Research lab at @UCDPsychology partnering with @QUBpsych & @DevBelief || Children. Empathy. Prosocial. Peacebuilding || PI @lauraktaylorPHD
Joined November 2018
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School writing retreat taking place today! Hope it's a productive day for @GlenJankowski @lauraktaylorPHD @DrMDownes @iniccraith @_vivianliu_
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Another fantastic @UCDPsychology #ResearchDay2025! It was wonderful to hear about all the fantastic work going on in our school.
Thanks to all who came to my poster and had such great comments to make on my @Researchirel PhD research, and to @_vivianliu_ for the photos.
ALT Isabelle with her academic poster at the UCD Psychology research day. The poster is entitled, "A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between National Identity Content and Attitudes and Behaviours Towards Immigrants Among Children, Adolescents and Young Adults".
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Thrilled to see the UK government prioritizing student wellbeing and a sense of belonging alongside academic success! In @ASPbelong, we’re eager to support this initiative and help strengthen the sense of belonging in classrooms.
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A bit late, but thrilled to share my first first-author publication with @secilgnlts here! 🎉 Through the @apagradstudents CARED Peer Collaboration program, I’ve come to realize that advocacy matters, no matter the timing ☺️
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Let’s stand up against bullying! ✊
Bullying doesn't just hurt, it creates barriers to #connection & #belonging, impacting #mentalhealth & #schoolperformance (Huang, 2020)💔
At #ASPbelong, we aim to foster connections— you can start today with a #kind word 🫶💬💫
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🌟 APA Article Spotlight 🌟
Improving Student Outcomes by Discussing #SocialExclusion
Killen et al.'s "Developing Inclusive Youth" programme uses teacher-led peer discussions to reduce exclusion and increase the desire to play with diverse peers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000713
ALT Killen, M., Burkholder, A. R., Sims, R. N., Yee, K. M., Glidden, J., Luken Raz, K. V., Kaufman, E., Sweet, T. M., & Stapleton, L. M. (2024). Does intergroup contact increase children’s desire to play with diverse peers and reduce experiences of social exclusion? Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000713
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🚨 Only 4 weeks left to submit for the 2025 #ISPP Annual Meeting! 🚨
🗓️ Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
🗓️ Conference Dates: July 3 - 6, 2025
📍 Location: Prague, Czech Republic
🔗 For submission details, visit: ispp.eventsair.com/ispp-2025…
#PoliticalPsychology #ISPP2025
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🚨CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology invites manuscript submissions for a Special Issue co-edited by @alma_jeftic, @feadeh & @GhawinRiver.
🗓️Submit an abstract by 1st Febraury 2025: forms.gle/t44n1hZ8YoQo8v1X9
More details: apa.org/pubs/journals/pac/te…
ALT Special issue - Teaching Complex Histories: Education during and after Conflict. https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pac/teaching-complex-histories
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Powerful quotes from families experiencing poverty across the US, from Rashmita’s @ucdgearyinst seminar:
📅 Save the Date: 5th Nov
Join us for a seminar with Dr. Rashmita Mistry (@UCLA) on "Understanding Families’ Experiences of Poverty."
🕐 13:00
📍 Geary Institute (B003/004)
#ChildDevelopment #PovertyResearch #GearySeminar
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Authored by McKeown, Ali, Manley, and Taylor, this paper explores the role of supportive interaction norms and self-expansion in promoting #YouthIntergroupContact in post-accord societies.
👉Read more: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000692
#Peacebuilding #NorthernIreland
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Check out our new blog post on @SocialChangeUQ we wrote with @lauraktaylorPHD!
Navigating Diversity in Classrooms: The Role of Bystanders in Intergroup Bullying - Social Change Lab socialchangelab.net/1/post/2…
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The @HelpingKidsLab welcomed Camila Garzón from @UCatolicaCo #Colombia
Super interesting real-world text analysis of child and adolescent bullying - from bullies and victims.
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How can children foster community integration? Our BeyondSchoolGates.org report on how children and families connect across difference is now available to download 👇please share!
@NuffieldFound @DrMonaSakr @cha_berstroh @LorienJasny
@QUBPsych @QUBciir
Can children contribute to community integration? How do schools, community groups & local policy-makers enable children & families to connect across difference? Download the report beyondschoolgates.org @NuffieldFound @DautelJocelyn @LorienJasny @cha_berstroh
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Delighted to share my first-authored @HelpingKidsLab paper in the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology - co-authored with @CorbettBethany, Jasmina Tomašić Humer, Ana Tomovska Misoska, @MalokuEdona, @DautelJocelyn & @lauraktaylorPHD 📚🥳
doi.org/10.1002/casp.2754
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"From an early age, #children recognize and hold knowledge about #political #symbols" New #policybrief looks at how this can be used to build a #sharedisland identity @CorbettBethany @QUBPsych
@lauraktaylorPHD @UCDPsychology @HelpingKidsLab tinyurl.com/4cyphrnx #peacebuilding
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Our new @HelpingKidsLab #OpenAccess paper in #ChildDevelopment
"Intergroup resource allocation among children from minority and majority groups in 3 settings of former conflict"
w/ @CorbettBethany @DautelJocelyn #JasminaTomasic #AnaTomovska
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See more👇
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Excited to be kicking off EASP Social Cohesion in Divided Societies meeting today @QUBelfast @QUBciir! See thread for SIX talks from #KidsinContext and @HelpingKidsLab:
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Want to know more about the fantastic work of the @HelpingKidsLab? Then, check out their latest newsletter!
The latest Helping Kids! Lab Newsletter is online now!📰
Check out the link below to read about our collaboration with @BlueStarProg, our analysis of Blue Star annual reports (led by @lauraktaylorPHD and @iniccraith), and all things #EuropeanIdentity. 🇪🇺
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Thanks to the financial support of @Entirl and @ucddublin for helping make this research possible!
The latest Helping Kids! Lab Newsletter is online now!📰
Check out the link below to read about our collaboration with @BlueStarProg, our analysis of Blue Star annual reports (led by @lauraktaylorPHD and @iniccraith), and all things #EuropeanIdentity. 🇪🇺
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It's great to see the impact that the Blue Star Programme has!💙⭐️
Thank you to all our fantastic teachers and all the work they do🇪🇺
The latest Helping Kids! Lab Newsletter is online now!📰
Check out the link below to read about our collaboration with @BlueStarProg, our analysis of Blue Star annual reports (led by @lauraktaylorPHD and @iniccraith), and all things #EuropeanIdentity. 🇪🇺
helpingkidsqubblog.files.wor…