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Diane Lickenbrock, Ph.D. @dlickenbrock.bsky.social · 8d

The Department of Psychological Sciences at Western Kentucky University is hiring a chair! Spread the word! wku.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · 15d

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely (and on X) so all applicants can benefit 😀. If you are mentoring please do add your name!
#clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

docs.google.com

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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 16d

University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!!

jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology

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Assistant Professor

jobs.colorado.edu

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!)

To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website:
www.sinclairlab-rice.com

Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...

Sinclair Lab

The Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair

www.sinclairlab-rice.com

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Delighted that PINE Lab will be accepting applications for PhD students to start Fall 2026! Please share with applicants looking for developmental & neuroscience programs? Our website is updated with current studies, questions, and guidance about fit: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/join-us

Contact 3 — Plasticity in Neurodevelopment Lab

www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com

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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · Sep 4

Any RL grad students/postdocs who want to get in this starter pack?
Comment on the post below.

Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · Sep 3

Should you be in the RL grad student / postdoc starter pack and aren't? This makes adding you much easier if you want to comment below

Bluesky @bsky.app · Sep 3

You can now add people to a Starter Pack directly from their profile.

Starter Packs make it easy to recommend accounts to follow. They already drive nearly 20% of all follows on Bluesky!

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Julia Leonard @julia-a-leonard.bsky.social · Sep 1

Like a parent, AI can guide or smother. It's time to think about how we build this relationship.

Check out my new essay with Brett Smith www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deve...

Will AI Become a Helicopter Parent?

Like a parent, AI can guide or smother. It's time to think about how we build this relationship.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · Sep 1

When I became a faculty member I had no idea how many letters I would write (grad/med/vet school, promotion etc). I've been told I write strong letters, here are some things I do to write the best letter possible

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Katie Hoemann @katiehoemann.bsky.social · Aug 31

Want to do a PhD with me and the Emotions in Context Lab? We’re looking for new grad students to join us next fall! Check out the lab website to learn what we’re working on now and in the near future: www.emotionsincontextlab.com/join/

Join – EMIC

www.emotionsincontextlab.com

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · Aug 22

My lab has an open post-doc position!

We will begin reviewing applications as they come in.

The post-doc will work with a vibrant research team at Penn State in the Department of Psychology and the Child Study Center.

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

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Postdoctoral Research Scholar, The Cognition, Affect, and Temperament Lab, College of the Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology-2

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 29

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The Invention of “Sesame Street”

Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

www.newyorker.com

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Diane Lickenbrock, Ph.D. @dlickenbrock.bsky.social · Jul 23

Whoa. That seems intense! Ours wasn’t that bad.

Diane Lickenbrock, Ph.D. @dlickenbrock.bsky.social · Jul 23

We have to do that here too. I don’t like it either.

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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · Jul 10

Obituary for John Flavell, who passed away this spring. He was a wonderful guy.

news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

John H. Flavell, influential scholar of developmental psychology, has died

Remembered for his humility and generosity, Flavell was a giant in his field.

news.stanford.edu

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Jen Christiansen @jenchristiansen.com · Jun 25

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

www.scientificamerican.com

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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · Jun 29

OK, It is not just the HBCD release...
docs.hbcdstudy.org

It’s the ABCD Release time too!
docs.abcdstudy.org
nbdc-datahub.org

That means the ABCC 3.0.0 is live!!!

The largest release yet from the ABCD-BIDS Community Collection.

This is going to be fun!!
👇 Let’s dig in.

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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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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NPR @npr.org · Jun 21

A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S. revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.

Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film

A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S. revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 11

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signage nationwide by June 13, asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.

National Park signage encourages the public to help erase negative stories at its sites

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signage nationwide by June 13, asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · May 11

Over 90% of NIOSH employees have received “reduction-in-force” letters, placing them on administrative leave ahead of permanent layoffs.

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · Mar 31

Now out in Current Directions in Psychological Science--

The Wobbly Bits of Development: Variability, Fluctuations, and Synchrony as Temporal Markers Linking Temperament and Psychopathology

With @aliciavallorani.bsky.social & @kgunther.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · Mar 12

Interesting. When comparing expectant mother's responses to infant crying, there was no difference between whether the tests were carried out at home in in a lab setting. The authors suggest this means that some types of research data can be collected...1/2

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Do Expectant Mothers Exhibit Different Autonomic Responses to the Infant Cry Stimuli at Home Versus in the Laboratory?

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges for keeping participants and research assistants safe during laboratory visits. One solution was administering research assessments in the participant's ho...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Mar 9

The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.

This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

restoredcdc.org

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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · Feb 22

We are crowd sourcing reductions in graduate admissions and hiring freezes across biomedical research and higher ed in response to pauses in NIH funding and EO’s. If you have information if you could add to this spreadsheet, it would be greatly appreciated!: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

docs.google.com

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Julia Ditzer @juliaditzer.bsky.social · Feb 22

Considering everything that's going on, this seems likely a timely announcement:

Our primer on emotion regulation is out now! 🤩

We break down what emotion regulation is, why it matters, and how to assess & improve it. 🤓

doi.org/10.1093/acre...

#PsychSciSky #AffectiveScience #EmotionRegulation

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