I’m quite used to the cruelty students can face when they apply for a US visa but this one broke me. We offered admission to a stellar, talented & hardworking student. After months of work and hundreds of dollars, an embassy officer saw him for 5 mins & said no. why? …

New research suggests that the demographic growth of LGBT and nonreligious groups can increase symbolic threat and prejudice among majority group members. Lead author: Cameron D Mackey Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: ow.ly/M6ay50Pq0xc

The cost + environmental impact of academic conferences is atrocious! It's not enough to change our behavior as individuals, we need to make large scale change to have in impact. This app (lhackel.shinyapps.io/travel_footpri…) can calculate the environmental impact of potential conference

I’m recruiting participants for a study on sexual attitudes! You just need to be over 18 and willing to fill out a 30-min survey! And you’ll have a chance to win a $100 amazon gift card. umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0x…

New paper in Association for Psychological Science! 🚨 Here's the one-minute version. ⏱️ There are two cities in Iran. One has water, so it has gardens, grapes, and the famous Shiraz wine.

History will record that the Butcher of Tehran addressed the United Nations today and not a single democracy said or did anything about the fact that his regime—which beats, blinds, tortures and rapes women protesters—is to be Chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum.

Between official UN engagements, Ebrahimi Raisi’s larger than usual entourage threaten and intimidate journalists and go shopping in New York. Iranian dissidents are killed at home and in danger even abroad, while their oppressors’ freedoms are protected.

Breaking: the Islamic Republic of Iran declared it supports Hamas attack on Israël. The $6 billion that President Donald J. Trump released to the Islamic regime in Iran found its way to the Hamas terrorist group, resulting in the killing of innocents. The painful images we see today in Israel is

So excited to announce that I've been awarded the APA Division 36 Social Justice Task Force Grant! This achievement wouldn't be possible without my supervisor's (Jimmy Rios) guidance! Best way to start 2024!

Is "Happy Holidays" the best we can do for an inclusive holiday greeting? Come check out my poster Friday morning to see what I found! #SPSP2024

Come to see my research if you're interested in social identity threat and religion stuff! :) See you in San Diego! #SPSP2024 #SPSP

#SPSP2024 attendees, come see my mama’s pawsentation at the Groups preconference this afternoon!

there should be an opposite of valentine’s day where you post instagram photos of your enemy

دوستان فارسی‌زبان، چهارشنبه در پژوهشکده‌ی علوم شناختی سخنرانی مجازی خواهم داشت که خوشحال میشم اگر میتونین بپیوندین. درباره‌ی پژوهش‌های خودم صحبت خواهم کرد که همکاری مدل‌های زبانی کلان مانند ChatGPT با انسان‌ها و همدیگه رو بررسی می‌کنند. اطلاعات بیشتر در پوستر.

I’ll be recruiting one (or two!) Ph.D. student(s) to start in Fall 2025! My lab (Culture and Morality Lab ) studies culture, cultural evolution, morality, AI, and historical psychology. Programming background is a plus, love for parentheses (and hyphens) is a must! Deadline: Dec 1st.

I will be presenting my research on gender stereotypes at SPSP! Come see me Thursday 2:30-3:15 in the Gender Preconference or Friday 4:30-5:30 in the main conference!

Anyone interested in learning about the religious landscape in Iran should check out this paper by one of my labmates, Mazyar Bagherian under Jimmy Rios's mother, Kimberly Rios. researchgate.net/publication/39…

New paper out with two exceptional students and Jimmy Rios's mom! It's always fun when you can meld together differing perspectives into an ambitious project. doi.org/10.1037/rel000…

We're hiring! NSF-funded Postdoc at USC! Join our team to analyze police body-cam footage using cutting-edge AI. You'll work directly with me, Ben Graham & Shri Narayanan to help transform police training & community relations. Ideal for PhDs in CS, Psych, or PoliSci.