Ellen Lavender (she/they)
@ellenrlavender.bsky.social
ESRC funded PhD in Psychology @ Uni of York ⭐
researching the manosphere📱
researching the manosphere📱
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I'm looking for secondary schools in the Yorkshire area to take part in an intervention to help children critically engage with sexist content online!
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on erl541@york.ac.uk for more information :)
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on erl541@york.ac.uk for more information :)
Looking for schools in the Yorkshire area to take part in my research!
From next year, it will be compulsory for schools to teach about online misogyny! 📱
From next year, it will be compulsory for schools to teach about online misogyny! 📱
Does your school want to be ahead of the game in trialling a new intervention lesson for online misogyny? @ellenrlavender.bsky.social is looking for Year 7 classes in/around York to participate in an "Understanding Sexism" lesson in the new year. Find out more at sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Looking for schools in the Yorkshire area to take part in my research!
From next year, it will be compulsory for schools to teach about online misogyny! 📱
From next year, it will be compulsory for schools to teach about online misogyny! 📱
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Does your school want to be ahead of the game in trialling a new intervention lesson for online misogyny? @ellenrlavender.bsky.social is looking for Year 7 classes in/around York to participate in an "Understanding Sexism" lesson in the new year. Find out more at sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Does your school want to be ahead of the game in trialling a new intervention lesson for online misogyny? @ellenrlavender.bsky.social is looking for Year 7 classes in/around York to participate in an "Understanding Sexism" lesson in the new year. Find out more at sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...
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What an incredible woman and life well lived ❤️ A childhood inspiration and role model for so many of us who have gone on to study animal minds & behaviour 🐵🦍🦧
Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.
Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
October 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
What an incredible woman and life well lived ❤️ A childhood inspiration and role model for so many of us who have gone on to study animal minds & behaviour 🐵🦍🦧
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Searching for participants! If you could please share with your schools I’d be very grateful!
September 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Searching for participants! If you could please share with your schools I’d be very grateful!
I'm looking for secondary schools in the Yorkshire area to take part in an intervention to help children critically engage with sexist content online!
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on erl541@york.ac.uk for more information :)
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on erl541@york.ac.uk for more information :)
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I'm looking for secondary schools in the Yorkshire area to take part in an intervention to help children critically engage with sexist content online!
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on erl541@york.ac.uk for more information :)
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on erl541@york.ac.uk for more information :)
Getting ready for data collection at the end of September has me revisiting my revision days! Catch me delivering a manosphere intervention in schools 📱👩🏫
September 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Getting ready for data collection at the end of September has me revisiting my revision days! Catch me delivering a manosphere intervention in schools 📱👩🏫
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Trying to wrap these up before September- so close now! 😮💨Looking for people based in York to take part in an interoceptive lab experiment and/or an MEG experiment. Reimbursement for both. See details: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l... @cejpreston.bsky.social @alexandrapike.bsky.social
Lucy Stafford - Take part in my research
⬇️Scroll down for links to the BODY experiment and the online surveys.⬇️
sites.google.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Trying to wrap these up before September- so close now! 😮💨Looking for people based in York to take part in an interoceptive lab experiment and/or an MEG experiment. Reimbursement for both. See details: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l... @cejpreston.bsky.social @alexandrapike.bsky.social
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📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
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New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
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youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health - Youth Futures Foundation
Research report exploring the reasons for the recent decline in mental health among 14 to 24-year-olds in England
youthfuturesfoundation.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
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Very important report out today from the Youth Futures Foundation exploring factors accounting for escalating mental health problems in young people. Lead by fantastic colleagues from the University of Manchester (@olademk.bsky.social et al). Report here: youthfuturesfoundation.org/what-we-do/f...
Understanding young people’s declining mental health - Youth Futures Foundation
Exploring drivers of worsening mental health among 14-24 year olds through a first-of-its-kind study for England
youthfuturesfoundation.org
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Very important report out today from the Youth Futures Foundation exploring factors accounting for escalating mental health problems in young people. Lead by fantastic colleagues from the University of Manchester (@olademk.bsky.social et al). Report here: youthfuturesfoundation.org/what-we-do/f...
Delayed post due to travelling down to Glastonbury straight after, but excited to share that I attended my first conference as a PhD student!
I presented a poster of my proposed methodology at the Annual Psychology PGR Conference for the University of York and York St John.
I presented a poster of my proposed methodology at the Annual Psychology PGR Conference for the University of York and York St John.
July 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Delayed post due to travelling down to Glastonbury straight after, but excited to share that I attended my first conference as a PhD student!
I presented a poster of my proposed methodology at the Annual Psychology PGR Conference for the University of York and York St John.
I presented a poster of my proposed methodology at the Annual Psychology PGR Conference for the University of York and York St John.
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When your team's work - based on six years of research - gets cited but the core message is ignored, because 38 men say it's no big deal 😡 @mantrap.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say
Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggests
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When your team's work - based on six years of research - gets cited but the core message is ignored, because 38 men say it's no big deal 😡 @mantrap.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"[MGTOW] been described as misogynistic, but Ofcom’s interviewees insisted it was not because it was about choosing to live without women, not hating them."
Fun fact: there is rather a lot of woman hating
source: I literally wrote a book about this group
Fun fact: there is rather a lot of woman hating
source: I literally wrote a book about this group
June 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"[MGTOW] been described as misogynistic, but Ofcom’s interviewees insisted it was not because it was about choosing to live without women, not hating them."
Fun fact: there is rather a lot of woman hating
source: I literally wrote a book about this group
Fun fact: there is rather a lot of woman hating
source: I literally wrote a book about this group
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If you're interested in @ellenrlavender.bsky.social's work more broadly, you can sign up to be contacted about future opportunities via the QR code below.
Hello! I'm looking for teachers to take part in upcoming research projects for my PhD. If you're a teacher interested in taking part the link is here: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!
I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!
June 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you're interested in @ellenrlavender.bsky.social's work more broadly, you can sign up to be contacted about future opportunities via the QR code below.
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Two new research opportunities! @ellenrlavender.bsky.social & team have developed a lesson to encourage adolescents to critically engage with sexist social media content. They are looking for (a) teacher feedback via focus groups, & (b) Year 7 classes to trial. See sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...
SUNRAY - Research Opportunities
Research opportunities
York has active research in children’s language and literacy, mathematics, learning and memory, mental health and wellbeing, neurodevelopmental disorders, sleep, social develop...
sunray.york.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Two new research opportunities! @ellenrlavender.bsky.social & team have developed a lesson to encourage adolescents to critically engage with sexist social media content. They are looking for (a) teacher feedback via focus groups, & (b) Year 7 classes to trial. See sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...
Hello! I'm looking for teachers to take part in upcoming research projects for my PhD. If you're a teacher interested in taking part the link is here: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!
I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!
June 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Hello! I'm looking for teachers to take part in upcoming research projects for my PhD. If you're a teacher interested in taking part the link is here: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!
I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!
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Late to the party due to forgetting BlueSky exists but! I'm super proud of this piece and look forward to taking this train of thought further in the future
TL;DR of it: BMI should be used with careful and specifc consideration, nuance, and contextual acknowledgement
#BMI
TL;DR of it: BMI should be used with careful and specifc consideration, nuance, and contextual acknowledgement
#BMI
New #ECR blog posts! 🔥
Georgie Burton @gburton221.bsky.social dives into the (in)appropriateness of Body Mass Index (#BMI), exploring its history, its role in discrimination, and whether these measures should even be used. Read her thought-provoking analysis here: shorturl.at/sPq7y
Georgie Burton @gburton221.bsky.social dives into the (in)appropriateness of Body Mass Index (#BMI), exploring its history, its role in discrimination, and whether these measures should even be used. Read her thought-provoking analysis here: shorturl.at/sPq7y
March 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Late to the party due to forgetting BlueSky exists but! I'm super proud of this piece and look forward to taking this train of thought further in the future
TL;DR of it: BMI should be used with careful and specifc consideration, nuance, and contextual acknowledgement
#BMI
TL;DR of it: BMI should be used with careful and specifc consideration, nuance, and contextual acknowledgement
#BMI
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New #ECR blog posts! 🔥
Georgie Burton @gburton221.bsky.social dives into the (in)appropriateness of Body Mass Index (#BMI), exploring its history, its role in discrimination, and whether these measures should even be used. Read her thought-provoking analysis here: shorturl.at/sPq7y
Georgie Burton @gburton221.bsky.social dives into the (in)appropriateness of Body Mass Index (#BMI), exploring its history, its role in discrimination, and whether these measures should even be used. Read her thought-provoking analysis here: shorturl.at/sPq7y
March 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New #ECR blog posts! 🔥
Georgie Burton @gburton221.bsky.social dives into the (in)appropriateness of Body Mass Index (#BMI), exploring its history, its role in discrimination, and whether these measures should even be used. Read her thought-provoking analysis here: shorturl.at/sPq7y
Georgie Burton @gburton221.bsky.social dives into the (in)appropriateness of Body Mass Index (#BMI), exploring its history, its role in discrimination, and whether these measures should even be used. Read her thought-provoking analysis here: shorturl.at/sPq7y
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|| New Publication (Nature Communications)
Psychological Booster Shots Targeting Memory Increase Long-Term Resistance Against Misinformation
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Press Release
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
Key Findings
* Inoculation works
* Effects dissipate
* Booster shots remedy this
(1/10)
Psychological Booster Shots Targeting Memory Increase Long-Term Resistance Against Misinformation
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Press Release
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
Key Findings
* Inoculation works
* Effects dissipate
* Booster shots remedy this
(1/10)
March 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
|| New Publication (Nature Communications)
Psychological Booster Shots Targeting Memory Increase Long-Term Resistance Against Misinformation
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Press Release
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
Key Findings
* Inoculation works
* Effects dissipate
* Booster shots remedy this
(1/10)
Psychological Booster Shots Targeting Memory Increase Long-Term Resistance Against Misinformation
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Press Release
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
Key Findings
* Inoculation works
* Effects dissipate
* Booster shots remedy this
(1/10)
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Hello I am still looking for people to participate in my first PhD project.
If you are someone who struggles with disordered eating or supports individuals with disordered eating your help would be much appreciated.
Please email me at holly.myers@york.ac.uk for the link to take part 😊
If you are someone who struggles with disordered eating or supports individuals with disordered eating your help would be much appreciated.
Please email me at holly.myers@york.ac.uk for the link to take part 😊
March 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hello I am still looking for people to participate in my first PhD project.
If you are someone who struggles with disordered eating or supports individuals with disordered eating your help would be much appreciated.
Please email me at holly.myers@york.ac.uk for the link to take part 😊
If you are someone who struggles with disordered eating or supports individuals with disordered eating your help would be much appreciated.
Please email me at holly.myers@york.ac.uk for the link to take part 😊
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A new study by @yorkpsychology.bsky.social has shown that 90% of secondary school teachers and 68% of primary teachers strongly feel that schools would benefit from teaching material addressing online misogyny
#Openaccess paper available in @plosone.org 🔓 📃
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299339
#Openaccess paper available in @plosone.org 🔓 📃
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299339
Understanding the influence of online misogyny in schools from the perspective of teachers
Young people are increasingly exposed to toxic online misogyny through social media. However, to date, it is not clear how exposure to online misogyny might be influencing the behaviour and experience...
doi.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A new study by @yorkpsychology.bsky.social has shown that 90% of secondary school teachers and 68% of primary teachers strongly feel that schools would benefit from teaching material addressing online misogyny
#Openaccess paper available in @plosone.org 🔓 📃
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299339
#Openaccess paper available in @plosone.org 🔓 📃
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299339