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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 1d

🎊 Lisa Wexler is one of the 20 visionary scholars invited to the Summit for Research sponsored by Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation-- an annual 'meeting of the minds' to innovate to address suicide and support mental health. The event will be in March 2026. @umichsocialwork.bsky.social

The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 2d

Why are some people more secure in their relationships than others? Today at 3: @rcfraley.bsky.social joins the RCGD Series on the Science of Social Relationships! buff.ly/92KtRNS

The Science of Social Relationships
RCGD fall 2025 SEMINAR SERIES
ISR Thompson 1430 | Mondays 3:30 to 5
R. Chris Fraley | 10.06.25

What Makes People Secure or Insecure in their Relationships?

The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 5d

Some people are relatively secure in their relationships, while others are uncomfortable with opening up and depending on others. Why are some people more secure than others? Learn Monday as @rcfraley.bsky.social joins the RCGD Series on the Science of Social Relationships. buff.ly/92KtRNS

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 7d

Dating app data is hard to access, so RCGD's Amie Gordon and PSC's Elizabeth Bruch made their own app. Gordon tells @npr.org: "People have been doing this research for decades, but we still can’t reliably predict whether any given couple is going to stay together."

www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Dating app data is hard to access, so researchers made their own app

Dating apps collect a lot of useful data from their users that could help researchers better understand love and relationships.

www.wbur.org

The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 9d

Don't miss @darbysaxbe.bsky.social speaking in the RCGD seminar series on the transition to fatherhood. The talk will review studies on hormone and brain changes across the transition to parenthood in first-time human fathers. buff.ly/92KtRNS

The Science of Social Relationships
RCGD fall 2025 SEMINAR SERIES
ISR Thompson 1430 | Mondays 3:30 to 5
Darby Saxbe | 09.29.25

The Transition to Fatherhood as a Window for Neural, Hormonal, and Psychological Remodeling

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Sebastian Speer @sebospeer.bsky.social · 11d

@falklab.bsky.social wrote a nice summary of our hyperscanning work on how people form social connection and find agreement through conversation: www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...

Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience Shows

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others

www.scientificamerican.com

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David Dunning @daviddunning6.bsky.social · 13d

Overconfidence (and Dunning-Kruger) in chess-players, who typically rate themselves 89 points higher than their ELO rating.

“If I was matched against someone [like that], I would not feel good about that match,” Heck said.

www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2025-se...

Is Overconfidence Avoidable?

New research examines overconfidence among tournament chess players to investigate if it is prevalent in an environment that should discourage it.

www.psychologicalscience.org

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 12d

#LooktoMichigan for innovation in survey research! A great talk on the future of survey research.

UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 13d

Join us Tuesday, September 30 at 1:00 for @bradytwest.bsky.social and @jameswagner254.bsky.social : Developing a Modern and Standardized Data Quality Profile for SRC Surveys
More information: myumi.ch/qZPQe
1430BD ISR-Thompson
umich.zoom.us/j/91336999447
Meeting ID: 913 3699 9447
Passcode: 878303

SRC Seminar Series Presents: Developing a Modern and Standardized Data Quality Profile for SRC Surveys | Happening @ Michigan

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 13d

The RCGD series on the Science of Social Relationships continues Monday with a talk from @darbysaxbe.bsky.social on the transition to fatherhood. The talk will review studies on hormone and brain changes across the transition to parenthood in first-time human fathers. buff.ly/92KtRNS

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 15d

This will be the first time that I’m talking about this brand new work with @randridge.bsky.social; please join!

ICPSR @icpsr.bsky.social · 15d

Save the date for an upcoming #sbeccc webinar featuring @bradytwest.bsky.social on October 23rd! Learn more: myumi.ch/E8Ap6

Infographic for an upcoming SBE CCC October 2025 webinar featuring a photo of speaker Brady West

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janvandenbulck.bsky.social @janvandenbulck.bsky.social · 16d

Are you sharing memes, jokes, and reels incessantly? Guess what, so do I. Somebody called it "pebbling," and I am here for it!

open.substack.com/pub/mediated...

Pebbling: How sharing memes can get us in touch with our inner penguin

Jokes as relationship maintenance

open.substack.com

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 16d

Today! Brett Peters @theloveconsortium joins the RCGD seminar series with insights on how we should seek and provide support through challenging times.The series is open to the public: buff.ly/92KtRNS

The Science of Social Relationships
RCGD fall 2025 SEMINAR SERIES
ISR Thompson 1430 | Mondays 3:30 to 5
Brett J. Peters | 09.22.25

It takes two to co-ruminate: An examination of co-rumination as a dyadic social emotion regulation strategy

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 19d

A colleague made an inspiring point earlier today: The work of social scientists may never be more important. Whatever the current administration destroys doesn't just provide a chance to rebuild, but a blank slate to build something better. There's a lot of important work to do.

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 20d

Co-rumination– discussing and rehashing negative feelings with another person– comes with tradeoffs. Findings from Brett Peters @theloveconsortium may help improve recommendations on how people should seek and provide support through challenging times. Join the next RCGD seminar: buff.ly/92KtRNS

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 21d

@rcgd-isr.bsky.social has launched the VR Lab-- UM's premier facility specifically dedicated to supporting VR/AR for research. Explore their new website and resources: vrlab.isr.umich.edu

ISR's VR Lab: Bring your research vision to life.

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Nick Camp @ncamp.bsky.social · 22d

New in JSI (OA): Reckless speeding or tinted windows? We look at racial disparities in reasons why drivers are stopped, their disparate impacts on community trust, and how police departments exacerbate —or mitigate— their impacts through policy. (1/7)
spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

SPSSI Journals

Traffic stops are common and consequential for citizens’ legal socialization and for racial gaps in police-community trust. Efforts to change the tenor of police interactions, however, may discount t...

spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 23d

Today!! @Jaimiekrems.bsky.social joins RCGD's public seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships, with a talk on the dynamics and study of FRIENDSHIP: buff.ly/92KtRNS

The Science of Social Relationships
RCGD fall 2025 SEMINAR SERIES
ISR Thompson 1430 | Mondays 3:30 to 5
Jaimie Arona Krems | 09.15.25

Friendship and the supra-dyadic nature of challenges in close relationships

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 27d

Join us for RCGD's public seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships. Don't miss @Jaimiekrems.bsky.social Monday to speak on the science and study of FRIENDSHIP: buff.ly/92KtRNS

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 29d

🌅 We're thrilled to share the news that the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (MHEF) will support the implementation of PC CARES with community-led programming to combat elevated youth suicide rates in Michigan’s tribal communities. @elizabeth-evans.bsky.social More on the grant: myumi.ch/9p3r9

Michigan Health Endowment Fund Grant to Support Suicide Prevention, Implementing PC CARES in Michigan Tribal Communities

The Michigan Health Endowment Fund (MHEF) will support the implementation of community-led programming to combat elevated youth suicide rates in Michigan’s tribal communities. The grant of $416K to t...

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 29d

How do we create and maintain high-quality relationships? Amie Gordon is kicking off the RCGD fall seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships.

The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · Sep 8

Despite decades of research, relationship scientists have yet to fully unpack the mysteries of dating and compatibility. Amie Gordon kicks of the RCGD series on the Science of Social Relationships with insights on leveraging modern tech to gather large-scale data on romantic relationships. TODAY!

The Science of Social Relationships
RCGD fall 2025 SEMINAR SERIES
ISR Thompson 1430 | Mondays 3:30 to 5
Amie Gordon | 09.08.25

Leveraging Modern Technology to Better Understand Relationships from Beginning to End

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · Aug 30

The cachet of CASBS fellowship works its magic very quickly

Congrats to 2025-26 fellow @profpjones.bsky.social, named the next director of the @umisrcps.bsky.social 🙌👏

Announcement: cps.isr.umich.edu/2025/08/29/c...

Pauline Jones Named Director, Center for Political Studies; Michael Traugott to Serve as Interim Director | Center for Political Studies

cps.isr.umich.edu

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Definitely ask to be nominated especially if you are from outside the U.S. but also from Universities that you often don’t normally see award recipients. Look at the APS fellows list for names to ask

Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · Aug 19

Ask to be nominated for an APS Award or Honor! Rising Star and Spence Award nominations are due October 1!

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards-and-honors

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Matthew Diemer @mattadiemer.bsky.social · Aug 25

Looking forward to working with @pbost.bsky.social !

Paige Bost @pbost.bsky.social · Aug 24

I’m excited to announce that after graduating this past December from @umich.edu with my BA in Psychology, I will be returning to Michigan this fall to pursue a PhD in Education and Psychology under the mentorship of @mattadiemer.bsky.social and Dr. Deborah Rivas-Drake! #ForeverGoBlue

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · Aug 20

👀 New "dad brain" research from @darbysaxbe.bsky.social; Darby Saxbe will join RCGD's fall seminar series on the science of social relationships-- with a talk on the transition to fatherhood 9/29. Check out the series that kicks off next week! rcgd.isr.umich.edu/news-events/...

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