New paper out in Self & Identity on Appearance-based Rejection Sensitivity in virtual environments. Ps with Appearance-RS showed lower state self-esteem when they imagined having their camera on (vs. off) during a virtual class or work meeting, which was related to less academic and job engagement.

The International Society for Self & Identity seeks nominations for its 2026 Outstanding Early Career Award due 6/30/26. Committee members (Erin Cooley, Chair; Sarah Gaither, Lora Park) will review applicants, winner will be announced mid-late July 2026. More details: www.issiweb.org/announcements/

We have a new paper in Psych Review, creating a taxonomy of discrimination, in hopes of better organizing results and knowing when they might generalize With Becca Neel, @lorapark.bsky.social, Keita Christophe Free link: erichehman.com/wp-content/u...

New paper out in JPSP with @erichehman.bsky.social! We asked: What is the framework underlying our impressions of environments? Our large bottom-up study shows that people pay attention to 4 factors. We’re calling it the Environment Impressions Model: doi.org/10.1037/pspa...

New paper in PSPB on the benefits of giving positive feedback to students, especially from underrepresented groups. Although not the norm in STEM, giving positive feedback boosts self-efficacy and belonging, which increases STEM performance, attitudes, interest journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

FABBS(Federation of Assoc in Behavior&Brain Sciences) is pleased to honor Calvin Lai, recipient of the Kellina Craig-Henderson Early to Mid-Career Award AND Early Career Impact Award! Dr. Lai’s pioneering work examines implicit bias& applications to policing&hiring. Congrats @calvinklai.bsky.social

ISCON is pleased to announce the winner of best 2024 paper in social cognition award, which is: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Paper was led by @davidschultner.bsky.social, w Ben Stillerman, Bjorn Lindstrom, @leorhackel.bsky.social, Damaris Hagen, Nils Jostmann, and @davidamodio.bsky.social 1/4

POSTDOC POSITION in social psychology at Cornell @cornellpsych.bsky.social! We will begin reviewing apps Dec 1st. Please repost! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31185 @spspnews.bsky.social @spspsc.bsky.social @aplssc.bsky.social @spssi.bsky.social @psychscience.bsky.social

University at Buffalo’s Psychology Department will be hosting a graduate program virtual open house on Nov 5th- Come hear from faculty and graduate students about our department - and ask questions about our upcoming admissions cycle for PhD and MA programs. Please share with prospective students!

ISCON now seeking nominations for the 2024 Best Social Cognition Paper Award! This award recognizes an outstanding article (theoretical or empirical) in the field of social cognition. Papers eligible if published in 2024. More info here: www.socialcognition.net/best-paper-a...

The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) seeks nominations for the Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Award to honor distinguished researchers & mentors. Nominees can be at any career stage, deadline Sept 12. Apply here: fabbs.org/about/idea-a...

We are hiring! Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo is recruiting for a SUNY Empire Innovation faculty hire at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The hire is focused on the study of human cognition and behavior to address gaps in learning, development, or education using AI.

New paper in Social Personality Psychology Compass: How to Thrive in Times of Threat and Uncertainty. We offer recs on responding to the current sociopolitical climate at individual, relational, & collective levels to continue our work & support others compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

📊 New #PSPB research highlights the impact of the STEP scale - a tool that measures how safe or threatening people perceive different environments to be. Researchers report that environmental cues significantly impact engagement and belonging. Read more: ow.ly/6mAE50WyCwi

New paper out from the Self & Motivation Lab on Safety and Threat in the Environment Perceptions (STEP). The STEP scale assesses people's overall, gut-level impressions of any given space and uniquely predicts engagement, interest, & desire to recruit others journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The June 2025 special issue of Social Cognition -- Tutorials on Novel Methods and Analyses in Social Cognition, Part 1 -- was guest edited by Jimmy Calanchini, Juliane Degner, and Colin Smith, with support from Bertram Gawronski. The introduction is linked here: doi.org/10.1521/soco....

Social Psychologists: SESP is in Lisbon this year (Oct 16-18)! *The symposium submission deadline is May 16* More info & the submission portal here: www.sesp.org/annualconfer...

Important update: Due to the high number of registrations, the Federation of Brain & Behavioral Sciences (FABBS) has changed the format of the “Responding to NSF Grant Terminations” event this Fri from a mtg to a webinar. May 9, 2pm EST Re-register using new link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI) seeks nominations for its 2025 Outstanding Early Career Award. Nominations due by June 13, 2025. Selection committee (Kim Rios, Lora Park, Erin Cooley) will make a decision by mid-July. Send materials to [email protected] www.issiweb.org/awards

Social psychology lost a giant, and I lost a dear friend and collaborator. Still processing the loss of Sam Sommers, and probably will be for some time. Cherish the time you have with your people, folks. now.tufts.edu/2025/03/20/r...

Have a soon-to-submit paper or R&R you want developmental feedback on? Are you an early career researcher (undergrad to postdoc) in PSY or related fields? If so, @reviewerzero.bsky.social's pre-review program, FAIR, is here for YOU! 🎉 Apply below or sign up for an office hour. We are here to help!

Apply to University at Buffalo’s Visiting Future Faculty program which brings outstanding URM doctoral candidates to UB Sept 14-19, 2025 to engage with UB faculty & students, meet other scholars in the program, and tour the region. Apply here: www.buffalo.edu/inclusion/st... Deadline March 28, 2025

Summaries of what’s been going on at NSF and NIH from FABBS (Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences): fabbs.org/news/2025/02... fabbs.org/news/2025/02...

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 I am the new Associate Editor for Special Issues at @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social and I could not be more excited to be in the role! We're looking for Guest Editors to propose potential special issues! Read all about what that means at the link below! #SocialPsych #PsychSky 1/n

ISCON is excited to announce that the 2023 Best Social Cognition Paper Award goes to Hester, N., & Hehman, E. (2023). Dress is a fundamental component of person perception. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 27(4), 414-433! Congrats @neilrhester.bsky.social and @erichehman.bsky.social!

Writing reviews of colleagues' work is one way to contribute and learn. But doing it well - giving critical *and* kind feedback - often requires intentionality, skills, & knowledge of the hidden curriculum of peer review! This @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop is here to help! Join us on Dec 1 🎉

Researching identity safety cues? Submit to our Special Issue call at Journal of Social Issues, "Identity Safety Cues in Context: Advancing the Role of Group Status, Interpersonal Dynamics, and Systemic Events in Identity Safety Cues" - due Dec. 31st! spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

ISCON Early Career Award Call- please share widely 2024 Early Career Award in Social Cognition nominees must have received their PhDs no earlier than 2018. -Please send cover letter, CV, and no more than 3 papers to [email protected]. Deadline: October 1, 2024.

Seeking social psych faculty/grad students for 15min online study of perceptions of grant proposals, $20! To participate, must have a PhD in social psych or related field or be a second year or higher grad student in social psych/related field and be in the US tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Final call for nominations for the 2024 International Society for Self and Identity Distinguished Lifetime Career Award. Send brief nomination letter, nominee's CV, and up to 3 representative pubs (self-nominations acceptable) to Lora Park, Chair ([email protected]) by Fri May 24. www.issiweb.org

Complete online study on perceptions of research for $20 gift card! Jessica Remedios (Tufts Univ) & Lora Park (Univ at Buffalo) are examining how social psychologists evaluate grant proposals Must have PhD or be PhD student (4th yr+) in Social/Personality Psych tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

In honor of Danny Kahneman's legacy, Psychological Inquiry invites scholars to share their favorite quotes from his work & reflect on their impact. 300-word limit. Due May 1st. Submit: bit.ly/kahneman_tri... #KahnemanTribute plz share

New paper out in Social and Personality Psychology Compass starting and sustaining fruitful collaborations in psych. Thanks to Lara Aknin, Sarah Gaither, Emily Impett & Ashley Whillans for their valuable contributions. Feel free to share with students, mentees, faculty: dx.doi.org/10.1111/spc3...

Nominations for the 2024 SESP Dissertation Award are now open (Deadline: May 1, 2024). This year’s committee includes Lora Park (Chair), Mina Cikara, Maureen Craig, and Shahrzad Goudarzi (2023 winner). Click on link for more info & conflict of interest statement: www.sesp.org/content.asp?...

My interview with HiddenBrain on the topic of listening is now available. The link is below. I found the storytelling approach captivating, and I hope you find the episode as enjoyable as I did. There is a second episode about "How to Talk so People Will Listen" hiddenbrain.org/podcast/are-...

Official launch of our prejudice modeling competition. -We give you some data, you build a model, and we test it on new data -$2k for winning teams, and authorship for all Sign up and more info here: hehmanlab.org/competition Would appreciate sharing widely! #SocialPsyc #PrejudiceResearch

Apply to University at Buffalo’s Visiting Future Faculty program (tinyurl.com/y4wmahkn) which brings outstanding URM ABD scholars to UB Oct 13-18, 2024. Travel/accommodations covered + $1000 honorarium. Apply here: tinyurl.com/tw6m76zt. Deadline 4/19/24, spread the word!

The formatted version of our prejudice model is now out in Psych Review. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-... We review the lit and attempt to derive a formula for prejudice.

Post-doc position at the University at Buffalo's Office of Research Advancement! Assist in building infrastructure for broader impacts, campus relationships, community engagement to expand public reach and societal benefits of faculty research. More info here: www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/46379

Happy to announce that I’ve been promoted to full professor at the University at Buffalo! Thankful to be part of a wonderful department in a field that I love, with amazing collaborators, colleagues, and friends!

Congrats also to Becca Neel (U of Toronto), for earning APA's Distinguished Early Career award! For her work on intergroup relations, prejudice etc. I'm impressed with her big picture theoretical contributions.

New paper in Psych Review, w Becca Neel @acceb.bsky.social We create two formal(ish?) models of prejudice preprint: osf.io/v4q7p Quick description:

Check out this amazing write up all about my awesome postdoc Esha Naidu! #psychscisky psychandneuro.duke.edu/news/bringin...

As mentors, faculty have an opportunity to help build a fairer and more inclusive peer review culture by advocating for and empowering their trainees. See how in this new article: rdcu.be/drnHL @purduepsych.bsky.social @deiscience.bsky.social