Developmental psychologist, researcher, 🌎-lover | Assistant Professor @PomonaCollege | Author of BEYOND DIFFICULT @affirmpress @simonschuster
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20 Oct 2021
Got really tired of seeing Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model illustrated only w/ white boys. So we made a new (prettier) version centering Black girls.
Please RT & share in your psych classes!
Full article on #attachment & #antiracism is open access: doi.org/10.1080/14616734.202…
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Jun 12
Patterns of brain-wide associations reflect socioeconomics | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Sycophantic AI makes human interaction feel more effortful and less satisfying over time!
Millions of people now turn to artificial intelligence (AI) systems for personal advice, guidance, and support. Such systems can be sycophantic, frequently affirming users’ views and beliefs.
Across five preregistered studies (N = 3,075 participants, 12,766 human-AI conversations), sycophantic AI shifts how users approach their closest relationships.
Sycophantic AI immediately delivers the emotional and esteem support users typically associate with close friends and family. Over three weeks of such interactions, users became nearly as likely to seek personal advice from sycophantic AI as from close friends and family, and reported lower satisfaction with their real-world social interactions.
When given a choice among AI response styles, a majority preferred sycophantic AI—not for the quality of its advice, but because it made them feel most understood. arxiv.org/pdf/2605.07912v2
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May 19
So you want to write about science...
Four thoughts, four tips.
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Children in Montessori programs may show stronger cognitive and social development by kindergarten, suggesting lasting benefits of student-led early education. Read more highlights from recent peer-reviewed studies: at.apa.org/d00cb9
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Submit to the new special section in Child Development: Centering Majority World Developmental Science. Help shape a more globally representative developmental science.
Learn more & submit: bit.ly/4948xLU
#ChildDevelopment
#GlobalResearch
#DevelopmentalScience
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Apr 29
The best predictor of scientific impact isn't gender, seniority, methodology, or geography, it is the informal network of colleagues and mentors who provide guidance and feedback. We are often ignore the most important source of success.
Informal support networks are the unsung heroes in science. Joining a great community of supportive and collaborative colleagues might therefore be one of the most important keys to success.
This is based on a new paper analyzing the scientific impact of 86,000 scholars. The authors found that informal connections (ie the people who you thank in acknowledgement sections) are more important that your coauthors in predicting publication productivity and impact.
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Apr 23
How U.S. Funding Restrictions Endanger the Future of Psychology: Consequences for Research, Training, and Clinical Care journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Apr 22
Thanks to a new agreement alongside partners in The Claremont Colleges, Pomona will soon be transitioning to 100% zero-emission renewable electricity.
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It's our home.
This Earth Day, see our planet as our Artemis II astronauts saw it with these new images from the mission.
ALT Image of Earth bisected by the terminator line. The terminator divides Earth\u2019s surface diagonally, shrouding the top left half in darkness. Earth\u2019s illuminated surface is mostly blue and covered in swirling white clouds. Credit: NASA
ALT Image of crescent Earth. Against the blackness of space, the shining blue and white of Earth appears like a smile. Credit: NASA
ALT Image of Earth from the Artemis II mission. Earth fills the bottom half of the image, its surface covered in blue water and swirling white clouds. Earth\u2019s limb is a blue glow against the curvature of Earth. Credit: NASA
ALT Image of Earth from the Artemis II mission. Earth fills the top half of the image. Through the gaps in white cloud cover, green and brown land masses are visible, as is blue water. Credit: NASA
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The psychological impacts of #climate change pose a global threat to #mentalhealth.
In our new research, we disentangle the links between climate emotions and mental health symptoms over time.
Read #openaccess in the Journal of Affective Disorders doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.1…
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Apr 21
This Earth Day is a special one—it also falls during @nature_org's 75th anniversary.
So tomorrow, let’s make it a day for all generations: a chance to connect with the natural world around us, and with each other. Because the future of our shared home isn’t something that just happens to us—it’s something we shape, together.
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Last chance to apply for our virtual summer workshop on R Programming for Psychology and Neuroscience. Funded by NSF, this FREE workshop provides direct training in using R to analyze data. Open to students from any university. Apps due May 15!
rworkshop.missouri.edu
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Apr 21
Why are relationships so hard? And what does psychological science say we can do to improve them?
Really enjoyed this interview with @pomonacollege
as part of their new "Office Hours" series. youtu.be/7Z50e_3R5qA?si=ZCXI…
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Apr 17
Prof. Sara Masland examines existing barriers to accessing mental health services, the risks associated with using AI as a therapist and the importance of early intervention.
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Apr 16
Some people argue that keeping an open-mind makes it easier to believe in conspiracy theories.
But we found the exact oppposite in our newest paper.
Open-mindedness was the strongest predictor of *rejecting* conspiracy theories in a sample of 46,745 participants around the world
In particular, participants who were threatened by people who disagree with them were the most likely to believe conspiracy theories.
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
This paper was led by @philipparnamets @moral_psych and @Robert_M_Ross
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Apr 13
Pomona students discussed environmental issues with federal lawmakers in D.C. on Rachel Carson Council (RCC) Advocacy Day.
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Apr 15
Excited for @psycpomona students Jamila & Edwin to represent the FAM Lab at the @SRAdolescence Biennial Meeting!🥳
Our lab's research examines how the effects of parenting practices on teen #mentalhealth vary by cultural orientation.
Check out their poster this Thurs! #sra2026
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Your close personal friends, the @NASAArtemis astronauts (and Rise), can't wait to get home!
In the meantime, enjoy a few new pictures from their camera roll. And watch their return with us live at nasa.gov/live.
ALT Earth peeks just above the horizon of the Moon, which looms large in the foreground. The Moon's surface is covered in craters of various sizes, giving it a spongy, bumpy texture. Earth's upper edge is a dreamy light blue with white clouds.
ALT The crescent Moon, its upper two-thirds in shadow. The visible part of the Moon is a bumpy gray smile against the black of space.
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Get a sneak peek at what’s ahead! Discover timely panels and conversations led by distinguished scholars and practitioners addressing key issues shaping the future of adolescence research. bit.ly/4bK1Wba
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