So honored to give a keynote talk to open up the SABER conference today! Loved having a chance to share my work about life science student motivation for career choices. Now, on to enjoying the conference!

So excited for members of the Motivation and Academic Choices Lab to present their work at #AERA2025 this year! Please come check out what we have been working on.

HUGE Congratulations to the newest Dr. in the house, @yuchenedpsych.bsky.social , who defended his dissertation this morning!

We know a lot about STEM attrition, but tons of students change career plans WITHIN STEM. Who are these students and what motivates their career plan changes?

I'm happy to share a new publication at Journal of Educational Psychology, which examines this topic. (1/5)

Xinyu Liu is a masters program graduate now getting his PhD to study motivation at Florida State University

Dr. Xiao-Yin Chen @yinchen.bsky.social is already a new prof at UT Knoxville and studying how social models shape motivation for historically marginalized students.