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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 23h

No tricks here, just the best lab!!

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · 1d

Happy fall y’all! We are clearly the pick of the patch since our data is looking gourd-geous!

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 9d

"Data manipulation by the US Gov...makes crucial datasets untrustworthy and unusable. If the US Government secretly changes datasets for political reasons, researchers relying on the data might erroneously recommend ineffective or counterproductive interventions."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government

A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021 was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and the words were also switched in ...

www.thelancet.com

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 12d

Best academic related phone autocorrect I had this morning: instead of “prep” it corrected to oreo. Yes, we all need more oreos!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 21d

Check out some coverage of one of my past papers highlighting multiple identities and flexible thinking in kids! @dukeidlab.bsky.social is running some follow up studies now for anyone with 8-10 year olds out there, the study is on zoom! Let me know! #psychology
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Remind kids that there's more to life than simply being someone's child

This practice of introducing kids to their various roles also broadens their horizon.

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 2

Impossible to advise on!!!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 2

My common feeling with publishing lol

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Sep 2

I find picking a journal SO stressful! It is like dating!!!

Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · Sep 2

#AcademicSky

Laypeople would probably be surprised to learn how much effort researchers put into selecting WHICH journal to submit a manuscript to.

But it's actually a critical part of publishing. (we can argue about whether that's a good or bad thing)

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Aug 29

Check out the newest pub from @dukeidlab.bsky.social Led by Mercedes Munoz (my amazing grad student on the job market this year!!), we argue for the need to consider all of our various identities when thinking about racial/ethnic socialization messages!

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Considering Multiplicity in Racial Ethnic Socialization | Annual Reviews

An often-underacknowledged component of racial ethnic identity development concerns youth's multiple social identities, which affect how and when youth receive racial ethnic socialization (RES) f...

www.annualreviews.org

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks for the shout out! And yes, firm believer here that intergroup contact matters a ton!!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy FDOC to me!! My motto for this school year “Let laughter happen” We all need to laugh sometimes!! No matter what!!

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Aug 13

I like to celebrate accomplishments and make fall goals. One of my grad students asked me, “Was this your dream? To be sitting at a table like this with so much diversity?” I answered, “Yes!” The science we do isn’t possible without diversity at the table. So let’s all find a seat at a table.

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Aug 13

Happy end of summer to our amazing lab!! So much writing and science, a celebration and planning lunch was needed!! ☀️ Fall semeter here we come!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Aug 6

💔💔💔

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Aug 6

A few students from our department went to SISSP this year! This is such a great @spspnews.bsky.social program to help train the next generation!

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Aug 5

SISSP (Summer Institute for Social and Personality Psychology) @spspnews.bsky.social was a big success! @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social met so many wonderful people in the field and learned a ton too!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 31

Look at my new lab home!!!

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Jul 31

A belated post to show proof we have moved officially into our new lab space at @duke-university.bsky.social while our building on campus is renovated the next two years!! Come visit us!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 28

As you may know, my PhD adviser Sam Sommers passed away suddenly. He was an incredible mentor and teacher and spent all of his time helping others. I am asking you all to help his wife and daughters during this tragic time which has created financial hardships. Thank you. ❤️

gofund.me/e214cc60

Donate to Supporting Sam Sommers’ Family After Sudden Loss, organized by Julie Bettergarcia

Our dear friend and colleague, Sam Sommers died unexpectedly at th… Julie Bettergarcia needs your support for Supporting Sam Sommers’ Family After Sudden Loss

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 22

Mentoring and teaching is the best part of this job!

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Jul 21

Last week we got to celebrate our high school intern Avani with her final summer program presentation at NCSSM! She helped so much in the lab, and is off to start college applications! So look out colleges for Avani!!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 17

New paper with my collaborator Eva Chen! Children in Hong Kong notice both ethnicity and wealth status by preschool, with majority kids preferring their ethnic ingroup, but ethnic minority kids don't. Status shifts preferences! Free access through this link!

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

Whom do I like more? Examining ethnic majority and minority children’s socializing preferences in Hong Kong

Children often attend to social group differences when making decisions. Here, we investigated group preferences among Hong Kong children: 115 Chinese…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 16

A nice write up of our newly accepted paper led by Nancy Zucker stressing the importance of peer support programs in college! We also talk about our own DukeLine peer texting program we launched here @duke-university.bsky.social #psychology #mentalhealth
psychiatry.duke.edu/news/study-s...

Study Shows More Colleges Are Embracing Peer Support — Just Not in the Same Way

A recent Duke-led study published in the Journal of American College Health offers the most comprehensive look to date at the availability, structure, and quality of peer mental health support program...

psychiatry.duke.edu

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 16

Summer lab outings are the best!! 🐵

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Jul 15

The lab took a break from our science to learn all about lemur science at the Duke Lemur Center!!! Happy summer, everyone!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 11

Even more science presentations!!

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Jul 11

And our summer VIP program is complete! Jalen and Olivia presented their final posters yesterday and got great feedback! We can’t wait to see data collection finish up!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 11

So proud of Jalen and Olivia!!!

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Congrats to Jalen and Olivia on amazing VIP presentations! Jalen discussed kid’s multiple identities and Olivia talked about gesture and social interactions! And of course we had to get ice cream to celebrate after! 🍦🎉

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 8

So glad Mariam is on our team here at Duke now!!!!

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

A big lab welcome to Mariam Wahba as our new recruitment coordinator! 👋🏼

A recent grad from UNC Chapel Hill in #psychology she is excited about making connections, working in the community, and making a difference! A fun fact about her is that she loves to paint! 🎨

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks for contributing! It is going to be amazing!

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Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · Jun 30

So happy our work got out to new people at this conference! #psychology

Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · Jun 30

The lab had a great time @spssi.bsky.social! @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social presented new data looking at multiracial Asian identity denial, @kirbylam.bsky.social discussed new masculine norm work, and lab alum @adamstanaland.bsky.social presented his newest work on masculinity too! #spssicon25

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