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Markus Brauer

@markusbrauer.bsky.social

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UW-Madison Psychology professor and Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity Science. I study prejudice, racism, diversity, behavior change, interventions, norm transgressions, and sustainability.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 5d

Social conflict fosters cognitive distortions which, like those in clinical settings, lead to cycles of counterproductive behavior that feed into distorted thinking.

A new paper uses insights from CBT to fix cognitive distortions that fuel intergroup conflict:
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to everyone who attended the 2026 Mini Conference today! ids.wisc.edu/events/ids-m...

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · 13d

First lab meeting of the spring semester! Looking forward to working with our wonderful new and returning research assistants 😁

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · 27d

I recently gave a talk entitled “Inclusive Teaching Methods: Best Practices to Help Students from All Backgrounds Succeed in Your Class” at the general session of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP) 2026 annual conference! Read more here: nitop.org/page-18171

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 New paper out in PSPB! 🚨 We found that an “Inclusivity Page” that instructors in the intervention condition added to their course syllabi resulted in better grades among students from marginalized groups. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 28d

New study from Campbell, Kennedy, Miller, and @markusbrauer.bsky.social used a large RCT and found that incorporating an "Inclusivity Page" in college syllabi led to improved grades and measures of belonging among students from underrepresented groups: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.....

A Brief Pro-Diversity Social Marketing Intervention Improves Grades and Well-Being of Students From Marginalized Groups - Mitchell R. Campbell, Kevin R. Kennedy, Andrea L. Miller, Markus Brauer, 2026

Despite much research on improving intergroup relations, the evidence for long-term effects in real-world settings is mixed. We used the social marketing approa...

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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · Dec 19

Come along with us and see what shaped UW–Madison in 2025: triumphs in labs and on the field, stepping out on stage and on the ice, explorations that reach from Lake Mendota to the cosmos.

This is our year in pictures, still and moving: news.wisc.edu/still-moving/

Still/Moving

UW–Madison’s capsule of 2025 in striking images.

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Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin @uwchancellor.bsky.social · Dec 16

Happy holidays and happy New Year, Badgers! Here’s to a great 2026!!✨

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Dec 10

UW Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social won the Big Ten We Give Blood Drive and earned $1 million to support student and community health!! Abbott and the Big Ten teamed up for the competition to help address the national blood shortage. #UWMadison #BigTen #WeGiveBlood news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-w...

UW–Madison wins Abbott-Big Ten blood drive, receives $1 million for health

The university was awarded $1 million to advance student or community health after winning a blood drive competition among all Big Ten Conference schools.

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Dec 5

Our department is seeking an Associate Professor in Social Psychology. We’re a supportive, research-active community and would love to connect with prospective candidates. For information, you can email me at [email protected]. Details here: shorturl.at/nnvv8

Associate Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Dec 3

Our last lab meeting of the semester was today! 3 of our RAs gave an impressive presentation on the use of the Everyday and Lifetime Discrimination Scales in the literature. They summarized important findings regarding marginalized groups and their experiences with discrimination. Bravo! #UWPsych

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Vivian Paulun @vivianpaulun.bsky.social · Nov 17

🚨I am looking for a POSTDOC, LAB MANAGER/TECH and GRAD STUDENTS to join my new lab in beautiful Madison, WI.
We study how our brains perceive and represent the physical world around us using behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods.
paulunlab.psych.wisc.edu
#VisionScience #NeuroSkyence

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Nov 19

We had a great lab meeting today featuring Latoya Holiday, executive director of the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN). She gave a fascinating talk about the educational policy work she does, and she shared initiatives by MSAN to promote student success! Thank you, Latoya 😊

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · Nov 18

I'm giving a public talk on the psychology of conflict & cooperation at NYU on December 4th at 5pm

RSVP if you want to attend: nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/NYEvents/ape...

The Power of Us: How Shared Identities Shape Conflict and Cooperation

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Vivian Paulun @vivianpaulun.bsky.social · Nov 17

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Nov 12

I had a great time at Princeton University on Monday! I gave a talk entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion" at Princeton's Dilemmas in Inequality Speaker Series, and I got to spend time with some of the psychology graduate students. More here: spia.princeton.edu/events/dilem...

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Kristina Olson @olsonista.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hi folks! If you are a US-based PhD student interested in the development of gender stereotypes in childhood and do not have summer funding, consider applying for VIPS. Reach out to me by email. This is separate from my previous message about adol/lgbtq projects.

psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...

Visiting Internship for Ph.D. Students (VIPS) Program

The VIPS program is an initiative of the DEI committee of the Department of Psychology at Princeton University. VIPS will support up to 4 Ph.D. students who are full-time students at other universitie...

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Nov 10

On Friday, November 7th, I gave a talk entitled "Pluralistic Ignorance and Social Norms: Their Causal Impact on Intergroup Behavior" at Purdue University's Psychological Sciences Weekly Colloquia.

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · Oct 30

Submissions are OPEN for the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! #APS26BCN

Submit your research by 5 December
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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Oct 27

My lab manager presented research on peer inclusion and belonging for students of color at the @marginaliascience.bsky.social Conference at Boston College this past Friday! She also won an award for her poster 😁 Congratulations, Kamila!

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Oct 20

I gave a talk at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology's annual meeting this past week in Lisbon, Portugal! My talk was entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion."

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Oct 16

If you missed it last week, IDS Executive Director @markusbrauer.bsky.social was on WTMJ's "Point Taken" for a segment called "DEI is dead, but should it be?"

Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/5TC9...

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Oct 9

The Social Action Lab + Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn are hiring postdocs! Work on decision-making, attitudes, persuasion, social cognition, and behavior change with an interdisciplinary team. PhD in psych required. Apply here: my.spsp.org/Career-Cente...

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Oct 7

I had a great time and learned a lot!

Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Oct 6

On Friday, IDS hosted a workshop on AI-Assisted Coding of Textual Data, presented by Ananya Ganesh (IDS postdoc). Thanks to everyone who attended!

Graduate students and faculty in a classroom listening to a presenter.

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Oct 6

On Friday, IDS hosted a workshop on AI-Assisted Coding of Textual Data, presented by Ananya Ganesh (IDS postdoc). Thanks to everyone who attended!

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Oct 1

Dr. Alex Latham, a 3 time UW grad, gave a talk to our lab today on behavior change in the realm of school psychology! And we were reminded, among other things, of the importance of reading the axes on our graphs 📈🤔... Thanks, Alex, for the great presentation!

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Taylor Odle @taylorodle.bsky.social · Oct 1

🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Sep 19

New on the SPSP Character & Context Blog: Dr. Caitlyn Yantis, Dr. Dorainne Green, & Dr. Valerie Jones Taylor share insights and strategies from their latest research on talking about race. spsp.org/news/charact...

Can We Talk About Race? | SPSP

Why is it so hard to talk about race—and what helps make those conversations easier?

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Sep 18

Our IDS postdocs! (L to R): Bonnie Siegler, Srishti Goel, Bucky, Ananya Ganesh.

Read about their work at ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...

Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Sep 18

Thank you to the West Suburban-Milwaukee chapter of AAUW @aauw.bsky.social for a great audience yesterday as I gave my talk entitled "Effective Ways to Reduce Prejudice and Create an Inclusive Climate."

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