Panteleimon ("Paddy") Ekkekakis
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Panteleimon ("Paddy") Ekkekakis
@ekkekakis.bsky.social
Exercise psychologist; affect & emotion researcher. Posts about the link b/w exercise and pleasure/displeasure, and the role of exercise in mental health.
Higher physical activity levels in mid and late life are associated with 41-45% lower risk of dementia, according to data from the ongoing Framingham study.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Paul Ekman, the researcher that most psychologists, if not most people in general, associate with emotion research, has passed away at the age of 91.

www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A subject that every US academic should be concerned about and vigorously advocating for: "Universities May Face Huge Costs From Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee" -- from
@forbes.com

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Universities May Face Huge Costs From Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
President Trump's surprise announcement of a $100,000 fee for employers seeking to hire new workers on H-1B visas poses another financial threat to American universities.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Soon-to-be-released new article, in which we address the always-controversial subject of faculty evaluations. My portion focuses on evaluations of research productivity in the era of the replication crisis, predatory journals, paper mills, AI, and hyperprolific authors.
September 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In this paper, with Bastos, Andrade & Teixeira, we look at how to quantify affective responses to exercise sessions by a single indicator. We examined how affective end, peak, & other indicators predicted remembered and anticipated affect, enjoyment, and exercise frequency.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
August 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM