The Brauer Lab had a great lab meeting today! Featuring Dr. Jessica Stovall, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at UW. She and a few of her students from her lab (the Soulfolk Collective Lab) on campus spoke about their research and exciting upcoming projects! Thank you, Dr. Stovall!

I had a great time at #SPSP2026! Here are some photos from my presentation, as well as posters from one of my research assistants and my lab manager. Thanks to all who made this conference happen!

I'm giving a talk at SPSP, and I'd love to see you there! It is entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion," and it will take place on Saturday, February 28th, 2026 from 9:30AM to 10:40AM. #SPSP2026

Social conflict fosters cognitive distortions which, like those in clinical settings, lead to cycles of counterproductive behavior that feed into distorted thinking. A new paper uses insights from CBT to fix cognitive distortions that fuel intergroup conflict: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

Thanks to everyone who attended the 2026 Mini Conference today! ids.wisc.edu/events/ids-m...

First lab meeting of the spring semester! Looking forward to working with our wonderful new and returning research assistants 😁

I recently gave a talk entitled “Inclusive Teaching Methods: Best Practices to Help Students from All Backgrounds Succeed in Your Class” at the general session of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP) 2026 annual conference! Read more here: nitop.org/page-18171

New study from Campbell, Kennedy, Miller, and @markusbrauer.bsky.social used a large RCT and found that incorporating an "Inclusivity Page" in college syllabi led to improved grades and measures of belonging among students from underrepresented groups: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.....

🚨 New paper out in PSPB! 🚨 We found that an “Inclusivity Page” that instructors in the intervention condition added to their course syllabi resulted in better grades among students from marginalized groups. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Come along with us and see what shaped UW–Madison in 2025: triumphs in labs and on the field, stepping out on stage and on the ice, explorations that reach from Lake Mendota to the cosmos. This is our year in pictures, still and moving: news.wisc.edu/still-moving/

Happy holidays and happy New Year, Badgers! Here’s to a great 2026!!✨

UW Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social won the Big Ten We Give Blood Drive and earned $1 million to support student and community health!! Abbott and the Big Ten teamed up for the competition to help address the national blood shortage. #UWMadison #BigTen #WeGiveBlood news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-w...

Our department is seeking an Associate Professor in Social Psychology. We’re a supportive, research-active community and would love to connect with prospective candidates. For information, you can email me at [email protected]. Details here: shorturl.at/nnvv8

Our last lab meeting of the semester was today! 3 of our RAs gave an impressive presentation on the use of the Everyday and Lifetime Discrimination Scales in the literature. They summarized important findings regarding marginalized groups and their experiences with discrimination. Bravo! #UWPsych

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We had a great lab meeting today featuring Latoya Holiday, executive director of the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN). She gave a fascinating talk about the educational policy work she does, and she shared initiatives by MSAN to promote student success! Thank you, Latoya 😊

I'm giving a public talk on the psychology of conflict & cooperation at NYU on December 4th at 5pm RSVP if you want to attend: nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/NYEvents/ape...

I had a great time at Princeton University on Monday! I gave a talk entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion" at Princeton's Dilemmas in Inequality Speaker Series, and I got to spend time with some of the psychology graduate students. More here: spia.princeton.edu/events/dilem...

Hi folks! If you are a US-based PhD student interested in the development of gender stereotypes in childhood and do not have summer funding, consider applying for VIPS. Reach out to me by email. This is separate from my previous message about adol/lgbtq projects. psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...

On Friday, November 7th, I gave a talk entitled "Pluralistic Ignorance and Social Norms: Their Causal Impact on Intergroup Behavior" at Purdue University's Psychological Sciences Weekly Colloquia.

Submissions are OPEN for the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! #APS26BCN Submit your research by 5 December www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...

My lab manager presented research on peer inclusion and belonging for students of color at the @marginaliascience.bsky.social Conference at Boston College this past Friday! She also won an award for her poster 😁 Congratulations, Kamila!

I gave a talk at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology's annual meeting this past week in Lisbon, Portugal! My talk was entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion."

If you missed it last week, IDS Executive Director @markusbrauer.bsky.social was on WTMJ's "Point Taken" for a segment called "DEI is dead, but should it be?" Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/5TC9...

The Social Action Lab + Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn are hiring postdocs! Work on decision-making, attitudes, persuasion, social cognition, and behavior change with an interdisciplinary team. PhD in psych required. Apply here: my.spsp.org/Career-Cente...

I had a great time and learned a lot!

Dr. Alex Latham, a 3 time UW grad, gave a talk to our lab today on behavior change in the realm of school psychology! And we were reminded, among other things, of the importance of reading the axes on our graphs 📈🤔... Thanks, Alex, for the great presentation!

🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.

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!