Ashley E. Jordan

Director, DISC Lab | Psychology asst. prof @UWMadison
Post-doc @Princeton | how kids think about social groups

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Next up on our RA Spotlight, Allison Schrank!✨

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So incredibly proud of Sof for presenting their poster on children’s intersectional beliefs about occupation at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Chicago! 📚✨

An amazing and well-deserved accomplishment! 👏

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Next up on our RA Spotlight, Lily Nehring! ✨

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Next up on our RA spotlight, Rowan o'Laughlin! ✨

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First up on our RA Spotlight, Reese Gbur! ✨

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Congratulations Emily! Your hard work shines through, and this OURS Award celebrates everything you have poured into your research! 💙✨

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So proud of you Lianna! Your dedication and curiosity led you to this amazing OURS Award and we are cheering you on every step of the way! ❤️⭐️

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💙✨Happy first day of spring classes! Wishing everyone a smooth start and lots of good energy as we jump into the new semester! 💙📚✨

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Amazing work, Julia! Your thesis reflects so much skill and dedication, and this award celebrates every bit of that! 💚✨

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DISC Lab had our annual Thanksgiving party, and it was such a fun time together! Thank you to Dr. Jordan for hosting and making the day feel extra warm and joyful! 🧡🦃✨

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❄️ Stay in touch with us and reach out any time! We love hearing from you and sharing what is happening in the lab! ☃️

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We are thankful for our community partners!! 🧡🦃

Wishing you all a cozy, happy, and yummy Thanksgiving! 🥧🍂✨

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🎉 We’re excited to team up with @PlayAtMCM! Stop by our booth to take part in short, fun studies and earn cool prizes. See you there! 🎉

⏰ Thurs 4–6 | Sat 11–1 | Sun 12–2
📍 100 N Hamilton St, Madison, WI 53703

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Thank you to Education Director Virginia Wiggen and the team at Aldo Leopold for the warm welcome.

We’re so grateful to share our child-development research and connect with so many curious young explorers.🔎

Thank you to our participants!✨

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The DISC Lab’s first PhD student, Sof Briones Ramírez, has been awarded both the Letters & Sciences Community of Graduate Research Scholars Fellowship and the Clark Award. These honors celebrate Sof’s remarkable start to their graduate journey at UW–Madison. Well deserved, Sof!🏆

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✨ Check out our Fall 2025 Newsletter! 🍂🍁

Here, you'll see updates of what the DISC Lab has been up to!

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We had an amazing time sharing science with the Madison community at Science on the Square—part of the Wisconsin Science Festival! Visitors stopped by our booth to explore hands-on science and learn all about our research!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this fun night!

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We’re so excited to introduce Sofía Briones Ramírez, our Graduate Student! Please give a warm welcome to Sof!

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Recently, the DISC Lab recruited at the Westside Farmer's Market! Remember that you still have time to find us before the season ends! Catch us every Saturday from 7:30 AM -12:30 PM!