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Psych PhD @UCLA | #autism researcher | frequent podcast listener | occasional cellist

Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2008
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learnr (Interactive Tutorials with R Markdown) is ramping up for a release (v0.10.0). In preparation for the new semester, please install our release candidate branch and report any 🐛 on GitHub. ```r devtools::install_github("rstudio/learnr#271") ```
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It is entirely within our realm to change the availability of science forbes.com/sites/stevensalzb…
Kids are careful listeners. Adults should try to match them as careful speakers theatlantic.com/family/archi…
On the latest PIA podcast, @JASilvers Early Life Adversity, Emotion Regulation, & Family Separation Policy! psychologyinaction.org/psych…
Always fun when new and old friends visit the lab @JimHensonFound
We had some amazing human and puppet visitors today from the @JimHensonFound ! We always have a blast learning how puppets can be used to promote social communicative development and are proud that they play a key role in our eye-tracking studies!
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I'm too familiar with the blurred professional/personal line in academia. It's time we make active steps to shift social norms and avoid the slippery slope of complacency sciencemag.org/careers/2018/…
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Awesome visualization showing how choice of visualization can overlook some patterns
Animation showing how a boxplot may hide very different data patterns. By @JustinMatejka
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As we applaud the Senators Murkowski and Flake for taking a principled stance against this nomination process, we must remember that none of this would have been possible without Dr. Ford's courageous testimony.
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Know your value, and then add tax
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Moving towards greater availability in disseminating science can only be good sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/…
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Super excited about this week's #GettingCurious! Featuring our own ⁦@psychinaction⁩ founder, ⁦@adijaffe⁩. As usual, love the frank, real, gritty Q's of @jvn itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/…
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Fly @AmericanAir if you want to experience Murphy's Law in its entirety. A supposed 6 hr flight has become a 24 hr debacle
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This is really neat! I'll need to read further but curious how this method will influence the way we currently account for motion in imaging teapawt.org/stanfordmed/status/101…
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My writing group helped tremendously with accountability. Plus it was amazing to learn about other research areas! A great way to stay grounded and level-headed teapawt.org/nature/status/10153250…
Feelings of depression, anxiety and isolation are so common during PhD programmes. Doctoral students can use writing meet-ups to overcome isolation and depression - and boost their motivation, says @karra_danyelle go.nature.com/2J0uNar
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I always tell my kiddos to use their words but it is a struggle even as an adult! and especially for science writing. Excited to see what protips will come: sarneckalab.blogspot.com/201…
#ICIS18 going back to basics! Considering the affordances of motor development on language and social development 🤔
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"Self-confidence is of paramount importance" Yes yes yes! It's so much harder to regain what was lost than to maintain. I cannot emphasize enough prioritizing a healthy dose of "yes I can" and "yes I will" teapawt.org/curiouswavefn/status/1…
Advice to graduate students, beginning with "A PhD is not a picnic" ncbs.res.in/sites/default/fi…
The consequences of the zero-tolerance immigration policy is absolutely heart-breaking and completely unethical. The long-term negative impact of parent-child separation on social, cognitive development is unequivocal. Please consider calling your senators!
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Move over Tolstoy! Summer is the time of plans and actions teapawt.org/psychinaction/status/1…
New article by PIA’s own inimitable @StacyTShaw! “How to Get Ahead the Summer Before Graduate School” psychologyinaction.org/psych… #gradschool #phdchat #education #graduateschool #summerbreak
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