Review of applications begins Sept 15 for this quantitative Psych position. Please share; TYIA!

Ask not what elephants can do for you. Ask what you can do for elephants on World Elephant Day. www.elephants.com

Every August, people around the world honor the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I’m sharing a paper crane to represent my hope for a world free of nuclear weapons. #CranesForOurFuture

Job alert! Please share with your networks that include quantitative psychologists. TY in advance! fa-exci-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Bonus from moving my email inbox from 500+ to <15: I found a MasterCard gift card that I forgot existed during the tsunami of academic year messages. Woo hoo! First of the two books I purchased was interesting, a novel by a South Korean author with a recent English translation.

2 of the best signs today. Another said Super Callous Fragile Racist Sexist Nazi POTUS

I learned through FABBS that NC Senator Thom Tillis is co-leading an effort to fund NIH for FY 2026. We need to fund NIH research for benefits to public health, biomedical innovation, education of the next generation of researchers, and the economy. Thank you Senator Tillis!

“It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology,” says @lkfazio.bsky.social. “This is direct censorship of scientific research.”

Review of applications begins Feb 15 for TWO 2-yr VAP positions, open area. Davidson offers amazing students and colleagues!

People are weird. When looking at a photo a second time, they rate it as closer even though it is identical to what they saw first. This is called boundary extension & our team found it happens in East Asian samples, as it does in Western samples. Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Former thesis student, now GS, Zizhan Barry Yao has first-author pub. We surveyed over 1500 adults in US and mainland China about their nation’s past and future. Question framing, culture, and age affect ratings. #collectivememory #collectivefuturethought Online at link.springer.com/article/10.3...

Come work with an amazing set of colleagues in the Davidson College PSY Department! This spring we will interview for two 2-yr Visiting Assistant Professor positions. Area of focus is open. Details: nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Oh, what a beautiful morning!

Just muted the “announcers” and my enjoyment of this basketball game has noticeably increased. Highly recommend.

Rhodes scholar has a “burning question that drives her: How can we bridge divides and cultivate connections with each other despite our differences?” CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes with your important work! www.davidson.edu/news/2024/11...

All the Sesame Street characters trying to hold together the fragile fabric of American society with their tiny fuzzy hands is making me feel some things.

For several iterations of my upper level research methods course, students add their own personal learning objective and we discuss the rubric they will use for mid- and end-of-term self evaluation (full points to send me their evaluation). Pleased to see 1/2

The inevitable happened today. I met with parents of my first-year advisees, and one is a former student of mine. Time flies! 😂

Happy World Elephant Day with thanks to The Elephant Sanctuary in TN for the great work they do! www.elephants.com

Welcome whimsical paintings by Barry Bennie! The chalk board says, “I will not tickle my elephant in class” and it tickles me to no end! The Cloud Gazing one makes my heart smile.

Are you worried about extra family care costs while attending the 2024 Annual Meeting? You can apply for a Family Care Grant of up to $500 USD to help cover those expenses. Make sure you're a member in good standing and submit your application by September 1.https://bit.ly/45OUMha #psynom24

Congratulations to the 2024 Student Travel Award from Developing Nations recipients! The recipients will be honored at the Awards & Business Meeting on November 23 in New York City. bit.ly/3RENk24

It brings us great pleasure to announce that Randi Martin, Rice University, USA, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award. Congratulations, Randi! bit.ly/3X1sxJH

It brings us great pleasure to announce that D. Stephen Lindsay, University of Victoria, Canada, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award. Congratulations, Steve! bit.ly/3X1sxJH

Congratulations to the 2024 Early Career Award recipients! This award is given in recognition of scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of cognitive psychology early in their careers. bit.ly/3R5O3sV @brookemacnamara.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social

So the author of The White Bone (novel about elephants) was correct!

"I’m not sure when the world will consider me old — maybe it already does — but I do know that I’m no longer afraid of it. I welcome it. And I understand that the best parts of many books are their final chapters." www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/o...

Both afternoon meetings canceled by organizers (no crises as cause). Yay for pleasant surprises and unscheduled time!

Great finale to a productive department retreat! Thanks for the outstanding leadership Jess Good!

I’m #AllinforDavidson because my students and colleagues expand my thinking, inspire me, and make me laugh.

When asked who is an expert in their field, men #psychology researchers name significantly fewer women than their women colleagues do. This has implications for the gender gap. More in my new story for Science. With @veronicayan.bsky.social  www.science.org/content/arti...

Maybe time to join APA. They’re doing some good work.

Don't forget to nominate candidates for the 2024 Early Career, Mid-Career, and Distinguished Leadership Awards. Learn more and submit by March 31: bit.ly/48nBG1Z

 Congratulations to Jennifer Trueblood of @IUPsychBrain @IUCollege @IndianaUniv @IUBloomington, winner of a 2024 @theNASciences Troland Research Award for her pioneering work on mathematical models of cognitive processing. #NASaward #academia

Let’s be clear: multiple things can be true—one can believe President Gay’s remarks at the hearing were imperfect, that claims of plagiarism are worthy of investigation, and acknowledge that the campaign against her has all the markings of misogynoir and straight up racism. I wish her all the best.

We’re excited to announce that the Psychonomic Society is now on Bluesky! Posts will begin in January. Please help spread the word by following us and reposting.

Netflix K-drama Alchemy of Souls was fun! Our household recommends it for folks who enjoy long-form fantasy stories (30 75-min-ish episodes)

My current situation is SO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO GOOD!

Rockstars! Thanks for your important work!

Story about NSF-funded Indigenous Peoples Knowledge about science hub: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023...

Today is the International Day of Older Persons. Big shout out to all carers and scientists working towards healthy aging! #AcademicSky #PsycSky #MedSky #dementia #CogSci #devpsy #PhDSky #ClinPsy #Neuroskyence

Newest elephant is from former student who is from Chinese province known for elephants. Thankful!

The ailanthus webworm moth is apparently an invasive species as well as striking

Walking across campus this morning I ran into a ‘97 grad, one of my first students at Davidson. She is thriving! My day is officially going very well!

What fun this celebration was a year ago! Davidson’s Stephen Curry Celebrates Graduation, Hall of Fame Induction With His ‘Home Team’ www.davidson.edu/news/2022/09...