At todays #LabMeeting, we had the opportunity to listen to @ncaluori.bsky.social from the University of Illinois Chicago, who presented her research on cultural differences in a globalizing world!✨✨Thank you Nava! #SocialPsy #Socialidentity #HelpingKidsLab #Lab #Research #Developmentalpsychology

At our #LabMeeting yesterday, we got to listen to @fannylalot.bsky.social from the University of Basel, who presented her interesting research on the influence of future consciousness on political engagement!✨✨ #SocialPsy #Socialidentity #HelpingKidsLab #Lab #Research #Developmentalpsychology

📢New Publication alert! 💡Youth with higher average intergroup contact levels show stronger social cohesion indicators. 💻Read the whole Article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @shelleymckeown.bsky.social @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @sumedhrao.bsky.social #Research #Publication✨

@ucdgearyinst.bsky.social GIRSI launching now, in a packed room! Delighted to share longitudinal data analysis from the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social network! 📈📉👩‍💻

Tina Merrilees joins us at @helpingkidslab.bsky.social We chatted about professional development, learning statistics, career paths, and how to work with community partners. A great addition to the @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social seminar!

A big Thank you to Christine Merrilees for her fantastic seminar on Fostering Empathy and Empowerment in Young People! ✨✨ Sign up now for her GIRSI Masterclass ⬇️⬇️⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🗓️16.10. 10:00am 💡Longitudinal Data Analysis and Multilevel Modeling @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social

📢 Reminder! Join us for our upcoming Event: 📆 Oct 16, 10:00am 🎙️ Speaker: Prof Christine Merrilees 💡GIRSI Masterclass: Longitudinal Data Analysis and Multilevel Modeling 💻Sign up now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social ✨✨ #Research #GIRSI #Data

Thank you to our lovely guest speakers, Gloria Mittmann and Adam Barnard, partners from our ASP-Belong Project! 🎉🎉 It's fantastic to have you at @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social, sharing your research about Augmented Social Play!✨ @gloriamit.bsky.social @aspbelong.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

📢 Reminder! Our first October event is coming up! 📆 Oct 7, 1:00pm 🎙️ Speakers: Gloria Mittmann & Adam Barnard 💡Adventures in Augmented Social Play - making the immersive classroom experience Lina @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @gloriamit.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

At todays #LabMeeting, we got to listen to an amazing presentation about Izzy’s research on how children and adolescents co-construct their ideas about national and European identities! Learn more about her work here: @iniccraith.bsky.social ✨✨ #SocialPsy #Socialidentity #HelpingKidsLab #Lab

We can’t wait to share @aspbelong.bsky.social work with our @ucddublin.bsky.social colleagues at a @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social seminar series on 7 Oct. Following us here and @helpingkidslab.bsky.social to learn more!

📆We are delighted to invite you to three upcoming Helping Kids! Lab events in October! 💻Join us and find out more on the websites: www.ucd.ie/geary/newsev... www.ucd.ie/geary/newsev... @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social ✨✨

Yesterday, at our weekly #LabMeeting, we had the pleasure of hearing a guest talk by Dr. Samet Ata on ProAct, a collaborative board game designed to foster prosocial behaviour and socioemotional skills in adolescents and young adults.😊🎉 #HelpingKidsLab #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

Had a wonderful time at the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social 2025 conference in the beautiful University of Oxford🤗 Thanks to all who attended my talks, one on my @researchireland.ie PhD & the other on the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social Generation Peace project. #SocialPsyc #PhDSky #DevPsy #AcademicSky

New newsletter alert!🎉 #HelpingKids #MemberSpotlight: Meet Vivian, who has been working with us for the past 2 years and greatly contributed to the Generation Peace Project!👏 If you want to learn more about Vivian, read the newsletter at: helpingkidslab.com/wp-content/u... #SocialPsyc #DevPsy✨

Helping Kids! is at @bps-social-psych.bsky.social! Representing the lab is @iniccraith.bsky.social - sharing one talk today about her @researchireland.ie PhD, and one talk tomorrow about our #GenerationPeace study 👏 #SocialPsyc #DevPsy

Huge congratulations to Dr. Isabelle Zammit on successfully completing her Ph.D. in Developmental & Social Psychology! We're so proud of you and can’t wait to see what you do next! 👏💫@isabellezammit.bsky.social @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #PhD #SocialPsychology #Psychology

Today, we have another member of the lab to introduce! Meet Lina, a master's student from Konstanz University interning in the lab this autumn. Learn more about her here! ☘️ #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #Internship

Helping Kids! are at #ECDP2025! Don't miss @isabellezammit.bsky.social presenting her fantastic research this Thursday, August 28, from 3:30-5:30 in ZETA1 🤩 @eadperu.bsky.social @eadp.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social #UCDPsychOnTour #SocialPsyc #DevPsy #PhDSky

New newsletter alert!📣 #HelpingKids #MemberSpotlight: Meet @iniccraith.bsky.social & read about her research on children's #Irish and #European identities, and #Inclusion, in Ireland👏 #SocialPsyc #DevPsy #PrejudiceResearch #PhDSky @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social helpingkidslab.com/wp-content/u...

Today is Noah’s last day in the lab! We will miss having him as a summer intern, but we know he is off to do great things. We are so grateful for his contributions to GenPeace, ASPbelong, and other projects. Thank you, Noah! ☺️

@helpingkidslab.bsky.social check out this paper

Happy Thursday! For today's #ThrowbackThursday, we're looking back to a 2022 systematic review of Autistic children's prosocial behaviour. See the infographic & read the paper to learn more! 🌈 #DevPsy #Autism #Neurodiversity #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We have another member of the lab to introduce! Meet Sophia, an undergraduate student from Boston University interning in the lab this summer. Learn more here! ☘️ #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

Let's meet another amazing member of our team! Nadia is a current master's student and research assistant at the lab- learn more about her below! ⬇️ #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

Dearbhaile is a fabulous example of a @ucddublin.bsky.social undergrad, then a masters student in our @helpingkidslab.bsky.social and then full-time RA, worked for the HSE, and now will help so many others through the DClin. Watch out world, she’s amazing!

Today, we're meeting Dearbháile! Learn more about her & her fascinating PhD research here. 💚 #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #Social Psych

What role do symbols play in helping kids make sense of who they are? For today's #ThrowbackThursday, we're revisiting a 2022 study comparing the symbolic knowledge of students in Irish- and English-speaking schools. Read the paper and check out our infographic to learn more! ☘️ #AcademicSky #TBT

What beliefs prevent people from implementing helpful interventions? To learn more about potential barriers to mental health initiatives in schools, read Méabh Finnegan’s section of the ASPbelong newsletter here. ⬇️ @aspbelong.bsky.social #ASPbelong www.augmentedsocialplay.com/updates/from...

Great opportunity to give back to @srcdorg.bsky.social and get to know rising stars in #DevPsych

Our first spotlight introduces a framework that highlights youth as transformative contributors to peace. Published in May 2025 by Pinkeviciute et al, read the full article here. #Peace #DevPsy #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #Research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Outside of the Helping Kids! Lab, there is plenty of new and exciting research on how children can be agents of change. We’d like to spotlight some of these recent papers in our Research Radar series. Follow along for hand-picked insights from the field! #Research #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Next let's meet Siohbán, a fantastic PhD researcher here at Helping Kids! See below to learn more about her & her ongoing research. 🌍 #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

Welcome Ciara! Great to have you on the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social at @ucddublin.bsky.social team!

Check out this 🧵 to see the achievements of myself and my colleagues in the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social in the last year! Shout-out to @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social and other mentors and colleagues at @ucddublin.bsky.social for being unfaltering sources of support for all of us 🥰

This summer, we'd like to highlight the Helping Kids! Lab's achievements over the 2024-2025 academic year. Take a look through our most recent newsletter in the following thread!⬇️ @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @iniccraith.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PhdSky #SocialPsych #DevPsy

For today's Meet the Team post, we'll be meeting one of our lovely summer interns! Learn more about Ciara & her amazing contributions here. 💚 #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSKy #SocialPsych

Yesterday, the Helping Kids! Lab team met for our weekly meeting! We had the pleasure of hearing Serengeti Ayhan's practice thesis defence, and we also reviewed some exciting new initiatives for the lab. We are so grateful for this incredible team! #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

Its #ThrowbackThursday ! Today we are looking back at a 2023 publication about growing up amid conflict & youth peacebuilding. For more details, check out the paper and infographic below! 🌍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #SocialPsych #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky

Kids are our future. They'll be running things when we're approaching retirement. So the ROI is more than just love. #ChildDevelopment #Research #Retirement

There just about still time to apply to work with wonderful colleague Laura Taylor as a post-doc on "Generation Peace" project. 📆 Deadline: 11 July 2025 👇👇

Just read this 🗞️, thanks to a post from @michelletwali.bsky.social @rezartabilali.bsky.social tells is straight: Without context, we can be exacerbating conflict @helpingkidslab.bsky.social folks, a great read @pacjournal.bsky.social welcomes articles with this context embedded!

Today, we are meeting Méabh! See below to earn more about our incredible lab coordinator & research assistant ⬇️ #ChildDevelopment #DevelopmentalPsychology #Research

Congratulations on this amazing accomplishment, Isabelle! 💚

I was delighted to share some of my #PhDSky research at #ISPP2025! Thank you to all who attended, my fellow panelists @orlamuldoon.bsky.social and Astrid Körner, and discussant Eva Green, for such a great panel and discussion. @polpsyispp.bsky.social @helpingkidslab.bsky.social #SocialPsych #DevPsy

These presentations are happening TOMORROW!! Be sure to check them out at #ISPP2025 !! 👏

This weekend, we are excited to have our team presenting at #ISPP2025 ! See here for where to catch these incredible presentations by Dr. Vivian Liu and @iniccraith.bsky.social @ispp-pops.bsky.social @polpsyispp.bsky.social

The last session of the day featured ‪@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social‬'s research on the developmental peacebuilding model and all the exciting work happening at her Helping Kids Lab: 🔗 helpingkidslab.com 📢 Laura is also hiring two postdocs! More info here: bsky.app/profile/laur...

This weekend, we are excited to have our team presenting at #ISPP2025 ! See here for where to catch these incredible presentations by Dr. Vivian Liu and @iniccraith.bsky.social @ispp-pops.bsky.social @polpsyispp.bsky.social

The countdown is on—just 1 week until #ISPP2025 in beautiful Prague! 🎉 173 sessions, networking events, and more await. Wishing everyone safe, smooth travels. We can’t wait to kick off an exciting and enriching meeting together! ✨