Our IDS postdocs! (L to R): Bonnie Siegler, Srishti Goel, Bucky, Ananya Ganesh. Read about their work at ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...

New on the SPSP Character & Context Blog: Dr. Caitlyn Yantis, Dr. Dorainne Green, & Dr. Valerie Jones Taylor share insights and strategies from their latest research on talking about race. spsp.org/news/charact...

Thank you to the West Suburban-Milwaukee chapter of AAUW @aauw.bsky.social for a great audience yesterday as I gave my talk entitled "Effective Ways to Reduce Prejudice and Create an Inclusive Climate."

Enjoyed a great lab presentation today from Dr. Roberto Abadie in the UW Department of Kinesiology! Dr. Abadie is an expert in medical anthropology, health disparities, and research ethics, and we learned a lot from him.

Had a great time speaking at the UW-Madison Division of Extension Area 19 Annual Meeting. It took place on September 8th in Whitewater. I shared insights on “Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good” and enjoyed engaging with such a thoughtful and enthusiastic audience!

Wisconsin isn’t as trusting as it used to be—and political polarization is a reason why. I spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio about why social trust matters and how we can rebuild it through real connection and respect. Read more: www.wpr.org/news/surveys...

I’m happy to announce that my paper in PPS is now published! My former grad student and I found that financial incentives work short-term but usually fail for long-term behavior change. Read it here: psych.wisc.edu/Brauer/Braue... And find the permalink here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Happy FDOC from me and my lab! Excited for another school year 🥳

Very excited for this cohort of researchers and how their research will contribute to the IDS, UW, and the world!

Read about work from IDS affiliate Ran Liu and Graduate Fellow @czglave.bsky.social about the impacts of students using generative AI in STEM higher ed courses. ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/14/s...

Sounds like a great webinar from our friends at IRP!

Proud mentor moment 🥲 #uwprep2025 #yaysahana can't believe 10 weeks is done already!!!!

I was so impressed with our summer research student's presentation at the Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) symposium yesterday! She presented research about the effect of social norms messaging in interracial conversations. And congratulations to the other PREP students as well!!

🚨📄 New paper in Journal of Dairy Science! We found that a digital game called "Mooving Cows" helps dairy workers learn safe cow handling, improving welfare, safety, and training—especially for new hires. Read more: www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S002...

A great book; I encourage all to purchase and give it a read! This book contains important insights about workplace discrimination and steps for potential solutions. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255213...

UW Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) students at the summer picnic this past weekend 😊

Happy Monday - it's the final week to submit a podium presentation for #SPSP2026! Podium presentations include Symposia, Single Papers, Data Blitzes, and Professional Development Workshops/Sessions. 🗓️Application deadline: 11:59 PM PT, July 17 Submit: ow.ly/ltlv50Wp9lr

Our second book club meeting was a success! We have finished reading "Ordinary Magic" by Greg Walton, and we had a great time discussing the book. (And dumplings may or may not have been on the menu...)

@bendouglas.bsky.social had a super successful dissertation defense on Monday!! A great but bittersweet moment, as he leaves for Ohio Wesleyan soon #DrDouglas

Stoked that my paper with Cheryl Kaiser is now out in SPPS!!

First summer book club session was yesterday! We are reading "Ordinary Magic" by Greg Walton. Great to have our PREP summer research student be able to join us :)

Congratulations Dr. Ben Douglas 🤩 @bendouglas.bsky.social on graduating! You've successfully conquered UW Madison, next stop: Ohio Wesleyan!!! So proud of you and everything you’ve accomplished!

A must-read from @mocraig.bsky.social & @evaspietri.bsky.social compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... #PrejudiceResearch #PsychSciSky

Celebratory cheers, proudly smiling faces and a sea of silly looking hats filled the Kohl Center on Friday evening as hundreds of UW–Madison graduate and professional degree recipients celebrated the culmination of years of work. Congratulations, #UWGrad Class of 2025!

Introducing our fantastic #UWGrad Class of 2025! Congratulations! ✨🎓🦡

My paper with former grad student Naomi Isenberg entitled "Diversity and inclusion have greater support than most Americans think" was featured in @spspnews.bsky.social Character and Context Blog! spsp.org/news/charact...

The Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social Spring Junior Conference happened TODAY featuring talks and posters from our amazing graduate fellows! Thanks to all who came and made the event a success. Details (and photos to come) here: ids.wisc.edu/spring-junio...

Last lab social of the semester at the Terrace yesterday! Our lab has mostly seniors this year, so we have a lot of RAs to say goodbye to. Wishing them the best!

The Institute for Diversity Science's @idswisc.bsky.social Spring Junior Conference is next Tuesday at 9:45AM in Memorial Union! You won't want to miss the amazing graduate fellows of the IDS present their cutting edge research. Register here: uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

More great photos of our RAs from STaRS and the Psychology Undergrad Recognition Celebration.

New publication in press in Leukemia and Lymphoma! Read "'A Perfect Match': How hematologists discuss donor options and risks with Black and white patients considering allogeneic stem cell transplant" here: psych.wisc.edu/Brauer/Braue...

It’s been an exciting semester for the Brauer Lab! Our incredible RAs have been hard at work. A couple of our research assistants shared their term project on social norms messaging at our final meeting today. Our RAs are the backbone of the lab — we couldn’t do it without them! 🤩🎉

And congratulations again to these same students who all received awards at the Psychology Undergraduate Recognition Celebration! 8 recognitions in total between the 3 of them 🤩 very very impressive!

Congratulations to the thesis students in our lab who presented at the Student Thesis and Research Showcase today!

Impressive paper by Campbell, @markusbrauer.bsky.social et al. showing that a very minor intervention (adding an "Inclusivity Page" to syllabi & talking about it for 2 min) helps to create an inclusive environment at uni and improve grades among URM students. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Came across a great article featuring my work with former graduate student Dr. Naomi Isenberg! Find it here: www.inc.com/jessica-stil...

Had the wonderful opportunity to give my talk entitled "Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good" at UW-Parkside's Community Partnership Celebration! Thank you to all who came and made the event a success! 🎉

🚨 I’m hiring a full-time lab manager to help me build my lab start in July or August 2025! 🚨 If you know any stellar candidates who might be interested, please send this their way. 🗓 Application review begins April 15 ⏰ Final deadline is April 25 📎 Apply here ➡️ lnkd.in/evhfqzTP

As I would usually say on Twitter when GRFP results are announced: You're not a failure if you didn't get it! *MANY* (if not most) incredible researchers did not get the GRFP!! If you received one, you totally deserve it and CONGRATS!!!! If you didn't, welcome to the club of many rejections 😎

Excited for this great opportunity!

Day of the Badger ends TODAY at 5PM! Make sure to designate a gift to @uwpsych.bsky.social to unlock a special award! dayofthebadger.org/campaign/psy...

🚨 New Pub Alert! 🚨 Check out a paper about racial bias in doctor-patient communication by @cassge.bsky.social, Dr. Rachel Rodenbach, Dr. Toby Campbell, Dr. Thorunn Thordardottir, & myself. Now published in The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities! doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02374-0

I was mentioned in an article in HTag (a French magazine for HR professionals in Belgium and France). It discusses my presentation at a conference for diversity managers in France last fall. The third part of the article covers my talk. Grateful for the feature! If you read French, check it out.

Such an interesting article—and thanks for the mention! 😁

So proud of all of my RAs and collaborators for their amazing work at SPSP! 🎉 Here are some snapshots of a few of my RAs as well as my grad student @bendouglas.bsky.social and lab manager @kamila-redd18.bsky.social presenting their work at #SPSP2025.

I wrote a piece for @sciam.bsky.social about why White parents should be talking to their kids about race and racism. It was so great to work with @megha.bsky.social on this piece! Please share! www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

For everyone attending #SPSP2025 this year—stay warm!

Many Americans UNDER-estimate racial inequality in US (see work by @mwkraus.bsky.social @jaricheson.bsky.social et al) In reality, racial disparities are still HUGE, with little improvement. (see below) equitablegrowth.org/examining-th... #PrejudiceResearch #racism

I gave a talk entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion: Recent Insights from Diversity Science" at the Psychology Department Seminar at The University of Otago in New Zealand! Read more about my talk here: psych.wisc.edu/Brauer/Braue...

The Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP) has extended their submission deadline to February 14th for their annual conference! Keynote speakers: Alex Gillespie and Stephanie Fryberg. Students, faculty, and researchers are encouraged to submit their work. www.sqip.org/2025-confere...