Leigh McLean
leighmcleanphd.bsky.social
Leigh McLean
@leighmcleanphd.bsky.social
Associate Research Professor & mom of 2 | PI, Teacher Emotions, Characteristics & Health (TECH) Lab at University of Delaware | she/her | opinions my own
I’ll be at SREE in Chicago this week if anyone wants to connect!!
October 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I made some cookies for my colleagues…the theme was “mildly triggering”
September 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You might be wondering “how exactly has Leigh been dissociating from reality lately?”. Whelp…
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I’m thrilled to share a new paper where we find that instructional quality mediates associations between teachers’ and students math emotions!
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July 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m very excited to be part of two great symposia at #SREE in Chicago this September!!
June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I guess chat gpt is good for some things
June 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New paper coming out soon! Do you think instructional quality mediates the associations between teacher math anxiety and student outcomes? I bet you’ll never guess the answer!!
May 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“She won’t even know I’m here”
May 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
So very happy to learn my recent paper on teachers’ content area enjoyment was selected as an Editor’s Choice paper at School Psychology!

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May 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“But mom…why are these guys so worried about who let their dogs out?? And if they’re so worried why are they spending so much time singing about it instead of looking for the dogs?”

Love morning car tunes and conversations with my 4yo
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May 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
When times get tough just remember, you can do hard things. Like wrangling snapping turtles. Turns out that’s pretty hard.
May 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just got off a call with an NPR radio host and our final words to each other were “ok thanks so much, hope you still have your job next week!”

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May 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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“It found 90% of respondents think federal investment in STEM education is important for future economic prosperity, and the majority of respondents from both parties are concerned about policy changes that might make it harder for the U.S. to attract and retain top scientists.”
May 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Grateful for people who take time to leave book reviews. ❤️
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April 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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When Do "Nudges" Increase Welfare? www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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📢 Today I was supposed to be in DC, highlighting what the NSF Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences delivers to US taxpayers. NSF had one of the highest returns on investment (ROIs) of federal grantors 👏🏻 (1) and NSF SBE funded 63% of US social and psychological science research (2). 🧵
April 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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My dear health equity peers, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is doubling down on their DEI efforts. 💪🏽 Here’s a grant opportunity tinyurl.com/3pnxhy2d with a rapid response option those whose “health equity research projects have lost federal funding.”

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Research to Advance Racial and Indigenous Health Equity
We seek to build an actionable body of evidence to construct fair systems that determine resource distribution and support health equity. Deadlines: Rapid Response brief proposal 5/28/25; New Research...
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April 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
On repeat for infinity
April 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Working on this slide for my NSF funded PD project for elementary math teachers as this all hits the fan. Kind of poetic I guess.
April 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If you’re at #aera2025 come check out “exploring well-being in teachers from an international perspective” at 3:35pm today in the Bluebird Ballroom! I’ll be talking about U.S. teacher burnout and instructional decisions!
April 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Switched from Google Drive to OneDrive in the fall and gave it an honest 6 months. I can now very confidently say “f@$! that”. Switching back.
April 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Really excited to see this new research on Pre-K teachers from RAND's new American Pre-K Teacher Survey: www.rand.org/pubs/researc.... This is such an understudied area of the teacher labor market, and the existence of this survey panel could lead to more exciting work in the future!
Findings from the Spring 2024 American Pre-K Teacher Survey
Researchers share insights from the first American Pre-K Teacher Survey, exploring the experiences of pre-kindergarten teachers in public schools. It highlights differences in curriculum use, planning...
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April 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Someday, maybe I'll find the time to write this up in article format. #databs
cghlewis.com/talk/sssp_ecf/
Ten Common Data Management Mistakes | Crystal Lewis
Slides from a presentation given to the Society for the Study of School Psychology Early Career Forum.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I’m love love loving our new lab logo!!!
April 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM