Tessa Benson-Greenwald

Psych Academic Job Market Slack Interest Form

(please share widely!) With the start of August quickly approaching, I wanted to announce that the usual slack for fellow people on the Psych Academic Job Market for the coming cycle has been activated. If you are interested, feel free to fill out this form to join!
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Newly accepted in PSPB! We examined whether Asian and Black Americans perceived one another through a zero-sum lens. Inspired by the SCOTUS affirmative action decisions, I wanted to know if Asians thought they were losing to Black people and how this mindset affects coalition
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We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers Nature Human Behaviour - Federal funding of science has been cut, and trainee scientists in the USA face an unstable and uncertain future. Nicole Rust explains how and why we should act to support...

My new piece in Nature Human Behavior: "We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers"

All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.

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a man is laying on a bed using a laptop and says i 'm Alt: a man (David Rose from Schitt's Creek) is laying on a bed using a laptop and says i 'm obssessed with this

😂Every once in a while, I get a student who says Beefaroni instead of Bonferroni on an assignment and it never fails to make my entire week so much better #teachstats #PsychSciSky

If you haven't in a bit, check on your early career researchers with temporary appointments (e.g., postdocs). It's rough out here right now #SocialPsych #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky

I am eternally grateful for the amazing colleagues/friends/mentors I get to reconnect with each year at #2025MPA ❤️ it's just the best community

a woman in a yellow sweater is using a laptop ALT: a woman in a yellow sweater is using a laptop

Hello 👋🏼 to everyone at MPA! Be sure to send us all of your new science!!

a man and a woman are dancing in a hallway and the man is wearing a sequined jacket . Alt: Donna and Tom from Parks and rec exclaiming it's the best day of the year. They're in a hallway and tom is wearing a sequined jacket

First day of #2025MPA!!!

Just need a moment to shout into the void about something: intentions 👏🏻do not 👏🏻 negate 👏🏻 harm 👏🏻you can accidentally hit someone with your car - it was not intentional but it still caused harm 👏🏻

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology

@jexpsocpsych.bsky.social is happy to announce its first Call for Papers for the Special Issue entitled, "Current Directions in Social Dilemmas Research!" You can read all about it at the link below. Submissions are due Nov 30th. Please share with your networks!
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#AcademicChatter #HigherEdJobs #PhDForum Given the volatile situation in US academia and job market insecurities - If you are looking for a post-doc #SocialPsychology #CognitiveScience
#CompSocialSci #AgentBasedModeling, Sam & I have a position @uwaterloopsych.bsky.social #Canada!

My approach to social media these days is remarkably similar to my approach to dating apps: how many minutes can I scroll through without losing hope for society? (The answer in both cases is usually less than 5 minutes...) 🙃

So excited and energized about research following #SPSP2025 but also in need of 2-3 days of post-conference recovery sleep 😂

If you weren't able to make it to the session and/or still have burning questions, feel free to reach out via Whova, email, or bluesky!

Advice from the Trenches: Navigating Early Career Transitions" Saturday February 22 2025, 1:45-2:55PM at SPSP Annual Convention 2025

Are you an early career member searching for some solidarity and/or a graduate student tentatively looking ahead to the academic job market? Come talk to scholars in various early career roles at 1:45 to hear their experiences and ask questions! #SPSP2025

Sapna Cheryan at the Presidential Plenary: masculine defaults occur at multiple levels #SPSP2025

Scholars of color face unique challenges at multiple levels (individual, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic). Depicted in a triangle

Cydney Dupree at the Presidential Plenary: Multilevel problems require multilevel solutions #SPSP2025

Has anyone wandered over to #SPSP2025 from the Hyatt regency this morning? Wondering how the sidewalks are in terms of having been treated for snow 👀

What I tell myself between conferences: "you're being dramatic, they are not that exhausting"
What I tell myself at conferences: "I'm sorry for all of the times I told you that you were exaggerating. This is exactly as exhausting as you remembered"
Still a great day at #SPSP2025

Scale includes supporting coworkers, putting yourself first, showing no anger, and avoiding confrontation. Slide includes some sample items

@avial.bsky.social presenting really cool work on the development and validation of a femininity workplace culture scale at the gender precon at #SPSP2025

SPSP Annual Convention 2025, poster 235, STEM Climate Change: Embracing Subjectivity to Enhance Inclusion by Tessa Benson-Greenwald. Thursday February 20, 6-7PM MT

Ahh! It's precon day 🎉 excited to hear about the amazing, energizing work at this year's #genderprecon this afternoon!
Also, if you'll be at the evening reception/poster session, be sure to stop by and see me! #SPSP2025

The graduate students of the Gender, Power, & Privilege (GPP) Lab are excited to present their recent research at the #SPSPconference in Denver. Come and check out their posters. #SocialPsychology #SocialPsy #SPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social

Excited to be in Denver, CO before #SPSP2025, acclimating to the altitude.

It's almost time for SPSP!! Reminder that hashtags work now so use #SPSP2025 on posts & click on the hashtag to see other posts. But, if you want to see all posts that contain "SPSP" you can use the feed below. Just be warned that it also catches a lot of pspspsp posts.

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Live shot of our social media manager, excitedly reposting (re-BlueSkying?) all the wonderful presentations being shared by our #SPSP2025 presenters

🌟Come check out our stellar line-up at #SPSP2025! 🌟 We'll be presenting topics such as confronting sexism, police bias training, and instability in U.S. immigration policy 💫

Check out the amazing line up of speakers for the inaugural Critical Perspectives in Psychology Preconference! If you are going to #SPSP2025 you don’t want to miss this!!

A listing of 4 CU Social Neuroscience Lab presentations at SPSP. Emily Brown will present "The Impact of Kamala Harris's Social Identities on Political Perceptions" [poster 148] at the Social Cognition Preconference, 9:00-10:00 am. She will also present "Gender and Professional Stereotypes in STEM Professors: A Double Bind" [poster 67] at Poster Session D, Friday 4:30-5:30 pm, Exhibit D. Charlotte Moser will present "Communicating Inclusion: Effects of Interpersonal Allyship versus Organizational Diversity Statements" on Saturday 3:15-4:45 pm, Bluebird Ballroom 2A. Chelsea Taylor will present "College Classes Getting You Down? TA Support Promotes Belonging and Persistence for Undergraduates" [poster 50] at Poster Session E, Saturday 12:30-1:30 pm, Exhibit D.

If you are at #SPSP, please check out the talks and posters presented by Social Neuroscience Lab members! (And don't forgot your jackets 🥶)

@spspnews.bsky.social #SocialPsyc

It's travel day, y'all! Heading to Denver for #SPSP2025! Who will I get to see?