🗣️ “Strong social connection can have a big impact on both our mental and physical health,” @unimelb psychologist @katiegreenaway tells our #psychtalks audience.

TWO tenure track open positions in psychology available at the University of Melbourne (equivalent to assistant and associate professor). Come join us and please share widely. jobs.unimelb.edu.au/mob/en/job/914…

Very proud of my colleagues in Khandis Blake, Ph.D.’s lab at #SASP #ACPID23 Lindsie Arthur (she/her) a runner-up for a prestigious award for her work on hormonal birth control, and Auguste Harrington gave a superb talk on the effect of inequality on support for traditional gender norms.

Fear extinction depends on the #amygdala 🧠. Our 🌟new paper🌟shows this is also true for #females… with one big exception. Once a rat becomes a mum 🤰👩‍👧, she no longer needs the amygdala to extinguish fear. Does just fine without it! doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.…

I’m recruiting for a postdoc with experience working as a psychologist for a 2 year full time role at Black Dog Institute and UNSW. Clinical research role focused on digital mental health interventions, and anxiety (inc health anxiety). Apps close 4 Dec external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5171…

🚨Job Alert🚨 Leticia Micheli (Leticia Micheli) and I are looking for a PhD student to work with us on the topic of the effect of economic inequality on conflict and cooperation between groups. Details: academictransfer.com/en/335030/phd-… Deadline: 18 December 📢Please spread the word!

Recently Published Article: The use and misuse of evolutionary psychology in online manosphere communities: The case of female mating strategies | Evolutionary Human Sciences - bit.ly/3YYIn6Z By Louis Bachaud and Sarah E. Johns #AcademicTwitter #Manosphere #Feminism

New PhD Studentships at the University of Kent. I am very interested to hear from potential applicants who want to pursue work related to sexual and reproductive health. There is a briefing about the scheme tomorrow (Nov 29th). Details in Link. kent.ac.uk/graduate-resea…

I'm thrilled to announce the new Psych Science editor team! We'll start handling manuscripts on Jan 1, 2024. Check us out here: psychologicalscience.org/publications/p… We're spread across 15 countries in 5 continents 🌍🌎🌏 Here’s a thread to introduce the team!

And as always, big thank u to coauthors Khandis Blake, Ph.D. & Scott Griffiths! And the biggest thank u to my friend and coauthor Christoph Klebl who conceptualised this study w/ me while sitting in a Brunswick cafe (pls come back to melbs😭) & later smashed out all the analyses 👏 (4)

osf.io/preprints/psya… New preprint (w/ Jaimie Arona Krems ) looking at how people evaluate different policies about abortion. People who oppose abortion often claim that their position is primarily about reducing harm toward a vulnerable population (the unborn).

The cold logic of gender differences in jealousy.

First Psych Science drop in office hours! This one will be during waking hours for people in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and some of Oceania. Another time will be announced soon for the other side of the globe! Open to all but you have to register (see link).

Curious what developmental, evolutionary, + applied social psych perspectives say about communication---from gossip to Twitter outrage + sharing charitable donations? Come see us Society for Personality and Social Psychology Friday at 9:30am in Ballroom 6e. Meltem Yucel (Melt-um You-Jell) Jaimie Arona Krems Jillian Jordan Ike Silver

FRIENDS⬆️THRIVING (e.g., 🫶😴🧠💰) + ⬇️LONELINESS! But I think we've been thinking about friendships all wrong---when we even think of them. Want to know more? (Like how VENTING can be effective friend competition?) Come to my invited talk at tomorrow's EV PSYCH PRECONF 사랑하는사랑!

A lot can happen in a year and here's why I've been quieter than usual... Lucien Francis Blake born a month ago, 10.8 pounds (4.9kg). Life is good and simple and sleepless 😜

Pleased to share my short summary of this multinational study into effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on wellbeing, and the role personality played in people’s recovery from the shock. theconversation.com/war-in-ukraine… University of Melbourne UniMelb MDHS Psychological Sciences Ethics and Well-being Hub

Improving knowledge about women’s health requires targeted funding calls. I’d predict this move will be far more effective in shifting the needle than mandates. NHMRC would be great for Australia to follow suite.

Discussing hunter eyes with professional canthal-tilter Chris Williamson.