I’m super excited to share that our paper has been accepted at Social and Personality Psychology Compass! Together w/Brett Q Ford, we outline a framework describing self-control (SC) as a dynamic multistage process. We also identify several growth points for the field. 1/14

Impressive and timely conceptual work by Kaitlyn M. Werner, PhD & Brett Q Ford to help advance the study of self-control! #PsychTwitter #AcademicChatter

I am excited to share that my FIRST first-author paper has been published - "Measuring Mindfulness in Black Americans." This is the 1st study to validate the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire on a non-clinical Black American sample (1/7) doi.org/10.1007/s12671… #Mindfulness

“Modern politics—its daily controversies, incivility & ineptitude—puts a regular emotional burden on Americans.” Matthew Feinberg, Ph.D. Univ of Toronto It's "a trade-off between individual wellness & collective wellness.” Brett Q Ford University of Toronto #mentalhealth scitechdaily.com/the-dark-side-…

Check out this cool HBR piece based on Eric Shuman and Eric Knowles's work on different types of resistance to DEI initiatives and suggestions on how they should be addressed. hbr.org/2023/03/to-ove…

Our new paper, "Long gaps between turns are awkward for strangers but not for friends" is now out in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B! A short thread on what we found Thalia Wheatley Luke Chang 1/ royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

New paper alert with Brett Q Ford and Gerald Young! Beliefs about whether emotions are controllable influence how we approach our own emotions, but what about how we approach OTHERS' emotions (especially others who are depressed or distressed)? link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Politics can be a chronic stressor in people’s daily lives Emotion regulation strategies come with a trade-off between well-being and action. Regulating politically-induced emotions predicts greater well-being, but also weakens motivation to take action. psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-32…

Our symposium takes place in less than one week! Looking forward to seeing Rep. John Sarbanes, @nadia_abdalla_, Brett Q Ford, Deb Roy, David Hogg 🟧, Verónica Matus, @LilyMasonPhD and Consuelo Amat (find me: @consueloamat.bsky.social) in Athens! Join us! eventora.com/en/Events/jhu-…

So excited for the upcoming edition of James Gross & Brett Q Ford's Handbook of Emotion Regulation! The second edition was my go-to while in grad school so it's a total honor to have been invited to write a chapter on anxiety!!! And, of course, it's about #ExposureTherapy :-)

It’s official - we are going to NEW ORLEANS!! Save the date for #AffectScience2024 from Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 3, 2024. Abstract submissions will open in late September. See our 2024 SAS Annual conference website for regular updates: society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/20…

I am pausing my war Twitter science hiatus to remind affective scientists that our the deadline for submitting abstracts to the #emotion preconference at Society for Personality and Social Psychology is tomorrow! We have an amazing day planned and I am looking forward to seeing you there. Society for Affective Science

Check out Psychology@Princeton's new Visiting Internship for PhD Students (VIPS) program! If you and your advisor think a summer stint in our dept would benefit your research (and you have no summer funding), consider applying! Details here: psych.princeton.edu/diversity/visi…

3!!! new tenure-track positions at UC Riverside this year! Here's the link to the assistant professor in Latinx Health and Well-Being in Social/Personality Psychology position. aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01810 I'm co-chairing this search, so def message me if you have questions.

Hello Monday! Joining @ZerlinaMaxwell on the show this morning: CNN Political Analyst & Author of the new book THE MOMENT Bakari Sellers + University of Toronto Assistant Professor of Psychology Brett Q Ford for #MentalHealthMonday! 📻SiriusXMProg.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

.University of Toronto Assistant Professor of Psychology Brett Q Ford joined @ZerlinaMaxwell on the show this morning to discuss politics and mental health for #MentalHealthMonday! Listen: siriusxm.us/Zerlina

Election Day is less than six months away. Brett Q Ford explains how you can protect your #mentalhealth while staying politically engaged. Listen where you get your podcasts 🎧🎙️🧠 Apple: at.apa.org/dfa0e3 Spotify: at.apa.org/6dac63 YouTube: at.apa.org/d9x

Submit a talk or poster to this year's Emotion Precon Society for Personality and Social Psychology (organized with Casey Brown & @adriennerwood), which will include: talks by Bonnie Le and @EliseKalo AND panel on AI and emotional support 🤖, with Michael Inzlicht, Anat Perry @anatperry.bsky.social, and Desmond Ong! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2025-pre…

Such a lovely conversation with Curtis Chang and Taylor Blatchford for a webinar series in collaboration with The Seattle Times -- Ways to manage election anxiety that cultivate well-being without jeopardizing effective political engagement. murdocktrust.org/2024/08/webina…