Excited to share this paper led by two undergrads in the lab, out now in Neurobiology of Stress! Temporal reorganization of maternal care during early life stress in mice doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
Redirecting
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Erik Nook 🏳️🌈
@eriknook.bsky.social
Psych Professor @Princeton studying how language and emotion interact in the brain, clinic, and over development. He/they
Excited to share this paper led by two undergrads in the lab, out now in Neurobiology of Stress! Temporal reorganization of maternal care during early life stress in mice doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
Redirecting
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congrats, Henna!!!
Huge congratulations to @hennavartiainen.bsky.social for winning a Princeton TigerWell grant! 🎉 Henna’s grant will support her ongoing research on how listening to music connects with emotions. We’re very excited to see what her study finds! Learn more about Princeton's TigerWell grants:
Really fascinating results by @danmirea.bsky.social now out in JAMA Psychiatry!
🚨 Now out in @jamapsychiatry.com 🚨 Are people with depression less responsive to rewards on social media, just like in the lab? Actually…quite the opposite! 🧵 📄 Read the paper here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Interested in doing a postdoc with me in Auckland, New Zealand? 🇳🇿 See info below on a competitive award opportunity, and please spread the word!
Ever wondered why we sometimes 'catch' another person's anxiety even after a brief interaction? We developed a paradigm to induce contagious anxiety and find that empathy and mental imagery mediate anxiety contagion. See thread & preprint for details! osf.io/preprints/ps...
We are thrilled to welcome Angélica Rodríguez (Ponce Health Sciences University) and AJ Cruz (The University of Texas - El Paso) to our lab for a 2-month stay through the Visiting Internship for Ph.D. Students! They'll be investigating sleep, language, emotion regulation, and mental health. Welcome!
Princeton University Art Museum’s chief conservator, Bart Devolder, spent six months analyzing and preparing “Black Friday” for the current de Kooning exhibition. The work came with surprises — including “the likelihood of an abstract composition with bright colors underneath ‘Black Friday.’”
A conservator's work on de Kooning’s ‘Black Friday’ for Princeton reveals new insights and a surprise
Princeton University Art Museum's chief conservator, Bart Devolder, spent six months analyzing and preparing “Black Friday” for the current de Kooning exhibition. The work came with surprises — includ...
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We are so proud of @claire-whiting.bsky.social for winning a @princeton.edu Graduate Teaching Award! The award is presented to 10 graduate students each year in recognition of their exceptional skill, dedication, and impact as instructors. Congrats, Claire!! 🎉
New paper: Jamil Zaki and I integrate theories of empathy + emotion regulation to describe how therapists have to regulate a "therapeutic emotional circuit" in each session. Lots of applications and avenues for new research. Just published in CPS! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The CANDLab at Yale is hiring a new full-time research assistant! Excellent opportunity to gain post-bacc experience before applying to PhD programs in child and adolescent clinical psychology and neuroscience. 🧠 candlab.yale.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/YaleCANDLab_RA_2026.pdf
NC folks: I am recruiting participants for an NIMH funded R01 on preteen suicide risk. The study is fully remote, and we're trying to enroll participants from across our state. We'd love to see this map get filled in with participants from every county. Please share our flyer with folks in your area
Had THE BEST time hearing about alllll the exciting developmental affective science happening at @affectscience.bsky.social. Huuuuuuge thanks to @profmorningstar.bsky.social for being an amazing precon co-organizer 🌟
Wow - what a pre-conference! It was a thrill to co-host the first ever Developmental Affective Science pre-conference to the @affectscience.bsky.social conference this week. I was blown away by the group's energy, enthusiasm, and ideas! 🪴
Here for @affectscience.bsky.social #sas2026 to kick off with a symposium dive into AI, empathetic support, and therapy
Our lab has a new postdoc position that is ideal for someone interested in a career in data science or statistical consulting and an interest in gender diversity / trans health. apply.interfolio.com/182278
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We're excited about SAS 2026! Mark your calendars to check out our lab's latest work. Beginning with the Thursday preconferences, we have two lab members presenting at the Dev Precon and the Clinical Precon! @affectscience.bsky.social
Later in the day on Thursday, we also have four amazing posters at Poster Session I. @affectscience.bsky.social
So excited to have my whole lab at @affectscience.bsky.social this year! Come see what the IDEA Lab is up to!
I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both 5 Calls can help you make the call: 5calls.org/issue/iran-i...
Only a few weeks until #SAS2026! We are proud to be partnering with @inclivio.com to support SAS researchers with an intuitive platform for running EMA studies. Like (1 entry) and repost (3 entries) to enter a drawing for 1 of 3 licenses to run your EMA study for free on Inclivio! inclivio.com
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Huge congrats to @logicemotionlab.bsky.social PhD student Steven on his excellent work!
🧵New paper out in @commspsychol.nature.com We tested whether language-based assessments (LBAs) can predict not just subjective well-being (life satisfaction) but also psychological well-being (autonomy). Across 3 studies, we found that LBAs work well for some constructs—but not all! 1/
🧵New paper out in @commspsychol.nature.com We tested whether language-based assessments (LBAs) can predict not just subjective well-being (life satisfaction) but also psychological well-being (autonomy). Across 3 studies, we found that LBAs work well for some constructs—but not all! 1/
Are you a junior faculty member interested in spending 2-4 weeks at Princeton Psych? Consider applying for our Microsabbatical program! It’s a fully funded visit for professional development and creating long-term collaborations. psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...
Microsabbaticals at Princeton Psychology
Microsabbaticals at Princeton Psychology provide a several-week-long visit to our department for early-career faculty. The program focuses on early-career scholars who would benefit from interactions ...
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Imagination in bonobos! I am thrilled to share a new paper w/ Amalia Bastos, out now in @science.org We provide the first experimental evidence that a nonhuman animal can follow along a pretend scenario & track imaginary objects. Work w/ Kanzi, the bonobo, at Ape Initiative youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko
Apes Share Human Ability to Imagine
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We're hiring! The Computational Clinical Science Lab @ Yale is seeking a full-time lab manager/research coordinator to start in early summer 2026. For more information about the position and to apply: forms.gle/LtQwVgPUfaGk... Please share widely & consider applying!
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** Recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher! ** We are seeking a postdoc to help examine how brain networks might change within individuals across transitional times, such as adolescence & pregnancy! Please share widely and apply at the link! #NeuroJobs uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/...
Research Associate in Psychology
The Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate position to work in the DiNicola Lab. The DiNicola lab uses a precision neuroscien...
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A few days left to apply to join my lab as a PhD student! We study how people explore, how new ideas form, and how thinking develops. Learn more at liquinlab.github.io. Application review begins 1/15. #PsychSciSky #CogPsyc #CogSci #DevPsyc
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@affectscience.bsky.social notices are out! 🎉 If you’re going to #SAS2026, consider attending its very first Developmental Affective Science pre-conference too! @eriknook.bsky.social and I hope to see you there. 🤞🏻 Spread the word!
Explore how affective processes develop from early life through adolescence at the Developmental Affective Science preconference featuring invited talks, trainee flash talks, open discussion, & opportunities to spark new collabs across career stages! bit.ly/3Mx0778