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Just a friendly reminder that the Psychology department at Oklahoma State Univ. is hiring! We are hiring two tenure track assistant professors. One in Cognition (apply.interfolio.com/94333) and one in Clinical Diversity Science (apply.interfolio.com/94337).

Who would have thunk that a quirk in a dataset would lead down a rabbit hole about MTurk, which would lead to a manuscript exploring said quirk, which would lead to this highly cited paper, and the first (of many) collaborations between Mike Chmielewski and Sarah Kucker, Ph.D.

A very cool special issue with some great researchers and thought-provoking ideas for the role of digital media in development (I'm not biased at all 🙃). Check it out!

Excellent resource (and researcher) for those looking to learn or improve their R skills (myself included)!

As someone whose work falls victim to the "map trap", I join Ela Wojcik-Gront Martin Zettersten Viridiana L. Benitez in their argument for change. To truly advance our understanding of language & vocab dev, we need to move beyond single word-referent maps. Recommended read for word learning researchers!

"Developmental mechanisms are precisely those multi-stage, dynamic processes that produce systematic, non-haphazard, non-transitory...non-regressive, and non-reversable change in...thinking, perceiving, and reasoning..." ...important ideas to unpack, share, discuss, and use!

#MarkYourCalendars #Symposium at #CogSci2022 Diversity in Children’s Temperament: Perspectives on Shyness in Interaction 🗓 July 28 ⏰ 15:00-16:40 EDT 👤 Sarah Kucker, Ph.D., Kristie Poole, @matthilton90, and Nils F. Tolksdorf ℹ️ cognitivesciencesociety.org/program/

If you have a child aged 17-30 months, come join our Tech & Talking study! You’ll get $20 and your child will get a small prize, + you’ll get to learn more about your child’s language skills. Message us to learn more! #okstate #STWok #stillwaterok

It'll be official by the time we recover from final grading, so it's time to update my Bio. So excited to be joining great colleagues SMU Psychology Department as part of the new SMU Research TEIL research cluster (Technology Enhanced & Immersive Learning). #SMU SMU Simmons School SMU Dedman College

One of my fav studies, with Blair Braun jessica markham Plus, was an excuse to see how kids react to margarita glasses and high heels (they love them). We find age & vocab, but also children's shape bias, and oddity in object shape (but not color), impact item identification

Exciting news - We are moving! We are starting a new adventure as the SMU KID (Kids in Development) Lab at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas! Same great team, same awesome research, but just a new name and space! Check out our new webpage: sarahkucker.wixsite.com/smukidlab

📣📢 JOB ALERT 📣📢 Come join our department! The Department of Psychology at SMU is hiring an Assistant Professor in Clinical Science. Apps are due Oct. 8. More details at: apply.interfolio.com/150768

Developing language in a digital world Young children's screen time is rising, sparking worries about its impact on vocabulary development. In this TiCS article, Sarah Kucker, Ph.D. discusses why it's not just about "how much" screen time, but how it's used. tinyurl.com/43bacada