Dr. Allison Master

Also WHERE did that sword come from??? 😆

a man in an orange shirt is standing with his hands on his hips and says `` who 's awesome ? you are '' . Alt: a man in an orange shirt is standing with his hands on his hips and says `` who 's awesome ? you are '' .

Congratulations!!! So well-deserved!!

Ellen Markman, Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, Carissa Romero, Carol Dweck, Greg Walton and Allison Master sitting on an outdoor couch under a tree

Grad school reunions should be an official thing. I went back to Stanford today to celebrate Bing Nursery School’s 60 anniversary research panel, and it was so lovely to see old friends and the wonderful professors who forever changed my life. ❤️

The moment many of us in #edresearch have been waiting for...

Reimagining the Institute of Education Sciences has been released.

ies.ed.gov/ies/2026/02/...

Is there anyone out there who'd be willing to put up a poster for tomorrow's 8am session at SPSP? My colleague who was supposed to present is sick and I'm not available. I have the poster and will be on site after lunch!! #SPSP2026

Assistant Professor School/Applied Child Psychology Program Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

School psychology scholars: we have a job opening. We are Canadian and very nice humans. You can contact me for more info. mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...

Heading to #SPSP2026? Come check out our professional development session from the Early Career Committee on alternative paths for research in these times of limited federal funding. We'll discuss other sources of funding, secondary data analysis, and more!

🚨🚨 My lab is hiring a Postdoc! 🚨🚨

Postdoc opening in my lab at Harvard Psych (start: Summer/Fall 2026).

We study identity, group dynamics, language, & politics.

Rolling review begins 3/14
Apply: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15806

Please repost + tag folks who might be a good fit! 👇

Edward L. Deci Obituary February 14, 2026 - Rochester Cremation View Edward L. Deci's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

Remembering Edward Deci, APS Charter Member and Fellow #Psychology

The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

Good to see journalists scrutinizing “The Edge Network,” an intellectual circle of academic men who think that women are inherently inferior to men.
(and great interview by @laurenaulet.bsky.social)
19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...

The Specter of Motherhood: Culture and the Production of Gendered Career Aspirations in Science and Engineering - Sarah Thébaud, Catherine J. Taylor, 2021 Why are young women less likely than young men to persist in academic science and engineering? Drawing on 57 in-depth interviews with PhD students and postdocto...

Now, we don't have the PhD student's side of the story. But there's research on women PhD students and postdocs in STEM fields showing that they often leave their programs because of the sexist mistreatment they face from men like this.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Izilda Pereira-Jorge, Sandra Manfreda, Brianna Lopez, Selin Toprakkiran

Heading to Chicago for #SPSP2026? Come check out work from our lab! 🙂

We’re presenting 2 talks & 2 posters on interventions to promote confrontations of sexism, identity safety cues, multiracial identity, and stereotyping about nationality.

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How long are you in town? Do you need any more food recommendations? (I moved here last summer.)

Lab manager position in the Cognitive Development Lab Please forward to motivated students! Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/182022 Deadline: March 2, 2026 Questions? Email andrei.cimpian@nyu.edu

Looking for a lab manager! Join us! 😊
apply.interfolio.com/182022

Ocean Beach at sunset

Also the outdoor hits!

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

Excited to share that @chrisrozek.bsky.social & I are guest editing a special issue of Contemporary Educational Psychology: “Promoting Equitable and Authentic School Belonging: Barriers, Facilitators, and Mechanisms.”

Call for abstracts due March 1, 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Junior faculty- Consider coming to Princeton Psych -all expenses paid- for a few weeks to hang out with my great colleagues! (I can’t host this year, but we have so many great labs to choose from!). Application details below.

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Burnout by a Million Paper Cuts (opinion) Behold: a job posting you’d never accept, but already did.

This is worth reading for those in higher ed:

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

Postdoctoral Research Position in NLP and Learning Analytics.pdf | Powered by Box

📣 Our lab is recruiting a #Postdoc in #NLP & #LearningAnalytics! The role focuses on large student text + interaction data to study metacognition, motivation, & math learning in a digital environment. Please share!

Rolling review begins March 15, 2026
Details: vanderbilt.box.com/s/b8vk3sksz4...

We invite you to participate in the Stress and Mental Health online study, which examines the relationships between personality traits and stress among Black LGBTQIA+ individuals. The study consists of a 45 to 60 minute online survey to be completed in one continuous session; you cannot save your progress or return to the survey later. All study results are anonymous. To participate, you must be 18 years or older, and identify as Black/African American/African Descent and LGBTQIA+. Your participation helps advance understanding of stress experiences and personality traits in Black LGBTQIA+ communities and personality traits. Thank you for your consideration.

We invite you to participate in an online study, which examines the relationships between personality traits and stress among Black LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Are puberty blockers helpful or harmful to trans youth? A: Current evidence suggests that puberty blockers, which hit the pause button on puberty and are reversible, significantly improve the mental health of

Current evidence suggests that puberty blockers, which hit the pause button on puberty and are reversible, significantly improve the mental health of trans youth while reducing the risk of needing future surgeries.
#transyouth #pubertyblockers
Read the full post here:

Text against a light blue and light orange gradient background: Merit Awards - Distinguished Early Career Contribution, Outstanding Dissertation, Translational Research. Submission deadline: March 26

Nominate the trailblazers of tomorrow! The ICIS early career awards highlight the dedication and excellence of young researchers. Nominate for the Distinguished Early Career Contribution Award and Outstanding Dissertation Award. Close March 26, 2026.

infantstudies.org/merit-awards/

📊 Sometimes belonging comes down to a checkbox. Our new paper in PSPB led by Brenda Straka finds that the way Latino identity is formatted on demo forms, especially the traditional two-question census format, can subtly undermine feelings of inclusion and belonging

news.illinois.edu/study-demogr...

Travel Awards - The International Congress of Infant Studies

ICIS is pleased to fund undergraduate students to travel to #ICIS2026. We welcome applications from student authors whose work has been accepted for presentation and from students interested in learning more about infancy research. Details: infantstudies.org/2026-panama-... Deadline Feb 23, 2026

SPSS output table

This is what it looks like:

It’s the denominator used in estimating the effect sizes, and it’s the first column in the output table.

I recently came across a dissertation where it was clear that the author reported the “standardizer” from the SPSS output as the effect size, instead of the actual point estimate. I wonder how many other people have made that mistake…