eDialogue: January 25, 2018


Ryan Boyd’s Software Minimizes the Tedium of Language Analysis
Language analysis often means hours of data manipulation. Ryan Boyd solved the problem with a few hours of coding.

SPSP News

SPSP Seeks Candidates for 2019 Board of Directors

Help guide the future and vision of the organization and field by adding your name to the ballot, or identify a colleague whom you think would be a good candidate. Nominations close January 26.

Meet the 2018 Student Committee

Congratulations to the recently selected 2018 Student Committee members. Their term will begin after this year's convention in Atlanta. Thanks to all who applied and to our 2017 members for their hard work and dedication.

Announcing the 2018 Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize Winners

This award recognizes the most innovative theoretical contributions to social/personality psychology in the past year.

Instructors Needed for 2019 Summer Institute

Spend a week in New York City teaching the next generation of our field’s leaders. Past instructors reflect on their experiences here. The deadline for submissions is February 15.

Heritage Research Award Winners Selected

These awards help doctoral students defray the cost of a doctoral dissertation in personality or social psychology. Congratulations to this year’s winners.

What Do You Want to See in This Newsletter?

Have a great idea for SPSP member newsletter content, or want to contribute? Reach out!

Convention Updates

Important Information for Domestic Travelers

Changing travel policies in the U.S. could affect your flight to Atlanta. Please take a moment to review these new regulations at the Department of Homeland Security's website.

Arrange Your Convention Itinerary with the Online Program Planner

Use the online program planner/mobile app to create a custom schedule, browse professional development sessions or plan which receptions to attend. Available online here. The printed program is also available for download.

Deadline for #SPSP2018 Deep Dive Workshops Extended!

Space is still available in several of these longer workshop sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to dig deeper on a specific topic and gain practical knowledge and skills in the process. There is no additional cost to attend, but preregistration is required.

Career Networking at #SPSP2018

With over 3,000 attendees expected in Atlanta this March, the convention provides a great opportunity for leaders to interview or network with highly skilled and motivated candidates for current and future positions. Accepted listings will be visible through the online program and mobile app for attendees to view and contact you. Submit your listing today!

Tickets for the SPlish SPlash Welcome Reception at Georgia Aquarium Still Available

Don’t miss your chance to mingle and network with convention attendees at one of Atlanta’s most popular attractions on Thursday night, March 1, from 7:30 – 10:00 PM. Ticket price includes full admission to all galleries and exhibits, a drink ticket, and hors d’oeuvres.

#SPSP2018 Preconferences Filling Up

Several of this year’s preconferences are now full and others are reaching capacity, so register soon if you are hoping to attend one.

Join the #SPSP2018 Twitter Team!

Coming to Atlanta? Do you love tweeting science? Share your excitement leading up to and during convention. We’ll ask you to tweet your perspectives leading up to and from the convention sessions.

Networking and Social Events at #SPSP2018

Don’t miss out on these great opportunities to unwind and connect with your fellow attendees.

Community Updates

Member Spotlight: Belinda Campos

Belinda Campos, an associate professor in the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine, studies the role of sociocultural context in shaping relationships, emotions, and health.

SPSP Member Alison Ledgerwood Named Chancellor’s Fellow

SPSP’s 2017 Service to the Field Award winner has also been named a Chancellor’s Fellows at University of California, Davis. Congratulations Alison!

Cartoon Book on Values, Well-being, and Capitalism

SPSP member Tim Kasser’s recently published book builds from the research many social and personality psychologists have conducted on values, well-being, and consumer behavior.

Recently Published by SPSP Member Todd D. Nelson, Ph.D.

Todd has three new publications to share with the community: Getting Grounded in Social Psychology by Psychology Press is written for advanced undergrad and first year grad students in social psychology; a 2nd edition of Ageism: Stereotyping and prejudice against older persons by MIT Press examines why people are ageist; and a third book, Classic and Contemporary Studies in Social Psychology: A text-reader, to be published by Sage in February 2018, is designed for intro social and methods courses.

We Want to Share Your News

Share your news with the SPSP community, whether it’s professional (a new job, book, or award) or personal (a wedding, children, or the passing of a colleague).

News Center

Exploring the Affirmative Role of Gay Icons

A study suggests that the coming out process can be aided by parasocial interactions with our celebrity icons.

Entitled People Don’t Follow Instructions Because They See Them as “Unfair”

Recent research finds people with a greater sense of entitlement view instructions as an unfair imposition on them.

Tell Us About Your Research

If you’ve recently been in the news, have research you want to share with the media, or are interested in writing for our blog, please email SPSP’s Public & Media Relations Manager at the link above!

Upcoming Events

2/4 - 2/5/18: Winter School “Competing or cooperating: human interaction in times of social and economic instability”, University of Padova (Italy)

4/4 - 4/5/18: 2018 Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE) conference, Glasgow, Scotland

6/7 - 6/9/18: Behavioral Decision Research in Management 2018, Harvard Business School, Harvard University

7/5 - 7/11/18: ISSAS 2018 - The development of emotions, Geneva, Switzerland

Career Center

Featured

★ Post Doctoral Fellow, New York University Stern School of Business

★ Postdoctoral Fellowship Position: January 31 Deadline, Northwestern University: Kellogg School of Management

★ Associate Researcher of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Future Laboratories LLC

★ Associate Researcher of Behavioral Economics, Future Laboratories LLC

★ Project Manager/Research Assistant, TurkPrime

★ Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Social Psychology, Nova Southeastern University

★ Assistant Professor - Social Psychology, UWL

Additional Job Openings

Full Time Lab Manager, Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory

Assistant or Associate Professor, San Jose State University School of Management

Research and Project Manager, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Teaching Assistant Professor, East Carolina University

Tenure-track position in organizational behavior (open rank), University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

Post-Doc in Social Psychology at Ohio State, Ohio State University

Henry Rutgers Term Chair, Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor, Rutgers University

Assistant/Associate/Professor - Organizational Behavior, University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

Psychology teaching positions (full-time and part-time), Harvard University

Post-doctoral Fellow Management Division of Columbia Business School, Columbia University

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