Pam Davis-Kean, PhD
@umpamdk.bsky.social
Director of the Survey Research Center @um-src.bsky.social Univ. of Michigan Dev/Quant. Prof. of Psychology. Longitudinal researcher studying SES, parenting, math dev, achievement, and data science. Open science supporter.
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As we come to @geronsociety.bsky.social 's #GSA2025, please follow us en masse. If you are an aging health researcher and want to be added to the starter pack, comment below. #geronsky #ADRD
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As we come to @geronsociety.bsky.social 's #GSA2025, please follow us en masse. If you are an aging health researcher and want to be added to the starter pack, comment below. #geronsky #ADRD
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For those who missed it at the w/e: how paper mills operate.
tldr; these days they are more likely than a regular journal to check for image duplication, and they charge "authors" $300 if they find it!
tldr; these days they are more likely than a regular journal to check for image duplication, and they charge "authors" $300 if they find it!
New guest post on my blog: Csaba Szabo plays cat and mouse with a paper mill
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#fraud #publishing
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#fraud #publishing
The inner workings of a paper mill:
My Wuxi sting operation Guest post by Csaba Szabo Chair of Pharmacology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland After the limited success of...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
For those who missed it at the w/e: how paper mills operate.
tldr; these days they are more likely than a regular journal to check for image duplication, and they charge "authors" $300 if they find it!
tldr; these days they are more likely than a regular journal to check for image duplication, and they charge "authors" $300 if they find it!
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Found this gem of a paper in the AMPPS archives on using containers in psychological science. What's a container, you ask? Read on...
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Found this gem of a paper in the AMPPS archives on using containers in psychological science. What's a container, you ask? Read on...
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With campus resentment growing over Trump’s university compact, Vanderbilt students and faculty rallied against Chancellor Daniel Diermeier underneath the brick clocktower of Kirkland Hall on Wednesday morning.
Vanderbilt Students, Faculty Bash Diermeier in Academic Freedom Rally
Campus resentment growing after university chancellor equivocates on Trump’s university compact
www.nashvillescene.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
With campus resentment growing over Trump’s university compact, Vanderbilt students and faculty rallied against Chancellor Daniel Diermeier underneath the brick clocktower of Kirkland Hall on Wednesday morning.
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Introducing "COSSA 101: A Crash Course on the Federal Government"! 🎉
This series will provide easy info about the inner workings of the fed gov't and how they affect SBS research.
Learn more & read our first brief: “What is a Government Shutdown?” ➡️ cossa.org/introducing-...
This series will provide easy info about the inner workings of the fed gov't and how they affect SBS research.
Learn more & read our first brief: “What is a Government Shutdown?” ➡️ cossa.org/introducing-...
Introducing a New COSSA Resource | COSSA
COSSA is excited to announce its latest resource, COSSA 101: A Crash Course on the Federal Government. Through this series COSSA provides easy-to-understand information about the inner workings of…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Introducing "COSSA 101: A Crash Course on the Federal Government"! 🎉
This series will provide easy info about the inner workings of the fed gov't and how they affect SBS research.
Learn more & read our first brief: “What is a Government Shutdown?” ➡️ cossa.org/introducing-...
This series will provide easy info about the inner workings of the fed gov't and how they affect SBS research.
Learn more & read our first brief: “What is a Government Shutdown?” ➡️ cossa.org/introducing-...
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Just when you were getting used to the term preregistration... New paper at AMPPS calling for improved terminology in the field and better alignment with TOP 2025 . journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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arXiv CS clarifies its policy on narrative reviews:
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
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November 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
arXiv CS clarifies its policy on narrative reviews:
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
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there have been big questions raised about the quality and reliability of the research suggesting that small nudges (like moving an entry field or asking people to tick a box) meaningfully affect behaviour
No evidence for nudging after adjusting for publication bias | PNAS
No evidence for nudging after adjusting for publication bias
www.pnas.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
there have been big questions raised about the quality and reliability of the research suggesting that small nudges (like moving an entry field or asking people to tick a box) meaningfully affect behaviour
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ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
2016-2020-2024-panel-merged-study - ANES | American National Election Studies
electionstudies.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
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In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
Fun Halloween door decorations from the @um-src.bsky.social Nightmare on Survey Street theme
October 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fun Halloween door decorations from the @um-src.bsky.social Nightmare on Survey Street theme
Submissions are open for @psychscience.bsky.social APS 2026 meeting in Barcelona. #APS26BCN Please watch the video to hear about all the new and exciting programming that will be available for the first Annual Convention to be in an international location!!
Submissions are OPEN for the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! #APS26BCN
Submit your research by 5 December
www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...
Submit your research by 5 December
www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Submissions are open for @psychscience.bsky.social APS 2026 meeting in Barcelona. #APS26BCN Please watch the video to hear about all the new and exciting programming that will be available for the first Annual Convention to be in an international location!!
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Warning: If you happen to be the parent of a child who loves baseball, this @jvl.bsky.social article might make you cry
(To be clear, you should read it — whoever you are) www.thebulwark.com/p/why-we-fight
(To be clear, you should read it — whoever you are) www.thebulwark.com/p/why-we-fight
Why We Fight
On raising children during an authoritarian slide.
www.thebulwark.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Warning: If you happen to be the parent of a child who loves baseball, this @jvl.bsky.social article might make you cry
(To be clear, you should read it — whoever you are) www.thebulwark.com/p/why-we-fight
(To be clear, you should read it — whoever you are) www.thebulwark.com/p/why-we-fight
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Call for Commentary articles at AMPPS! We recently accepted a "Effects of Psychological Distance on Mental Abstraction: A Registered Report of Four Tests of Construal Level Theory" (osf.io/preprints/ps...) and are soliciting Commentary articles on this paper.
OSF
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October 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Call for Commentary articles at AMPPS! We recently accepted a "Effects of Psychological Distance on Mental Abstraction: A Registered Report of Four Tests of Construal Level Theory" (osf.io/preprints/ps...) and are soliciting Commentary articles on this paper.
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Survey Statistics: struggles with equivalent weights
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Survey Statistics: struggles with equivalent weights | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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October 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Survey Statistics: struggles with equivalent weights
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/10/07/s...
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7 reasons to use Bayesian inference!
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7 reasons to use Bayesian inference! | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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October 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
7 reasons to use Bayesian inference!
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Just came across this. Neither Freakonomics nor Sean Carroll has called yet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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A suggestion for Freakonomics and Sean Carroll: Interview Nick Brown | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just came across this. Neither Freakonomics nor Sean Carroll has called yet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/08/26/a...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/08/26/a...
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i know your grants don't fund it (mine didn't). i know your university doesn't give you credit for it (mine didn't). but that extra work you spend at the end of a research project packaging it up and making it a reusable tool? in the "real world" (lol, it's fake here too) we notice. thank you
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
i know your grants don't fund it (mine didn't). i know your university doesn't give you credit for it (mine didn't). but that extra work you spend at the end of a research project packaging it up and making it a reusable tool? in the "real world" (lol, it's fake here too) we notice. thank you
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David Weir, Ken Langa, Lindsay Kobayashi et al advocate for the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol as a structured & adaptable framework that prioritizes measurement precision and cultural relevance. HCAP's uniformity enables effective statistical harmonization myumi.ch/R3eED
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
David Weir, Ken Langa, Lindsay Kobayashi et al advocate for the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol as a structured & adaptable framework that prioritizes measurement precision and cultural relevance. HCAP's uniformity enables effective statistical harmonization myumi.ch/R3eED
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Alpha School, which promises to educate kids using an "AI tutor" in two hours a day, is a budding national empire and a darling of the Trump administration.
According to some parents who spoke to @wired.com for this investigation, it's had nightmarish effects on their kids.
According to some parents who spoke to @wired.com for this investigation, it's had nightmarish effects on their kids.
Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out
In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Alpha School, which promises to educate kids using an "AI tutor" in two hours a day, is a budding national empire and a darling of the Trump administration.
According to some parents who spoke to @wired.com for this investigation, it's had nightmarish effects on their kids.
According to some parents who spoke to @wired.com for this investigation, it's had nightmarish effects on their kids.
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✨ Join us! We're inviting expressions of interest from experts wishing to join our Scientific Advisory Network. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in shaping the scientific direction of our longitudinal cohort studies. Deadline Monday, 17 November. Find out more: bit.ly/4o4qyiD
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
✨ Join us! We're inviting expressions of interest from experts wishing to join our Scientific Advisory Network. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in shaping the scientific direction of our longitudinal cohort studies. Deadline Monday, 17 November. Find out more: bit.ly/4o4qyiD
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Academic Advisory Board of the Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS): Call for Applications
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Academic Advisory Board of the Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS): Call for Applications
The Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS) invites applications for 3–10 positions on its Academic Advisory Board (AAB). The Board will play a central role in ensuring the scientific rigou...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Academic Advisory Board of the Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS): Call for Applications
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With all the crazy news in the U.S. massive storms like this barely make the headlines. Hoping everyone in the path of this hurricane is safe.
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 and heads for Jamaica amid warning ‘many communities will not survive flooding’ – live
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 and heads for Jamaica amid warning ‘many communities will not survive flooding’ – live
Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
With all the crazy news in the U.S. massive storms like this barely make the headlines. Hoping everyone in the path of this hurricane is safe.
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The US Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, formerly maintained by NOAA, has a new home at @climatecentral.org, with the latest available data through June 2025. Explore the data:
Now at Climate Central: U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | Climate Central
Climate Central is restarting this publicly accessible database that shines a light on the rising toll of weather and climate disasters.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The US Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, formerly maintained by NOAA, has a new home at @climatecentral.org, with the latest available data through June 2025. Explore the data: