Markus Brauer
@markusbrauer.bsky.social
UW-Madison Psychology professor and Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity Science. I study prejudice, racism, diversity, behavior change, interventions, norm transgressions, and sustainability.
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🚨I am looking for a POSTDOC, LAB MANAGER/TECH and GRAD STUDENTS to join my new lab in beautiful Madison, WI.
We study how our brains perceive and represent the physical world around us using behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods.
paulunlab.psych.wisc.edu
#VisionScience #NeuroSkyence
We study how our brains perceive and represent the physical world around us using behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods.
paulunlab.psych.wisc.edu
#VisionScience #NeuroSkyence
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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We had a great lab meeting today featuring Latoya Holiday, executive director of the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN). She gave a fascinating talk about the educational policy work she does, and she shared initiatives by MSAN to promote student success! Thank you, Latoya 😊
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We had a great lab meeting today featuring Latoya Holiday, executive director of the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN). She gave a fascinating talk about the educational policy work she does, and she shared initiatives by MSAN to promote student success! Thank you, Latoya 😊
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I'm giving a public talk on the psychology of conflict & cooperation at NYU on December 4th at 5pm
RSVP if you want to attend: nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/NYEvents/ape...
RSVP if you want to attend: nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/NYEvents/ape...
The Power of Us: How Shared Identities Shape Conflict and Cooperation
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November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm giving a public talk on the psychology of conflict & cooperation at NYU on December 4th at 5pm
RSVP if you want to attend: nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/NYEvents/ape...
RSVP if you want to attend: nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/NYEvents/ape...
I had a great time at Princeton University on Monday! I gave a talk entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion" at Princeton's Dilemmas in Inequality Speaker Series, and I got to spend time with some of the psychology graduate students. More here: spia.princeton.edu/events/dilem...
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I had a great time at Princeton University on Monday! I gave a talk entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion" at Princeton's Dilemmas in Inequality Speaker Series, and I got to spend time with some of the psychology graduate students. More here: spia.princeton.edu/events/dilem...
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Hi folks! If you are a US-based PhD student interested in the development of gender stereotypes in childhood and do not have summer funding, consider applying for VIPS. Reach out to me by email. This is separate from my previous message about adol/lgbtq projects.
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...
Visiting Internship for Ph.D. Students (VIPS) Program
The VIPS program is an initiative of the DEI committee of the Department of Psychology at Princeton University. VIPS will support up to 4 Ph.D. students who are full-time students at other universitie...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hi folks! If you are a US-based PhD student interested in the development of gender stereotypes in childhood and do not have summer funding, consider applying for VIPS. Reach out to me by email. This is separate from my previous message about adol/lgbtq projects.
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...
psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...
On Friday, November 7th, I gave a talk entitled "Pluralistic Ignorance and Social Norms: Their Causal Impact on Intergroup Behavior" at Purdue University's Psychological Sciences Weekly Colloquia.
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
On Friday, November 7th, I gave a talk entitled "Pluralistic Ignorance and Social Norms: Their Causal Impact on Intergroup Behavior" at Purdue University's Psychological Sciences Weekly Colloquia.
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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 6:34 PM
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/...
My lab manager presented research on peer inclusion and belonging for students of color at the @marginaliascience.bsky.social Conference at Boston College this past Friday! She also won an award for her poster 😁 Congratulations, Kamila!
October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My lab manager presented research on peer inclusion and belonging for students of color at the @marginaliascience.bsky.social Conference at Boston College this past Friday! She also won an award for her poster 😁 Congratulations, Kamila!
I gave a talk at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology's annual meeting this past week in Lisbon, Portugal! My talk was entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion."
October 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I gave a talk at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology's annual meeting this past week in Lisbon, Portugal! My talk was entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion."
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If you missed it last week, IDS Executive Director @markusbrauer.bsky.social was on WTMJ's "Point Taken" for a segment called "DEI is dead, but should it be?"
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/5TC9...
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/5TC9...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you missed it last week, IDS Executive Director @markusbrauer.bsky.social was on WTMJ's "Point Taken" for a segment called "DEI is dead, but should it be?"
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/5TC9...
Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/5TC9...
The Social Action Lab + Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn are hiring postdocs! Work on decision-making, attitudes, persuasion, social cognition, and behavior change with an interdisciplinary team. PhD in psych required. Apply here: my.spsp.org/Career-Cente...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Social Action Lab + Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn are hiring postdocs! Work on decision-making, attitudes, persuasion, social cognition, and behavior change with an interdisciplinary team. PhD in psych required. Apply here: my.spsp.org/Career-Cente...
I had a great time and learned a lot!
On Friday, IDS hosted a workshop on AI-Assisted Coding of Textual Data, presented by Ananya Ganesh (IDS postdoc). Thanks to everyone who attended!
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I had a great time and learned a lot!
Dr. Alex Latham, a 3 time UW grad, gave a talk to our lab today on behavior change in the realm of school psychology! And we were reminded, among other things, of the importance of reading the axes on our graphs 📈🤔... Thanks, Alex, for the great presentation!
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dr. Alex Latham, a 3 time UW grad, gave a talk to our lab today on behavior change in the realm of school psychology! And we were reminded, among other things, of the importance of reading the axes on our graphs 📈🤔... Thanks, Alex, for the great presentation!
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🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.
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Our IDS postdocs! (L to R): Bonnie Siegler, Srishti Goel, Bucky, Ananya Ganesh.
Read about their work at ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...
Read about their work at ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...
September 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our IDS postdocs! (L to R): Bonnie Siegler, Srishti Goel, Bucky, Ananya Ganesh.
Read about their work at ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...
Read about their work at ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...
New on the SPSP Character & Context Blog: Dr. Caitlyn Yantis, Dr. Dorainne Green, & Dr. Valerie Jones Taylor share insights and strategies from their latest research on talking about race. spsp.org/news/charact...
Can We Talk About Race? | SPSP
Why is it so hard to talk about race—and what helps make those conversations easier?
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September 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New on the SPSP Character & Context Blog: Dr. Caitlyn Yantis, Dr. Dorainne Green, & Dr. Valerie Jones Taylor share insights and strategies from their latest research on talking about race. spsp.org/news/charact...
Thank you to the West Suburban-Milwaukee chapter of AAUW @aauw.bsky.social for a great audience yesterday as I gave my talk entitled "Effective Ways to Reduce Prejudice and Create an Inclusive Climate."
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Thank you to the West Suburban-Milwaukee chapter of AAUW @aauw.bsky.social for a great audience yesterday as I gave my talk entitled "Effective Ways to Reduce Prejudice and Create an Inclusive Climate."
Enjoyed a great lab presentation today from Dr. Roberto Abadie in the UW Department of Kinesiology! Dr. Abadie is an expert in medical anthropology, health disparities, and research ethics, and we learned a lot from him.
September 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Enjoyed a great lab presentation today from Dr. Roberto Abadie in the UW Department of Kinesiology! Dr. Abadie is an expert in medical anthropology, health disparities, and research ethics, and we learned a lot from him.
Had a great time speaking at the UW-Madison Division of Extension Area 19 Annual Meeting. It took place on September 8th in Whitewater. I shared insights on “Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good” and enjoyed engaging with such a thoughtful and enthusiastic audience!
September 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Had a great time speaking at the UW-Madison Division of Extension Area 19 Annual Meeting. It took place on September 8th in Whitewater. I shared insights on “Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good” and enjoyed engaging with such a thoughtful and enthusiastic audience!
Wisconsin isn’t as trusting as it used to be—and political polarization is a reason why. I spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio about why social trust matters and how we can rebuild it through real connection and respect. Read more: www.wpr.org/news/surveys...
Surveys show we trust each other less. Is Wisconsin less ‘Midwest nice’?
New data from Pew shows that people don’t trust each other as much as they used to, and Wisconsin is falling behind trust levels compared to other parts of the country.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Wisconsin isn’t as trusting as it used to be—and political polarization is a reason why. I spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio about why social trust matters and how we can rebuild it through real connection and respect. Read more: www.wpr.org/news/surveys...
I’m happy to announce that my paper in PPS is now published! My former grad student and I found that financial incentives work short-term but usually fail for long-term behavior change. Read it here: psych.wisc.edu/Brauer/Braue...
And find the permalink here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
And find the permalink here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What Happens When Payments End? Fostering Long-Term Behavior Change With Financial Incentives - Sophia Winkler-Schor, Markus Brauer, 2025
Financial incentives are widely used to get people to adopt desirable behaviors. Many small landholders in developing countries, for example, receive multiyear ...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’m happy to announce that my paper in PPS is now published! My former grad student and I found that financial incentives work short-term but usually fail for long-term behavior change. Read it here: psych.wisc.edu/Brauer/Braue...
And find the permalink here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
And find the permalink here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Happy FDOC from me and my lab! Excited for another school year 🥳
September 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Happy FDOC from me and my lab! Excited for another school year 🥳
Very excited for this cohort of researchers and how their research will contribute to the IDS, UW, and the world!
A warm welcome to our first cohort of the Junior Visiting Scholars Program! Click to read about the research of incoming postdocs Ananya Ganesh, Srishti Goel, and @bonniersiegler.bsky.social. cc: @uwsoc.bsky.social, @uwpsych.bsky.social, & UW Ed. Psych.
ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...
ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...
IDS Welcomes First Junior Visiting Scholars Cohort
The Institute for Diversity Science is pleased to announce the first cohort of its Junior Visiting Scholar program. This year’s group, made up of three postdoctoral scholars, will work with IDS affili...
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August 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Very excited for this cohort of researchers and how their research will contribute to the IDS, UW, and the world!
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Read about work from IDS affiliate Ran Liu and Graduate Fellow @czglave.bsky.social about the impacts of students using generative AI in STEM higher ed courses.
ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/14/s...
ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/14/s...
Study Explores Impacts of Generative AI for STEM Learning in Higher Education
A project led by Ran Liu and Carla Glave is researching how Generative AI is being used in education and how universities can ensure that it's use is equitable.
ids.wisc.edu
August 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Read about work from IDS affiliate Ran Liu and Graduate Fellow @czglave.bsky.social about the impacts of students using generative AI in STEM higher ed courses.
ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/14/s...
ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/14/s...
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Sounds like a great webinar from our friends at IRP!
Register now for this excellent upcoming webinar "Navigating Disability Benefits: New Research on Administrative Burden and Work Incentives" with Debra Brucker from UNH, @michaellevere.bsky.social from Colgate, and Ramonia Rochester with NDI. Register here: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/nav...
August 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sounds like a great webinar from our friends at IRP!