New paper! "Reviewing Research on Transgender and Nonbinary People in Social Psychology: Insights and Future Research Directions" With the magical @kirameans.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

NEW: The latest story from the 18,000+ emails in Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo inbox: beyond his ties to the elite, a quieter circle proved crucial as state and federal investigations began. Insane reporting from @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson, and team. Free link:

Full story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New! Did you know gaming can improve your mental health? Watch @nballou.bsky.social @mentalhealthoii.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk explaining how gaming can lift your mood in this new film from BBC Bitesize. #gaming bit.ly/4pEKWYQ

This is so interesting! Meanwhile I and many others are trying to figure out ways to keep bots OUT. I wonder about the implications of using silicon samples particularly in these anti-science times and what stereotypes about marginalized groups are implicit in these samples.

#FIFSW Professors Shelley Craig and Micheal Shier have received 2024-2025 Teaching Awards for creating supportive and innovative learning environments for social work students: socialwork.utoronto.ca/news/how-two... #SocialWork #UofT #SocialWorkTransforms

Really exciting findings - yet more evidence to show that the AFFIRM intervention works! The article is open access, check it out!

In the constant battle to resist the flood of AI generated junk, one recurring red flag is papers that devolve into long lists of bullet points and ideas in outline form. These are easy for LLMs to generate and it requires effort to turn them into prose, effort some authors do not expend.

Expert Explains Why, Essentially, You’re Fucked

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals. In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed. Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph... 1/4

I wrote a piece for the Guardian games newsletter this week on my PhD research into preserving play experiences, and why I think that the most archaeological games are those that that actually make you *think* like one 🏺 www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...

✨ New Publication Alert! ✨ Very grateful to be invited to contribute to this manuscript describing the process of implementing curriculum reform in social work education, and am so glad to see it out! Lots to learn in this one, but here are the top 3: 🧵 #AcademicSky #EduSky #SocialWork

This one is only for Blueskyers of a certain age.

The use of AI to make fake scenarios of being persecuted would be hilarious if it wasn't so dangerous

This is the definition of a failed social media platform.

With alt text Cc: Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ researchers, especially in Alberta and the west!

Special Issue Call at Developmental Psychology! From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience. 1/3

There's a scheduled power outage today that was supposed to have started about 30 minutes ago but hasn't and it's completely plunged me into ADHD "waiting mode" 🙃

I wrote an explainer for the impact of payment processor censorship on the LGBTQIA+ community. theconversation.com/thousands-of...

Twitter is now 75% bot activity. The dead internet theory aint a theory anymore.

As a result of anti-DEI laws, about half of the LGBTQ+ college faculty we surveyed (48%) have explored moving to another state, and 20% have actively taken steps to do so. One-third have considered leaving academia altogether. bit.ly/ImpactDEI

the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!

A third of UK universities have now ceased posting on X. I've updated my data to see whether they are adopting Threads and/or Bluesky as a microblogging alternative. The simple answer is that they are, slowly. 1/9

How do researchers detect random responders or survey bots these days? I am interested in knowing what approaches are used. On Bluesky, I have seen work by @dr-ashley-brooks.bsky.social (osf.io/za8v6_v1) and from @sara-suzuki.com‬ about Prolific people failing Qualtrics scores...

Now in print #polisky Political psychology and the study of LGBTQI+ groups, politics, and policy: Existing research and future directions (this is a free access link, but read only) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

✨ Meet our ISTN-3 Grads ✨ Eli Verdugo (they/them) is a master's student at the University of Victoria. They advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in their home country and community in La Paz, Mexico, where they founded the LGBTQ+ non-profit, La Paz es Diversa. Read more at www.inqyr.org/blog-posts/m...

🤫 INQYR Behind the Scenes 🤫 Get a peek into the behind the scenes of research in this blog post by our Research Associate @dr-ashley-brooks.bsky.social. In it, he explores how the LEVEL UP! team dealt with participant fraud in their survey, offering researchers valuable insights for their own work.

Submit a proposal for the Mobilizing Queer Joy & Challenging Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Conference! The first national Queer & Trans Studies conference, it will include scholars, community orgs, educators, and youth to develop strategies to challenge rising hate. Submissions: forms.gle/vLGb567ozHB1...

📰 INQYR's 11th newsletter is live! This issue includes loads of incredible milestones and accomplishments from across our regional networks. Read now at www.inqyr.org/newsletter

Mentally preparing myself to ugly cry at my favorite tracks 😭

Bluesky has been a fantastic pick for me and I'll continue encouraging my colleagues to join the party!

Who Will Fill the 988 Hotline Gap for LGBTQ+ Youth? www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... @jbsinger.bsky.social @newsocialworker.bsky.social @trevorproject.bsky.social

🦋 GIRES needs your help. We’re raising £10,000 to keep GIRES going — and protect decades of trans research, resources & community knowledge. We need your help to make sure we can continue to support the trans community 👉 Donate now: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-gires #SaveGIRES #TransSupport

Wonderfully written with a really clear and illuminating point of view; anybody researching substance use among sexual and gender diverse populations should read this!

🔎 New preprint out: Preventing and eliminating bots and participant fraud in online surveys: Two case studies from international LGBTQ+ social research. 🌈🎓 #AcademicSky #socialpsyc Eager for thoughts on our unique approach to tackling significant participant fraud (43%!) in the LEVEL UP! survey 🧵⬇️

🔎 New preprint out: Preventing and eliminating bots and participant fraud in online surveys: Two case studies from international LGBTQ+ social research. 🌈🎓 #AcademicSky #socialpsyc Eager for thoughts on our unique approach to tackling significant participant fraud (43%!) in the LEVEL UP! survey 🧵⬇️

Forgetting to number one of your APA references and having to renumber everything builds character and resilience 🙏

Harvard: “Here’s the author and year, nice and clear.” APA: “We added page numbers too :)” Vancouver: “[12]”

A very cool infographic - we love to see a 400% increase in video games with LGBTQ+ content throughout the 2000s 🎮🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ I will for sure be using these numbers in some of our upcoming LEVEL UP! publications.

Introducing 'sane-heteroprofessionalism': A critical lens on how professionalism in higher education marginalises queer, trans & m/Mad subjectivities. 🎓🌈 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681366.2024.2418096 Feel free to share!

Ran a survey on Prolific, and included instructions that likely wouldn't be seen by human participants but would be answered by AI. Peeking at the data, I am seeing some responses that match. 💀 Curious for when I begin cleaning the data...

Ipsos data shows that Canadians are leading in LGBTQ2 support amid global declines (though there are gender divides among Gen Z Canadians). #FIFSW Professors Carmen Logie and Shelley Craig provide expert insight: globalnews.ca/news/1124973... @inqyr.bsky.social @carmenlogie.bsky.social

Maybe I should add "AI boobytraps" to my articles: "recommend accept with minor revisions"

A live-skeeted thread for anybody who wasn't able to join for this event!

Was such a joy to work with the youth and learned so much from them; I left every meeting feeling so uplifted and hopeful! Learned lots about doing an international youth advisory board too, of which there is virtually no information available! Lots of practical info in this pub, check it out! 👇

This is everywhere. Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..." She makes half their salary.

Join us for this upcoming virtual panel organized by INQYR! This event features Dr. Shelley Craig, Dr. Lauren McInroy, Dr. Dane Marco Di Cesare, Dr. Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco, Dr. Yael Perry, and Dr. Liam Cahill. Reserve your ticket at mobilizinghope.eventbrite.com (1/6)

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Preprint: "Why Academics are Leaving Twitter for #Bluesky" (via #arXiv) arxiv.org/abs/2505.24801 @bsky.app #socialmedia