Matthew Nielson
@matthewglade.bsky.social
Psychological researcher focused on gender identity 🦙🌈
University of Exeter
He, Him
University of Exeter
He, Him
Three main findings from my new research on men’s femininity:
1. Femmephobia is everywhere. All men in the study recalled negative reactions when they expressed femininity.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Femmephobia is everywhere. All men in the study recalled negative reactions when they expressed femininity.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How privilege affects reactions to men’s femininity
This research aimed to explore social responses to men’s femininity, with particular attention paid to the impact of privilege as detailed in the framework of hybrid masculinities. Generally, men’s...
www.tandfonline.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Three main findings from my new research on men’s femininity:
1. Femmephobia is everywhere. All men in the study recalled negative reactions when they expressed femininity.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Femmephobia is everywhere. All men in the study recalled negative reactions when they expressed femininity.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Attended a workshop on how to use AI and learned about elicit.com, a free website that does a great lit review. You type a question and generates a report with helpful tables. Fantastic resource for researchers as well as people who want actual science to inform their opinions!
elicit.com
elicit.com
Elicit: The AI Research Assistant
Use AI to search, summarize, extract data from, and chat with over 125 million papers. Used by over 2 million researchers in academia and industry.
elicit.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Attended a workshop on how to use AI and learned about elicit.com, a free website that does a great lit review. You type a question and generates a report with helpful tables. Fantastic resource for researchers as well as people who want actual science to inform their opinions!
elicit.com
elicit.com
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Hello, #psychology friends! Want to make science inclusive? We are hiring a new full-time recruitment coordinator for our Duke Child Studies group! Priority consideration if you apply by 4/18 but we will keep reviewing after that until the position is filled!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29865
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29865
a yellow sign that says we 're hiring
ALT: a yellow sign that says we 're hiring
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hello, #psychology friends! Want to make science inclusive? We are hiring a new full-time recruitment coordinator for our Duke Child Studies group! Priority consideration if you apply by 4/18 but we will keep reviewing after that until the position is filled!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29865
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29865
Not hard to be outright terrified at the state of science in America, but my heart was gladdened today by community members overwhelmingly opting for survey participation incentives to be donated to charity rather than to themselves, and by several people's enthusiasm about the upcoming study
March 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Not hard to be outright terrified at the state of science in America, but my heart was gladdened today by community members overwhelmingly opting for survey participation incentives to be donated to charity rather than to themselves, and by several people's enthusiasm about the upcoming study
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Recruitment for this study is still going. Would appreciate a repost, folks! 🙏🏻
📣 Launching our Wicked study today - please repost / spread the word!
We’re looking to hear from UK-based Women of Colour who have watched the film Wicked for a super quick (15mins tops) study ✨🪄🧹
brightonpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We’re looking to hear from UK-based Women of Colour who have watched the film Wicked for a super quick (15mins tops) study ✨🪄🧹
brightonpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Recruitment for this study is still going. Would appreciate a repost, folks! 🙏🏻
Science has been replacing religion as the prevailing explanation for how the world works since the enlightenment era. Genuinely curious what is replacing science now?
"Science is under threat. The Pew Research Center found the share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen and there’s been a continued decline in public trust in scientists." From the recent APA letter to scientists
February 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Science has been replacing religion as the prevailing explanation for how the world works since the enlightenment era. Genuinely curious what is replacing science now?
"Science is under threat. The Pew Research Center found the share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen and there’s been a continued decline in public trust in scientists." From the recent APA letter to scientists
February 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Science is under threat. The Pew Research Center found the share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen and there’s been a continued decline in public trust in scientists." From the recent APA letter to scientists
Excellent research here! "When people think that insecure girls is just someone who thinks, ‘oh, my hair isn’t good enough’, but it’s so much deeper than that and I think a lot of
the insecurities within girls that they just don’t feel
like… a person because of how they’ve been treated."
the insecurities within girls that they just don’t feel
like… a person because of how they’ve been treated."
We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study - BMC Women's Health
Background From early adolescence, girls face greater risk of experiencing low mood and anxiety relative to boys, with recent evidence that this may be worsening. There is a paucity of mental health r...
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Excellent research here! "When people think that insecure girls is just someone who thinks, ‘oh, my hair isn’t good enough’, but it’s so much deeper than that and I think a lot of
the insecurities within girls that they just don’t feel
like… a person because of how they’ve been treated."
the insecurities within girls that they just don’t feel
like… a person because of how they’ve been treated."
Good (short?) measures to assess wellbeing?
February 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good (short?) measures to assess wellbeing?
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Want to feel better after using Instagram? Our new paper shows how. It's not about what you post, it's about how you respond to others' joy. In 4 studies (N=1327), focusing on sharing & caring about others' positive emotions improved mood & life satisfaction
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39883419/#:~....
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39883419/#:~....
A positive empathy intervention to improve well-being on Instagram - PubMed
With more than half the global population on social media, there is a critical need to understand how to engage it in a way that improves rather than worsens user well-being. Here, we show that positi...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Want to feel better after using Instagram? Our new paper shows how. It's not about what you post, it's about how you respond to others' joy. In 4 studies (N=1327), focusing on sharing & caring about others' positive emotions improved mood & life satisfaction
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39883419/#:~....
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39883419/#:~....
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The University of Michigan has always prioritized diversity when it comes to faculty hiring and research, and that is why it’s one of the best! An excellent op-ed by the one and only @liliacortina.bsky.social ! www.freep.com/story/opinio...
DEI is secret sauce of University of Michigan's success | Opinion
Critics of DEI often suggest that it leads to inferior outcomes. At the University of Michigan, that's just not true.
www.freep.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The University of Michigan has always prioritized diversity when it comes to faculty hiring and research, and that is why it’s one of the best! An excellent op-ed by the one and only @liliacortina.bsky.social ! www.freep.com/story/opinio...
Despite its name, I've been surprised to find that the Oxford comma is far less common here in the UK than it is in the US.
January 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Despite its name, I've been surprised to find that the Oxford comma is far less common here in the UK than it is in the US.
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Despite patriarchy's persistence, growing numbers of men believe they have it worse off than women. And, new research shows this "male victimhood" ideology is most common among men who aren't facing hardship. Which means what they're really feeling is status loss. 1/
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
Male victimhood ideology driven by perceived status loss, not economic hardship, among Korean men
Research published in Sex Roles suggests that male victimhood ideology among South Korean men is driven more by perceived socioeconomic status decline rather than objective economic hardship.
www.psypost.org
January 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Despite patriarchy's persistence, growing numbers of men believe they have it worse off than women. And, new research shows this "male victimhood" ideology is most common among men who aren't facing hardship. Which means what they're really feeling is status loss. 1/
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
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One week left to submit your work/register!
Dear colleagues who work on leadership, crowds, collective action, resistance, power and more, we are super excited to invite you to our small group meeting in Exeter on June 27-28. More information is below. Spread the word, and let me know if you have any questions!
www.easp.eu/news/itm/?id...
www.easp.eu/news/itm/?id...
EASP Meeting on Crowds and Leaders: Towards Integration and Innovation for Crowd Psychology, Collective Action and Leadership-Followership Research
Social Psychology News Articles
www.easp.eu
January 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
One week left to submit your work/register!
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❗2-year postdoc at the University of York❗
I am looking for a postdoc for my ERC-funded project “The many faces of prejudice: the “what”, the “why”, and the “how” of inferences we make from membership in social groups”.
To learn more and apply (by Jan 13): jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#psychjobs
I am looking for a postdoc for my ERC-funded project “The many faces of prejudice: the “what”, the “why”, and the “how” of inferences we make from membership in social groups”.
To learn more and apply (by Jan 13): jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#psychjobs
December 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM
❗2-year postdoc at the University of York❗
I am looking for a postdoc for my ERC-funded project “The many faces of prejudice: the “what”, the “why”, and the “how” of inferences we make from membership in social groups”.
To learn more and apply (by Jan 13): jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#psychjobs
I am looking for a postdoc for my ERC-funded project “The many faces of prejudice: the “what”, the “why”, and the “how” of inferences we make from membership in social groups”.
To learn more and apply (by Jan 13): jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#psychjobs
Authors who write lovingly about their characters goes down so smooth. Especially when paired with in-depth analyses of why characters do the good & bad they do. Just finished Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist and this is a perfect example
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
The Accidental Tourist
Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates both travel an…
www.goodreads.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Authors who write lovingly about their characters goes down so smooth. Especially when paired with in-depth analyses of why characters do the good & bad they do. Just finished Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist and this is a perfect example
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
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I thought the road was long to get a tenure track job, but then I watched this Tiny Desk and discovered that Alyssa Fox (current broadway Elphaba) worked for that role from 2008 to 2023. 15 YEARS! Playing the same role over and over!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFgW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFgW...
Wicked: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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November 25, 2024 at 1:49 PM
I thought the road was long to get a tenure track job, but then I watched this Tiny Desk and discovered that Alyssa Fox (current broadway Elphaba) worked for that role from 2008 to 2023. 15 YEARS! Playing the same role over and over!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFgW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFgW...
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A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
November 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
Y’all know about this fun Christmas pop from Celine Dion, right?
open.spotify.com/track/4u3p9G...
open.spotify.com/track/4u3p9G...
Christmas Eve
Céline Dion · These are Special Times · Song · 1998
open.spotify.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Y’all know about this fun Christmas pop from Celine Dion, right?
open.spotify.com/track/4u3p9G...
open.spotify.com/track/4u3p9G...
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Reminder that I am considering applications for grad students with interest in LGBTQ+ health, individual and family development, and youth empowerment. This is a non-clinical PhD in Human Development & Family Sciences. Deadline is Dec 1.
Come join the Queer Development Lab! 🏳️🌈 queerdevelopment.com
Come join the Queer Development Lab! 🏳️🌈 queerdevelopment.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Reminder that I am considering applications for grad students with interest in LGBTQ+ health, individual and family development, and youth empowerment. This is a non-clinical PhD in Human Development & Family Sciences. Deadline is Dec 1.
Come join the Queer Development Lab! 🏳️🌈 queerdevelopment.com
Come join the Queer Development Lab! 🏳️🌈 queerdevelopment.com
It's not perfect, and harmonizing 6 different datasets turned out to be an 8-year long project, but I'm so pleased to offer this picture of changing gender identity pressures across the first three decades of life
tinyurl.com/4pfc25xe
tinyurl.com/4pfc25xe
November 18, 2024 at 4:36 PM
It's not perfect, and harmonizing 6 different datasets turned out to be an 8-year long project, but I'm so pleased to offer this picture of changing gender identity pressures across the first three decades of life
tinyurl.com/4pfc25xe
tinyurl.com/4pfc25xe
I’d love to rebuild our gender research-focused network. Let me know if you want to be included on the list!
go.bsky.app/NNpy1BW
go.bsky.app/NNpy1BW
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 AM
I’d love to rebuild our gender research-focused network. Let me know if you want to be included on the list!
go.bsky.app/NNpy1BW
go.bsky.app/NNpy1BW
ahhh, the Wicked marketing finally got me a little curious.
November 15, 2024 at 1:13 PM
ahhh, the Wicked marketing finally got me a little curious.
It’s a small win, but every time I embed a link in an email I feel real professional 💁🏽
October 11, 2023 at 4:52 AM
It’s a small win, but every time I embed a link in an email I feel real professional 💁🏽