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Veronica Yan

@veronicayan.bsky.social

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Learning scientist. Cognitive and educational psychologist studying desirable difficulties, metacognition, and long-term learning. Assoc. Prof at UT Austin. Cat mom. #PsychSciSky #Cogpsyc #EduSky #LTHE

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · Nov 16

So many new faces here, so time for a re-introduction. 👋🏻 Associate prof in ed psych, researching desirably difficult learning strategies and empowering self-regulated learners. I like being transparent about what "success" looks like, so here's my CV of failures
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

CV of Failures

http://sites.edb.utexas.edu/slam/ This “CV of Failures” is not my original idea; I saw an article about Johannes Haushofer doing this, who in turn had read a Nature paper by Melanie Stefan. A regul...

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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 4d

The title doesn't match the topic of the podcast, which is more about how GenAI can replace desirable difficulties and other productive challenges, subverting learning and meaning-making. It also sounds like a rundown of the ideas and concepts I teach in my classes! #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

Frictionless and Forgettable: How Tech Undermines Friendship and Creativity

Podcast Episode · PsyberSpace: Understand Your World · 09/29/2025 · 24m

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 7d

The U.S. government has shut down after failing to reach a budget deal, leaving federal funding for R&D in 2026 endangered. The U.S. House and Senate have so far rejected proposed deep cuts to R&D funding, but they must continue to push to pass full-year appropriations bills. https://bit.ly/4nwaPsl

AAAS Statement on Government Shutdown | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Shutting down the government is no way to unleash U.S. innovation. This act delays setting clear priorities for our nation's research enterprise and amplifies uncertainty that has enveloped the scientific community.

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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · Aug 12

Last chance to register for our workshop THIS THURSDAY, August 14! 5 cognitive scientists, 50+ teachers, informal discussion, and back-to-school teaching tips. Group discount (5 or more): 15% off! @veronicayan.bsky.social @lkfazio.bsky.social #EduSky scienceoflearningworkshop.eventbrite.com

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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · Aug 5

ICYMI: Join me for a back-to-school workshop on the science of learning on Thursday, August 14 on Zoom, with @veronicayan.bsky.social and @lkfazio.bsky.social. We're cognitive scientists AND teachers. Early bird: Get $10 off if you register by this Friday! www.eventbrite.com/e/science-of... #EduSky

Four scientist-teachers holding up the book Smart Teaching Stronger Learning

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · Aug 5

As someone who uses the em-dash a lot in their own writing, I really hate that it's supposedly the "tell" for generative AI!! 😫

Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · Aug 3

Exciting announcement 🚨!

Come to our Science of Learning workshop and with not just one but FIVE cognitive scientists and teachers: Drs Janell Blunt, Shana Carpenter, Pooja Agarwal, Lisa Fazio, and myself.

Aug 14 (early bird reg by 8/10)
#edusky #teacherlife #k12 #highered

Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · Aug 3

Ready to strengthen students' long-term learning? Gain practical tips from cognitive scientists who are also teachers! Join me, @lkfazio.bsky.social, and @veronicayan.bsky.social for a workshop on August 14. Early bird: Register by August 8 for $10 off! www.eventbrite.com/e/science-of... #EduSky

Science of Learning Workshop on Zoom

Ready to strengthen your students' long-term learning? Gain practical teaching tips from cognitive scientists who are also teachers!

www.eventbrite.com

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Rachel Prozac @rachelprozac.bsky.social · Jul 17

Come and work with me and my colleagues. We're nice!

samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Jul 14

the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is hiring SIX faculty. open area

Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet

www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor - Psychology Job in North Dunedin, Otago - SEEK

The University of Otago’s Department of Psychology is a highly ranked, internationally respected hub of research and teaching excellence.

www.seek.co.nz

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Brendan Schuetze @schu.etze.co · Jul 17

New paper with Allison Zengilowski, Abubakir Siedahmed, @veronicayan.bsky.social, and Neil Heffernan at Learning at Scale published today:

"Encouraging Metacognitive Reflection through Prompts in a Computer-Based Learning Platform: Failure to Find a Benefit in a Large-Scale Randomized Trial"

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Jul 14

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor - Psychology Job in North Dunedin, Otago - SEEK

The University of Otago’s Department of Psychology is a highly ranked, internationally respected hub of research and teaching excellence.

www.seek.co.nz

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 14

These funds could sustain the National Science Foundation for 17 years and make the US a great country. Instead, they'll be used to terrorize people in the US.

ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds

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graham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · Jul 14

According to this Supreme Court, President Biden's Department of Education was exceeding its power by trying to forgive peoples' student loans.

President Trump, on the other hand, has the power to just completely dismantle the entire Education Department.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 14

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

From Sotomayor's dissent:

Lifting the District Court’s injunction will unleash
untold harm, delaying or denying educational opportunities
and leaving students to suffer from discrimination, sexual
assault, and other civil rights violations without the federal
resources Congress intended. The majority apparently
deems it more important to free the Government from paying employees it had no right to fire than to avert these very
real harms while the litigation continues. Equity does not
support such an inequitable result.
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The President must take care that the laws are faithfully
executed, not set out to dismantle them. That basic rule
undergirds our Constitution’s separation of powers. Yet today, the majority rewards clear defiance of that core principle with emergency relief. Because I cannot condone such
abuse of our equitable authority, I respectfully dissent.

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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · Jul 2

NEW: Concepts and skills in real life are like a tie-dyed t-shirt: all mixed up. www.retrievalpractice.org/strategies/i...

Get tips from Dr. Veronica Yan (@veronicayan.bsky.social) on how to use interleaving. Mix up concepts, problem sets, vocabulary words, etc. All student ages, all subject areas.

Like a tie-dyed shirt: Mix it up with interleaving and boost learning

Get tips from cognitive scientist Dr. Veronica Yan , the world’s leading expert on interleaving . Boost student learning by mixing up concepts : problem sets, vocabulary words, different types of s...

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Jun 30

The undergrad Cognitive Studies major at Indiana is a model for the field and is now on the chopping block bc enrollment is under the state's new guidelines

Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · Jun 30

IU has the oldest Folklore Department in the country--no longer a major. Cognitive Science? gone! PhD programs also sacrificed. Full list here: www.in.gov/che/files/In...

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · Jun 15

This is where I really wish there was a better way to bookmark things on bluesky

Akira Miyake @amiyake.bsky.social · May 31

If you teach cognitive psychology or related topics & are willing to share your favorite teaching resources (e.g., demos, videos), please reply to/quote this post, tag me in a new post, or send me email. I'll compile them, share the list, & keep updating it this summer. Let's inspire each other!

Akira Miyake @amiyake.bsky.social · May 29

I teach an undergrad cognitive psychology class. I've been thinking about assembling useful teaching resources (demos, videos, etc.) from other cogpsy instructors & sharing them in a single place. If there's enough interest here, I'll make a separate post & ask you to share your favorite materials.

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Akira Miyake @amiyake.bsky.social · Jun 15

Here's the link to @mattcrumplab.bsky.social's amazing website for his introductory cognitive psychology class, which includes virtually everything, including the free textbook he's written: "Instances of Cognition." Check it out!

Matt Crump @mattcrumplab.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thanks for collecting these resources @amiyake.bsky.social

To add to the pile, I put most of my intro to cognition course (syllabus, slides, free textbook, assignments) on this website:

www.crumplab.com/cognition/

Everything is licensed on Creative Commons, feel free to copy, reuse, etc.

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Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) @officialsarmac.bsky.social · Jun 13

And @veronicayan.bsky.social giving their J. Don Read Early Career Winner Talk! Congratulations again from us all t #sarmac2025!

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Jun 12

J Don Reed early career winner @veronicayan.bsky.social giving her award address at #sarmac2025. College is a really important time for students to develop skills of self-regulated learning. Students have a lot of supports for their learning in high school- much more on their own in college. 1/

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SARMAC 2025 - Ireland @sarmac2025.bsky.social · Jun 12

A wonderful plenary talk from Early Career award winner @veronicayan.bsky.social - pictured with her proud nominator @lkfazio.bsky.social and @officialsarmac.bsky.social Awards Committee member @aminamemon.bsky.social

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · Jun 6

Wow! Looks amazing!

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · May 27

PhD studentship available in developmental cognitive neuroscience, in Cambridge - please publicise.

Open to women candidates, as the student will be based at Newnham College.

Duncan Astle @duncanastle.bsky.social · May 27

Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...

Funded PhD opportunity.pdf

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 3

If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.

The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · May 22

At this point, most professors I know who have grants have had grant terminations. The scale of the impact is mind-boggling and so hugely underestimated by the broader public.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · May 22

NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.

NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%

Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%

Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.

#GiftLink ⚛️🔭

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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · May 20

This is a conference aimed at convening [primarily] Texas researchers interested in questions related to self-regulated and motivated learning. Two days, roughly 25 people, unconference/hackathon format. Please reach out to me or Carlton if interested in future meetings.

Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · May 20

We also had our wonderful 3rd annual LONESTAR (un)conference on strategic learning! Thank you to @carltonfong.bsky.social for hosting us at Texas State this year!

Veronica presents. Slide shows concepts relating to motivation and cognitive strategies.

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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · May 20

The SLAM lab celebrated our wonderful undergrad assistant Nico graduating with her BA in psychology (FYI she's looking to apply for I/O psych programs in the Fall)