Krista Byers-Heinlein
kbyers.bsky.social
Krista Byers-Heinlein
@kbyers.bsky.social
Developmental Psych | prof @Concordia | Language acquisition | Bilingualism | Infants & toddlers | Open science | R | Women in science
Was glad to be a part of this paper with @pwdonh.bsky.social @drcharlotte.bsky.social and Denise Klein. A true collaboration!
September 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I am delighted to share our latest piece of research:

‘A global cross-cultural analysis of string figures reveals evidence of deep transmission and innovation’.

This was long in the works and is by far the largest project I’ve led to date.

A thread:

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
December 4, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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I'm excited to release the 𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 for #RStats ! Convert R dataframes to beautiful tables in HTML, LaTeX, PDF, Quarto, Markdown, etc. Easy to learn; minimalist interface; concise syntax; ultra-customizable tables; and zero dependency. vincentarelbundock.github.io/tinytable/
January 13, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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I would like linguists and other researchers who work on “cochlear implanted” children to take a stance to support the learning and using of a natural sign language.
This is how you deprive a deaf child of a language.

Source: twitter.com/Lifeway52783...
November 11, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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Lately, I have been playing around with this infographic leaflet format for #scicomm. When folded ➡️ at a glance a title, a main message, & contact info/QR. Once the leaflet is unfolded ➡️ full-on #infographic detailing the main ideas of a topic. What do you think? 🧐
November 8, 2023 at 10:56 PM
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My Dept is hiring at asst or associate level, casting a broad net over cognitive/developmental and/or neuroscience. See full description and apply at apply.interfolio.com/132419
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September 18, 2023 at 5:20 PM
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Council of Elrond is like a departmental meeting. They all know the only difficult solution but it's not possible to get there right away so they while away hours and hours of discussing non-starter solutions until there's finally some junior faculty who volunteers "I will take ring to Mordor"
November 4, 2023 at 3:08 PM
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Did you know you can post to these neurofeeds with just emojis:

Neuroskyence: 🧠🟦 or 🧠📈
Compneurosky: 🧠🤖 or 🧠💻
Interoception: 🧠🫀 or 🧠🫁
Neuropsychiatry: 🧠🩺

Save those characters and use an emoji!
October 6, 2023 at 10:52 AM
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On further reflection, the selection of @simine.com as Editor-in-Chief of Psychological Science is one of the most important milestones for the reform movement in psychology.

There will be impact on the journal, sure. But more, selecting a committed, visible reformer illustrates its normalization.
October 6, 2023 at 12:55 PM
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And a little extra treat: We’re also organising a pre-conference on meta-research for ECRs!
If you’re early-career, doing research on research, and would like to present your work to/hang out with peers in the Netherlands on 26th October, let us know here: forms.gle/fCqZYaiNmjWy...
September 29, 2023 at 11:40 AM
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The launch symposium of the Dutch Reproducibility Network (NLRN) is just one short month away!
Register here to join us and help set the NLRN’s agenda for the coming year(s): launchrepronetwork.eventbrite.com
Launch of the Dutch Reproducibility Network
Join the launch event of the Dutch Reproducibility Network!
launchrepronetwork.eventbrite.com
September 29, 2023 at 11:20 AM
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Sharing this R resources database with y'all! For the past 4 years, I have been accumulating resources (mainly free ones) for new & advanced #Rlearners in their programming journey. Feel free to share!

resourcesdatabase.com

#RStats #RResources #learningR #DataScience #Python #R
resouRces - resouRces: Database of Resources to Learn & Teach R
resourcesdatabase.com
September 27, 2023 at 7:02 PM
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For #rstats users, {renv} now provides similar functionality to {groundhog}. With your script open in RStudio, simply call renv::embed() & a code snippet will be inserted at the top with the script's version-specific dependencies and the code to install them 🧪#stats
rstudio.github.io/renv/referen...
September 28, 2023 at 1:52 PM
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Here is a brief example on how to do a power analysis for a longitudinal multi-level study when you want to vary the input parameters and easily produce visual output of all variations.
#rstats #openscience

pgmj.github.io/powerviz.html
September 28, 2023 at 9:18 AM
Prepreprint! Family language strategies (e.g. one-parent-one-language) don't explain kids' language exposure, but individual parents' approaches (i.e., using a lang. regularly/sometimes/never) do! Mothers' effect on exposure was 2x fathers' --> gendered caregiving roles.
psyarxiv.com/x4jbm/
September 28, 2023 at 1:14 PM
New preprint with an exciting and unexpected result!
The ADHD vocabulary size advantage: Monolingual and bilingual young adults with ADHD have larger vocabularies than controls. Co-authored PhD student extrodinaire Melanie Brouillard (seriously, it was all her idea).

osf.io/h2fcj/
The ADHD vocabulary size advantage: Monolingual and bilingual young adults with ADHD have larger voc...
Individuals with ADHD and bilinguals have each widely been considered vulnerable to vocabulary deficits compared to their peers. However, the interaction of ADHD and bilingualism in affecting vocabula...
osf.io
September 27, 2023 at 1:49 PM
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Congrats to The ManyManys for posting their first preprint on PsyArXiv! Such an important milestone in a young network's life 🥹🥰

“Comparative Cognition Needs #BigTeamScience: How Large-Scale Collaborations Will Unlock the Future of the Field” psyarxiv.com/rynvu

#PsychSciSky #devpsy
psyarxiv.com
September 26, 2023 at 11:15 PM
Great new piece about challenges for parents transmitting heritage languages from Kat Chow @atlantic.bsky.social, where I and other colleagues are quoted!

www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
The Parents Trying to Pass Down a Language They Hardly Speak
Losing your family’s language can feel like an inevitable side effect of immigration—but it’s one I want to prevent.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2023 at 7:43 PM
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The Big Team Science Conference isn't on Bluesky (yet), so we're happy to announce on their behalf that the 2023 BTSCON program is available now!

bigteamscienceconference.github.io/program/
program
Note: The live conference schedule with links to sessions will be provided to conference registrants via email. To access the live schedule, REGISTER NOW View and download the 2023 BTS Conference Prog...
bigteamscienceconference.github.io
September 25, 2023 at 6:46 PM