Benjamin Douglas's Avatar

Benjamin Douglas

@bendouglas.bsky.social

I am an assistant professor of psychology at Ohio Wesleyan University, currently finishing my PhD at UW-Madison. I study social norms and persuasive messaging, particularly in the context of sustainability. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Website: https://benjaminddouglas.com

2,382 Followers  |  817 Following  |  183 Posts  |  Joined: 31.08.2023  |  1.8015

Latest posts by bendouglas.bsky.social on Bluesky

@marthaalibali.bsky.social thought of you with this post

05.12.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished my last class of the semesterπŸŽ‰Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer

Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:

05.12.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
Associate Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

Our department is seeking an Associate Professor in Social Psychology. We’re a supportive, research-active community and would love to connect with prospective candidates. For information, you can email me at markus.brauer@wisc.edu. Details here: shorturl.at/nnvv8

05.12.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I absolutely loved my time at Madison. Consider applying to join the social area!

04.12.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a scandal.

Public universities should be banned from paying these insane buyouts for college coaches.

No pro sports teams are paying $33 million to fire their incompetent coach, so why are colleges paying this kind of money?!?

30.11.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3
Preview
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.

My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...

24.11.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 279    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 11
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley Howard University AI Panel

I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ

22.11.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 597    πŸ” 295    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 55
Post image

As autocratization proceeds in the U.S. and elsewhere, it's time for a stock-take. Where are we, where are we going? What works? What might work better? Nearly 6 months after we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook sks.to/autocracy the SciBeh team is hosting its next big event ....


1/6

21.11.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Assistant Professor in Music, AI and Brain Health About the Opportunity About the Opportunity: The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Music, AI and Brain ...

🚨🚨 NEW Assistant professor position at Northeastern! Do you study sound/language/music + brain + health? Apply! We're so excited to add a new faculty member to our community! Please post widely, we begin reviewing apps Dec 15!
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

21.11.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

not sure I even need to say this, but Trump threatening the lives of Ds in Congress is in itself an impeachable offense for which he should be removed.

21.11.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 495    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5

Sorry for your loss, Simine

19.11.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perceived prototypicality (JESP, 2021)

Did a jigsaw classroom with the 3 studies. One of the better lessons of the semester

18.11.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Can’t wait to read it

(My students loved your papers that I assigned in my social class)

18.11.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Starting the week strong with a newly accepted paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, co-authored with postdoc @lizsnoland.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar! We merged two largely independent research lines to call for data disaggregation of Asian Americans and MENA Americans

17.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

What a terrible racist proposal

14.11.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cornell University, Psychology Job #AJO31185, WDR-00055818(EVG) Postdoctoral Associate, Psychology, Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

POSTDOC POSITION in social psychology at Cornell
@cornellpsych.bsky.social! We will begin reviewing apps Dec 1st. Please repost!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31185
@spspnews.bsky.social @spspsc.bsky.social @aplssc.bsky.social @spssi.bsky.social @psychscience.bsky.social

13.11.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

For the next 4 minutes I’m caught up on grading!

(At 5 another assignment is due)

07.11.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!

04.11.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll add that I prefer books my students don’t have to purchase, many of my students cannot afford a big textbook

04.11.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In its current form, my class covers sampling distributions, linear regression, dichotomous predictors (t test), multiple regression, and we might get to multi categorical predictors by the end of the semester

These are psych students taking their first stats course

04.11.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

04.11.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have a good textbook for undergraduate students learning stats from a linear regression framework?

Thanks!

04.11.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hoped the jays would win (well I hoped the Red Sox would win but that’s long been over)… congrats the to dodgers

02.11.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sure this won’t take more than 15 or 20 more innings

02.11.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Received my first application to join my lab! Very excited to get research started here at OWU

30.10.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball

28.10.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5466    πŸ” 1078    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 40

I’ve switch from watching the game on a computer to score checking as I fall asleep…. Please let it end

28.10.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Affective Science and Psychophysiology Lab The Affective Science and Psychophysiology Lab at Miami University aims to understand affective processes, ways to regulate them, and their impact on psychological and physical health.

I will be reviewing graduate student applications in the Social Psychology Area at Miami University for the 2025–2026 application cycle (Ph.D. start date: Fall 2026).

Learn more about the Affective Science & Psychophysiology Lab and how to apply on the β€œJoin Us” tab at www.darwinguevarra.com

27.10.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing to reflect on today is the joy, happiness, and absurdity that people had in the midst of a large scale national protest. Yes, protests are performative (of course they are!) but communal expressions of joy and excitement sustain movements.

We cannot miss that important historical lesson.

20.10.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 157    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

18.10.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 44038    πŸ” 11538    πŸ’¬ 929    πŸ“Œ 844

@bendouglas is following 19 prominent accounts