That's a wrap on our 2025-2026 academic year! It is a joy to lead this smart and supportive Social Development Lab team ❤️ @serengetiayhan.bsky.social @kim4663.bsky.social

Our Social Development Lab is learning so much from the thoughtful educators and creative kids who are taking part in our research! We can't wait to share the results 🤓 Thank you to the @ampsychfdn.bsky.social for investing in these seven impactful projects! ampsychfdn.org/youthmentalh...

What to read… to understand morality. Recommendations from Audun Dahl, author of ‘Between Fixed and Fickle: Why Our Moral Views Keep Changing’… plus an extract, courtesy of @harvardpress.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Between the @spspnews.bsky.social, @cogdevsoc.bsky.social, SRA, and Purdue Undergraduate Research conferences it has been a busy semester for our Social Development Lab! Proud of these developmental scientists 🤓 @serengetiayhan.bsky.social

New work with @zenamello.bsky.social -- using the person-centered approach, we found that social class discrimination, particularly discrimination that occurs in school negatively relates to academic outcomes. Classism from teachers was most common onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Big news on #SaferInternetDay: I’ve been elected as a Research Fellow with the AIChildSafety.org Childhood & AI Lab. Grateful to John Zoltner and the Lab for creating space for this kind of work. 🔗 lnkd.in/ggm6bgtv #AIChildSafety #ChildhoodAndAI #ResponsibleAI #DevSci

The first generation to grow up with AI deserves healthy social relationships. I'm pleased to be a part of this international, interdisciplinary Research Fellowship childhoodandailab.org/our-fellows-... with the #ChildhoodAndAILab from #AIChildSafety.org.

When American kids know more about what immigrants' lives are like they are more likely to notice when immigrants are treated unfairly, think it's not ok, and want that to change ❤️ doi.org/10.1093/chid... @srcdorg.bsky.social @klmulvey.bsky.social @megannorris.bsky.social #devpsyc #socialpsyc

In this recent interview, Tina Bagus shares her PhD research on developing an instrument to assess experiences of inner conflict and how this relates to decision-making and reasoning, particularly regarding the meat paradox. 🌿 Read more here: phairsociety.org/2026/01/16/s...

If you're interested in a quick overview of why children might care more about other animals than adults do, take a look (w. @nadirafaber.bsky.social, @mattiwilks.bsky.social, Katja Liebal and Jared Piazza) - doi.org/10.1093/cdpe...

This is a fundraising post! An anonymous donor is matching contributions to Children Helping Science up to 100K through the end of the year - if it's in your giving budget, please consider supporting open science infrastructure! giving.mit.edu/search/node/... Details below...

New in @socialdevelopment.bsky.social! What's behind some parents' discomfort with their kids' intergroup interactions? Potentially assumptions about who is mean, pushy, reckless, or just too different. #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci doi.org/10.1111/sode...

Our co-edited special issue, Resilience Processes in the Family Stress Model, has been published in JFP. Our intro (Drs. Taylor, Masarik, & Hernández), and commentaries from Drs. Conger & McLoyd are included with articles highlighting resilience factors in the FSM. psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...

#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch #PsychSciSky Our new paper out in American Psychologist. Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp. Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

Sharing free access to our paper, led by Constance Flanagan & 8 co-authors (so many handles!) -> quasi-exp. to foster science motivation among minoritized youth in CEP 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Thank you @ampsychfdn.bsky.social! I am thrilled that our project was selected, and especially through this important mechanism honoring the Clarks' groundbreaking work.

New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark! Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO! osf.io/preprints/ps...

New findings! We demonstrate that teens with disabilities are just as interested in STEM jobs as their peers without disabilities, but perceive that they face more discrimination and barriers in their education. These suggest the importance of creating inclusive STEM learning spaces.

New study! The messages that American kids receive about immigrants are really mixed 😕 but kids who see and hear good things (e.g., online) are more open to including new immigrant peers in their own social circles 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 #devpsyc #socialpsyc doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

1. New work w/ Emily Gerdin, Devyani Goel, & James Dunlea now in press at Developmental Psychology: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... We looked at inferences that kids draw about others on the basis of parental incarceration. 🧪 #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social

I’m hiring a lab manager! Full time, starting this summer. Perfect for a BA/BS grad or post-bac with child or family research experience interested in developmental psych or HDFS. Complete details and application link here: www.elenbaaslab.com/join #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci #psychjobs

The Social Development Lab accomplished so much this year! I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️

Thank you to the organizers, presenters, and participants in #OSMatSPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social ! I'm grateful to have spent the day learning about the origins of social group dynamics with you. Feeling motivated by the science and strengthened by the community 🤓❤️

Register to attend the VIRTUAL Origins fo the Social Mind Preconference at SPSP! We have a great line-up of folks and are excited to foster discussions on the building blocks of social group dynamics. Looking forward to see people there!

Check out this University of Michigan press release about our recently-published work which highlighted youth’s development of critical consciousness while enrolled in ethnic studies courses. news.umich.edu/ethnic-studi...

Developmental Psychology Starter Pack go.bsky.app/9kHQS7i

Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks. Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added! go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi #DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky

What social class groups do people perceive in the UK & US, how do they personally identify & how does this shape their views on inequality? Our study opens up new questions on the origins & implications of social class group identity: doi.org/10.1111/asap... #socialpsyc #sociology #polisky #devpsyc

"Social class was correlated with, but not reducible to, SES... Rather, participants represented social class as a group identity, complete with assumptions about norms, traits, and relative rank." By @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1111/asap... #SocialPsyc #Sociology PoliSky 🧪

My department, HDFS at Purdue, is hiring a quantitative methodologist! Assistant or associate level, any substantive focus within HDFS. Review begins Oct 31. Details and contact info for Qs in the link: careers.purdue.edu/job/Assistan... #statsky #devpsy #familysci

doi.org/10.1037/dev0... If @andyluttrell.bsky.social suggests that you write blog post for Character & Context, say yes; Aline and I had a great experience as first-time bloggers!

Here's an accessible #SPSPblog @spspnews.bsky.social overview of our recent DP #DevPsyc paper on US parents' attitudes about cross-group peer interactions. Bottom line: many parents want their kids to hang out w/ gender, racial, & social class ingroup peers "just like us." spsp.org/news/charact...

New AMPPS paper on coding open-ended data. Coding open-ended data is common in psychology (~20% of published papers include it), but authors rarely provide sufficient information to assess its validity or replicate its results. We provide suggestions. osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/6

Back in the office today after three weeks of nerd vacation at JPS in Toronto and ISSBD in Lisbon. One of the top best parts of this job is getting to hang out with smart friends in beautiful places 😀

Closing out the '23-'24 academic year full of gratitude for this super smart, hardworking, and supportive Social Development Lab team! 😍

🤩🤓🤩 Absolutely bursting with pride for my partner @evanwestra.bsky.social who is now tenured!🎉and!🎉promoted!🎉 🤩🤓🤩

Kids thrive in diverse groups, but Aline Hitti & I found many parents want them to hang out w/ ppl who share their gender, race & social class. Why? "Honestly they're just like us." W/ Ellen Kneeskern & Mandi Ackerman +1st-time authors Kay Fisher, Jason Cao & Charlotte Irwin! doi.org/10.1037/dev0...

SBE @NSF has a new DCL on the study on bias, prejudice, and discrimination (BPD) with a focus on contextualized models of BPD, developmental origins of BPD, and BPD against under-studied groups. For more details - www.nsf.gov/pubs/2024/ns...

Pleased to be featured as JPS's member-of-the-month for January '24 🤓 Check out these smart and sweet profiles of Tesha Sengupta Irving, Stuart Marcovitch, and Jessica McKenzie piaget.org/monthly-memb... and see you at JPS in Toronto this June!

My department is hiring! TT, assistant level, open area. I joined HDFS at Purdue last year and would be very happy to talk about my positive experience getting started here with folks interested in applying. careers.purdue.edu/job/West-Laf...

My lab is hiring a lab manager! Application deadline = 12/15. More info & instructions here: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/join-our-tea.... Excited to read your fabulous applications! #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc #psychjobs

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