Sarah Kucker, Ph.D.

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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, @SarahKucker discusses why it's not just about "how much" screen time, but how it's used. tinyurl.com/43bacada

@dr_sweatt Sounds like yours is claimed now, but if you end up with any more extras, let me know!

More details on the lab here: sarahkucker.wixsite.com/smukidlaband and on the program here: smu.edu/Dedman/Academi… Deadline to apply: 12/1. Interested individuals, reach out! skucker@smu.edu #AcademicTwitter @ProjectUspas @ABRIR_Psy @PsychinOut @PhDVoice

Love #development? Applying to #PhD programs? I'm recruiting a Clinical Psychology PhD student! At the @SMUKIDLab we study language & cognitive development, with a current focus on digital media/tech use. Fully funded program & lots of cool people! Spread the word! @SMUPsychology

@la_locaelisa Yes, definitely! Happy to chat through the coding or approach in general anytime!

@SarahKucker Thank you! Checking it out. May I contact you afterwards?

Psych experts! I'm looking for caregiver-child (~ 4 to 7 yrs) interaction quality (broad) assessments that can be rated *LIVE* with no video recordings. Any suggestions? Papers, scales, or authors <3 THANKS <3 @K_L_Humphreys @isaStallworthy

@melissaekline @deevybee @databrary may have some ideas? A bit different (it's storage of data, not participation), and in addition to the unified Databrary consent, each study still has a lab consent, but it uses many standard docs and the team does a fantastic job of coordinating with each institution

DO YOU WORK ON AN IRB OR OTHER ETHICS APPROVAL BOARD! I want to talk to you!! (1) I run a website (childrenhelpingscience.com) where over 100 research labs provide studies that children and families can participate in from home (2) Participants consent individually to each study

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

One of my fav studies, with @bbraunpsych @jmapsych 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

@DeonTBenton @lksamueltweet Great choice, if I do say so myself 🙃

@jmapsych 1. Coordinate writing power hours with others - check-ins for 5 min, then silently write (individually on own item), check-in at end. 2. Schedule regular writing accountability groups (ideally with academic friends). Gold stars recommended for meeting goals in both cases.

what have folks done to build strong writing routines/habits? writing is the first thing to slip in my schedule, but I need to prioritize. TY in advance. :-)

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 @SMUPsychology as part of the new @smuresearch TEIL research cluster (Technology Enhanced & Immersive Learning). #SMU @smusimmons @SMUDedman

@Joey_Senat And the study is just as cool as it sounds

Study title: When reading is harder than a mother kucker: The effect of orthographic neighbor taboo-ness on novel word pronunciation news.okstate.edu/articles/arts-…

Special acknowledgements to the waitress who mispronounced a surname, leading to a rich discussion, collaboration, and fantastic finding about some top down effects on the traditionally bottom-up process of reading

Do you f*#king love to swear? Or do you avoid that 💩? New work with @lynnkperry shows adults who are uncomfortable swearing make errors pronouncing novel words that could rhyme with taboo words (kuck) vs. neutral words Summary (study link in article): news.okstate.edu/articles/arts-…

@jmapsych Check out the work by @mark_s_blumberg

Since my training as a school psych, I find most pop psych books to be too surface level, but I'm wondering if other psych friends have reccs in this genre? Also, any reccs for books on critical perspectives of psychology? Looking for something ~NOT~ text-booky.

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

@kelsey_e_klein I have a similar protocol to @KatieRGordon - anything they would wear babysitting and parents would be ok with is fine. No shorty shorts or rips. We also have colorful lanyards with the lab logo and RA names/ID and RAs carry a clipboard when meeting parents initially.

What kind of attire do you expect of students working with research participants (children and their caregivers)? I want them to represent the lab in a professional way but also don’t want to require my undergrads to buy a whole new wardrobe. #AcademicChatter

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