Ayanna Kim Thomas

Now with additional barking.

English Bulldog boy. Very handsome.

Potato "hiding" when bathtub water starts flowing is pretty damn cute.

I was honored by the @psychscience.bsky.social DEI Committee's invitation to help curate this collection of outstanding articles addressing a range of issues related to anti-Black racism. I also couldn't have asked for a more thoughtful and thorough partner in @johnjost.bsky.social. Please share!

English Bulldog boy. Very handsome.

Some dogs get a cone. Others get an inflatable donut -- with sprinkles.

Potato climbs up the stairs one at a time in a way that is never not cute.

The June 2025 special issue of Social Cognition -- Tutorials on Novel Methods and Analyses in Social Cognition, Part 1 -- was guest edited by Jimmy Calanchini, Juliane Degner, and Colin Smith, with support from Bertram Gawronski.

The introduction is linked here: doi.org/10.1521/soco....

@irahyman.bsky.social come on...look at the image. It's great.

I love Bluesky

I met my amazing wife @ayannakim.bsky.social sixteen years ago today.

Happy to report that the @sparksociety.bsky.social NSF grant has been reinstated!

Potato keeps trying to convince me to feed him dinner early... in a really cute way.

English Bulldog boy close-up.

Beach.

Footprints in the sand.

English Bulldog. Smiley.

Took Potato to the beach this morning. Think he liked it.

NSF’s grant cuts fall heaviest on scientists from underrepresented groups Projects to broaden participation were cut disproportionately—and were often led by Black scientists, women, and those with disabilities

More than half of the 1500 research grants that NSF has terminated in the past month under orders from President Donald Trump’s administration aimed to bring groups historically underrepresented in science into the mainstream. scim.ag/4jYhB8e

Hi folks! The Spark Society and Women in Cognitive Sciences-Canada are excited to share insights about careers outside of the academy. June 5th 12 - 1:30pm

Just submitted the final report for the terminated @sparksociety.bsky.social grant. You know, the grant that funded mentorship programs for historically excluded Cognitive Science researchers. I reaching my limit. On everything.💢💢

Join the Spark Society!

Hi friends, the Spark Society's NSF funding has been terminated. We are dedicated to continuing our work and hope we can rely on you for support.

A really good boy.

It's Potato appreciate month.

Remembering Psychology Professor Sam Sommers Sam Sommers, longtime professor at Tufts, studied the psychological causes and consequences of racism

Dr. Sam R. Sommers was one of those truly good people who also happened to be a total powerhouse. It is with deep sadness that I share the news of his death. Everyone who had Sam in their lives was lucky, and I am grateful for every moment he shared with me. ❤️💖💫 now.tufts.edu/2025/03/20/r...

Higher ed organizations sue against Trump’s DEI orders The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution.

"The American Association of University Professors, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education &other groups argue in a lawsuit filed Mon that the orders exceed executive legal authority, violate both the 1st & 5th Amendments, &threaten academic freedom &access to HE for all"

Ayanna Thomas Is New Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ayanna Thomas, new dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts, sees an interdisciplinary future with flexibility for how people access graduate education

Hi folks. I'm on to a new role.
now.tufts.edu/2025/02/03/a...

New doggo alert. This is Potato and he's our new best friend.

We were invited to a James Bond-themed NYE party, so of course dressed as Bond villains.

Did you see it? Thoughts? Did you need the acetaminophen?

St. Lucia doesn't quit.

Done our grievances. Done our feat of strength. We added gratitudes. Happy Festivus.

Just Asking Questions: Can an Implication Generate an Illusory Truth Effect? Ira E. Hyman, Jr., Jasmine Balmelli-Morales, Macallan Enns-Ford, Annika Fiala, Zoe Gadbow, Macy Kneipp, Isabel Nguyen, Gwen Pane Western Washington University Madeline Jalbert University of Washington

A Just Asking Questions Effect for spreading false information.
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24

TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/

What Makes a Good Theory? Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Computational Brain & Behavior Computational Brain & Behavior -

Finally our editorial for the "What makes a good theory?" special issue is out (co-edited with @irisvanrooij.bsky.social, @jcskewes.bsky.social, Sashank Varma, and Todd Wareham). It's an interdisciplinary issue and the contents are transdisciplinary.

#philsci #metasci #cogsci #ai #psych 🧪