Sarah Barber
@sarahbarber.bsky.social
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Associate Prof in Psychology & Gerontology at GSU, interested in cognitive aging and the socioemotional influences affecting memory.
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Re-examining the effect of inoculation messages on anti-vaccine conspiracy attitudes: A conceptual replication of Banas et al (2023): http://osf.io/d3x9p_v1/
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microbeminded.bsky.social
In another detrimental turn of events, #diversity supplements on NIH grants are no longer a thing as of today - grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Right now, ~$65M goes to 750+ projects / people doing to #ScientificResearch in 45 of 50 states.

#academicSky #publicHealth #medSky 1/n
Heatmap of NIH diversity supplements per state. From NIH Reporter.
sarahbarber.bsky.social
Can’t wait to read this!

When I was job seeking as a postdoc, someone at Psychonomics tried giving me job advice. After listening to what I do, he said I wasn’t getting job offers because I’m not really a cognitive psychologist. He suggested I apply to social psyc jobs instead.
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I’m scheduled to sit on an NIH panel in Feb. I just received an email from the study section chair confirming that Feb meetings are all still scheduled and we should continue completing our reviews.

Bad luck for me that my own grant was due to be reviewed 1/31.
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Feeling the holiday spirit at the GSU Cognition & Aging Lab.
#holidaydecorations #labdecor
Lab door decorated as a gingerbread house
sarahbarber.bsky.social
YES!!!!! Or at the very least just let me upload my letter without doing so many individual ratings!
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December 1st—time to finish submitting a million reference letters. While I’d never write a one-liner calling a student "adequate," it’s tough to say more when you barely know them. Thankfully had much more to say for mine this year. Wishing all applicants the best of luck! #academicsky #psyscisky
A letter of reference that simply reads: “Jacob (redacted last name) is an adequate  student”
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Only one more day to submit abstracts for SARMAC 2025!
officialsarmac.bsky.social
Don't forget that the abstract deadline for SARMAC 2025
is this Sunday! #sarmac2025 #academicsky #cognition #memory
An image of the conference venue
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People get caught up in outrage and hit share without checking the facts. Interesting new study from @klonick.bsky.social @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social
klonick.bsky.social
This paper does that.

It reflects an incredibly robust 8 (!) studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) in which we found repeatedly & somewhat unsurprisingly that misinfo evokes more outrage than trustworthy news & that when it does it's shared more AND read less

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gillian-murphy.bsky.social
If you’re enjoying #psynom24, come join us for SARMAC 2025 in Ireland in June! Abstract deadline December 1st sarmac2025.org
officialsarmac.bsky.social
Did you know #sarmac2025 will be held at a grand Victorian house with acres of gardens and wild woodland trails? Nearby you'll find market towns, traditional pubs, and beautiful waterways. Submit an abstract this month and join us in Ireland! sarmac2025.org
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If you know undergraduate students attending Psychonomics, please encourage them to attend this workshop on Friday at noon. I will be one of the panel speakers, and we are discussing grad school applications and succeeding in grad school. #psynom24
Announcement for workshop: Encouraging future scientists, supporting undergraduates at Psychonomics.  Fri Nov 22 from noon- 1:30pm in the Lyceum Complex (5th floor)
sarahbarber.bsky.social
Boarding my flight for Psychonomics now. Looking forward to seeing many of you soon!
#psynom24
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My questions as very similar to Larisa’s, although this thread is inspiring me to ask more specifically about how to turn questions into research designs!
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I’m doing prescreening this year and it’s been so helpful! One example: I thought someone had a great record but was concerned about fit - they were so specific about future plans but in ways that didn’t seem to 100% align with me. Talking to them I saw the overlap & can imagine how they’d fit.
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heatherurry.bsky.social
Angela Gutchess is now on Bluesky. @angelagutchess.bsky.social

Angela directs the Aging, Culture, & Cognition Lab at Brandeis.

#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
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russpoldrack.org
Just created my first syllabus that includes a policy on AI assistance. This resource was super helpful: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools
docs.google.com
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What do we know about overconfidence and misinformation? New review from Rapp & Withall www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Thanks @irahyman.bsky.social! It was Jessica’s first talk and she did such a great job! The paper is here if you are interested:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Heading out to SF for #psynom23 today! My first time back (in person) at Psychonomics since 2019. Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
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sdukehan.bsky.social
Happy to share we are hiring! We are recruiting for a postdoctoral fellow and three (!) full-time project assistants to start next year! Please consider joining our growing team!
Postdoctoral Fellow: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
Project Assistants: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
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psyarxivbot.bsky.social
Fact-checker warning labels are effective even for those who distrust fact-checkers: http://osf.io/t2pmb/