Research question: Can repeated ice cream outings postpone the start of the semester? Results: No. Conclusion: More ice cream is needed to confirm these findings. 🍨 One month until classes begin, so we took time to “scoop” up a little summer before the semester gets underway. 🍦

Another successful Cook Center Fellowship lunch! Nothing like chatting science in the summer!

A big congrats to Julia for finishing up our summer VIP program! She started work on her thesis testing how data visualizations can shift how we perceive information and threat!

Thank you, Hannah for EVERYTHING!! Go get that PhD!!

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · last mo.

Today we celebrated Hannah with (complete with leis 🌺) as she heads off to start her PhD in Hawaiʻi. She has been an incredible lab manager, teammate, problem solver, and all-around wonderful human. Excited to see what comes next. ❤️

Attending @spssi.bsky.social was amazing for @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social! He presented his current research examining how contextual factors shape the mental health of Multiracial Asian individuals which we are following up in the lab soon! #spssicon26

The end of summer session 1 is here! The first mini goodbye to our lab manager Hannah too who is off to her PhD program soon!

Hooray!!

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are honored to have our work this summer supported by the Duke Cook Center on Social Equity! Mohammad, Olivia and Jayden have all received summer fellowships!

Meet our new lab manager, Eliana! Home: San Francisco, CA Coming from: Haverford College Excited about: I am excited to manage the lab while being able to do research and for the free food since that's most peoples' top lab activity 🙂 Fun Fact: I've been playing volleyball since third grade.

One page. A lot of accomplishments! We had a great time at our lunch and resume workshop helping to translate research, leadership, and life experience into resume gold today! ✨

More lab alumni news! So happy for Sejal on Fulbright and Duke Law! What a super star!

Lab alumni news 🎉 🩺 Morgan Robinson—Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA 🩺 Uyen Nguyen—UC Davis School of Medicine 🩺 Serena Raj—University of Miami Miller School of Medicine dual MD/MPH program 💙 Nicole Izquierdo—Nursing Program at Florida International University

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Congratulations to our amazing Duke graduating class! 🎓 Thank you for the passion, leadership, and heart you’ve brought to our community—especially your work advancing diversity in science! Duke and your lab family will always be cheering you on! Class of 2026!!!

More congrats at the end of the academic year! Our amazing lab manager Hannah is off to the University of Hawaii to start her PhD and our postdoc Esha is off to a new research position at Wake Forest!! Woo hoo!

Congrats to Mercedes on receiving Duke’s Forever Duke Award! This honor recognizes graduating students who truly embody the “Forever Duke” spirit—through leadership, service, and a deep commitment to their community. Mercedes is exactly that kind of person! Professor life here she comes!

The end of the semester is here! There’s something fitting about ending this stretch of the academic year with a literal climb. 239 steps specifically and we did it! Cheers to another year of amazing science and friendship with my @dukeidlab.bsky.social!!

The best lab ever!!! ⭐️

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The end of the semester is here! There’s something fitting about ending this stretch of the academic year with a literal climb. 239 steps specifically and we did it! Cheers to another year of amazing science and friendship with my @dukeidlab.bsky.social!!

It is LDOC today, so congrats to our seniors! Jalen is off to a Masters in Education program at Columbia, Krystal is off to a Masters in Mental Health Counseling program at Villanova, Kaitlyn is off to earn her nursing degree at Jefferson College, and Jaya will be working as an analyst at iCapital!

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A big congrats to Jalen on successfully defending his honors thesis! His project focuses on what experiences boost flexible thinking outcomes for monocultural and multicultural children! Graduation with honors here he comes!

Check out some new coverage about our Duke Child Studies group and some of the great recruitment events we do such as the upcoming Science Expo! today.duke.edu/2026/04/duke...

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Our lab had a great time at the NC Carolina Conference in Cognition! @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social gave a talk on racial miscategorization and stereotype misattributions, Mariam gave a poster on children’s generalizations, and Madelyn presented on microaggressions for Multiracial Asian individuals!

As we head into the final month of the term @dukeidlab.bsky.social , our lab took a moment to slow down and reset through yoga 🧘‍♀️ Science demands focus, curiosity, and resilience. Taking time to center ourselves isn’t stepping away from the work, it’s supporting it!

Come work with us!!!

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 I'm hiring! 🚨 @dukeidlab.bsky.social is looking for a new lab manager at Duke! If you love research on social identity, working with kids & adults, & mentoring undergrads, this one’s for you. 💡✨ 🗓️ Priority deadline: March 31; Please share! 💙 Apply Here! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31826

Congrats to @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social on receiving the Aleane Webb Dissertation fellowship! His dissertation is titled “When we get it wrong: The occurrence and consequences of racially ambiguous misperceptions” and we can’t wait to get more data analysis and data collection going!

Happy spring break, everyone!

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Spring break with @dukeidlab.bsky.social starts with boba and dumplings! Grateful to be part of a team that works hard, supports one another, and still finds time to celebrate! Behind every dataset and experiment is a group of people who make the work meaningful. I’m lucky to be in this lab 💙

Last day @spspnews.bsky.social! Jalen presented his thesis on flexible thinking in kids, Mariam discussed identity denial attributions, Tose showed Black immigrant socializations, & @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social highlighted how context (Hawaii vs mainland) shifts identity denial outcomes! #spsp2026

Day 2 @spspnews.bsky.social! A fun lab breakfast, Hannah presented on gesture and social interactions, Esha discussed gesture and word learning in kids, and @kirbylam.bsky.social highlighted masculinity norm violations! So much science! #spsp2026

A belated Day post here @spspnews.bsky.social! @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social and Mariam presented at preconferences their work on racial ambiguity and kid’s generalizations, and Julia presented her poster on random college roommates and flexible thinking outcomes! #spsp2026

Honored to accept the Ambady Mentoring Award @spspnews.bsky.social on behalf of my advisor Sam Sommers who passed away last year. Sam built communities grounded in inclusion. A reminder that mentoring and expanding who belongs in our field isn’t secondary to our work. It is the work. #spsp2026

Hooray for diversity science!!

Dr. Sarah Gaither @sarahegaither.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Officially #SPSP2026 bound! So many presentations from the @dukeidlab.bsky.social I can’t wait! Find our talks and posters on topics ranging from gesture and learning, masculinity norms, multiracial identity denial, kid’s flexible thinking, and cross-race roommates @spspnews.bsky.social!

Roses are red, Data are neat, Best lab around, Can’t be beat!!!