New Interactions and Relationships Lab paper out today with Andrea Hussong and Michaeline Jensen in Emerging Adulthood examining dyadic associations between online alcohol-facilitative communication and college student drinking Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

I am recruiting a PhD student in counseling psychology for Fall 2025 at ASU! Check out the lab's website: raceandrelationshipslab.com to learn more and please share with prospective students. Deadline is November 15!

I'm accepting a graduate student this application cycle (Clinical or Developmental)! Please share with anyone interested in studying the development of cultural risk and resilience processes among minoritized youth and families!

The UNC Developmental Psychology Department is hosting an information session for prospective applicants! See flyer and Zoom link for more info: Tinyurl.com/UNCDev24

Congratulations to Crystal Thinzar, winner of UNCG's 2024 Outstanding Thesis Award! Her research, “Keeping it R.E.A.L.: Understanding Everyday Emotion Socialization and Communication Processes in Parents of Toddlers" won the $1000 university-wide prize. psy.uncg.edu/crystal-thinza…

Big applause for Valeria Salcido, a Latinx graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro🎓✨. Your hard work inspires! #LatinxScholar #SRAHighlight #ResilienceResearcher

UNCG Clinical Psychology PhD program accepting applications through Dec 1 for 2025-2026 academic year. Prospective applicants are invited to Virtual Open House on 10/23 at 7pm EDT, to learn more about program & interact w/ program faculty/students. psy.uncg.edu/uncg-clinical-…

Cynthia M. Navarro Flores, PhD (she/her/hers/ella) and I will be reviewing applications for the counseling psychology PhD program @UTKPsych (2025-2026 academic year). Lab: tiny.utk.edu/thrivelab Application: tiny.utk.edu/psycapply Apps are due in a month (Dec 1). Please help spread the word! 🙏🏼

We are right now recruiting teens aged 13-17 years to join our Youth Advisory Board for the UMN social media study! All meetings will be conducted via zoom so we welcome out-of-state applicants too. Please help spread the word!

Our NIMH-funded grant on teen social media use & mental health with innovative data & methods is looking for a full-time research coordinator! Come work with us on this cool project! Please spread the word 📢📢 hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365401

Hey all: I reedited the access to the 2nd ed of "A clinician's guide for therapeutically working with sexual minorities (LGBQ+) of color" Here is the new link please share widely #LGBTQ #therapy #BIPOC docs.google.com/document/d/1Cv…

We're so excited that the first paper from our Adolescent & Family Screenome Study is published! In this paper we used multiple metrics to compare the objective vs self-reported smartphone use (overall and specific app categories) among teens & parents. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

UNCG hiring *Open area* tenure stream psych assistant prof, with expertise teaching in stats and research methods. We have areas in clinical, dev, cog, and social. spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/31067…

Students! Join us on Feb 7 for an interactive scavenger hunt around @uncg campus. Great way to learn about campus resources, meet fellow Spartans, and get some yummy snacks. jensen-irl.com/ibelong.html

I enjoyed the opportunity to reflect on the state of the science of youth technology engagement and mental health as I wrote this commentary on Maheux, Burnell, et al.'s JCPP Annual Review focused on social media component effects acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

No Laughing Matter: Men Are Expected to be Funnier Than Women 🎭 Do people really believe that “women aren’t funny”? We found that people expect men to be funnier and more likely to make a joke in both casual and professional settings. Excited to continue this work! #SPSP2025

Hear UNCG faculty Michaeline Jensen weigh in on science around NC proposed legislation that would put stricter age restrictions (banned age 13 and under, parental consent required for age 14-15) on teen social media use UNCG College of Arts & Sciences UNCG College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research UNCG Research wfmynews2.com/article/news/p…

⏰ TOMORROW join us at 12pm ET for the #AskTheExperts webinar, "Technical Interference: Screens and the Parent-Child Relationship." Our panel will discuss the latest evidence on how digital media use can affect parent/child dynamics. Register NOW ➡️ bit.ly/4bZHHok

‼️ Latest paper out today in SPP Compass! 🧭 We propose a person perception perspective to better understand the mechanisms underlying anti-transgender bias. Discrimination against transgender folks may stem from conceptual & perceptual disfluency when processing their gender.

Meet the 2025-2026 Impact Fellows! 🎉 These six exceptional graduate students will help drive research, shape policy, and support public education efforts to improve the digital health and well-being of young people. Learn more about the Fellows 👉 bit.ly/45Qzge7