New preprint! 🎉 I analysed 1660 papers from 4 psychology journals and found materials sharing went from 9% of papers in 2015 to 82% in 2025, and these materials *do* get downloaded — a median of 135 times each. BUT shared code is often hard to run. doi.org/10.31234/osf... Let's walk through it 🧵
Julia Strand
@juliafstrand.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology at Carleton College. Speech, cognition, measurement, open science! Book carver. Podcast: Juice and the Squeeze. she/her. http://juliastrand.com
New preprint with @violetsarebrown.bsky.social: "Measuring Up: Accessible Approaches for Improving Measurement Practices in Psychological Science." The aim of the paper is to reduce barriers to entry to doing measurement work in Psychology. #schmeasurement osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
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I am currently recruiting for a 2-year postdoc/research fellow role at the University of Auckland here in New Zealand, focusing on auditory perception, hearing, and music in older adults, including people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias ~NZ$100k/yr, flexible start date, please apply!
Postdoc in The Music Lab // Expression of interest
Note. The below text is a general overview of the sorts of postdocs we often recruit. We are currently recruiting candidates for a 2-year position focusing on auditory perception in aging populations,...
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Many of you will have seen the recent post about changes at OSF. If you'd like to learn more about how to use other services (particularly Zenodo) to share data and code, see my book chapter on resource sharing. bettercode-book.org/book-sharing...
12 Sharing Research Objects – Better Code, Better Science
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My department is hiring 2 (TWO!) Tenure Track faculty in Developmental Psych and Biological Psych, to start Fall 2027. Deadlines 9/1 (Developmental) and 10/1 (Biological). More info here: www.carleton.edu/psychology/i.... Reach out with questions! carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Carlet...
Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology
The Carleton Psychology Department is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Developmental Psychology (preferably with a focus on social, personality, and/or identity de...
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Hi all! Anybody know of recentish data on researcher perceptions of open science practices that ask questions like, "I think it's good for the field when studies are preregistered"? I found Houtkoop et al (2018) on data sharing, but am hoping for data on other practices and more recent!
Our lab (w/ @patrickgbissett) is hiring a full-time research coordinator to work with us on cognitive control, dense fMRI, computational modeling, and human-AI interaction. Designed for post-bacs looking to start a Ph. D in ~2 years. Please repost. phxc1b.rfer.us/STANFORDNLbWAG
Social Science Research Coordinator (Hybrid Opportunity) in School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, California, United States
Professor Russ Poldrack’s lab is seeking a new full-time Research Coordinator. The RC will work closely with and report directly to Dr. Patrick...
phxc1b.rfer.us
Postdoc available! There are two T32 positions at Minnesota focusing on developmental psychopathology, with a large selection of potential mentors. I could serve as primary mentor for someone interested in intersections with metascience and/or diversity. Apply now! drive.google.com/file/d/18SoO...
The kids and I made a #RubeGoldbergMachine in our living room! Sound on for the punchline at the end!
APS Fellow @juliafstrand.bsky.social offers resources and recommendations to run a productive #ResearchLab
How to Set Up and Run an Undergraduate Research Lab
APS Fellow Julia Strand offers resources and recommendations to run a productive research lab.
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The fact that everyone who sees a picture of Hermann Rorschach thinks it’s Brad Pitt is a level 2 irony
Just out—a piece I wrote a piece for the APS Observer (@psychscience.bsky.social) in which I share recommendations and resources for running a research lab at a small, liberal arts college. I hope it helps others in the same boat! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
How to Set Up and Run an Undergraduate Research Lab
APS Fellow Julia Strand offers resources and recommendations to run a productive research lab.
psychologicalscience.org
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
Psychology folks! I'm trying to identify broad principles of Psychology that describe phenomena in multiple subdisciplines. For example "Psychological phenomena have physiological correlates" or "Information processing is optimized for the training data." Would be delighted for suggestions!
Hi all! I'm on sabbatical this year and have bandwidth to zoom into lab meetings to talk about open science in cog psych and speech research and/or how to implement practices that reduce research errors! (www.carleton.edu/perception-l...). Email me if that sounds fun to you too!
Error Tight - Carleton College
No one is immune from making mistakes. However, it is possible to set up our labs and research systems in ways that reduce the likelihood that we will make mistakes…
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Can large language models stand in for human participants? Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research. One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want. THREAD 🧵
The threat of analytic flexibility in using large language models to simulate human data: A call to attention
Social scientists are now using large language models to create "silicon samples" - synthetic datasets intended to stand in for human respondents, aimed at revolutionising human subjects research. How...
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Psychological Methods invites early-career psychologists to apply to be a 2026 Editorial Fellow. This year kicked off our EF program -- it was enriching for the EFs and rewarding for everyone involved. Let's do it again! For details: www.apa.org/pubs/journal... @apajournals.bsky.social
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Experimentology is out today!!! A group of us wrote a free online textbook for experimental methods, available at experimentology.io - the idea was to integrate open science into all aspects of the experimental workflow from planning to design, analysis, and writing.
What does it mean for objects to be a color? Turns out it’s a super hard question to answer! In my TEDx talk, I discuss the science (and wonder!!) of color perception, including bird vision, #TheDress, and how there aren’t “right” answers about what we perceive. youtu.be/gc9ydhNgt6U?...
Color is in the mind of the beholder | Julia Strand | TEDxStOlafCollege
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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New preprint commentary from me, @malte.the100.ci, and @ianhussey.mmmdata.io. Cognitive dissonance in large language models is neither cognitive nor dissonant. THREAD BELOW 🧵 osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
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The video for our "Could Severance Happen" panel @carleton.edu is now available! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY-S...
Severance: Could It Happen?
YouTube video by Julia Strand
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Another fun event at @carleton.edu last night! A multidisciplinary analysis of whether Severance is possible, featuring neuroscience (Julie Neiworth), cognitive psychology (me), and philosophy (Jason Decker)! Take home: it’s complicated. But real fun to think through.
Another fun event at @carleton.edu last night! A multidisciplinary analysis of whether Severance is possible, featuring neuroscience (Julie Neiworth), cognitive psychology (me), and philosophy (Jason Decker)! Take home: it’s complicated. But real fun to think through.
New episode alert! www.juiceandsqueeze.net/51 in which @juliafstrand.bsky.social and @jpeelle.bsky.social talk about toeing the line of sharing personal stuff in professional contexts.
How much of our selves do we share professionally?
Julia and Jonathan tackle questions around authenticity and navigating all the different relationships we have in our professional lives. What do we choose to share with whom? And how? Being honest is...
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I started a new thing at Carleton College! It highlights the breadth of a liberal arts education, reminds students that faculty don't know EVERYTHING, and is loads of fun! In "Guess Lectures," faculty give 7-minute talks using someone else’s slides from an unrelated discipline, sight unseen.
The snack size ziplocks are in the big box and the quart size are in the small box and it gives me Stroop-like interference wherever I open the drawer
And here is the preprint for the aforementioned Stage 2 Registered Report with the fabulous @naseemdh.com, @violetsarebrown.bsky.social, and @juliafstrand.bsky.social. osf.io/preprints/ps... THREAD BELOW 1/
OSF
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SUPER EXCITED!!!!
During April 2020 (aka the toilet paper and Tiger King era of lockdown), @naseemdh.com, @violetsarebrown.bsky.social, @juliafstrand.bsky.social, and I decided to submit a registered report for an in-person project. 5 years and 1 in-principle acceptance later, we have submitted Stage 2!!
Join us for #SIPS2025 Online to explore the historical development of #OpenScience, key milestones, and ongoing challenges with @katiecorker.bsky.social @juliafstrand.bsky.social @michelenuijten.bsky.social @aurelienallard.bsky.social, Zoltan Dienes, and @kaileylawson.bsky.social
Hi friends, the Spark Society's NSF funding has been terminated. We are dedicated to continuing our work and hope we can rely on you for support.
If you want to help support our mission, you can donate here buy.stripe.com/3cs03h1be38D...
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
NSF has posted an “update on priorities.” They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants. And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...