Dr. Jessie Stern

Got really tired of seeing Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model illustrated only w/ white boys. So we made a new (prettier) version centering Black girls. Please RT & share in your psych classes! Full article on #attachment & #antiracism is open access: doi.org/10.1080/146167…

The best predictor of scientific impact isn't gender, seniority, methodology, or geography, it is the informal network of colleagues and mentors who provide guidance and feedback. We are often ignore the most important source of success. Informal support networks are the unsung heroes in science. Joining a great community of supportive and collaborative colleagues might therefore be one of the most important keys to success. This is based on a new paper analyzing the scientific impact of 86,000 scholars. The authors found that informal connections (ie the people who you thank in acknowledgement sections) are more important that your coauthors in predicting publication productivity and impact. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

How U.S. Funding Restrictions Endanger the Future of Psychology: Consequences for Research, Training, and Clinical Care journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Thanks to a new agreement alongside partners in The Claremont Colleges, Pomona will soon be transitioning to 100% zero-emission renewable electricity. pomona.edu/administration…

It's our home. This Earth Day, see our planet as our Artemis II astronauts saw it with these new images from the mission.

The psychological impacts of #climate change pose a global threat to #mentalhealth. In our new research, we disentangle the links between climate emotions and mental health symptoms over time. Read #openaccess in the Journal of Affective Disorders doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.…

This Earth Day is a special one—it also falls during @nature_org's 75th anniversary. So tomorrow, let’s make it a day for all generations: a chance to connect with the natural world around us, and with each other. Because the future of our shared home isn’t something that just happens to us—it’s something we shape, together.

Last chance to apply for our virtual summer workshop on R Programming for Psychology and Neuroscience. Funded by NSF, this FREE workshop provides direct training in using R to analyze data. Open to students from any university. Apps due May 15! rworkshop.missouri.edu

Why are relationships so hard? And what does psychological science say we can do to improve them? Really enjoyed this interview with @pomonacollege as part of their new "Office Hours" series. youtu.be/7Z50e_3R5qA?si…

Prof. Sara Masland examines existing barriers to accessing mental health services, the risks associated with using AI as a therapist and the importance of early intervention. pomona.edu/news/2026/04/1…

Some people argue that keeping an open-mind makes it easier to believe in conspiracy theories. But we found the exact oppposite in our newest paper. Open-mindedness was the strongest predictor of *rejecting* conspiracy theories in a sample of 46,745 participants around the world In particular, participants who were threatened by people who disagree with them were the most likely to believe conspiracy theories. cambridge.org/core/journals/… This paper was led by @philipparnamets @moral_psych and @Robert_M_Ross

Pomona students discussed environmental issues with federal lawmakers in D.C. on Rachel Carson Council (RCC) Advocacy Day. pomona.edu/news/2026/04/0…

Excited for @psycpomona students Jamila & Edwin to represent the FAM Lab at the @SRAdolescence Biennial Meeting!🥳 Our lab's research examines how the effects of parenting practices on teen #mentalhealth vary by cultural orientation. Check out their poster this Thurs! #sra2026

Your close personal friends, the @NASAArtemis astronauts (and Rise), can't wait to get home! In the meantime, enjoy a few new pictures from their camera roll. And watch their return with us live at nasa.gov/live.

Get a sneak peek at what’s ahead! Discover timely panels and conversations led by distinguished scholars and practitioners addressing key issues shaping the future of adolescence research. bit.ly/4bK1Wba

A strong sense of mattering in early childhood can have an outsized positive effect on children’s health and well-being across their lives. 🌟 One strategy for promoting a strong sense of mattering in early childhood is practicing serve and return daily: bit.ly/3NIZb0w

BREAKING: In response to huge cuts in Trump's budget request, NSF is closing its social sciences directorate. Staff will be transferred elsewhere in NSF, and "grants that align with Administration priorities" will be kept. W/ @dangaristo for @Nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

Please keep this in mind when discussing the Nature papers

The mass replication studies published in Nature today are insane, exemplary and an enormous pile of work to improve science. It's just so awesome how many people spent time on this in return to be 1/100 coauthors on a thing. Just outstanding 🙌🙌🙌 1/

Boys and young men tend to have fewer close connections and less emotional support than do girls and young women, and many feel under pressure to conform to stereotypical ideas of masculinity and body image go.nature.com/4sMutTw