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Emily Rosenzweig

@emilyqr.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology @ Teachers College Columbia. Interested in why people are interested in STEM. Views my own.

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Jan 21

We know a lot about STEM attrition, but tons of students change career plans WITHIN STEM. Who are these students and what motivates their career plan changes?

I'm happy to share a new publication at Journal of Educational Psychology, which examines this topic. (1/5)

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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · Aug 20

To solve this problem, there are things individual students need to do & there are things higher education & society need to do. The latter two need to decrease the pressures placed on students' time, increase the value & meaning of what they teach, & emphasize long-term learning not punishments.

Cheating Has Become Normal

Faculty members are overwhelmed, and the solutions aren’t clear.

www.chronicle.com

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Aug 12

Very excited about this paper! And about getting to work with this dream team.

Patrick Beymer @pnbeymer.bsky.social · Aug 12

New cost-reduction intervention anyone!? @emilyqr.bsky.social @yekim.bsky.social @ecallen.bsky.social

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Examining a Weekly Cost Reduction Intervention in Calculus

PDF | Background: Though cost perceptions are thought to be key motivational beliefs that can undermine academic engagement, little research has... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Aug 10

I’m so very honored to win the Richard Snow award for early contributions from APA Division 15 this year!

And I am amazed to be included with these two scholars. Huge congrats to @drteyar.bsky.social for a great talk today and @carltonfong.bsky.social for leading the way last year!

Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · Aug 10

Congrats to @emilyqr.bsky.social for receiving the #APA2025 Division 15 Snow Award! 🎉

Kudos to @drteyar.bsky.social for her wonderful Snow award address! 👏🏼

So proud to know these rockstar scholars and friends! 🤩

Pictured below:
Snow Awardees 2023-2025 🤓

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Aug 5

#edpsychjobs great job opportunity for motivation scholars at UGA! This is my former position and I’m happy to answer questions about it.

Michael Barger @mmbarger.bsky.social · Aug 4

My department is hiring an assistant professor of educational psychology who researches and teaches motivation in schools! My contact info is in the job posting, please reach out if you have any questions. www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/440...

Assistant Professor (Applied Cognition and Development)

The Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Applied Cognition and Development Program to begin August 2026....

www.ugajobsearch.com

Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Jul 10

So honored to give a keynote talk to open up the SABER conference today! Loved having a chance to share my work about life science student motivation for career choices. Now, on to enjoying the conference!

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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · Jun 30

I really like this study of the reasons college students move from one STEM major to another, particularly its focus on both the attractive aspects of the new major AND their disenchantments with their old major. Both parts are important. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...

Screenshot of title page of an article published in the Journal of Educational Psychology titled "Switching Within STEM: Examining the Motivational Concerns That College Students Report Considering When Changing Career Plans Within STEM Fields"

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Jun 12

Very excited about this publication with @yinchen.bsky.social around how high school students think about STEM role models!

Yin Chen, PhD @yinchen.bsky.social · Jun 11

‼️New Publication Alert! 🎉

1/Ever wonder who inspires high school students to pursue STEM careers and how they do it?

In our new study, @emilyqr.bsky.social and I asked high schoolers about who their real-life STEM career models are and what makes them motivating.

Read ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Jun 10

Yayyyyy!!!!!!!! Soooo exciting and so well deserved.

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · May 27

The #AERA2026 Call for Submissions is now open! The deadline for submissions is July 25. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

2026 AERA ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Los Angeles, California
April 8–12

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · May 13

🧪 The NSF grant terminations hit women, racial & ethnic minorities, and those with disabilities the hardest.

E.g.:

--Female PIs were 58% of canceled grants (but 34% of all active grants)

--Black PIs were 17% of canceled grants (but 4% as base rate)

A closer look shows this is structural... 🧵

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

www.science.org

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Patrick Beymer @pnbeymer.bsky.social · May 9

New article out with @ecallen.bsky.social & @emilyqr.bsky.social where we examined precursors of cost perceptions!

50 days free access here!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Precursors of students’ cost perceptions: Identifying proximal and distal predictors

Studies of students’ cost perceptions have been prevalent in recent years; however, little work has examined what may precede the formation of these c…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr. Kristy A. Robinson @krisarob.bsky.social · Apr 30

A manuscript I reviewed this week contained at least 3 references to articles that don't exist! I'm not sure I would have spotted them if I hadn't recognized one of the referenced authors and searched for the article. I even texted them to make double sure and indeed. Careful out there, folks.😱 #AI

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Apr 22

So excited for members of the Motivation and Academic Choices Lab to present their work at #AERA2025 this year! Please come check out what we have been working on.

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Yin Chen, PhD @yinchen.bsky.social · Apr 10

Attending #AERA2025? 👀 Might I recommend adding this exciting Division C invited session focused on navigating ✨messy✨ educational research?

Friday, April 25th
11:40am - 1:10pm MDT
Colorado Convention Center
Meeting Room Level, Room 102
tinyurl.com/26yk9g7h

Navigating educational research: Key decisions, challenges, and ethical choices in messy data collection and analysis

Here's what you can expect:
Educational research is "messy," especially when taking new and innovative approaches or adapting to the ever-changing political, social, cultural, and educational landscapes. This session provides opportunities for researchers to share the messiness of research, past challenges, and encourage scholars to instead feel empowered to think about innovative research practices.
Following a series of Pecha Kucha style presentations, audience members will participate in a brief workshop challenging them to embrace the messiness and challenges in their current projects.

Speakers:
- Dr. Carlton Fong
- Dr. Daniela Digiacomo
- Taylor Cummings, Ph.D. candidate
- Destiny Williams-Dobosz, Ph.D. candidate

Session chairs:
- Dr. Xiao-Yin Chen
- Dr. Korinthia D. Nicolai

Details:
Meeting Room Level, Level 102
Friday, April 25, 2025
11:40am to 1:10pm MDT

https://tinyurl.com/26yk9g7h

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Apr 10

Huge congratulations!!!! That’s so cool!! And very well-deserved

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Mar 27

I also show this scene in my class!

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Katie Kroeper @katiekroe.bsky.social · Mar 26

Are you a teacher looking to motivate your students?

Students tend to be more motivated when they believe their teacher sees their potential—in other words, when they believe their teacher has a growth mindset about student ability.

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Mar 21

This is an awesome group of scholars, and these events are how I meant a lot of amazing colleagues and mentors as a student! I couldn’t recommend them more highly.

sanheeta.bsky.social @sanheeta.bsky.social · Mar 21

Next, we’ve got the Karabenick Conversations, a chance to grab coffee with some prolific motivation scholars. Have your questions answered, chat about your research, or just vibe with others who share your passion.

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Kelton Minor @keltonminor.bsky.social · Mar 18

There are days in life that shake you.

I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵

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Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social · Mar 15

“The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is now left with fewer than 20 federal employees, down from more than 175 at the start of the second Trump administration. It’s not clear how IES can operate or even fulfill its statutory obligations set by Congress.” hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Chaos and confusion as the statistics arm of the Education Department is reduced to a skeletal staff of 3

Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear

hechingerreport.org

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · Mar 14

AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Mar 13

He is doing really important work on parent behaviors and parent-child interactions around math learning. I am so lucky to collaborate and work with him. Look out for this amazing scholar! @mmbarger.bsky.social are very proud co-mentors.

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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · Mar 13

HUGE Congratulations to the newest Dr. in the house, @yuchenedpsych.bsky.social , who defended his dissertation this morning!

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · Mar 12

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Free marketeer John Chubb once said, “The problem with public schools is that they must take whoever walks in the door.” The key word here is "problem." Debbie Meier, by contrast, argued that the problem with *private* schools is that they *don't* have to do this.

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · Mar 10

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is ending all of its funding for social science research, stopping 91 ongoing studies related to threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation. #AcademicSky

Pentagon abruptly ends all funding for social science research

More than 90 studies on threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation are halted

www.science.org

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