Dr. Laura Elenbaas
@drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social
Developmental scientist • studying kids' social and moral lives • Assistant Professor in Purdue HDFS • elenbaaslab.com
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Big news on #SaferInternetDay: I’ve been elected as a Research Fellow with the AIChildSafety.org Childhood & AI Lab.
Grateful to John Zoltner and the Lab for creating space for this kind of work.
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#AIChildSafety #ChildhoodAndAI #ResponsibleAI #DevSci
Grateful to John Zoltner and the Lab for creating space for this kind of work.
🔗 lnkd.in/ggm6bgtv
#AIChildSafety #ChildhoodAndAI #ResponsibleAI #DevSci
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Big news on #SaferInternetDay: I’ve been elected as a Research Fellow with the AIChildSafety.org Childhood & AI Lab.
Grateful to John Zoltner and the Lab for creating space for this kind of work.
🔗 lnkd.in/ggm6bgtv
#AIChildSafety #ChildhoodAndAI #ResponsibleAI #DevSci
Grateful to John Zoltner and the Lab for creating space for this kind of work.
🔗 lnkd.in/ggm6bgtv
#AIChildSafety #ChildhoodAndAI #ResponsibleAI #DevSci
The first generation to grow up with AI deserves healthy social relationships. I'm pleased to be a part of this international, interdisciplinary Research Fellowship childhoodandailab.org/our-fellows-... with the #ChildhoodAndAILab from #AIChildSafety.org.
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The first generation to grow up with AI deserves healthy social relationships. I'm pleased to be a part of this international, interdisciplinary Research Fellowship childhoodandailab.org/our-fellows-... with the #ChildhoodAndAILab from #AIChildSafety.org.
When American kids know more about what immigrants' lives are like they are more likely to notice when immigrants are treated unfairly, think it's not ok, and want that to change ❤️ doi.org/10.1093/chid... @srcdorg.bsky.social @klmulvey.bsky.social @megannorris.bsky.social #devpsyc #socialpsyc
Intergroup contact informs children's perceptions of social inequalities
Abstract. Applying intergroup contact theory to children's thinking about social inequalities, this study investigated whether and why 8- to 12-year-old Am
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February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
When American kids know more about what immigrants' lives are like they are more likely to notice when immigrants are treated unfairly, think it's not ok, and want that to change ❤️ doi.org/10.1093/chid... @srcdorg.bsky.social @klmulvey.bsky.social @megannorris.bsky.social #devpsyc #socialpsyc
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In this recent interview, Tina Bagus shares her PhD research on developing an instrument to assess experiences of inner conflict and how this relates to decision-making and reasoning, particularly regarding the meat paradox. 🌿
Read more here: phairsociety.org/2026/01/16/s...
Read more here: phairsociety.org/2026/01/16/s...
January 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In this recent interview, Tina Bagus shares her PhD research on developing an instrument to assess experiences of inner conflict and how this relates to decision-making and reasoning, particularly regarding the meat paradox. 🌿
Read more here: phairsociety.org/2026/01/16/s...
Read more here: phairsociety.org/2026/01/16/s...
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If you're interested in a quick overview of why children might care more about other animals than adults do, take a look (w. @nadirafaber.bsky.social, @mattiwilks.bsky.social, Katja Liebal and Jared Piazza) - doi.org/10.1093/cdpe...
The development of humans' moral views of other animals
Abstract. Humans' moral views of animals vary in important ways across development. In many cases, adults display anthropocentric moral judgments that rela
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January 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
If you're interested in a quick overview of why children might care more about other animals than adults do, take a look (w. @nadirafaber.bsky.social, @mattiwilks.bsky.social, Katja Liebal and Jared Piazza) - doi.org/10.1093/cdpe...
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An anonymous donor is matching contributions to Children Helping Science up to 100K through the end of the year - if it's in your giving budget, please consider supporting open science infrastructure!
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An anonymous donor is matching contributions to Children Helping Science up to 100K through the end of the year - if it's in your giving budget, please consider supporting open science infrastructure!
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December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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An anonymous donor is matching contributions to Children Helping Science up to 100K through the end of the year - if it's in your giving budget, please consider supporting open science infrastructure!
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An anonymous donor is matching contributions to Children Helping Science up to 100K through the end of the year - if it's in your giving budget, please consider supporting open science infrastructure!
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New in @socialdevelopment.bsky.social! What's behind some parents' discomfort with their kids' intergroup interactions? Potentially assumptions about who is mean, pushy, reckless, or just too different. #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci doi.org/10.1111/sode...
Mean, Pushy, Reckless, and Different: US Parents’ Stereotypes Generate Discomfort With Their Children's Intergroup Peer Interactions
Despite the benefits to children, intergroup peer interactions make some parents uncomfortable. Drawing on social identity theory and an integrated stereotyping framework, this study investigated how...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
New in @socialdevelopment.bsky.social! What's behind some parents' discomfort with their kids' intergroup interactions? Potentially assumptions about who is mean, pushy, reckless, or just too different. #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci doi.org/10.1111/sode...
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Our co-edited special issue, Resilience Processes in the Family Stress Model, has been published in JFP. Our intro (Drs. Taylor, Masarik, & Hernández), and commentaries from Drs. Conger & McLoyd are included with articles highlighting resilience factors in the FSM.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our co-edited special issue, Resilience Processes in the Family Stress Model, has been published in JFP. Our intro (Drs. Taylor, Masarik, & Hernández), and commentaries from Drs. Conger & McLoyd are included with articles highlighting resilience factors in the FSM.
psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...
psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...
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#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch #PsychSciSky
Our new paper out in American Psychologist.
Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp.
Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally
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Our new paper out in American Psychologist.
Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp.
Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch #PsychSciSky
Our new paper out in American Psychologist.
Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp.
Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Our new paper out in American Psychologist.
Led by Meleady, with @debshulman.bsky.social, Kotzur, & Crisp.
Contact "ruptures" (going to university; studying abroad) ==> changes in outgroup attitudes longitudinally
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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Sharing free access to our paper, led by Constance Flanagan & 8 co-authors (so many handles!) -> quasi-exp. to foster science motivation among minoritized youth in CEP
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October 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Sharing free access to our paper, led by Constance Flanagan & 8 co-authors (so many handles!) -> quasi-exp. to foster science motivation among minoritized youth in CEP
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...
Mastery‐Oriented or Outcome‐Oriented Help? How Recipient Ethnicity and Task Difficulty Shape Children's Helping Behavior
Teachers and parents often scaffold children to help others. Not all help is equally beneficial, however. We know very little about the ways in which children distribute different types of help. Acr...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...
Thank you @ampsychfdn.bsky.social! I am thrilled that our project was selected, and especially through this important mechanism honoring the Clarks' groundbreaking work.
Congrats Dr. Laura Elenbaas on receiving the 2025 Kenneth B. & Mamie P. Clark Grant!🎉Dr. Elenbaas's project aims to chart a new direction in research on identity and academic achievement, and seeks a new path towards a more just future for the next generation. ✨
September 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thank you @ampsychfdn.bsky.social! I am thrilled that our project was selected, and especially through this important mechanism honoring the Clarks' groundbreaking work.
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New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark!
Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!
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Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!
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August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark!
Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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New findings! We demonstrate that teens with disabilities are just as interested in STEM jobs as their peers without disabilities, but perceive that they face more discrimination and barriers in their education. These suggest the importance of creating inclusive STEM learning spaces.
The Role of Discrimination and Barriers in the Perceptions of Adolescents With and Without Disabilities of STEM Classes and Jobs - International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
In STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, people with disabilities are underrepresented. This study aimed to determine what barriers might prevent students with and without disabili...
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August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New findings! We demonstrate that teens with disabilities are just as interested in STEM jobs as their peers without disabilities, but perceive that they face more discrimination and barriers in their education. These suggest the importance of creating inclusive STEM learning spaces.
New study! The messages that American kids receive about immigrants are really mixed 😕 but kids who see and hear good things (e.g., online) are more open to including new immigrant peers in their own social circles 🧑🤝🧑 #devpsyc #socialpsyc doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
July 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New study! The messages that American kids receive about immigrants are really mixed 😕 but kids who see and hear good things (e.g., online) are more open to including new immigrant peers in their own social circles 🧑🤝🧑 #devpsyc #socialpsyc doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
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1. New work w/ Emily Gerdin, Devyani Goel, & James Dunlea now in press at Developmental Psychology: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... We looked at inferences that kids draw about others on the basis of parental incarceration.
🧪 #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social
🧪 #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social
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July 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
1. New work w/ Emily Gerdin, Devyani Goel, & James Dunlea now in press at Developmental Psychology: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... We looked at inferences that kids draw about others on the basis of parental incarceration.
🧪 #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social
🧪 #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc @socphilpsych.bsky.social
I’m hiring a lab manager! Full time, starting this summer. Perfect for a BA/BS grad or post-bac with child or family research experience interested in developmental psych or HDFS. Complete details and application link here: www.elenbaaslab.com/join #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci #psychjobs
Join Us | Elenbaas Lab
In the Social Development Lab, we study how children think about people, groups, and society. The lab is supervised by Dr. Laura Elenbaas.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I’m hiring a lab manager! Full time, starting this summer. Perfect for a BA/BS grad or post-bac with child or family research experience interested in developmental psych or HDFS. Complete details and application link here: www.elenbaaslab.com/join #devpsyc #socialpsyc #familysci #psychjobs
The Social Development Lab accomplished so much this year!
I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️
I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️
May 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Social Development Lab accomplished so much this year!
I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️
I'm grateful every day for this persistent, passionate, collaborative team. 🤓❤️
Thank you to the organizers, presenters, and participants in #OSMatSPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social ! I'm grateful to have spent the day learning about the origins of social group dynamics with you. Feeling motivated by the science and strengthened by the community 🤓❤️
This @spspnews.bsky.social preconf has everything: developmental psychologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists… If you want to learn about group dynamics from every angle, this is the place! #OSMatSPSP2025
February 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Thank you to the organizers, presenters, and participants in #OSMatSPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social ! I'm grateful to have spent the day learning about the origins of social group dynamics with you. Feeling motivated by the science and strengthened by the community 🤓❤️
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Register to attend the VIRTUAL Origins fo the Social Mind Preconference at SPSP! We have a great line-up of folks and are excited to foster discussions on the building blocks of social group dynamics. Looking forward to see people there!
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Register to attend the VIRTUAL Origins fo the Social Mind Preconference at SPSP! We have a great line-up of folks and are excited to foster discussions on the building blocks of social group dynamics. Looking forward to see people there!
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Check out this University of Michigan press release about our recently-published work which highlighted youth’s development of critical consciousness while enrolled in ethnic studies courses.
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Ethnic studies boosts critical thinking, equity awareness in high school students
High school students enrolled in ethnic studies develop the ability to think analytically about the causes of social inequalities, a University of Michigan study suggests.
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December 5, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Check out this University of Michigan press release about our recently-published work which highlighted youth’s development of critical consciousness while enrolled in ethnic studies courses.
news.umich.edu/ethnic-studi...
news.umich.edu/ethnic-studi...
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November 15, 2024 at 5:50 AM
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Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks.
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky
October 19, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks.
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky
What social class groups do people perceive in the UK & US, how do they personally identify & how does this shape their views on inequality? Our study opens up new questions on the origins & implications of social class group identity: doi.org/10.1111/asap... #socialpsyc #sociology #polisky #devpsyc
October 7, 2024 at 12:57 PM
What social class groups do people perceive in the UK & US, how do they personally identify & how does this shape their views on inequality? Our study opens up new questions on the origins & implications of social class group identity: doi.org/10.1111/asap... #socialpsyc #sociology #polisky #devpsyc
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"Social class was correlated with, but not reducible to, SES... Rather, participants represented social class as a group identity, complete with assumptions about norms, traits, and relative rank."
By @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/asap...
#SocialPsyc #Sociology PoliSky 🧪
By @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/asap...
#SocialPsyc #Sociology PoliSky 🧪
October 6, 2024 at 4:51 PM
"Social class was correlated with, but not reducible to, SES... Rather, participants represented social class as a group identity, complete with assumptions about norms, traits, and relative rank."
By @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/asap...
#SocialPsyc #Sociology PoliSky 🧪
By @drlauraelenbaas.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1111/asap...
#SocialPsyc #Sociology PoliSky 🧪