A simple Prof to occupy your time. Researches, among other things, intergroup relations and disordered gambling. Laughter addict. Typo king: Every tweet has 1
Over the course of my career, I have been an Associate Editor at three journals. Finding reviewers was one of the most difficult parts of the job. Today is the fifth anniversary of the funniest "decline to review" notes I received. I post it below for your reading please. 1/4
🎉Thrilled to share our new study (w/ @michaelJAwohl & @rtawood) in @AddictionJrnl unveiling the Positive Play Quiz—a breakthrough tool for promoting responsible gambling! 🌟Evidence-based, innovative, and accessible to all. Read here: https://t.co/Q5gMs4giHR #ResponsibleGambling
Last year psychologists signed a letter supporting campus protests. I too support them. But the letter also dismissed the pain of Jewish students who felt gaslit and abandoned. It didn’t just support protesters, it erased the experiences of an entire community.
Being a parent is realizing you know a ridiculous amount on a topic in which you have zero interest. I can name 50 Pokémon, tell you their special powers, and explain the entire evolution process... but I still can’t find my wallet half the time. #ParentLife#PokéMasterByAccident
Once, we ran a study on Prolific and a participant wrote on Reddit that the study “Felt like I was losing the will to live.” I went on the Prolific Subreddit (24k members!) and asked what matters. Here is what they told me. A thread on happier participants and better studies 1/9
Register now to hear @michaelJAwohl present at the next Gambling Treatment & Research Clinic Journal club May 9: Nostalgia and behavioural change: Implications for gambling harm treatment https://t.co/HUmz9TABfF
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On the drive home from school, I ask my 9yr old son, “boychik, what’s the meaning of life?”, curious whether he would even understand the question. Without hesitation, he responded, “Love, the meaning of life is love”. #proud#theworldneedsmorelikehim
@julhynes And there is no reason why they can’t be posted somewhere after the talk (if at all). The excuse is “some people” (insert my best Trump impression) like to follow along with their own copy. But 99% of the time, with me at least, what I provide and what I present isn’t the same.
Can we please have a moratorium on conference organizers demanding slides a month prior?! When did this insanity become the norm? I am typically fiddling with my slide deck until right before I start speaking. #AcademicTwitter#FirstWorldProblems
🌟 Congratulations to Kaitlin Barkley, who is also this year’s recipient of the Berry Weiss Award. A sincere thank you to the Weiss family for their going support and participation in the @Carleton_U Service Excellence Awards, in honor of Betty. #CUExcellent
Just crafted a word cloud from my academic publication titles using a website so niche, it's like discovering a secret underground club for scholarly nerds: https://t.co/zYhVHzAt5w 🤓