Dustin Thoman

We learn more from reading on paper than on screens. 54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital content—as long as it's informational rather than purely narrative. The paper advantage holds across ages and has grown over time. Long live physical books.

🚨Join our team!🚨I’m recruiting an M.S. student to join the WAR Lab @SDSU next year 🎓 If you’re passionate about Occupational Health Psych and DEI research, apply to work with us (due 12/1 & 12/15)! 🌟 Click below to learn more about our M.S. program⬇️ msappliedpsych.sdsu.edu

Excited to share this recent @sdsucoe Informed & Inspired story highlighting @HACUNews fellow @DrHerreraSDSU's impact and leadership journey! #Leadership #HSI #HigherEd #SDSU #HACU #resisteSDSU Read the article: bit.ly/4ex9dtE

Our team is hiring! We have paid positions, including an Evaluation Coordinator for a large RCT promoting physical activity. Join us to contribute to impactful research and help address health disparities. #Hiring #PublicHealth careers-sdsurf.icims.com/jobs/17950/pro…

Applying to Psych PhD programs? Considering applying to @UCSDPsychology? For the third year in a row, we’re hosting a two-day virtual event for prospective students on October 17th & 18th. You can register and view the schedule at diversifyingpsychology.ucsd.edu. 1/4

Exciting news! @DrHerreraSDSU selected as fellow for HACU La Academia de Liderazgo. Proud of her dedication to #HSIs & equity in education #sdsuresearch #sandiegostateuniversity @HACUnews hacu.net/NewsBot.asp?MO… @SDSU @sdsucoe @PrezdelaTorre @SDSUResearch @resiste_sdsu

Good morning! I am thrilled to share this new paper on instructors' mindset beliefs and behaviors, published in Social Psychology of Education, with co-authors @KatieKroeper @dr_canning & @mcmpsych! link.springer.com/article/10.100… (1/3)

🚨 In a new open-access article, I looked at how discrimination longitudinally disadvantages everyone in the classroom. Students, including White youth, had worse grades, test scores, and engagement when they witnessed discrimination from teachers directed at classmates of color.

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 OPEN-RANK, tenure-track job in SOCIAL INFLUENCE. Come be my colleague @UCLA Psychology! Full ad 👉 recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09739 Please RT + spread!

University of Michigan is hiring for an open rank faculty position in Social Psychology, all relevant content areas considered! Spread the word, and apply by September 15 at: apply.interfolio.com/147442

Excited to announce that @Sakiera_Hudson @gd_higginbotham & I received @NSF funding to launch the Black Social & Personality Psychology Network! The mission is to provide community & resources for Black social & personality psychologists. DM/email us if you're on the job market!

Do you have expertise in critical frameworks? We (@tessa_andrews2 @ProfRussoTait) are hiring a post doc to study how STEM instructors' thinking about racial equity shapes practices, course culture, and student motivation! ugajobsearch.com/postings/366893 @MotSIG_GSC @AERA_MotSIG

Today, I wanted to highlight an underutilized model of motivation & belonging by @DustinThoman and colleagues. It pulls together many constructs that are often considered separately (belonging, motivation, interest, stereotype threat, self-regulation, etc) link.springer.com/article/10.100…

We are hiring a postdoc at San Diego State for a one-year position focused on data analysis and dissemination for our NSF-funded project, Broadening participation and the culture of undergraduate research experiences. We're excited to grow our team! drive.google.com/file/d/1svZyW9…

🚨🚨🚨 Weekend reading alert!! New chapter by @DrJMatth & colleagues that superbly reviews and organizes research on school belonging while considering the recent history of belonging research and ideas for future directions. Insightful & a joy to read! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New article collection launching today: Supporting the next generation of psychologists go.nature.com/47A5dV9 Editorial: nature.com/articles/s4415… Topics: mentorship, peer review, lab culture, doctoral training, and non-academic careers Please share with your networks!

🚨Job Market Update 🚨 THRILLED to announce that I’m truly going to be an #AztecForLife b/c I’ll be joining @SDSU (my Alma mater) as an Assistant Professor of Psychology (tenure track) this fall 🤩🥂@sdsupsychdept

Why does peer representation in STEM courses matter? Because it boosts everyone’s performance while shrinking equity gaps in course grades (by about 27% btwn URM & non-URM students & 56% btwn first-gen & continuing-gen students in high representation STEM courses) #STEMeducation