jchow.bsky.social · May 4

Can we start May over again I wasn’t ready

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Josh Medrano @jmedrano.bsky.social · May 3

Looking forward to sharing our work in today's symposium, entitled "Asian American Child and Youth Development: Contexts, Processes, and Outcomes" at #SRCD2025 #SRCD25 with Yoko Yamamoto, Tianlu Zhang, and Hua (Elaine) Luo

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Yu (Tina) Chen @tina-dev.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thrilled to present our work at #PAS2025 and really enjoyed this interdisciplinary experience! Effective program implementation is critical for reaching families and making a higher impact.

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social · Apr 27

⛔ NIH ended ALL of my grants mid-project, given LGBTQ health focus 🏳️‍🌈

⚖️ So what am I doing? Suing RFK, Jr.

As one team member shared in this story👇: "The threats to our work don’t just make me fear for my career — they make me fear for my safety.“

#SaveDemocracy #SupportScience #PublicHealth

Harvard Medical researcher sues NIH for cutting grant to study LGBTQ mental health

"This is not just an attack on the LGBTQ community — it is a blow to the integrity of science and the health of every American," a Harvard Medical School associate professor studying the mental…

www.masslive.com

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