Thalia R. Goldstein
@thaliargoldstein.bsky.social
Associate Prof and Director, Applied Dev Psych, George Mason Univ. Studying imagination, play, Santa Claus, theatre, and the arts. Lab: playlab.gmu.edu Author: Why Theatre Education Matters (TheatreEdMatters.com)
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Exciting news: Abstract submissions for SfNC2026 are now open!
This year, we are accepting both scientific abstracts and artist presentations. We encourage our greater community to submit and join us this June.
Learn more about guidelines and requirements here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2026-sub...
This year, we are accepting both scientific abstracts and artist presentations. We encourage our greater community to submit and join us this June.
Learn more about guidelines and requirements here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2026-sub...
Abstract Submission Guidelines — The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity
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December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Exciting news: Abstract submissions for SfNC2026 are now open!
This year, we are accepting both scientific abstracts and artist presentations. We encourage our greater community to submit and join us this June.
Learn more about guidelines and requirements here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2026-sub...
This year, we are accepting both scientific abstracts and artist presentations. We encourage our greater community to submit and join us this June.
Learn more about guidelines and requirements here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2026-sub...
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Canadian job 👀 🇨🇦 ‼️ Second search this year! Our Dept of Psychology is hiring again, this time at the assoc/full level, for a prestigious, endowed position. Focus is social/affective neuroscience in any area (clinical, social, cog, or dev). Apply by Jan 30! Reposts, pls www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...
Employment Opportunities | Department of Psychology
Available Positions Position Title Position Details Posting Date Closing Date Queen's University National Scholar (QNS) Senior Faculty Position in Social and/or Affective Neuroscience, Department of P...
www.queensu.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Canadian job 👀 🇨🇦 ‼️ Second search this year! Our Dept of Psychology is hiring again, this time at the assoc/full level, for a prestigious, endowed position. Focus is social/affective neuroscience in any area (clinical, social, cog, or dev). Apply by Jan 30! Reposts, pls www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...
I can't grade if the learning management system is down.
a man in a leather jacket is making a funny face while looking at the camera .
Alt: a man in a leather jacket is making a funny face while looking at the camera and pointing to his head
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December 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I can't grade if the learning management system is down.
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Excited to share this: @eriknook.bsky.social and I are hosting a pre-conference on Developmental Affective Science before this year's @affectscience.bsky.social (March 12, 2026). If you're thinking of attending #SAS2026, consider joining us for the pre-con too! ✨
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Excited to share this: @eriknook.bsky.social and I are hosting a pre-conference on Developmental Affective Science before this year's @affectscience.bsky.social (March 12, 2026). If you're thinking of attending #SAS2026, consider joining us for the pre-con too! ✨
This is my favorite work of art, described with a lovely analysis and examples. What is your favorite work of art? (Gifted article) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/a...
Fall for Modern Dance With This Masterpiece
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December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is my favorite work of art, described with a lovely analysis and examples. What is your favorite work of art? (Gifted article) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/a...
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Exciting News: IAM Lab is Hiring the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Exciting News: IAM Lab is Hiring the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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Earlier this week, I posted a video with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee for my ongoing Philly Arts Report series with @thephilacitizen.bsky.social.
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Earlier this week, I posted a video with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee for my ongoing Philly Arts Report series with @thephilacitizen.bsky.social.
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?
Dr. Anjan has been studying the effects of murals in Philly. Today, we focus in on his answer to one question: Why is access to art so important right now?
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New job opening in social psychology at UW-Madison! at the associate prof level.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associa...
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associa...
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...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New job opening in social psychology at UW-Madison! at the associate prof level.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associa...
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associa...
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We are hiring an assistant professor in cognitive neural systems in the department of psychology at the university of arizona. please use this link to check out the requirements and apply!
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arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor, Psychology (T/TE)
Duties & Responsibilities:Publishing peer-reviewed scholarly works.Maintaining an active research program.Obtaining extramural funding.Teaching un...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We are hiring an assistant professor in cognitive neural systems in the department of psychology at the university of arizona. please use this link to check out the requirements and apply!
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
🎭 Love theatre? Win a FREE copy of Why Theatre Education Matters! We’re giving away 2 copies—perfect for educators, actors & advocates!
Like, repost, or reply with your favorite thing about theatre!
Free resources: TheatreEdMatters.com
Ends Dec 10! #TheatreEducation #ArtsMatter
Like, repost, or reply with your favorite thing about theatre!
Free resources: TheatreEdMatters.com
Ends Dec 10! #TheatreEducation #ArtsMatter
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🎭 Love theatre? Win a FREE copy of Why Theatre Education Matters! We’re giving away 2 copies—perfect for educators, actors & advocates!
Like, repost, or reply with your favorite thing about theatre!
Free resources: TheatreEdMatters.com
Ends Dec 10! #TheatreEducation #ArtsMatter
Like, repost, or reply with your favorite thing about theatre!
Free resources: TheatreEdMatters.com
Ends Dec 10! #TheatreEducation #ArtsMatter
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Apply now! The 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards offer funding for teams of early career investigators and arts practitioners to lead innovative neuroarts research.
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Apply now! The 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards offer funding for teams of early career investigators and arts practitioners to lead innovative neuroarts research.
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
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🚨Job Alert plz RT!
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
🚨Job Alert plz RT!
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
Since my federal funding was terminated in May, I respond to inquiries from prospective RAs and students with the truth- decreased capacities and mentoring time are a direct result. Am I giving too much information? It's important for young scientists to understand the depth of ongoing issues.
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Since my federal funding was terminated in May, I respond to inquiries from prospective RAs and students with the truth- decreased capacities and mentoring time are a direct result. Am I giving too much information? It's important for young scientists to understand the depth of ongoing issues.
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In this installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social—Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Developmental Psychology Program at George Mason University—about the power of theater and aesthetic engagement.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In this installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social—Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Developmental Psychology Program at George Mason University—about the power of theater and aesthetic engagement.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
Thank you to @neuroartsblueprint.bsky.social for this "Voices from the Field" article: "Introducing artistic experiences and opportunities early allow for children to find what they’re interested in and reap the benefits from those experiences."
www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com/post/voices-...
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Voices from the Field: Thalia Goldstein :: Neuroarts Resource Center
Learn, share, and connect to build the interdisciplinary field of neuroarts
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November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thank you to @neuroartsblueprint.bsky.social for this "Voices from the Field" article: "Introducing artistic experiences and opportunities early allow for children to find what they’re interested in and reap the benefits from those experiences."
www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com/post/voices-...
www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com/post/voices-...
Santa season is almost upon us! If you're looking for recommendations, I recommend checking out @candicemmills.bsky.social and my op-ed from 2023 on talking to your kids about Santa. Link to the science it's based on below. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/o...
Opinion | There Are Better Ways to Talk With Your Kids About Santa (Published 2023)
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November 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Santa season is almost upon us! If you're looking for recommendations, I recommend checking out @candicemmills.bsky.social and my op-ed from 2023 on talking to your kids about Santa. Link to the science it's based on below. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/o...
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Reminder!
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
Special Issue Call at Developmental Psychology!
From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
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From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity
Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer
This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.
1/3
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reminder!
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
We have an upcoming Special Issue at Developmental Psychology.
LOIs are due to the guest editors by November 30.
@apajournals.bsky.social
This was a really fun study to do, and congratulations to @ascaruso.bsky.social on her paper!
Latest papers: Anna S. Caruso & Thalia R. Goldstein investigated imaginative resistance and looked at associations among imaginative resistance, moral permissibility, religiosity, and modal possibility doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This was a really fun study to do, and congratulations to @ascaruso.bsky.social on her paper!
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I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social.
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social.
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
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New paper!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
🚨New publication alert: How do children think about how much they know in absolute terms and relative to what an expert knows? with @candicemmills.bsky.social
@ajwilliamsgant.bsky.social
@patelkhushboo.bsky.social @nataliequint3ro.bsky.social
Currently free at authors.elsevier.com/a/1lknv51Y-X...
@ajwilliamsgant.bsky.social
@patelkhushboo.bsky.social @nataliequint3ro.bsky.social
Currently free at authors.elsevier.com/a/1lknv51Y-X...
authors.elsevier.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New paper!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
One of the things I love about our findings in this paper is that even children who thought they knew a lot about a topic in absolute terms sometimes recognized that an expert would know a little or a lot more than them. That's a start!
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Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
Moral Minds Lab - CHILDatabase Signup
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October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
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Open-rank faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. The faculty will work within our new college of connected computing and one of the five departments in Peabody College (including psychology!)
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
Open-Rank Tenure Line Position in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations - Nashville, Tennessee job with Peabody College of Education and Human Development | 37894746
Vanderbilt University invites applications for two open rank tenure-track faculty positions in the area of AI and Education in Organizations.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Open-rank faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. The faculty will work within our new college of connected computing and one of the five departments in Peabody College (including psychology!)
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894746...
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Gift article for any uniformed friends or family: experts overwhelmingly agree that the apparent increase in autism in USA is due to broader inclusion criteria and diagnoses. It is NOT caused by tylenol or vaccines
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
Opinion | ‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump’s Autism Remarks
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gift article for any uniformed friends or family: experts overwhelmingly agree that the apparent increase in autism in USA is due to broader inclusion criteria and diagnoses. It is NOT caused by tylenol or vaccines
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
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Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...
Details - Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology CAHSS | University of Denver
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September 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...