Tamar Kushnir
@TamarKushnir
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So proud of my post doc @DrMeltemYucel for reaching this huge milestone in her career! This will be a lab to watch out for, and join if you want to study moral psychology across development and culture!
Excited to announce that I will be joining @MichiganStateU as an Assistant Professor of Psychology!!!!
There are many moral setbacks in the world: wars, violence, harmful policies. Yet, many of us still try to create change. Why? Now out in Cognitive Science, with @TaniaLombrozo and Sana Asifriyaz! doi.org/10.1111/cogs.7…
🚨 Steven Frankland and I are recruiting jointly-advised graduate students to work on high-level cognition! They will be part of the Cognitive Science Program at Dartmouth and earn their Ph.D. in Psychological and Brain Sciences. Deadline is Dec 1: tinyurl.com/dartcogsphd
Reminder that we are hiring!!! We will begin reviewing applications on November 1. If you have questions about the search, email is the best way to reach me (see ad for details).
The Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a tenure-track position in Developmental Psychology (Assistant Professor level), to begin August 1, 2025. spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/30237.
I’ll be considering applications for a PhD student to start in Fall 2025! I’ve been having a blast starting up the Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab at @UofNH this fall, and I’m excited to grow our lab community. App review begins 1/15. Learn more: liquinlab.github.io
New preprint with @JessaStegall, Emily Hembacher, @mcxfrank, and @hyogweon: Young children infer the informativeness of others' praise. osf.io/preprints/psya… Adults give children a lot of praise, but do children always trust it?
Know someone who is looking into psych & neuro graduate school? Duke's Anti-Racism Community is hosting a FREE virtual office hours program! Have them sign-up to have their materials reviewed by experienced and friendly reviewers. Link below ⤵️ 📷✨
Want to grow your own social networks to study creativity, cultural evolution & decision-making? Now official! We're hiring a postdoc at Cornell in collaboration with UC Davis, CUNY, & Princeton, funded by the #NSF. Apply here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28959
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06705 We are recruiting two postdocs for a new interdisciplinary NSF-funded project in collective behavior, working w/ me (@ucdavis), @norijacoby (@Cornell), @daltonconley (@Princeton), and Ofer Tchernichovski (@CUNY). We look forward to your application!
We made it to @1NLPA! @mercedes_munoz_ & @natalia_m_esp had a symposium about Latine identity and experiences! The theme for the conference was “Weaving a Community-Engaged Psychological Science" which reflects their commitment to understand & empower diverse communities!
We’re at the @lifeandscience in Durham, NC today and tomorrow 10-12! Come & talk with us about science! And if you have a 5- to 7-year-old they can do science with us too!
Folks *this* is the the lab you want to join!
Want to do a PhD with me at @DukeU? I'm considering applications this fall for a new graduate student! ⭐️ For more info, check out this FAQ for prospective students to learn what the lab is focusing on & what I'm looking for in a graduate student. mindandculturelab.com/faq
Yes! Apply!!!
Want to do a PhD with me at @DukeU? I'm considering applications this fall for a new graduate student! ⭐️ For more info, check out this FAQ for prospective students to learn what the lab is focusing on & what I'm looking for in a graduate student. mindandculturelab.com/faq
Don't let what you see on social media skew your view of humanity. Most bad behavior is due to a few bad apples: • Just 3% of active users are toxic, but they generate 33% of online content • 1% of communities launch 74% of conflict • 0.1% of users spread 80% of fake news…
"On average, girls demonstrated greater persistence in applying the taught solution, while boys tended to explore their own ideas, leading to differences in solving and learning." doi.org/10.1037/xge000…
There is nothing better than working with smart and genuinely kind people! We found that intellectual humility in science communication boosts trust in science. Preprint here and now in press at Nature Human Behaviour! osf.io/preprints/psya… 🧵
Honored to be selected for the 2024 @DukeU Outstanding Postdoc Award 🤩😊
Very excited to announce the launch of Cooperation Island, a new research platform for measuring social decision-making in children ages 5+. Shout out to co-pilots Julia Marshall and @ShaliniRachel! Check it out at: cooperationisland.com
1/ I've long wondered why executive function in childhood predicts life outcomes. Why does juggling information in mind, shifting between tasks, and controlling our impulses matter so much? I'm increasingly convinced that our early answers missed something fundamental.