Member Newsletter: April 14, 2016

A Letter from the SPSP President

An Update from SPSP President Wendy Wood

Wendy Wood Greetings from SPSP. This marks the beginning of my presidential year in the organization. If you attended our conference in San Diego in January, 2016, you probably got a sense of how much is changing in our field and in SPSP as an organization. Two developments in the field are especially worth noting.

Read Dr. Wood's full update.

From the News Center

Americans and Canadians Favor Practical Wisdom

In a recent study researchers studying Americans and Canadians found preferences for practical wisdom when people were asked to name important figures and tell stories about their wisdom.

Generosity and Commitment to Cause Improve When Giving is Personal

New research shows it’s the personal connection of giving that makes the giver feel more generous. This giving of oneself, from a signature to blood, increases feelings of generosity and in turn, increases the likelihood of continued support of a cause.

The State of Our Science: SPSP Board Perspectives

This post is designed to provide our view of the controversies about scientific practice and the replicability of social and personality psychology findings, along with links to some of the resources where this debate and discussion is ongoing.

SPSP News

SPSP Award Nomination Portals Open

The portals for SPSP's Annual Awards are open and will close June 1. Both self-nominations and nominations by a colleague or student will be accepted.

Submit nominations here.

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Convention Updates

2016 Convention Catch-up

If you didn't get a chance to attend the Annual Convention you can still catch-up on SPSP's YouTube Channel. Check out Ryan Svoboda's talk from the "When Institutions are Barriers: How Institutional Bias and Contextual Cues Shape Success Among Stigmatized Groups" Symposia.

Featured Career Opportunities

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Illinois, Champaign, IL USA
University of Illinois is seeking to hire a postdoctoral researcher to work on basic and applied work on attitudes and persuasion, with particular attention to health and science communication... Read more

Research Assistant

Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA

Stanford Graduate School of Business is seeking to fill three research assistant vacancies. This is a perfect position for those looking towards graduate school in organizational behavior, marketing, social psychology, and related fields... Read more

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