Pierce Ekstrom

@CalvinKLai and my paper on selective communication is now published in SPPS! Here it is: doi.org/10.1177/194855… Pre-print: psyarxiv.com/pnr9u/ Link to thread summarizing our results: twitter.com/EkstromPierce/…

UNL Poli Sci is hiring an assistant prof in Race & Ethnic Politics! employment.unl.edu/postings/92973 "The position is open with respect to particular subfields, though candidates with an interest in or research focus in public policy are especially encouraged to apply."

🚨New Paper Alert 🚨 Check out our new work now out in PNAS Nexus. People think opponents accept blatant moral wrongs like animal abuse and cheating on a spouse much more than opponents actually do. This misperception fuels partisan conflict. 🧵below:

Now out in PNAS Nexus 🚨 People in the U.S. believe that political opponents accept blatant moral wrongs, like fraud, animal abuse, and homicide. This fuels dehumanization across party lines. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

"The driving question of our research is whether people are actually incentivizing politicians to deny wrongdoing and escape accountability." —@UNLPoliSci's @EkstromPierce go.unl.edu/w7iy #Nebraska #UNL @unlcas

@metallicbranch Definitely! This project actually started...not tooo long after that one ended, haha.

New paper on partisan reactions to political scandal: Partisans were more receptive to "explanations" that denied wrongdoing from in-(vs out-)party politicians. Seems to be driven by desire to win > identity-protective motives but both matter journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

We thought partisans would *punish* in-party apologies, but they didn't. Instead we found that apologies & denials of wrongdoing worked equally w/ in-partisans. So we think partisans "enable" rather than "incentivize" denials of wrongdoing free version: osf.io/preprints/psya…

@GoodhartAndrew @RobertJRalston @UNLPoliSci We're lucky to have you join us!

@RobertJRalston @UNLPoliSci @EkstromPierce He has and, honestly, the entire department has been really welcoming. I feel very lucky.

Some professional news - I'm thrilled to announce that I've accepted a position as an Asst. Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. I'm very excited to join great colleagues at @UNLPoliSci, and look fwd to working with grad and undergrad students.

Links to our lab pages: pierceekstrom.com/ekstromlab polisci.unl.edu/paclab/welcome Link to grad application site: polisci.unl.edu/graduate-admis…

We have a subject pool, access to MRI & psychophys equipment - the works. Grad students apply to the department, not to faculty, so no need to ask if we're taking applications. But there would be room for new grad students to join our lab & collaborate. (2/3)

It's that time again - if you (or your students) are looking for grad programs in political psych, consider UNL Poli Sci! We have 6 faculty with explicit interest in political psych and an unknown number of faculty with secret interest in it. Ingrid Haas & I run a joint lab. 1/3

UNL Poli Sci is hiring a tenure-track prof in International Relations! Our department is very chill and good, and I am glad to have joined it. Details here: employment.unl.edu/postings/87641

My department is hiring a TT AP in IR security! Not on the committee but happy to encourage applicants! My dept is full of smart, kind people (and also me :) ) who know and demonstrate that great teaching does not come at the expense of excellent research.

I have flex in my funding to hire a postdoc and a full-time lab manager to start AY 2024-2025. I'm not sure if/when I'll make a formal job posting (it's complicated). If you or someone you know is potentially interested, please reach out via email for info!

🚨 New paper out in @PNASNexus with @Sacha_Altay and @stricklandbrent! 🚨 "Moralization and extremism robustly amplify myside sharing" Open access: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

@meeganwilson Megan!!!! Congratulations!!!

@GeoffLorenz @julia_azari @nivek_htims Oops is this not the correct way to eat pudding?

@julia_azari This looks like a @nivek_htims , @EkstromPierce , or Hibbing bat-signal to me!

Congratulations to @ChrisPolPsych for being elected President-Elect for @PolPsyISPP, the premiere professional organization for political psychologists!

I’m thrilled to announce that Miami University got late approval to hire a TT assistant professor in developmental psychology, who could start as soon as Fall 2023! See job ad here: jobs.miamioh.edu/cw/en-us/job/5… A few things I want to highlight…. /1

NEW: Research on place-based identity by @CSPPUMN alums Dr Kristin Lunz Trujillo (@klunztrujillo) and Zack Crowley is discussed in this @Edsall piece: nytimes.com/2023/01/25/opi…