I'm excited to share that I’ll be reviewing PhD applications this cycle for students interested in working with me starting Summer/Fall 2026. I’m especially looking for applicants excited about research on trust/persuasion, responses to historical harm, addressing inequality, and/or mindsets.

Another reminder that if you got students who wanna do a social psych PhD focusing on identities (specifically Asian, Latine, MENA Americans), I’m recruiting! I’m hustling hard here so pls send people my way 😅 see website for details www.pbandjlab.com

Congrats, Jadyn! Exciting to see this published!

I'm excited to share a new paper at Social and Personality Psychology Compass with @erinhughes.bsky.social and @amymuise.bsky.social on self-expansion theory. We trace the theory back to its origins, discuss how well the original ideas have been tested, and what ideas remain: tinyurl.com/y8ppsz9k

We wrote a blog post about this for @spspnews.bsky.social Character and Context: spsp.org/news/charact...

To help instructors diversify course content, we’re building a database of articles focused on the relationship experiences of marginalized and underrepresented populations. Do you have any to recommend (perhaps one you’ve written yourself or read recently)? Recommend it here: tinyurl.com/IARRrecs

What kinds of conversations spark instant connection? Excited to share my first NYT Guest Essay, with @ericaboothby.bsky.social. We argue that playful riffing — creating a little world together — forges and deepens relationships through shared reality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...

This special issue "invites submissions on research areas recently de-prioritized and/or de-funded that address or discuss how social cognition approaches can aid in the understanding of these critical societal issues." Plz consider submitting!

Just found out I can put this gif on my lab website so this is gonna be a game changer 😂 Anyway I will be reviewing PhD applications for UIC social-personality psych area to start in Fall 2026, so please let your students know. More info on my website: www.pbandjlab.com/team

I'm putting together a new grad seminar on the psychology of social class/socioeconomic status for this fall. I'm interested in highlighting new work/ideas/topics in this growing field and would welcome any suggestions! (And please don't hesitate to suggest your own work.)

I know Chicago winter is a huge departure from our usual SPSP locations, but Chicago is worth it!!! There’s so much good food here! Come hang out!

With everything going on in the world, it's good to do things you love. Catching up on some of the latest in the science of close relationships, from friendship to romance, to why the love languages aren't real. #relationshipscience #https://www.zoppolat.com/post/relationship-science-roundup-vol-10

🎇NEW PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT🎇 “Love may be a many-splendored thing, but it’s also a battlefield.” So begins my "Romantic Relationships" chapter in the new, OPEN-ACCESS, Handbook of Social Psychology (6e). The chapter synthesizes what I've learned in my 28 years in the field. 🧵

I'm thrilled that this is not only published, but free and open-access to make our science available to everyone. Brief thread about Chapter 24 (Social Class), from @profnicolestephens.bsky.social, Sarah Townsend, and me: (1/4)

Excited to share a new paper in Current Directions on the theme of merging in close relationships, with @emmamcgorray.bsky.social, @erinhughes.bsky.social , and @abdoe.bsky.social! In the paper, we discuss merging in the domains of selves, goals, processing, and reality. tinyurl.com/ynbedzys (1/4)

We’re recruiting for a new study! Please consider participating in @jadynpark.bsky.social’s research if you’re in the Chicago area, and help us spread the word!

My Phd student Noah is recruiting Trans* and Non-Binary folks to participate in a survey study on well-being (uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...). Check it out if relevant and of interest to you, and appreciate any signal boosting in your networks!

Just a few photos from the DePaul/UIC/Northwestern/UChicago contingent at Chicago's soggy #StandUpForScience2025 rally. So much fun with @jinxungoh.bsky.social and co.!

If you're looking to do a postdoc studying research methods in the close relationships/sexuality space, you can apply to work with me or @johnsakaluk.bsky.social or both! www.uwo.ca/research/fun...

I'm hiring a new lab manager! Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu... I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value. If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants!

Hi Chicago friends, next week on Friday 3/7, @kimberlyquinn.bsky.social and I will be standing up for science at Federal Plaza at 12pm! Join us at @standupforscience.bsky.social in Chicago and nationwide! For more background info, read here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...

So honored to be on this list and in the company of these amazing scholars!

⏰Today, 2-3 PM ET: Join us as @erinhughes.bsky.social discusses her research about the experiences of people whose romantic partners are incarcerated. ✍️Sign up for the latest event in our PUI Invited Talk Series here: ow.ly/RIoW50V6VvP

Congratulations @erinhughes.bsky.social for winning the Close Relationships grad student paper award 🏆Her work shows that avoidantly attached folks overestimate how much they’ll lose parts of themselves when in relationships. #SPSP2025 #spspcloserels

a very successful merch haul for my first SPSP 👾 same time next year? #SPSP2025

We are excited for the @spspnews.bsky.social Close Relationships Preconference💞 on Thursday. Such a great line-up of speakers! @chops310.bsky.social @lydiaemery.bsky.social @brettmurpsych.bsky.social

If you/ your students are interviewing for PhD psych programs in US (especially social psych), check out the resource page on my website. There are guides prepped by grad students + questions to ask faculty etc. Good luck! www.pbandjlab.com/resources

We are excited to announce this year's Shared Reality Virtual Conference happening Wednesday March 12 & Thursday March 13, 2025, between 9:50 AM - 1:10 PM ET! You can register below to receive the Zoom link! Submit a data blitz anytime until Feb 7. northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I hadn't seen a Relationship Science starter pack so I made one. Please suggest additions or let me know if you have been unfairly tarred with a relationship science brush. go.bsky.app/CyN3fkq

I used to run a summer internship for expanding psychology... if you don't remember here it is: som.yale.edu/news/2018/09... The news is that we're back up and running in partnership with the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) at Northwestern: www.summerpsych.com Applications are open!

In my undergrad relationships class, I asked students to submit questions they still have about relationships that I’ll answer in their final class. Someone asked if taking a psych of relationships class improves people’s relationships. Does anyone happen to know? (No luck from google scholar)

Congratulations to the Relationship Researchers Interest Group award 🏆winners: Bill Chopik for the Caryl E. Rusbult Early Career Award, and Erin Hughes for the Graduate Student Paper Award! We can’t wait to hear more at the SPSP Close Relationships Preconference :)

So excited that our paper (led by the fabulous @erinhughes.bsky.social) is out! Avoidantly attached people say that they're losing parts of themselves due to their romantic relationships--but we find no evidence that this is actually happening.

I’m so excited to share our new paper in JPSP from me, @lydiaemery.bsky.social, @emmamcgorray.bsky.social, Wendi Gardner, & @elijfinkel.bsky.social! We find that avoidantly attached people report self-loss due to their relationship, but external metrics fail to detect such loss. tinyurl.com/yaztcjc2

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT) is searching for TWO open-area tenure-track colleagues to begin in Fall 2025! Link: ffd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Employ...

This survey is closing at the end of June! Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey so far. If you haven't taken it yet, we would still love to hear from you! To determine if you're eligible and to take the survey, you can follow this link: tinyurl.com/relscisurvey.

Are you a pre-tenure social psychology faculty member in the greater Chicagoland area (~2 hours)? We're planning a community-building & resource-sharing meetup this summer, and we'd love to have you there! To indicate interest, email @lydiaemery.bsky.social!

Excited to share my first ever publication recently accepted at JPSP! This work was led by the wonderful @shreevallabha.bsky.social, see her thread below, to get a brief summary of this paper. Thanks to both Shree and @mjbsp.bsky.social for teaching me so much during this project!

Question for Prolific users! @abdoe.bsky.social and I ran a study in early December that yielded unusually bad data quality (as in, basic effects that always replicate weren't there). Has anyone had a similar experience recently?

I'm recruiting a full-time lab programmer/lab manager. Please share the ad widely. Questions can be sent to [lastname][at]illinois[dot]edu. illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Help us answer important questions about how relationship researchers conduct our science! (And some fun bonus questions on the relationships of relationship scientists)

Relationship researchers! We are conducting a study on research practices within relationship science! To determine if you’re eligible and to take the study, follow this link: tinyurl.com/relscisurvey. Eligible individuals can participate for a chance to win a $50 gift card.

Interested in applying to Ph.D. programs in psychology? Learn more at our Jan 22 webinar, Preparing for Graduate School in Psychology. Register at apply-ssd.uchicago.edu/register/?id... Colleagues, students, & I will present & answer your questions!

For my first post on bsky I am thrilled to advertise an NIMH-funded open postdoc position in my lab in collaboration with Jen Wildes at UChicago. Please spread the word! For more info and instructions to apply, please see: bakkourlab.uchicago.edu/join-us/post...

I'm excited to share a new paper at AMPPS with @davidmsilverman.bsky.social and @rebeccamcarey.bsky.social with our recommendations about working with lower-socioeconomic status participants! Open-access link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... and brief thread: (1/7)

I will be reading applications and potentially accepting student(s) in the social psychology area at Northwestern. More details on applying are here: psychology.northwestern.edu/graduate/pro... I don't engage applicants pre-app but you can find out about our lab here: www.csinequality.com/values

The University of Chicago social psych area is hiring another Provost Postdoctoral Fellow! Job ad below. Review begins Nov 27th: academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/12...

Thank you to Erin Hughes for presenting her work in our lab meeting. She's done important & informative interviews with people whose partners are incarcerated - learned a ton about that experience from her & her participants. More here: elifinkel.com/erin-hughes. #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc 🧪

The University of Chicago social psych area is hiring at the TT assistant professor level! Please apply and help us spread the word as we continue to build up our social psychology area. Job ad here; review begins 10/23: apply.interfolio.com/132645

The Gender & Sexuality Studies program at Northwestern University is hiring a tenure-line Assistant Professor of Trans Studies! Please share far & wide with your academic networks. The deadline for applications is October 23. Happy to answer any questions. #HigherEd #AcademicSky