Janice Y. Lam (she/her)

Attending a symposium and they have all the food labeled with allergens. 🥹 Happy to be attending more events, including larger conferences, in which I see this happening. May this trend only continue. ❤️

Happening this monday

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With this current survey, it also is not a large percentage of participants I am concerned about. Less than 10%. :)

Just been curious in how, as researchers, we can be aware of AI usage and effects on data quality.

Going to read through these resources later today! Thank you for sharing 😄

I will admit that I did not look too much into AI detection measures prior to this survey. What I have used in the past has more focused on detecting survey farmers. Obviously looking to start supplementing that!

Haha, that would be a great indicator. In a different survey that definitely got hit by bots, we saw responses in which they actually said they were LLMs/AI 💀

Off to an appointment currently but will share more about this latest instance later in the week!

Ran a survey on Prolific, and included instructions that likely wouldn't be seen by human participants but would be answered by AI.

Peeking at the data, I am seeing some responses that match. 💀 Curious for when I begin cleaning the data...

A very cool bedtime read. Reminding me of 'botgate' on MTurk, I would be curious about how much other researchers have encountered this and in which fields.

A conference badge reads EAWOP with Janice Lam listed as a delegate from Canada.

✅️ First time at EAWOP complete!

While I am now home and jetlagged, I continue to think of the people I met with and the projects I heard about. Energized by knowing what problems and research questions people are pondering, along with how they're examining them and the results they're finding. 😄

Join me in signing 🖊️ this important letter in solidarity with trans and non-binary people 💜💙

Every time I post about a topic “no one wants to talk about anymore” like COVID or sexual violence, I’m reminded that people are actually desperate to talk about these issues.

The real issue is that they want people to stop trying to convince them not to care about them.

Yesterday my colleagues and I held an informal gathering where we talked about academic freedom: its history, its true meaning, how it's protected, etc.

I genuinely feel empowered by what I got out of these discussions, and I want to distill a few useful take-home messages for others.

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What Underlies the Opposition to Trans-Inclusive Policies? The Role of Concerns About Male Violence Versus Attitudes Toward Trans People - Thekla Morgenroth, Jordan R. Axt, Erin C. Westgate, 2024 Transgender women’s access to women-only spaces is controversial. Arguments against trans-inclusive policies often focus on cisgender women’s safety from male v...

With the recent UK ruling, I am thinking of this excellent research by @theklamorgenroth.bsky.social, Jordan Axt, and @erinwestgate.bsky.social...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

I chose to try and return again either during the best or worst time. 🫠

If I try and change [being on public social media in general] 3 months later, it still counts, right?

Hello, all! Hoping all are well.

It's been a hot minute since I've visited this site, let alone posted here. Going to try and change that. 🫡

On the train to London and noticed some passengers listening in as I quietly practiced my research presentation. A good sign, I think? 🤞🏻

Sara Ahmed speaks at a lectern to people sitting in a theatre-style lecture with a PowerPoint shown on the projector screen behind.

I'm in Oxford for the month, and one highlight (of many) so far? Hearing Sara Ahmed lecture in person 😍

A beautiful blue dome can be seen in a decorative arched ceiling with a chandelier hanging from it.

Various Chicago buildings, differing in height and style, can be seen bathed in golden light under a blue sky.

Still thinking about this past weekend, in which I attended #SIOP24. It was my first time at SIOP, and everyone was lovely. Much appreciation for community. 💕

Plus, Chicago is beautiful! I only wish I had more time to explore it. Some photos from mini exploration times:

Currently attending a CARMA live event about the 'Joy of Coding' with Dr. Anne Smith, and I'm grateful for this learning opportunity. She's using a metaphor of how qualitative coding is like painting, Bob Ross style, - a great framing for different ways to approach coding data 🙏🏼

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India Johnson at SPSP 2024 Gender precon. Lessons: you matter... So do the research you love (ideally with the people you love), intersectionality matters, social context matters

An excellent way to start and end the first talk of SPSP precon, India Johnson reminds us all that you matter (do research you love), intersectionality matters, and social context matters #SPSP2024

Appreciating these four outlined functions.

Bonus: I found this article in my downloads folder. Sometimes, those downloaded papers DO get read (and I'm appreciative of past me for downloading this one.) (4/4 aka le fin)

Both of these papers show an 'intervention' for men to avoid being seen as less competent or agentic (i.e., important work-related traits) while being an equal partner at home or taking care of their kids .. with that intervention being for men to prove they're committed to work.

(3/3)

That competence perceptions increase when a father takes a work call while caring for their children is fascinating - and reminds me of Chaney et al.'s (2019) paper about how husbands who perform domestic labour need to be known to be earning income if wanting to avoid social penalties (2/3)

Caring or Competent? Apparent Prioritization of Childcare Over Work Affects Evaluations and Stereoty... The Role Prioritization Model (RPM; Haines & Stroessner, 2019) proposes that evaluations of gender-incongruent behavior depend on the degree to which actions imply prioritization of earning versus chi...

Just read Neuenswander et al. (2023)'s article on how others' perceptions of working fathers can be impacted by the day of the week they see the working father taking care of their kids, which is used as a cue for whether the working father seems more committed to work or family. (1/3?)

Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change “To see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” –Georgia O’Keeffe * Someone at the dinner table wanted to know what everyone’s turning point on climate was, which is to say she w…

"Because the job is not to know; it’s to become. A sociopath knows what kindness is and how to weaponize it; a saint becomes it."

Appreciating this article and how it points out the importance of consistent steps and practice for creating lasting change.
lithub.com/rebecca-soln...

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