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Psychology, Public Policy, and Law @pppl-journal.bsky.social · Aug 22

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

PPPL 2026 Editorial Board
Deadline: October 1, 2025

Find editorial board position descriptions, required qualifications, & how to apply here: osf.io/fcmvj

We're also seeking 2 early career editorial fellows, find more info here: osf.io/9ebrm

#psychlaw #lawpsych

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Ullrich Ecker @ulliecker.bsky.social · May 25

Very glad to see this out:

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Special Issue
Misinformation: Current Directions and New Insights

psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...

APA PsycNet

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Feb 20

I will be there!

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Psychology, Public Policy, and Law @pppl-journal.bsky.social · Dec 4

Meet the Editorial Board: Next up is Dr. Kara Moore, Ph.D., one of our associate editors!

@moorepsych.bsky.social

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Nov 12

Friendly reminder as our 12/1 deadline approaches!

Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 12

I will reviewPhD apps for Fall 2025 admission to join my lab in Psychology at the U of Utah!

Great fit students will be interested in children's &/or adults' attention and memory applied to the legal system. App due 12/1.

psych.utah.edu/graduate/ind...

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Nov 17

Could you add me, please?

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Nov 16

Yes, I am really hoping psynomnomnom continues to thrive! 😆

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Nov 15

For those of you just getting to know me, I'm an assistant professor in psychology at the University of Utah. I study attention and memory failures in applied settings. In particular, I study these failures in legal contexts.

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hi everyone! 👋🏼
I'm excited to see this platform is taking off for academics because I know (from the last platform) that connecting produces powerful opportunities! Hopefully we can create an even better version here!

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Nov 12

Friendly reminder as our 12/1 deadline approaches!

Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 12

I will reviewPhD apps for Fall 2025 admission to join my lab in Psychology at the U of Utah!

Great fit students will be interested in children's &/or adults' attention and memory applied to the legal system. App due 12/1.

psych.utah.edu/graduate/ind...

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 12

I will reviewPhD apps for Fall 2025 admission to join my lab in Psychology at the U of Utah!

Great fit students will be interested in children's &/or adults' attention and memory applied to the legal system. App due 12/1.

psych.utah.edu/graduate/ind...

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Oct 3

Cookie would obviously make a great pawfessor!

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 26

Friendly reminder: review of applications starts 10/1!

Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 12

We are hiring in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Utah! 1 Asst Prof & 1 open-rank. Specialization is open but we are particularly interested in folks in visual cognition.

Asst: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/167...
Open rank: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/168...

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology

utah.peopleadmin.com

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 21

Being an AE for PPPL has been awesome! Consider applying to join the PPPL editorial board for 2025!

Tess Neal @tessneal.bsky.social · Sep 21

NEW: Open Call for 2025 Editorial Board Members at APA-published journal

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (PPPL) seeks applications for the board (Associate Editor(s), Consulting Board Members, Principal Reviewers, Ad Hoc Reviewers).

Application Deadline: December 1, 2024

See osf.io/pfyru

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law - an academic journal published by the American Psychological Association - seeks applications for the 2025 editorial board with application deadline of 12/1/2024

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Tess Neal @tessneal.bsky.social · Sep 21

NEW: Open Call for 2025 Editorial Board Members at APA-published journal

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (PPPL) seeks applications for the board (Associate Editor(s), Consulting Board Members, Principal Reviewers, Ad Hoc Reviewers).

Application Deadline: December 1, 2024

See osf.io/pfyru

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 12

We are hiring in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Utah! 1 Asst Prof & 1 open-rank. Specialization is open but we are particularly interested in folks in visual cognition.

Asst: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/167...
Open rank: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/168...

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology

utah.peopleadmin.com

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 20

Check out my lab's new paper on the role of expectations and within-person variability on locating missing and wanted persons in Cognitive Research Priniciples and Implications!
rdcu.be/dUgSF

Search efforts and face recognition: the role of expectations of encounter and within-person variability in prospective person memory

rdcu.be

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 16

Check out our ( @darazwemer.bsky.social, Pia Pennekamp, and Chenxin Yu) recent policy-motivated publication addressing the question: Does an eyewitness’s confidence indicate whether they have identified the culprit of the crime?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Eyewitness Confidence Does Not Necessarily Indicate Identification Accuracy - Kara N. Moore, Pia Pennekamp, Chenxin Yu, Dara U. Zwemer, 2024

Eyewitness identifications are prone to error. Scholars and legal stakeholders are exploring whether and when eyewitness confidence predicts identification accu...

journals.sagepub.com

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 16

Check out our ( @darazwemer.bsky.social, Pia Pennekamp, and Chenxin Yu) recent policy-motivated publication addressing the question: Does an eyewitness’s confidence indicate whether they have identified the culprit of the crime?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Eyewitness Confidence Does Not Necessarily Indicate Identification Accuracy - Kara N. Moore, Pia Pennekamp, Chenxin Yu, Dara U. Zwemer, 2024

Eyewitness identifications are prone to error. Scholars and legal stakeholders are exploring whether and when eyewitness confidence predicts identification accu...

journals.sagepub.com

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Lauren S. Hallion, Ph.D. @laurenshallion.bsky.social · Sep 15

Pitt is hiring a tenure-track professor in Cognitive Psychology 🧠🔬🧬

I’m on the search committee, so feel free to reach out with any questions!

cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

a man in a blue shirt and tie says won 't you be my neighbor ?

Alt: Mr. Rogers saying, “won’t you be my neighbor?”

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Rebecca Ying @rying.bsky.social · Sep 14

If you're interested in getting a PhD in Cognitive Psychology, consider applying to Dr. Andrew Smith's Psych & Law Lab at Iowa State University! We study judgment & decision making in applied contexts (particularly eyewitness identification).

See below for links ⬇️

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Tess Neal @tessneal.bsky.social · Sep 14

I made a Starter Pack for people working at the intersection of psychology and law.

Let me know if you want to be included!

#PsychLaw #Psychology #Law #SocialPsych #CogPsych #ForensicPsych #ClinicalPsych #LegalPsych #AcademicSky #StarterPack #AcademicChatter #CLJLab

go.bsky.app/KS4zG4s

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thanks, Jack!

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thanks, Ira!

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Kara Moore, Ph.D. @moorepsych.bsky.social · Sep 12

We are hiring in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Utah! 1 Asst Prof & 1 open-rank. Specialization is open but we are particularly interested in folks in visual cognition.

Asst: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/167...
Open rank: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/168...

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology

utah.peopleadmin.com

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