New study alert! Please RT!🗣️
@DrLaurenMims and I are launching a new study to identify key factors that promote thriving and well-being in our communities!
We are looking for Black youth and young adults to participate!
Check if you are eligible here! https://t.co/pfcb7ZMZqD
My FIRST publication in Journal of Black Psychology explores WHY Black parents navigate conversations about race & racism the way they do: "Black Parents’ Rationales for Using Specific Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices With Their Young Children" 🧵1/4 https://t.co/tdtkaYT1Th
This was my response in The Guardian 3 years ago when I was asked if my work was a response to the prevalence of whiteness in science fiction.
I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :
Improving digital wellness for young people requires both evaluating the impact of existing policies and including student input on proposed ones, according to UVA's Nancy Deutsch and Bethany Teachman. https://t.co/kxkE7OVlFK
Our @nailasmith is accepting #students in the EP-ADS program! #Study with her to understand context (e.g., #family, #schools) & identity (e.g., ethnic/racial, #gender) in the lives of racially marginalized #youth (Black, Latine, #immigrant). More -> https://t.co/6olkbxzzMN
🚨 I am recruiting for 2 new PhD students and 1 postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at UC Berkeley for summer 2025 start dates!
If you have a background in mechanical engineering, hci, and/or cognitive science + an interest in changing the future of design, please apply!
I am recruiting a new student in the UVA EP–ADS PhD program. Seeking student with a strong work-ethic, who is committed to using strengths-based perspectives to understand context (e.g., schools) & identity (e.g., ethnic/racial) in the lives of Black, Latine, immigrant youth.
🚨 In a new article, youth reporting more racial/ethnic discrimination than their siblings showed more advanced pubertal timing (an index of accelerated biological aging). Parents' racial/ethnic identity commitment weakened this discrimination-puberty link within the family!
“What I try to do is write. And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m serious and says, ‘Okay. Okay. I’ll come.”
― Maya Angelou
Accepted doctoral students are guaranteed 4 years of funding. Applications are due by December 1st.
Students can read more about my work on my faculty webpage:
https://t.co/zdniPbykCi
And Google Scholar:
https://t.co/GI8E5sDw4U
And another one! We have a 🚨 new publication alert 🚨 from EPSY Assistant Professor Aixa Marchand (DevSci; @AixaMarchand), titled "Measuring critical parent engagement: The development and validation of The Black parent measure of critical consciousness in education"
#EducationSciencesMDPI invites you to submit a paper to the special issue "Teaching and Learning with Technology to Promote Educational Inclusion Processes: Opportunities and Challenges".
Deadline: 1 July 2025
https://t.co/6bLWQSg6NF
#EducationalInclusion#DigitalTechnologies
#ElectionDay is just around the corner! If you need a ride to the ballot box, we’ve got you covered.
This year, NAACP has partnered with @lyft to provide discounted rides to help voters get to the polls.
Use the code NAACPVOTE24 while supplies last. #NAACPVotes
Mark your calendars! 📅 Grant applications for the 2025 Funding Cycle are due by August 15, 2025.
For other important dates and deadlines, view our entire grantmaking calendar here: https://t.co/jWyVu3BknF