In case anyone is interested, the YouTube video of my webinar with the Parent Venture is up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnbJ...

SO excited for this to be out (open access)! @ljalley.bsky.social asked students what they think about when answering surveys about motivational climate. This study made a bit of a splash two AERAs ago because...1/2 @aera-motsig.bsky.social @aeradivc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0022...

POSTDOC OPENING! We are hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow for a mixed-methods project aimed at supporting and researching implementation of high-quality preschool curricula. The position is 1-2 years and can be in person or remote. More details here: edpolicy.umich.edu/what-we-do/j...

MotSIG GSC Committee 2026 AERA Events Karabenick Conversations: Register by 3/20 tinyurl.com/motconvo2026 (Questions to [email protected]) Mentor-Mentee Program: Register by 3/22 forms.gle/QC5i5mP1uLkh... (Questions to Joseph at [email protected])

2026 Pre-AERA Events Pre-AERA Skillbuilding Workshop: Identify and participate in important professional events at conferences @ 3/25 (4 – 4:30 PM EST) Register: tinyurl.com/2026motsigwo... Virtual Meet & Greet Social @ 3/27 (3 – 4 PM EST) Register: tinyurl.com/MotSIGMeet

Happy Pi Day!!

Any student Mot scholars attending AERA2026 want to chat? Sign up below! lnkd.in/eBr9CfAc

I'm hiring a new lab manager for my lab @ UCSD! For more info on the lab, check out our website: lillab.ucsd.edu Target start date is June 1 (flexible) and application deadline is March 26. Please share with anyone you think might be a good fit! Apply here: employment.ucsd.edu/laboratory-c...

Your occasional reminder that if you teach Scientific Writing, or you're going to - so do I, and my syllabus and class materials are available here:

Can anyone point me to research on student AI use and perceptions of its usefulness *in a specific course*, rather than across their academic lives in general? Like, "I used AI to help me write in this course, and I believe it [helped/hurt] my grade." NOT "I use AI a lot and find it helpful."

Resharing again! I'm looking for a postdoc with experience or interests in longitudinal data collection OR analysis: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132

📣 📣 Webinar 📣 📣 Translating Research into practice: Tools for Emerging & Early Career Scholars Join us are partnering with the Practice Committee for a webinar on translational research and practice briefs. Please register at tinyurl.com/ECEPWebinarA... #ECEPWebinar #appliedEdpsych #ECEPWebinar

"Your steadfast commitment to our strategic mission, despite the multiple tramplings, maulings, and other encounters we shall henceforth refer to as 'terminal networking opportunities' has not gone unnoticed." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-m...

I am hiring a new lab manager for the @umdleadlab.bsky.social to start this summer! Job ad and link to apply here. Please re-post and share with your seniors, and/or anyone else who would be a good fit! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

You ever write something and there are so many parts you hope people engage with that you can't figure out which ones to quote? I'll do a wee thread on the 3rd, and final, essay from my Red Scares series www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

First-time at AERA and interested in learning more about how to identify and engage in key professional events beyond academic sessions? Join our annual pre-AERA skill-building workshop on Mar 25! Register today—all GSC members are welcome! tinyurl.com/2026motsigwo...

Did everyone catch @nimishabarton.bsky.social's incredible essay on the DEI debacle in Academe Magazine? If not, here's your chance to catch up on an essay we badly need academeblog.org/2026/02/04/t...

Our lab has a new postdoc position that is ideal for someone interested in a career in data science or statistical consulting and an interest in gender diversity / trans health. apply.interfolio.com/182278

Today Dominic Packer & @jayvanbavel.bsky.social republished @minzlicht.bsky.social's post about "The Downfall of Stereotype Threat" in their widely-read The Power Of Us newsletter. I felt a certain way about that & the evidence presented there & thought I'd respond:

Very cool opportunity for early career researchers interested in special education research: Apply for access to at least one statewide longitudinal dataset with support from SPARC researchers to conduct a co-developed study on the special education workforce. sparccenter.org/sparc-center...

This is what state censorship looks like:

Grad school reunions should be an official thing. I went back to Stanford today to celebrate Bing Nursery School’s 60 anniversary research panel, and it was so lovely to see old friends and the wonderful professors who forever changed my life. ❤️

The moment many of us in #edresearch have been waiting for... Reimagining the Institute of Education Sciences has been released. ies.ed.gov/ies/2026/02/...

Is there anyone out there who'd be willing to put up a poster for tomorrow's 8am session at SPSP? My colleague who was supposed to present is sick and I'm not available. I have the poster and will be on site after lunch!! #SPSP2026

School psychology scholars: we have a job opening. We are Canadian and very nice humans. You can contact me for more info. mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...

Heading to #SPSP2026? Come check out our professional development session from the Early Career Committee on alternative paths for research in these times of limited federal funding. We'll discuss other sources of funding, secondary data analysis, and more!

🚨🚨 My lab is hiring a Postdoc! 🚨🚨 Postdoc opening in my lab at Harvard Psych (start: Summer/Fall 2026). We study identity, group dynamics, language, & politics. Rolling review begins 3/14 Apply: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15806 Please repost + tag folks who might be a good fit! 👇

Remembering Edward Deci, APS Charter Member and Fellow #Psychology

Good to see journalists scrutinizing “The Edge Network,” an intellectual circle of academic men who think that women are inherently inferior to men. (and great interview by @laurenaulet.bsky.social) 19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...

Now, we don't have the PhD student's side of the story. But there's research on women PhD students and postdocs in STEM fields showing that they often leave their programs because of the sexist mistreatment they face from men like this. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Heading to Chicago for #SPSP2026? Come check out work from our lab! 🙂 We’re presenting 2 talks & 2 posters on interventions to promote confrontations of sexism, identity safety cues, multiracial identity, and stereotyping about nationality.

Looking for a lab manager! Join us! 😊 apply.interfolio.com/182022

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it. Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

Excited to share that @chrisrozek.bsky.social & I are guest editing a special issue of Contemporary Educational Psychology: “Promoting Equitable and Authentic School Belonging: Barriers, Facilitators, and Mechanisms.” Call for abstracts due March 1, 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Junior faculty- Consider coming to Princeton Psych -all expenses paid- for a few weeks to hang out with my great colleagues! (I can’t host this year, but we have so many great labs to choose from!). Application details below.

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

This is worth reading for those in higher ed: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

📣 Our lab is recruiting a #Postdoc in #NLP & #LearningAnalytics! The role focuses on large student text + interaction data to study metacognition, motivation, & math learning in a digital environment. Please share! Rolling review begins March 15, 2026 Details: vanderbilt.box.com/s/b8vk3sksz4...

We invite you to participate in an online study, which examines the relationships between personality traits and stress among Black LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Current evidence suggests that puberty blockers, which hit the pause button on puberty and are reversible, significantly improve the mental health of trans youth while reducing the risk of needing future surgeries. #transyouth #pubertyblockers Read the full post here:

Nominate the trailblazers of tomorrow! The ICIS early career awards highlight the dedication and excellence of young researchers. Nominate for the Distinguished Early Career Contribution Award and Outstanding Dissertation Award. Close March 26, 2026. infantstudies.org/merit-awards/

📊 Sometimes belonging comes down to a checkbox. Our new paper in PSPB led by Brenda Straka finds that the way Latino identity is formatted on demo forms, especially the traditional two-question census format, can subtly undermine feelings of inclusion and belonging news.illinois.edu/study-demogr...

ICIS is pleased to fund undergraduate students to travel to #ICIS2026. We welcome applications from student authors whose work has been accepted for presentation and from students interested in learning more about infancy research. Details: infantstudies.org/2026-panama-... Deadline Feb 23, 2026

Abstracts for the 2026 Grading Conference are due this week! www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...

I'm looking forward to talking about our STEM education research with parents through The Parent Venture's talk series! Info below in case you know any interested parents: Breaking the Stereotypes: How to Support STEM Learning and Motivation

I'm looking for a postdoc to work on our NIH-funded R01 which is a longitudinal cohort of adolescents (13-20) doing EMA and passive text sensing! Please apply, especially if you have experience in the analysis OR collection of these data. PLEASE SHARE!! indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We've made a lot of progress, but our work is not yet done. #WomenInSTEM

‼️❗️❣️ The supplement of this paper is amazing and well worth a read if you are interested in K-12 STEM belonging!!!!

A couple of years ago, I read a paper with a title like “a questionnaire that may actually measure psychological flexibility (maybe)” but I can’t find it now. Does this ring a bell for anyone?