Ryan Lei
@ryanlei.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Psychology at Haverford College. Interested in social cognitive development.
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New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark!
Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
One thing I continue valuing about doing work with kids is that you have to interact with them to collect data
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
One thing I continue valuing about doing work with kids is that you have to interact with them to collect data
The Wicked marketing has gotten out of hand
Wow. Can't say much else. The overhead corona was unbelievable. The most intense reds and greens. ❤️💚😍💃 She'll be dancing until sunrise.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Wicked marketing has gotten out of hand
why even bother having schedules @septaphilly.bsky.social? these days it’s more like show up and see what you get. Maybe it’s on time or maybe it’s 45 min late. or canceled.
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
why even bother having schedules @septaphilly.bsky.social? these days it’s more like show up and see what you get. Maybe it’s on time or maybe it’s 45 min late. or canceled.
And the pretty copy-edited version of paper is out here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
And the pretty copy-edited version of paper is out here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Increasingly believe tenure is protection for sucking at your job when service takes up all your time
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Increasingly believe tenure is protection for sucking at your job when service takes up all your time
At a time when so much funding for diversity science has been pulled, I am SO thankful to the American Psychological Foundation (APF) for awarding me & former student (now PhD student!) Lizy Szanton the Springfield Grant to examine kid biases at the intersection of race and gender nonconformity.
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
At a time when so much funding for diversity science has been pulled, I am SO thankful to the American Psychological Foundation (APF) for awarding me & former student (now PhD student!) Lizy Szanton the Springfield Grant to examine kid biases at the intersection of race and gender nonconformity.
Spanberger's love for her family, and their love for her, is palpable on the screen and it is always so wonderful to see families that love each other like that in politics. But particularly Spanberger's husband crying when she was saying how much she loved him. Men should show their feelings!
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Spanberger's love for her family, and their love for her, is palpable on the screen and it is always so wonderful to see families that love each other like that in politics. But particularly Spanberger's husband crying when she was saying how much she loved him. Men should show their feelings!
LFG Pennsylvaniaaaaaaa
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
LFG Pennsylvaniaaaaaaa
what is this new fresh hell where NSF is requiring a "one-time code" every time i go to submit a GRFP rec letter.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
what is this new fresh hell where NSF is requiring a "one-time code" every time i go to submit a GRFP rec letter.
So....what happens to folks hired into "AI & Psych" jobs when the AI bubble bursts? Chase the next hot thing?
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
So....what happens to folks hired into "AI & Psych" jobs when the AI bubble bursts? Chase the next hot thing?
someone called me mid-career the other day and i was like how very dare you.
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
someone called me mid-career the other day and i was like how very dare you.
it's recommendation letter season, and the requests are flooding in. Trying to reframe as a way for me to tell colleagues about the fantastic students that've worked in my lab. Hoping that gets me through the letters...
a little girl with her eyes closed and the words pretty please below her
ALT: a little girl with her eyes closed and the words pretty please below her
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
it's recommendation letter season, and the requests are flooding in. Trying to reframe as a way for me to tell colleagues about the fantastic students that've worked in my lab. Hoping that gets me through the letters...
🚨new article!🚨 led by former postdoc Grace Reid, with Ariana Orvell, Emily Foster-Hanson, & undergrad Selim Yigit!
We consider what soc-cog abilities children have at diff ages and how that impacts what they learn from racial socialization messages
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We consider what soc-cog abilities children have at diff ages and how that impacts what they learn from racial socialization messages
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Developmental Perspective on the Racial Socialization of White Children: Linguistic and Social‐Cognitive Considerations
While there is growing consensus that it is important to talk about race and racism with children (a process called racial socialization)—particularly with White children—what to say when having thes...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🚨new article!🚨 led by former postdoc Grace Reid, with Ariana Orvell, Emily Foster-Hanson, & undergrad Selim Yigit!
We consider what soc-cog abilities children have at diff ages and how that impacts what they learn from racial socialization messages
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We consider what soc-cog abilities children have at diff ages and how that impacts what they learn from racial socialization messages
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Every developmental psychologist Is like “but my lecture slides!”
This is a big one! A 4-year writing project over many timezones, arguing for a reimagining of the influential "core knowledge" thesis.
Led by @daweibai.bsky.social, we argue that much of our innate knowledge of the world is not "conceptual" in nature, but rather wired into perceptual processing. 👇
Led by @daweibai.bsky.social, we argue that much of our innate knowledge of the world is not "conceptual" in nature, but rather wired into perceptual processing. 👇
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Every developmental psychologist Is like “but my lecture slides!”
Has anyone else found it much more difficult to update preprints on OSF?
October 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Has anyone else found it much more difficult to update preprints on OSF?
So, if you have new lines of work that are not exactly your "main line" that you're known for, how might you get opportunities to give talks about it and get feedback (besides publishing and hoping people see it, which can be slow)?
October 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
So, if you have new lines of work that are not exactly your "main line" that you're known for, how might you get opportunities to give talks about it and get feedback (besides publishing and hoping people see it, which can be slow)?
Lots of chatter about how AI is harmful/bad when used for writing, but i'm curious what people's thoughts are on using it for coding.
I have to admit I find it useful for generating functions (broadly speaking), and code for data cleaning I might not know how to do.
I have to admit I find it useful for generating functions (broadly speaking), and code for data cleaning I might not know how to do.
September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Lots of chatter about how AI is harmful/bad when used for writing, but i'm curious what people's thoughts are on using it for coding.
I have to admit I find it useful for generating functions (broadly speaking), and code for data cleaning I might not know how to do.
I have to admit I find it useful for generating functions (broadly speaking), and code for data cleaning I might not know how to do.
Y'know, this girl from Mean Girls was supposed to be a joke, but at least she had VISION. Knew the world sucked but still had hope.
a woman in a red shirt is talking about a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy
ALT: a woman in a red shirt is talking about a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy
media.tenor.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Y'know, this girl from Mean Girls was supposed to be a joke, but at least she had VISION. Knew the world sucked but still had hope.
Maybe this will help folks realize that...everything is political. Choosing to not track hunger is a political choice.
Trump administration cancels annual hunger survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’
Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”
www.wsj.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Maybe this will help folks realize that...everything is political. Choosing to not track hunger is a political choice.
this is a genuine question (and might be me putting foot in mouth)-- what value does the AAUP add? All i ever see are "statements of concern", etc. there is no sense of collective bargaining, organizing, or anything that labor unions typically do. But perhaps I am just not seeing it?
September 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
this is a genuine question (and might be me putting foot in mouth)-- what value does the AAUP add? All i ever see are "statements of concern", etc. there is no sense of collective bargaining, organizing, or anything that labor unions typically do. But perhaps I am just not seeing it?
unsolicited hot take of the day: Psych depts would benefit from de-siloing. As someone who sits at the intersection of two subfields, it's maddening when people misunderstand, mis-conceptualize, or just miss entirely (pun intended) what and how other areas think of similar topics.
September 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
unsolicited hot take of the day: Psych depts would benefit from de-siloing. As someone who sits at the intersection of two subfields, it's maddening when people misunderstand, mis-conceptualize, or just miss entirely (pun intended) what and how other areas think of similar topics.
Reposted by Ryan Lei
🚨We're hiring!🚨 The Dept of Psychology at Rutgers is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Review of applications begin on Oct 18. Details here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵
I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Tenure-Track
The Department of Psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ, plans to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, with a start date of September 1, 2026. We seek a candidate...
jobs.rutgers.edu
September 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🚨We're hiring!🚨 The Dept of Psychology at Rutgers is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Review of applications begin on Oct 18. Details here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵
I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵
Reposted by Ryan Lei
My lab is hiring a lab manager! Application deadline = 11/1, start date sometime between June & September 2026 (to be arranged with finalist). Please spread the word & apply here: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/a3f80f7....
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc #psychjobs
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc #psychjobs
Research Staff Assistant - Morningside, New York, United States
Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Hours Per Week: 35
Salary Range: $41,000- $41,000
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of fa...
opportunities.columbia.edu
September 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My lab is hiring a lab manager! Application deadline = 11/1, start date sometime between June & September 2026 (to be arranged with finalist). Please spread the word & apply here: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/a3f80f7....
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc #psychjobs
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc #psychjobs
Had a stressful dream about the first day of class, so happy new academic year I guess?
September 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Had a stressful dream about the first day of class, so happy new academic year I guess?