Really great research on schadenfreude from my Ole Miss lab mate! 🎉

I am early, but here is the fall writing worksheet for those who love to plan! If you can't tell, I feel the summer is over, and I'm already gearing up for the fall 😭😭😭

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🌐Online First Publication:

Leckfor et al.’s study tested whether intimate conversation builds social connection as effectively over text as in person.
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#AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

Should you text or meet face-to-face to have a conversation? Our research shows greater benefits when talking in-person. If it is necessary to text, have more intimate conversation when possible.

New paper lead by @cmleckfor.bsky.social is out in @josoperrel.bsky.social now: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

The Love Consortium Statistics Decision Tree launched today! Think of it like a choose-your-own adventure guide to help you identify the best analyses for your specific dataset and research question.

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#DataScience #Statistics

Very excited to publicly share news about a new tool, Papercheck, that @debruine.bsky.social and me started to develop more than a year ago! In an introductory blog post, we explain our philosophy to automatically check scientific papers for best practices. daniellakens.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...

Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com

🎉 Together with @sarahlutz.bsky.social: New paper out in Computers in Human Behavior Reports!

We asked: After being excluded online or offline do people cope by staying in the same space or by escaping it?

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Not that I can focus very well right now, but I still try. So here is the summer writing goals worksheet for those who use it.
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#Productivity

🚨Thrilled to share our new research note: "In the Trenches: A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Data Collection in Terrorism Studies." Co-authored w/ Dr. Sarah Carthy & based on a course that trained 400+ grad students at Leiden in open source data collection.

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Like to play Tabletop RPGs, like D&D or Pathfinder? My PhD student is conducting a study on people's motives & experiences in these games. Feel free to share with your fellow gamers!