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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

(please share widely!) With the start of August quickly approaching, I wanted to announce that the usual slack for fellow people on the Psych Academic Job Market for the coming cycle has been activated. If you are interested, feel free to fill out this form to join!
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Psych Academic Job Market Slack Interest Form

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · Jul 20

Newly accepted in PSPB! We examined whether Asian and Black Americans perceived one another through a zero-sum lens. Inspired by the SCOTUS affirmative action decisions, I wanted to know if Asians thought they were losing to Black people and how this mindset affects coalition
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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Jun 9

My new piece in Nature Human Behavior: "We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers"

All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers

Nature Human Behaviour - Federal funding of science has been cut, and trainee scientists in the USA face an unstable and uncertain future. Nicole Rust explains how and why we should act to support...

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · May 1

😂Every once in a while, I get a student who says Beefaroni instead of Bonferroni on an assignment and it never fails to make my entire week so much better #teachstats #PsychSciSky

a man is laying on a bed using a laptop and says i 'm

Alt: a man (David Rose from Schitt's Creek) is laying on a bed using a laptop and says i 'm obssessed with this

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Apr 22

If you haven't in a bit, check on your early career researchers with temporary appointments (e.g., postdocs). It's rough out here right now #SocialPsych #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Apr 12

I am eternally grateful for the amazing colleagues/friends/mentors I get to reconnect with each year at #2025MPA ❤️ it's just the best community

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JESP @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social · Apr 10

Hello 👋🏼 to everyone at MPA! Be sure to send us all of your new science!!

a woman in a yellow sweater is using a laptop

ALT: a woman in a yellow sweater is using a laptop

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Apr 10

First day of #2025MPA!!!

a man and a woman are dancing in a hallway and the man is wearing a sequined jacket .

Alt: Donna and Tom from Parks and rec exclaiming it's the best day of the year. They're in a hallway and tom is wearing a sequined jacket

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Apr 9

Just need a moment to shout into the void about something: intentions 👏🏻do not 👏🏻 negate 👏🏻 harm 👏🏻you can accidentally hit someone with your car - it was not intentional but it still caused harm 👏🏻

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Mar 18

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology

Reviewer Zero @reviewerzero.bsky.social · Mar 18

📚 Are you an early career researcher (undergrad to postdoc) in psych, neuro, or a related field?

Are you seeking feedback on an unsubmitted manuscript or a response to reviews?

Our “pre-review” program offers feedback from experienced reviewers!

👇 Learn more & apply:

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Trainee Interest for Formative and Interactive Review (FAIR)

To participate in FAIR, you must be an early career researcher (undergraduate to post-doc) in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field. We offer multiple ways to engage in FAIR, depending on your...

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Michael J. Bernstein @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social · Mar 17

@jexpsocpsych.bsky.social is happy to announce its first Call for Papers for the Special Issue entitled, "Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research!" You can read all about it at the link below. Submissions are due Nov 30th. Please share with your networks!
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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect

Read the latest articles of Journal of Experimental Social Psychology at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

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Igor Grossmann, PhD @igi.bsky.social · Mar 14

#AcademicChatter #HigherEdJobs #PhDForum Given the volatile situation in US academia and job market insecurities - If you are looking for a post-doc #SocialPsychology #CognitiveScience
#CompSocialSci #AgentBasedModeling, Sam & I have a position @uwaterloopsych.bsky.social #Canada!

Igor Grossmann, PhD @igi.bsky.social · Jan 18

Exciting opportunity! We’re hiring *two* Post-Doctoral Fellows (1) Social-Cog Psych (w ABM interest) & (2) NLP/Computational Social Science @UWaterloo. Work on #culture, #judgment, #decisionmaking with wiseminds.uwaterloo.ca
Learn more & apply: uwaterloo.ca/wisdom-and-c...

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Mar 3

My approach to social media these days is remarkably similar to my approach to dating apps: how many minutes can I scroll through without losing hope for society? (The answer in both cases is usually less than 5 minutes...) 🙃

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 25

So excited and energized about research following #SPSP2025 but also in need of 2-3 days of post-conference recovery sleep 😂

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 22

If you weren't able to make it to the session and/or still have burning questions, feel free to reach out via Whova, email, or bluesky!

Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 22

Are you an early career member searching for some solidarity and/or a graduate student tentatively looking ahead to the academic job market? Come talk to scholars in various early career roles at 1:45 to hear their experiences and ask questions! #SPSP2025

Advice from the Trenches: Navigating Early Career Transitions" Saturday February 22 2025, 1:45-2:55PM at SPSP Annual Convention 2025

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 22

Are you an early career member searching for some solidarity and/or a graduate student tentatively looking ahead to the academic job market? Come talk to scholars in various early career roles at 1:45 to hear their experiences and ask questions! #SPSP2025

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 21

Sapna Cheryan at the Presidential Plenary: masculine defaults occur at multiple levels #SPSP2025

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 21

Cydney Dupree at the Presidential Plenary: Multilevel problems require multilevel solutions #SPSP2025

Scholars of color face unique challenges at multiple levels (individual, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic). Depicted in a triangle

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 21

Has anyone wandered over to #SPSP2025 from the Hyatt regency this morning? Wondering how the sidewalks are in terms of having been treated for snow 👀

Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 21

What I tell myself between conferences: "you're being dramatic, they are not that exhausting"
What I tell myself at conferences: "I'm sorry for all of the times I told you that you were exaggerating. This is exactly as exhausting as you remembered"
Still a great day at #SPSP2025

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 20

@avial.bsky.social presenting really cool work on the development and validation of a femininity workplace culture scale at the gender precon at #SPSP2025

Scale includes supporting coworkers, putting yourself first, showing no anger, and avoiding confrontation. Slide includes some sample items

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Tessa Benson-Greenwald @tbgphd.bsky.social · Feb 20

Ahh! It's precon day 🎉 excited to hear about the amazing, energizing work at this year's #genderprecon this afternoon!
Also, if you'll be at the evening reception/poster session, be sure to stop by and see me! #SPSP2025

SPSP Annual Convention 2025, poster 235, STEM Climate Change: Embracing Subjectivity to Enhance Inclusion by Tessa Benson-Greenwald. Thursday February 20, 6-7PM MT

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Terri Vescio @tvescio.bsky.social · Feb 19

The graduate students of the Gender, Power, & Privilege (GPP) Lab are excited to present their recent research at the #SPSPconference in Denver. Come and check out their posters. #SocialPsychology #SocialPsy #SPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · Feb 17

Excited to be in Denver, CO before #SPSP2025, acclimating to the altitude.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Feb 19

It's almost time for SPSP!! Reminder that hashtags work now so use #SPSP2025 on posts & click on the hashtag to see other posts. But, if you want to see all posts that contain "SPSP" you can use the feed below. Just be warned that it also catches a lot of pspspsp posts.

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