Vanessa Castillo, Ph.D.

I am now officially Dr. Castillo! I defended my dissertation where I examined how culture influences why we forgive or not. The short answer is that yes, it does matter why we choose to forgive or not and the long answer is 200+ pages. #PhD #AcademicTwitter #phdlife #firstgen

Hey #AcademicTwitter, just a quick reminder that for the low, low price of Free, CenterStat is offering an all-inclusive livestream workshop on Structural Equation Modeling on May 10-12. Come for the latent variables; stay for the snark. centerstat.org

New video! Why do some people believe that they are dead? Cotard Syndrome, or Walking Corpse Syndrome, is the answer. youtu.be/Z38bjdmfVyY

excited to share another paper from the @honorlogic_erc project led by @UskulAyse which puts the Mediterranean region on the map of comparative psychological research check out the pre-print which will come out in JPSP soon psyarxiv.com/efzrn/

Alright y'all, I'm going rogue with my #SPSP2023 talk. I could not get a US visa in time to attend in person, my presentation info is wrong on the agenda, & my talk is not showing up on Whova, so... Here is the talk! youtu.be/Cm4oRKHtvN0 Comments + connections welcome!😊

Students often ask if music or chewing gum influences studying. Research on THOSE issues is spotty (yes, no, maybe), STRONG evidence that distraction of a phone is a BIG. To work more effectively, Turn off phones and put away. @studychamp22 @PsychScienceOSU Getpsyched@OSU

Is endorsing honor to a similar extent as your environment linked to better wellbeing for individuals in Mediterranean countries? Our new paper looks at this and is now out in the Journal of Personality! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Me explaining to another graduate student which journals are the high impact journals in social psychology: "If it sounds like you're trying to lure a cat over to you, it's a top journal." (PSPB, SPPS, JPSP, etc.)

Out now! There is evidence that studying abroad significantly improves the development of cultural intelligence while personality traits, in particular extraversion and openness to experience, moderate this relationship: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijin…

My new book is a #1 new release on Amazon! Thanks for your support, friends! I'm thrilled to see this labor of love take flight!! #SciComm #edutwitter #AcademicTwitter

My dissertation is now available online! So if you are interested in learning if it matters why people forgive or not in the US and Mexico, read here: proquest.com/pagepdf/268104… #AcademicTwitter #psychology #culture

If you're working on your PhD thesis/dissertation and struggling, you're not alone! For an exploration of why those feelings are valid, watch "Why writing a PhD thesis sucks": youtu.be/yO6yO5anozM #academictwitter #phdlife #phdchat #phd

My book "Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury: The Ways your Brain can Break" is coming out on November 4, 2022! Pre-ordering is available through Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble! Learn more here: bit.ly/3ztPIAI

Nobody really WANTS to be a human right now. If you'd rather be, say, a shark, or a sloth, or an elephant, here are some helpful directions: "How to be a..." video playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Here's a piece I wrote for Listverse a while back. Always remember to cherish animals! Top 10 Animal Endlings: The Last Of Their Kind Before Extinction bit.ly/3LH74wq

Did you know? People need vitamin B12 from food in order to live... but your body actually makes its own B12! Too bad we can't use it. Why? Find out in my video, here: youtu.be/4XbsEdsFwmc

Did you know? Lightning strikes used to kill a whole lot more people... but in recent years, a person is about 37 times less likely to be killed by lightning strike. Why? Watch my video here: youtu.be/D3mj98C_gxw

Did you know? In the early 1800s, doctors sometimes "treated" mentally ill people was by strapping them to a chair and spinning it around really quickly. Why? Watch my video explanation here: youtu.be/SdcdRuP9OSg

Working with academics worldwide, @TempletonWorld and @templeton_fdn have launched the first-ever digital collection of forgiveness science. Visit discoverforgiveness.org to explore the science and follow @DiscoverForgive for more.

Our *FREE* 3-day online workshop, Intro to Structural Equation Models, is exactly one month away. Registration at centerstat.org. Please spread the word to people who may be interested in this free training opportunity! #AcademicChatter