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Hi all! I have study planned and need some community assistance. If you’ve seen articles/headlines that contain misinformation about DEI, could you please send these my way?

Really great here from @tspampatti.bsky.social. I have a plan for a set of projects designed to start empirically exploring these directions that I’m really excited about. Happy to discuss/collaborate on those plans!

If this is helpful for anyone going on the social psych tenure track job market in US, here are my Colby (in 2018) and UIC (2023) statements: osf.io/ef7s3/files/... My lab website has links to other people's materials. Of course the markets were very different back then. www.pbandjlab.com/resources

So no federal funding for me. This really helps science.

If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?

It feels like every new psych job is either computational or ai-based research. Doesn’t bode well for people who do other great research that doesn’t fall into these niche categories.

Boards of Trustees ***LIKE*** the Trump demands. They ***AGREE*** with them. They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.

Newly accepted in PSPB! We examined whether Asian and Black Americans perceived one another through a zero-sum lens. Inspired by the SCOTUS affirmative action decisions, I wanted to know if Asians thought they were losing to Black people and how this mindset affects coalition osf.io/preprints/ps...

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Some very exciting life news: as of yesterday, I have officially accepted a TT assistant professor position at Monmouth University! Feeling very excited about what comes next and I thank everyone who has supported me throughout the years in achieving this!

Has anyone refinanced their federal student loans? If so, was it worth it? The unfortunate side of graduating is that now I must pay and I’m trying to figure out the best path forward.

I graduated this past weekend and immediately changed my signature to Sean Bogart, Ph.D.

The highlighted speaks perfectly to the effects of informational gist on misinformation susceptibility by Langdon and colleagues. I just had hoped prominent media wouldn’t perpetuate this kind of irresponsible reporting. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...

We are currently watching the best researchers science has to offer systematically be stripped of their ability to share critical knowledge - Franki is firmly in that category. This is horrifying to watch unravel. All the best to Franki and everyone affected.

I just found out today that another post doc I was a finalist for had to be removed due to funding cuts. I cannot understate just how hard it is to be searching for academic positions under this administration. My heart goes out to all folks who have had their funding cut. May your research thrive.

If you’re comfortable, here’s a form to submit info on terminated NSF grants for greater collective transparency and insight among grantees: Kudos to @scott-delaney.bsky.social for putting together. airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

Let’s be clear - they’re not just deleting DEI policies and code words, they’re deleting actual people of color and women. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Extremely disappointing & cowardly. The American Psychological Association is rescinding diversity requirements. Not due to any actual mandate from the federal government, but only because it may *someday* face pressure from the government www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...

It is very difficult being post-doc seeker with the funding freezes. The emotional toll of the market is notably exacerbated by what’s happening. I also recognize how difficult this time is for those with funding already, who are either losing (or under threat of losing) their jobs. It’s no fun.

Self-promotion: I successfully passed my dissertation defense today! To finally pass that last hurdle is exciting, relieving, and exhausting, but it is, at this point, my proudest accomplishment. A huge thank you to all who have supported me on this journey.

One final time: I am on the post-doc market! I have primary interests in pol. ID motivational explanations for misinfo and hostility towards DEI. I have a lot of work in closing stages, and a lot of future ideas for great work that would be a strong addition to a lab. Please share far and wide!

Thank you @lkfazio.bsky.social for covering this and a huge thanks to @shaunambowes.bsky.social for inviting me to be a part of such an amazing symposium this year! #SPSP2025

Not going to let Nashville snow get in the way of chairing my first SPSP symposium on conspiracy belief this Saturday! Come see our talks on conspiracy belief strength, conspiracy theorists, and more!

Re-upping this once more before the conference. I’ll be presenting some work on the relationships between conspiracy mentality, counterfactuals, and free will/det beliefs on Saturday at SPSP! Come by, listen, say hello! Also, I’m on the market, looking for post-docs - keep me in mind!

The thing with Bluesky is: where am I supposed to bookmark all the articles I have grand plans to read but never do?

Hey all - I’ll be giving a talk this year at SPSP that’s part of a symposium exploring novel work on conspiratorial beliefs. Would be great for anyone attending to come see me, alongside some other remarkable researchers!

Is anyone familiar with good measures of anti-democratic behavior support?

Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.

This multi-year, multi-country analysis shows that right-wing populist politicians spread more online misinfo than their mainstream counterparts and explains how “the rise of political misinformation is associated to the recent wave of radical-right populism.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

This is presuming the "result" is a good grade in the assessment, whereas the result should be the learning and understanding itself. How we re-centre that is the big question.

Any folks in my network, especially those who have left academia, willing to provide feedback on my resume? Given my lack of professional experience over the past 4.5 years, any advice on how to best frame my PhD experience to maximize my abilities is welcomed!

And I have now officially passed my dissertation proposal!

Proposing the dissertation today. Please send all your good wishes and luck!

As we continue to fight to preserve our ability to do evidence-based DEI work in organizations, let's remember who tends to be on the frontlines of that fight.

To the always helpful #altac community, what is the best advice for finding opportunities for our qualifications (ie. PhD in social psych)? I am beginning my venture into industry job applications and would appreciate any wisdom or advice!

Check out my recently published commentary where my collaborators and I discuss how those tapped to do DEI work is disproportionately placed on individuals with minoritized identities. We also briefly discuss how to improve this. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Any advice on identifying post doc funding sources? Being a first gen student, I have struggled most with finding funding sources.

I’ve got a lot of new followers, so I wanted to introduce myself a bit! I’m a 5th year doctoral candidate, looking for post-docs. I am primarily an identity researcher, with a focus on how political identity affects misinformation belief, exacerbates polarization, and impacts DEI pushback.

Having now applied to about 25ish jobs, it’s as exhausting as warned. Just yesterday, I realized, in my exhaustion, that I made a minor mistake on one of my documents for a couple of applications. This process makes you ruminate on every little thing, with many anxious nights.

This has been my exact thought. I’ve got several ideas here, and would love to chat with others about potential collaborations on them. Misinfo has attitude/behavioral effects - we need to understand how much, and how to mitigate these effects. Great piece, @tspampatti.bsky.social !

Update: I am currently on the post-doc job market! My current line of research is primarily focused on the intersections of misinformation/DEI pushback, as conceptualized through political ideology. If you, or anyone you know, is looking, please let me know!

I have now officially applied for about 8 jobs. Let the stress begin.

Hi everyone! My first job application is due in about 2 weeks. Would any members of my community be willing to read and provide feedback on my research and teaching statements?

As I am finishing up my job market materials (primarily my teaching and research statements), do I have people who would be willing to give them a look over and provide feedback?

Hi all - I am on the market this coming cycle. Anyone willing to share tips/materials would be very appreciated! Open to teaching positions, post docs!

Does anyone know of any qualitative/mixed-methods work on either political violence or anti-democratic attitudes?