Not able to produce “favorable results” in the lab? You are a “loser”. Stay in the shadows of those who can bring cool data to the Big Prof. Sounds familiar? It's not only about this case at Stanford. It's about academic culture in general: - Keep pushing for metrics.

Leaving ISJR Munich 2023 today after an incredible conference. Thank you all for such stimulating conversation! I learned so much The International Society for Justice Research

Wonderful opportunity!

Around the world children grow up navigating multiple authority structures - including organized crime. These researchers are tackling its complexity.

Students need to know how learning works! So many student get to college with tedious and ineffective study habits. I taught my first class of the semester today and covered many of these! Don’t endlessly re-read!

3-Minute-Read “Children in classrooms with a more positive climate felt a greater sense of social responsibility.” Kendra J Thomas #EdChat #EduTwitter #SocialEmotionalLearning bold.expert/reducing-aggre…

Parents who believe their children can have a better future are more likely to read and play with them Thank you John Templeton Foundation for believing in this project! iThemba Projects theconversation.com/parents-who-be… via The Conversation Africa

Hope is a virtue, a committed decision, not a feeling − just look at MLK’s example theconversation.com/hope-is-not-th… via The Conversation U.S. Thank you John Templeton Foundation and iThemba Projects for your partnership

Justice is central to moral development. Over the past 10 years I've read and collected data on justice beliefs in child development. After having two children, here are some of my reflections. Thank you Scientific American and Joseph Fridman for working with me! scientificamerican.com/article/why-yo…

Velma McBride Murry on how the global scholars program Society for Research on Adolescence started, Lixian Cui on the special issue of JRA focusing on decolonial developmental science and flash talks from scholars around the world #SRA2024

I'll be in Canada sharing my conceptual framework and research from an upcoming book on youth, identity development, restorative justice, and peace education. Thanks to Concordia University & McGill University for the invitation, and Holly Recchia for hosting. Check it out eventbrite.ca/e/speaker-seri…

Counting screen time is like counting calories - there is a better way =) Thank you, TIME for publishing my essay! time.com/6985455/698545…

✨CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS✨ Seeking currently enrolled Black graduate or professional students to learn how they visualize and cultivate joy in academic spaces. See flyer and visit tinyurl.com/BlackJoyStudy for more info!

We often think of emotions as the brain's reactions to outside stimuli — like how that first sip of coffee in the morning sparks joy. But neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett debunks this myth. See why in this article by @cocove_samantha: templeton.org/news/the-scien…

Meet the Palmar Grasp Reflex. If you have (or have ever had) a newborn, you’re likely no stranger to their surprisingly powerful grip. Place a finger (or other object) in their opened palm and - much like a Venus flytrap - their fingers will close tightly around it. The

Let’s give a cheer for this little guy who has reached an important milestone: the development of object permanence. Attributed to Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, the object permanence is just what its name implies - an understanding that objects continue to exist even when

.David Myers, former board member and professor of psychology at Hope College, explains how our funding helped jumpstart research on #forgiveness. See some of the results here: bit.ly/49a8jQU

I'm the proud last author of this student-led paper on the importance of hope in parenting. Their paper summarizes 45 empirical studies on hope and parenting. Summary: Good parents are hopeful. Hopeful parents are supported! rdcu.be/dOCV5

Today I’m reading about how culture guides what infants see. Babies in Kyoto were more likely to pay attention to the scenery while infants in Vienna looked at the objects. A fascinating example of social and sensory combined! Anna Bánki 🌻 Stefanie Hoehl direct.mit.edu/imag/article/d…

Excited to see the first paper published on the IThemba Hope for Parents study! Just in time to present APA Convention tomorrow! thank you to wonderful collaborators Kristin Valentino iThemba Projects link.springer.com/article/10.100…