Look at how physicians diagnose more children with ADHD on Halloween (the red line in the middle of the figure).
The authors hypothesize that docs are more likely to diagnose kids on this day simply because kids are excited for Halloween.
Fascinating!
Applications are now open (through Feb. 16th) for our NSF REU Site on the Scientific Study of Interpersonal Relationships across the Lifespan. If you know of an undergraduate scholar interested in relationships research broadly, send them our way!
https://t.co/Cat4KyrYBX
Know of anyone interested in pursuing their Ph.D. studying teacher well-being, adult SEL, and mindfulness-based interventions? We have an opening for a new Ph.D. student in the @WITY_Lab! Please share⬇️
It's the start of a new academic year & many are developing & updating their teaching materials!
To inspire some content & activities, I've compiled my lectures, seminars, & workshop materials on an OSF page, across UG and PG levels!
https://t.co/ZNtBz7VANP
#OpenScience
See how I include all the items in my scale validation paper? Very demure, very mindful.
See how I also include the instructions, scoring, and response options? Very considerate, very cutesy.
Looking for up-to-date readings for your developmental psych class? Check out the *new* edition of "Child Development at the Intersection of Emotion & Cognition"! @APA_Books🔖
We kick off Chapter 1 with new findings in early childhood brain development: https://t.co/kV9YtS4gZD
Is anyone aware of resources available for post-undergrad folks looking for research assistant positions? Are there websites with job postings like this? I've had a few ppl reach out to ask for help w this & want to make a resource list for them #psychtwitter#AcademicChatter
I tell my grads and undergrads that reading instruction kinda stops in middle school. By the time they start college, they have no reading strategies from teachers. So I give them Casey Boyle's blog on ethical reading. Many students respond "Ohhhhhhhhhh!"
https://t.co/LaEuE3e9GB
@K_L_Humphreys I started my TT job this past school year & am currently 37 weeks pregnant. My graduate advisor gave me some of the best advice I’ve ever received: You have kids to spend time with them, choose a job that will support you in doing so.
What are the most effective ways to promote happiness worldwide? We want to find out with a Global Happiness Megastudy! Grad students/post-docs/faculty can get involved by designing an intervention or collecting data. For more info, visit https://t.co/uaC2eqBYGj. Please RT!
Pre-tenure faculty often get the advice to keep a record of everything you do before tenure.
But what does "everything" mean? Here's a list of tenure-relevant activities and a template to keep track of all of them.
#TenureTrack#PreTenure#AssistantProfessor#AcademicTwitter
Folks on the academic job market this year—check out three upcoming panel discussions on how to write research, diversity, and teaching statements, and how to interview on the market! More info below, sign up here: https://t.co/vFBfnq6Ig1
new assistant professors—I started a support group you can join:
[email protected]
instructions for joining: https://t.co/BvGm1qCexO
the first year was very hard on me & I could've used a community like this! we have about 150 members!
@AcademicChatter
I am actively recruiting for PhD students this cycle. My research focuses on the intersection of stress, race/ethnicity, cultural contexts, parenting, and social inequality. Would greatly appreciate any retweets or distribution of the flyer!#AcademicTwitter#AcademicChatter
📢New resource! https://t.co/PjftDFpyOH consolidates and inventories research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to guide clinical practice and inform policies. Includes ~3,500 empirical studies. Check it out! Developed w @proftyler_chs@UCalgary RT 🙏