👀 Did you miss our panel on Publishing Equity Focused scholarship? No worries. Watch the recording here!: youtu.be/5W5RypEuQp8 Part of our "Doing the Work When It Matters Most" webinar series hosted by APA Division 15's Committee on Social Justice & Equity in Education. 💪

Webinar: Publishing Equity-Focused Scholarship

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🚨 Check out our new paper focused on Black and Hispanic adolescent perceptions of the motivational benefits and challenges associated with STEM careers, published in the Journal for STEM Education Research! ➡️ idp.springer.com/authorize?re...

What’s on Their Minds? Salient Motivational Benefits and Challenges of STEM Careers Perceived by Black and Hispanic High School Girls and Boys - Journal for STEM Education Research

Though much research has revealed the importance of competence-related and task value beliefs on career decision-making in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), it is not yet clear what m...

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I’m SO excited to read this! What an honor it was to contribute to this handbook. 🤩 Ellen Usher & I wrote a chapter on Embracing Reflexivity in Education Research. Super friendly for an equity-centered research methods course! Pre-order the handbook here: www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-...

This event is happening TODAY in 30 minutes ⏳ Come join us!

Yin Chen, PhD@yinchen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join us on May 1st at 2pm ET to hear from educators about how they have approached DEI topics in the current U.S. sociopolitical climate! This is part of a webinar series by APA Div 15’s Social Justice and Equity in Education Committee & @aeratepsig.bsky.social! ➡️ tinyurl.com/SJEEWebinarM...

Really excited to share our new article published in Ed Psych Review! ✨ Usher, E. L., & Chen, X.-Y. (2026). Toward an understanding of self-efficacy development as a sociocultural process. Educational Psychology Review, 38(46). doi.org/10.1007/s106...

Toward an Understanding of Self-Efficacy Development as a Sociocultural Process - Educational Psychology Review

Educational Psychology Review - Self-efficacy, the belief people hold in their personal capabilities to accomplish specific tasks, is a central component of motivation and persistence in learning...

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Join us on May 1st at 2pm ET to hear from educators about how they have approached DEI topics in the current U.S. sociopolitical climate! This is part of a webinar series by APA Div 15’s Social Justice and Equity in Education Committee & @aeratepsig.bsky.social! ➡️ tinyurl.com/SJEEWebinarM...

Inaugural year for SOME Lab at #AERA2026! Shout out to Amber for presenting an awesome poster and e-Lightening talk 🤩

Absolutely amazing session this morning on bridging equity gaps in STEM that I chaired w/ @hyerinlee.bsky.social. Still nerding out over getting the opportunity to present with these stellar motivation scholars 🤩 #AERA2026 @aera-motsig.bsky.social @aeraedresearch.bsky.social

Annual meeting of the powerlifting SIG at #AERA2026! 💪🏼@pnbeymer.bsky.social

Once a nerd, always a nerd 🤓 #HappyPiDay ♾️

With AERA 2026 coming up, we wanted to offer a space for first (or second) time attendees to meet other MotSIG members & learn about available resources regarding “how to AERA”! This virtual event will take place Friday, March 27th, 2026, 3PM-4PM EST. Register: tinyurl.com/MotSIGMeet

I want to be Alysa Liu when I grow up.

American New Year: Lock in - Gym, clean house, productivity! 🎉💪🏽 Chinese New Year: DON’T WASH OR DO ANYTHING OR ALL YOUR LUCK/WEALTH IS GONE 😤🤬

新年快乐! Happy lunar new year to all who celebrate! 🧧🎉 Two lovely CNY events this season - in Harlan, KY (with my family) and at @rrachelwonggg.bsky.social’s. What a lovely way to kick off the #YearOfTheHorse 🐎

So excited to announce our webinar series, "Doing the Work When It Matters Most" 😤 on behalf APA Div 15's Committee on Social Justice and Equity in Education! Join us on Friday, Feb 20 to learn about using student voice to inform educational policy and practice! 🤩 #EdPsych #Policy #StudentVoice

‼️ Graduate student travel funding for #AERA2026 ‼️

AERA TEPSig (Teaching Educational Psychology SIG)@aeratepsig.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are awarding up to 5 graduate student travel awards for students presenting at #AERA2026! ✅ Eligible if you are: • A graduate student • AERA member • TEP SIG member • Presenting author at AERA 2026 📝 Apply by Jan 31, 2026: forms.gle/VTUpECjkMN2V... Please share with your students! #EdPsych

Our first lab graduate…Congratulations, Michelle! Michelle graduated with her master’s degree in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Adult Learning. Way to pave the way for those that will come after you. We are SO proud!! 🎓🎉

APA Division 15's (Educational Psychology) Call for Proposals is out now (due January 14): apadiv15.org/2025/11/04/c... Please also don't forget to sign up to review proposals :) It takes a team to put together a great convention! Sign up to review: forms.gle/9inMBVEDZxyz... See you all in D.C.!

Call for Proposals: Division 15 at the APA Convention (Washington, D.C.)

Division 15 invites submissions for the annual APA convention, to be held August 6-8 in Washington, D.C. Division proposals are due no later than January 14, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET. The Presidential Th…

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🚨 New Open Access Publication Alert! 🚨 I’m so excited to share a paper based on my dissertation research 😎 So thankful for @emilyqr.bsky.social’s support on this one! 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Investigating academic and demographic similarities to career role models for motivating diverse college students in STEM

Similar role models can be powerful tools to motivate participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines, but it is unclea…

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So excited and proud of this paper! What an exciting opportunity it was to work with STELLAR scholars from across the U.S. to investigate infrastructures to support equity in STEM! 🤩

Dr. Allison Master@allisonmaster.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Open-access publication alert!! This is a special one; it represents two years of work with an amazing team of researchers, teachers, educational stakeholders, and technology experts to identify infrastructure that would advance equity in STEM education: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My lab’s BlueSky debut…🥹 Check out our amazing grad student presenters at #SCIPIE2025!

some lab@some-lab.bsky.social · 10mo ago

So excited to make our BlueSky debut to highlight two excellent graduate student researchers, presenting at #SCIPIE2025! 🤩

Not that it matters, but I beat @benheddy.bsky.social to a ed psych jobs posting 😎🤣 Guess y’all should go follow @aeratepsig.bsky.social job postings too!!

AERA TEPSig (Teaching Educational Psychology SIG)@aeratepsig.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#edpsychjobs The Educational Psychology program at the University of New Mexico is hiring an Assistant Professor in Cognition and Learning! Link to posting: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

First Motivation Monday of the year! We’re kicking things off with a panel on how to run a research lab featuring Drs. @andreicimpian.bsky.social , @nikkilobczowski.bsky.social, Dionne Cross-Francis, and Daeyon Jong. Don’t miss it! Register here: tinyurl.com/MotMondays25...

👀 We are seeking nominations for… ✨ Chair-Elect/Program Chair ✨ ✨ Graduate Student Coordinator ✨ Please e-mail any nominations to lisa.bendixen@unlv.edu by Oct 15. Include the following: *Full Name *Institution *Email address *200-word bio statement We are excited to expand our team! 🤩

So grateful to share my work in beautiful Graz 🇦🇹 at #EARLI2025 🌍✨ I’m feeling so inspired by global perspectives and thankful for new colleagues & friends I met during my stay!

My (WFH) partner and I have a daily “floor time” ritual, where we lie on the home office floor for 10 minutes with our pugs and let the existential dread wash over us. 😃 We get up feeling…weirdly better? Honestly a surprisingly good coping strategy for…ya know, ✨everything✨ 10/10 recommend.

My first, first author publication is out! It was a joy to be with and write about Black girls in math! ✨

Life of the eldest daughter of immigrants ✨ Back home today to help out with our family restaurant! This place put me through college and grad school. I’ll forever be thankful 💕

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Division 15 Race & Diversity Webinar: Sharing Circles Led by Macy Bowman

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Yin Chen, PhD@yinchen.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us on Friday, 6/20 at 2pm EST for the APA Div 15's Anti-Racist & Anti-Colonial Research Methods series! Our final event will focus on using Sharing Circles (a method rooted in traditional practices of many Indigenous communities) w/ Macy Bowman 🤩 Register ➡️: tiny.utk.edu/APADiv15SharingCircles

🚨 TODAY!! 🚨 Join us to learn about using Sharing Circles at 2pm ET. Hope to see you there!

Yin Chen, PhD@yinchen.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us on Friday, 6/20 at 2pm EST for the APA Div 15's Anti-Racist & Anti-Colonial Research Methods series! Our final event will focus on using Sharing Circles (a method rooted in traditional practices of many Indigenous communities) w/ Macy Bowman 🤩 Register ➡️: tiny.utk.edu/APADiv15SharingCircles