John Franchak
@johnfranchak.bsky.social
assoc. prof of psychology at uc riverside • perception, action, and development • data science, rstats, julia, machine learning • he/him
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"We're pleased to present this updated org chart that captures our system of governance (which management scientists term “Kafkaesque bureaucracy meets Lord of the Files,” though no one understands these references since we cut our literature requirements)."
An Accurate Organizational Chart of Your University
In accordance with our informal tradition of updating documents every thirty years, whether they need it or not, our university is pleased to prese...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"We're pleased to present this updated org chart that captures our system of governance (which management scientists term “Kafkaesque bureaucracy meets Lord of the Files,” though no one understands these references since we cut our literature requirements)."
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This is the same rationale for rejecting AI for legal work. It’s through engaging with the text of the law that the reasoning occurs. You cannot avoid the work.
Writing a literature review is thinking. It is reading, choosing, summarizing, cross pollinating ideas and building the foundations for your own research. Every part of that process is necessary to do on your own--offloading any of that onto LLMs is a sign of a crappy academic.
February 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is the same rationale for rejecting AI for legal work. It’s through engaging with the text of the law that the reasoning occurs. You cannot avoid the work.
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As we watch all mention of diversity actively get scrubbed from the NIH website in real time it's important to know that, we were not taking over anything, we were just trying to exist.
- Only 2% of NIH R01 grants are awarded to Black investigators.
The goal is total erasure/elimination.
- Only 2% of NIH R01 grants are awarded to Black investigators.
The goal is total erasure/elimination.
January 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As we watch all mention of diversity actively get scrubbed from the NIH website in real time it's important to know that, we were not taking over anything, we were just trying to exist.
- Only 2% of NIH R01 grants are awarded to Black investigators.
The goal is total erasure/elimination.
- Only 2% of NIH R01 grants are awarded to Black investigators.
The goal is total erasure/elimination.
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I haven't really used #rstats case_match before, but I think I'll start using it more. It's a nice little time saver and reduces repetition.
January 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I haven't really used #rstats case_match before, but I think I'll start using it more. It's a nice little time saver and reduces repetition.
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We just learned that our insurance is awful. We do not have enough coverage to rebuild and we do not have any coverage at all for temporary housing. So essentially, we have a mortgage and no home. Housing is outrageously expensive in Los Angeles. So I’m bumping this fundraiser again. Please share ❤️
We are so grateful to everyone who has reached out to offer support as we face this horrifying tragedy. We have a long road ahead and are comforted to know we are not alone. If you would like to contribute: gofund.me/95387a92
Donate to Help Kari, John, and Jonah Rebuild After Fire, organized by John Franchak
Our family (Kari, John, and Jonah) was so thrilled and excited to have rec… John Franchak needs your support for Help Kari, John, and Jonah Rebuild After Fire
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January 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We just learned that our insurance is awful. We do not have enough coverage to rebuild and we do not have any coverage at all for temporary housing. So essentially, we have a mortgage and no home. Housing is outrageously expensive in Los Angeles. So I’m bumping this fundraiser again. Please share ❤️
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Some tips for making and keeping New Year's resolutions! @ucriverside.bsky.social
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
Will you keep your New Year’s resolutions?
A UC Riverside psychologist shares his thoughts on how to make them last
news.ucr.edu
January 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Some tips for making and keeping New Year's resolutions! @ucriverside.bsky.social
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
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Tip from a journal editor: if you are late on a review, ask for an extension so we know when to expect it and so we can adjust those annoying auto reminders. I almost always would rather have a late review than no review.
January 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tip from a journal editor: if you are late on a review, ask for an extension so we know when to expect it and so we can adjust those annoying auto reminders. I almost always would rather have a late review than no review.
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Best description of academia I've heard: it's a pie eating contest, where the prize is more pie
January 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Best description of academia I've heard: it's a pie eating contest, where the prize is more pie
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Dear academics
We could dramatically reduce our administrative workload if we all just agreed not to ask for reference letters until we made our list of finalists.
This is massive collective action problem has already been solved by…
*checks notes*
…every other industry on earth.
We could dramatically reduce our administrative workload if we all just agreed not to ask for reference letters until we made our list of finalists.
This is massive collective action problem has already been solved by…
*checks notes*
…every other industry on earth.
Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?
December 14, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Dear academics
We could dramatically reduce our administrative workload if we all just agreed not to ask for reference letters until we made our list of finalists.
This is massive collective action problem has already been solved by…
*checks notes*
…every other industry on earth.
We could dramatically reduce our administrative workload if we all just agreed not to ask for reference letters until we made our list of finalists.
This is massive collective action problem has already been solved by…
*checks notes*
…every other industry on earth.
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Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?
December 14, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?
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Now out! Jessie Fu led a practical guide for mobile eye tracking. We present approaches across the lifespan, but have good info for work with infants & kids.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide
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link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide
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Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide - Behavior Research Methods
Eye tracking provides direct, temporally and spatially sensitive measures of eye gaze. It can capture visual attention patterns from infancy through adulthood. However, commonly used screen-based eye ...
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September 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Now out! Jessie Fu led a practical guide for mobile eye tracking. We present approaches across the lifespan, but have good info for work with infants & kids.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide
1/3
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide
1/3
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I am looking for a lab manager for the brand-new Emotional Lives lab (starting this Fall) at UC Riverside. Sharing would be much appreciated :) jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/33028489
University of California, Riverside - Jobs
UCR is hiring for this great opportunity!
jobsportal.ucr.edu
May 28, 2024 at 2:12 PM
I am looking for a lab manager for the brand-new Emotional Lives lab (starting this Fall) at UC Riverside. Sharing would be much appreciated :) jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/33028489
interested in developmental applications of machine learning/computer vision? we are hosting a workshop at the @infantstudies.bsky.social meeting in Glasgow and launching a new listserv: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...
March 21, 2024 at 3:47 PM
interested in developmental applications of machine learning/computer vision? we are hosting a workshop at the @infantstudies.bsky.social meeting in Glasgow and launching a new listserv: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...
Come check out UCR PADLAB members presenting at #CDS2024 in Pasadena! Full posters here: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...
March 20, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Come check out UCR PADLAB members presenting at #CDS2024 in Pasadena! Full posters here: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...
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Going to CDS 2024? Consider attending the Hidden Curriculum pre-conf! @tissyana.bsky.social and I are fortunate to be joined by a *fantastic* group of invited speakers who are committed to democratizing info. You can learn more about the pre-conf here: tinyurl.com/CDS-HCpreconf 1/4
CDS 2024: Hidden Curriculum
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January 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Going to CDS 2024? Consider attending the Hidden Curriculum pre-conf! @tissyana.bsky.social and I are fortunate to be joined by a *fantastic* group of invited speakers who are committed to democratizing info. You can learn more about the pre-conf here: tinyurl.com/CDS-HCpreconf 1/4
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My lab (sites.usc.edu/ldrlab/) is recruiting a 32 hr/wk lab technician. Great opportunity for new grads interested in infant development or pediatrics and looking for research experience! View details and apply here usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... or contact me for more information. #DevSci
Learning, Development, and Rehabilitation Laboratory – USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical...
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November 27, 2023 at 11:00 PM
My lab (sites.usc.edu/ldrlab/) is recruiting a 32 hr/wk lab technician. Great opportunity for new grads interested in infant development or pediatrics and looking for research experience! View details and apply here usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... or contact me for more information. #DevSci
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(to the tune of Eleanor Rigby)
Monthly expenses
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Science goes brrr
Monthly expenses
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Science goes brrr
November 26, 2023 at 10:28 PM
(to the tune of Eleanor Rigby)
Monthly expenses
Fill in the form and upload your receipt to Concur
Science goes brrr
Monthly expenses
Fill in the form and upload your receipt to Concur
Science goes brrr
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famous moments in psychology / cog-sci as lego sets, a thread.
1. Pavlov's dogs.
1. Pavlov's dogs.
November 20, 2023 at 3:08 PM
famous moments in psychology / cog-sci as lego sets, a thread.
1. Pavlov's dogs.
1. Pavlov's dogs.
excited to share that our paper on 10-13 month olds' everyday body position, restraint, and object holding (measured via EMA) was accepted in developmental psych. the transition to independent walking predicts changes in some activities and not others: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2023-1....
Perception, Action, and Development Lab - Article in press
Longitudinal relations between independent walking, body position, and object experiences in home life
padlab.ucr.edu
November 14, 2023 at 8:08 PM
excited to share that our paper on 10-13 month olds' everyday body position, restraint, and object holding (measured via EMA) was accepted in developmental psych. the transition to independent walking predicts changes in some activities and not others: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2023-1....
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Come join our fantastic research community at UCRiverside! The Computational Cognitive and Neural Sciences lab is recruiting at all levels. Check out our research at www.ballardlab.org
Applying to grad school in Psych? UCRiverside should *definitely* be on your list. Faculty across our dept are recruiting & see attached re faculty specifically w/in the Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience Area (including me!!!) who are taking students. tinyurl.com/ccnphd2023 #PhDSky #PsychSciSky
November 8, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Come join our fantastic research community at UCRiverside! The Computational Cognitive and Neural Sciences lab is recruiting at all levels. Check out our research at www.ballardlab.org
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Do I understand how hashtags work on this website yet? No I don't.
TLDR: I am hiring for a researcher/community-focused role working on two open source projects in psychology!
#openscience #opensci #metasci #psychscisky #cogsci #devsci #cogdev #opendata #psychjobs #neurojobs
TLDR: I am hiring for a researcher/community-focused role working on two open source projects in psychology!
#openscience #opensci #metasci #psychscisky #cogsci #devsci #cogdev #opendata #psychjobs #neurojobs
I'm happy to announce that Children Helping Science and Psych-DS are hiring for a joint, temporary position!
Job ad: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Other comments: read on
Job ad: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Other comments: read on
November 3, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Do I understand how hashtags work on this website yet? No I don't.
TLDR: I am hiring for a researcher/community-focused role working on two open source projects in psychology!
#openscience #opensci #metasci #psychscisky #cogsci #devsci #cogdev #opendata #psychjobs #neurojobs
TLDR: I am hiring for a researcher/community-focused role working on two open source projects in psychology!
#openscience #opensci #metasci #psychscisky #cogsci #devsci #cogdev #opendata #psychjobs #neurojobs
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Issue 59, Volume 11 is now out for Developmental Psychology!
psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...
Papers :
-2023 Boyd McCandless Awardees
-EF across developmental domains
-Face Processing
-Racial Socialization
-Parent-Child Conversations
👶🧠 #devsci #DevPsy #devpsych #devsky #DevCogNeuro
psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...
Papers :
-2023 Boyd McCandless Awardees
-EF across developmental domains
-Face Processing
-Racial Socialization
-Parent-Child Conversations
👶🧠 #devsci #DevPsy #devpsych #devsky #DevCogNeuro
November 3, 2023 at 2:03 PM
Issue 59, Volume 11 is now out for Developmental Psychology!
psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...
Papers :
-2023 Boyd McCandless Awardees
-EF across developmental domains
-Face Processing
-Racial Socialization
-Parent-Child Conversations
👶🧠 #devsci #DevPsy #devpsych #devsky #DevCogNeuro
psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...
Papers :
-2023 Boyd McCandless Awardees
-EF across developmental domains
-Face Processing
-Racial Socialization
-Parent-Child Conversations
👶🧠 #devsci #DevPsy #devpsych #devsky #DevCogNeuro
My dept. at UC Riverside is hiring a TT developmental psychologist who specializes in Latinx Health and Development. Please share: aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01840
November 3, 2023 at 2:36 PM
My dept. at UC Riverside is hiring a TT developmental psychologist who specializes in Latinx Health and Development. Please share: aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01840
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Please consider applying to this postdoctoral position with my wonderful colleague, Dr. Sophia Vinci-Booher.
The LAND Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Assistant!
Find more information about the lab here: www.vanderbiltlandlab.io
The postdoctoral scholar will receive primary mentorship from Dr. Sophia Vinci-Booher.
Contact Dr. Vinci-Booher at sophia.vinci-booher@vanderbilt.edu for more info!
October 28, 2023 at 3:42 PM
Please consider applying to this postdoctoral position with my wonderful colleague, Dr. Sophia Vinci-Booher.
looking for advice from US researchers who have needed to get business insurance to do (university/grant) consulting work. any companies to try/tips for what you need? #PsychSci
October 24, 2023 at 2:58 PM
looking for advice from US researchers who have needed to get business insurance to do (university/grant) consulting work. any companies to try/tips for what you need? #PsychSci