New on the Baby Blog - 2026 Congress Overview by the ICIS Programme Chairs @nataliebrito.bsky.social, Silvia Benavides-Varela, Ana M. Carmiol and Ori Ossmy infantstudies.org/2026-congres... #infantstudies #ICIS2026 #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research

Guo, @johnfranchak.bsky.social et al. (2026) developed a novel video-based ecological momentary assessment for observing infants' home behavior: Infants who could walk independently engaged in more upright postural transitions in their daily lives #DevPsySky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Walking‐Related Changes in Infants' Daily Experiences of Postural Transitions: A Longitudinal Assessment

Postural transitions occur when infants switch from one posture to another, such as from prone to sitting. Postural transitions facilitate perceptual-motor exploration because different postures affo...

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Kretch et al. (2025): chronological age and overall sitting age but not hands-free sitting age predicted everyday sitting experience; continuous development of sitting skill changes positioning composition of infants' everyday unrestrained floor time #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

Infant Sitting Status, Sitting Age, and Everyday Positioning Experience Across the Transition to Independent Sitting

Positioning—the body's physical configuration and relations to supports and restraints—is a fundamental aspect of infants' everyday experiences. How do everyday positioning experiences (the amount of...

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"We're pleased to present this updated org chart that captures our system of governance (which management scientists term “Kafkaesque bureaucracy meets Lord of the Files,” though no one understands these references since we cut our literature requirements)."

An Accurate Organizational Chart of Your University

In accordance with our informal tradition of updating documents every thirty years, whether they need it or not, our university is pleased to prese...

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This is the same rationale for rejecting AI for legal work. It’s through engaging with the text of the law that the reasoning occurs. You cannot avoid the work.

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2y ago

Writing a literature review is thinking. It is reading, choosing, summarizing, cross pollinating ideas and building the foundations for your own research. Every part of that process is necessary to do on your own--offloading any of that onto LLMs is a sign of a crappy academic.

As we watch all mention of diversity actively get scrubbed from the NIH website in real time it's important to know that, we were not taking over anything, we were just trying to exist. - Only 2% of NIH R01 grants are awarded to Black investigators. The goal is total erasure/elimination.

I haven't really used #rstats case_match before, but I think I'll start using it more. It's a nice little time saver and reduces repetition.

We just learned that our insurance is awful. We do not have enough coverage to rebuild and we do not have any coverage at all for temporary housing. So essentially, we have a mortgage and no home. Housing is outrageously expensive in Los Angeles. So I’m bumping this fundraiser again. Please share ❤️

Kari Kretch@karikretch.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are so grateful to everyone who has reached out to offer support as we face this horrifying tragedy. We have a long road ahead and are comforted to know we are not alone. If you would like to contribute: gofund.me/95387a92

Some tips for making and keeping New Year's resolutions! @ucriverside.bsky.social news.ucr.edu/articles/202...

Will you keep your New Year’s resolutions?

A UC Riverside psychologist shares his thoughts on how to make them last

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Tip from a journal editor: if you are late on a review, ask for an extension so we know when to expect it and so we can adjust those annoying auto reminders. I almost always would rather have a late review than no review.

Best description of academia I've heard: it's a pie eating contest, where the prize is more pie

Dear academics We could dramatically reduce our administrative workload if we all just agreed not to ask for reference letters until we made our list of finalists. This is massive collective action problem has already been solved by… *checks notes* …every other industry on earth.

David Barner@drbarner.bsky.social · 2y ago

Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?

Who is for abolishing grad app letters of rec at the point of application? Would it be so bad if letters were requested AFTER candidates were shortlisted? If we do this at UCSD who will join us?

Now out! Jessie Fu led a practical guide for mobile eye tracking. We present approaches across the lifespan, but have good info for work with infants & kids. link.springer.com/article/10.3... Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide 1/3

Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide - Behavior Research Methods

Eye tracking provides direct, temporally and spatially sensitive measures of eye gaze. It can capture visual attention patterns from infancy through adulthood. However, commonly used screen-based eye ...

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I am looking for a lab manager for the brand-new Emotional Lives lab (starting this Fall) at UC Riverside. Sharing would be much appreciated :) jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/33028489

University of California, Riverside - Jobs

UCR is hiring for this great opportunity!

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interested in developmental applications of machine learning/computer vision? we are hosting a workshop at the @infantstudies.bsky.social meeting in Glasgow and launching a new listserv: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...

Come check out UCR PADLAB members presenting at #CDS2024 in Pasadena! Full posters here: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2024-0...

Going to CDS 2024? Consider attending the Hidden Curriculum pre-conf! @tissyana.bsky.social and I are fortunate to be joined by a *fantastic* group of invited speakers who are committed to democratizing info. You can learn more about the pre-conf here: tinyurl.com/CDS-HCpreconf 1/4

CDS 2024: Hidden Curriculum

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My lab (sites.usc.edu/ldrlab/) is recruiting a 32 hr/wk lab technician. Great opportunity for new grads interested in infant development or pediatrics and looking for research experience! View details and apply here usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... or contact me for more information. #DevSci

(to the tune of Eleanor Rigby) Monthly expenses Fill in the form and upload your receipt to Concur Science goes brrr

famous moments in psychology / cog-sci as lego sets, a thread. 1. Pavlov's dogs.

excited to share that our paper on 10-13 month olds' everyday body position, restraint, and object holding (measured via EMA) was accepted in developmental psych. the transition to independent walking predicts changes in some activities and not others: padlab.ucr.edu/posts/2023-1....

Come join our fantastic research community at UCRiverside! The Computational Cognitive and Neural Sciences lab is recruiting at all levels. Check out our research at www.ballardlab.org

Halle Dimsdale-Zucker@halledz.bsky.social · 3y ago

Applying to grad school in Psych? UCRiverside should *definitely* be on your list. Faculty across our dept are recruiting & see attached re faculty specifically w/in the Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience Area (including me!!!) who are taking students. tinyurl.com/ccnphd2023 #PhDSky #PsychSciSky

Do I understand how hashtags work on this website yet? No I don't. TLDR: I am hiring for a researcher/community-focused role working on two open source projects in psychology! #openscience #opensci #metasci #psychscisky #cogsci #devsci #cogdev #opendata #psychjobs #neurojobs

Melissa Kline Struhl@mekline.bsky.social · 3y ago

I'm happy to announce that Children Helping Science and Psych-DS are hiring for a joint, temporary position! Job ad: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Other comments: read on

Issue 59, Volume 11 is now out for Developmental Psychology! psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES... Papers : -2023 Boyd McCandless Awardees -EF across developmental domains -Face Processing -Racial Socialization -Parent-Child Conversations 👶🧠 #devsci #DevPsy #devpsych #devsky #DevCogNeuro

My dept. at UC Riverside is hiring a TT developmental psychologist who specializes in Latinx Health and Development. Please share: aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01840

Please consider applying to this postdoctoral position with my wonderful colleague, Dr. Sophia Vinci-Booher.

Vanderbilt Learning and Neurodevelopment (LAND) Lab@vandylandlab.bsky.social · 3y ago

The LAND Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Assistant! Find more information about the lab here: www.vanderbiltlandlab.io The postdoctoral scholar will receive primary mentorship from Dr. Sophia Vinci-Booher. Contact Dr. Vinci-Booher at sophia.vinci-booher@vanderbilt.edu for more info!

looking for advice from US researchers who have needed to get business insurance to do (university/grant) consulting work. any companies to try/tips for what you need? #PsychSci

Worth your time: a post-mortem on the Gino case. Thank you very much, Zoé Ziani 🙏 www.theorgplumber.com/posts/statem...

A Post Mortem on the Gino Case | The Organizational Plumber

My perspective on the Gino-Ariely scandal, and what we should learn from it.

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I am BEGGING schools to stop requesting letters of recommendation from all students before you read their application. Trying to write letters for eight students who are applying to 10 schools each is going to drive me mad.