Michelle Twali
@michelletwali.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology at NYU. Research: collective victimhood, power, social change, & displaced populations.
www.michelletwali.com
www.michelletwali.com
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Join us for the EASP 2026 Preconference:
"Social Psychological Processes of Collective Memory"
@easp2026.bsky.social ✨
With @olivierklein.bsky.social @jrvollhardt.bsky.social @michelletwali.bsky.social @elifsandal.bsky.social @laurentlicata.bsky.social
Submit here: www.easp.eu/news/itm/cal...
"Social Psychological Processes of Collective Memory"
@easp2026.bsky.social ✨
With @olivierklein.bsky.social @jrvollhardt.bsky.social @michelletwali.bsky.social @elifsandal.bsky.social @laurentlicata.bsky.social
Submit here: www.easp.eu/news/itm/cal...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – EASP 2026 PRECONFERENCES
Social Psychology News Articles
www.easp.eu
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Join us for the EASP 2026 Preconference:
"Social Psychological Processes of Collective Memory"
@easp2026.bsky.social ✨
With @olivierklein.bsky.social @jrvollhardt.bsky.social @michelletwali.bsky.social @elifsandal.bsky.social @laurentlicata.bsky.social
Submit here: www.easp.eu/news/itm/cal...
"Social Psychological Processes of Collective Memory"
@easp2026.bsky.social ✨
With @olivierklein.bsky.social @jrvollhardt.bsky.social @michelletwali.bsky.social @elifsandal.bsky.social @laurentlicata.bsky.social
Submit here: www.easp.eu/news/itm/cal...
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How do authoritarian regimes keep power over people who have left their countries?
@fulyafelicity.bsky.social's job market paper “Remote Control: Authoritarian Diaspora Engagement Policies and Emigrant Political Behavior” (and the dissertation from which it draws) answers that question! 🧵
@fulyafelicity.bsky.social's job market paper “Remote Control: Authoritarian Diaspora Engagement Policies and Emigrant Political Behavior” (and the dissertation from which it draws) answers that question! 🧵
💫Thrilled to support two amazing @ucrpolisci.bsky.social PhD students on the market this year: Felicity Turkmen @fulyafelicity.bsky.social & Eun-A Park @kafei0220.bsky.social. Their exciting projects bridge Comparative Politics & IR, and writing letters for them made me want to spotlight their work.
September 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How do authoritarian regimes keep power over people who have left their countries?
@fulyafelicity.bsky.social's job market paper “Remote Control: Authoritarian Diaspora Engagement Policies and Emigrant Political Behavior” (and the dissertation from which it draws) answers that question! 🧵
@fulyafelicity.bsky.social's job market paper “Remote Control: Authoritarian Diaspora Engagement Policies and Emigrant Political Behavior” (and the dissertation from which it draws) answers that question! 🧵
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A response by former ISPP leadership to this statement below on Gaza and Israel published last week by current ISPP leadership: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
September 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A response by former ISPP leadership to this statement below on Gaza and Israel published last week by current ISPP leadership: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Really useful resource for RAs and others interested in doing field work in international settings, or any rigorous empirical work in social sciences
@poverty-action.bsky.social just launched the IPA Knowledge Hub
data.poverty-action.org
@poverty-action.bsky.social just launched the IPA Knowledge Hub
data.poverty-action.org
August 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Really useful resource for RAs and others interested in doing field work in international settings, or any rigorous empirical work in social sciences
@poverty-action.bsky.social just launched the IPA Knowledge Hub
data.poverty-action.org
@poverty-action.bsky.social just launched the IPA Knowledge Hub
data.poverty-action.org
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Do you want to know more about factors associated with civic engagement and collective action? Check out our (@natekruger.bsky.social) latest article on the topic: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
When opportunity structures matter for unfolding the sociopolitical development of adolescents and young adults
Recognizing the significant roles of youth in social change efforts, research has increasingly aimed to clarify the processes that promote critical action among young people. Studies on sociopolitica....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Do you want to know more about factors associated with civic engagement and collective action? Check out our (@natekruger.bsky.social) latest article on the topic: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Our EASP-SPSSI Joint Conference 'Linking Collective Memory and Collective Action' is taking start today with the opening speech by @azick.bsky.social and two great keynote speeches by Prof. William Hirst and @rezartabilali.bsky.social
Stay tuned and follow #memoryaction2025 hashtag for the updates.
Stay tuned and follow #memoryaction2025 hashtag for the updates.
July 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Our EASP-SPSSI Joint Conference 'Linking Collective Memory and Collective Action' is taking start today with the opening speech by @azick.bsky.social and two great keynote speeches by Prof. William Hirst and @rezartabilali.bsky.social
Stay tuned and follow #memoryaction2025 hashtag for the updates.
Stay tuned and follow #memoryaction2025 hashtag for the updates.
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Just read this 🗞️, thanks to a post from @michelletwali.bsky.social
@rezartabilali.bsky.social tells is straight:
Without context, we can be exacerbating conflict
@helpingkidslab.bsky.social folks, a great read
@pacjournal.bsky.social welcomes articles with this context embedded!
@rezartabilali.bsky.social tells is straight:
Without context, we can be exacerbating conflict
@helpingkidslab.bsky.social folks, a great read
@pacjournal.bsky.social welcomes articles with this context embedded!
In this commentary in Nat. Rev. Psych, I reflect on the need to bring sociopolitical/historical contexts more centrally into soc. psych research on conflict. Reflections draw on tensions I've faced in my work, and critical feedback from participants, practitioners, and colleagues: rdcu.be/etk1f
July 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Just read this 🗞️, thanks to a post from @michelletwali.bsky.social
@rezartabilali.bsky.social tells is straight:
Without context, we can be exacerbating conflict
@helpingkidslab.bsky.social folks, a great read
@pacjournal.bsky.social welcomes articles with this context embedded!
@rezartabilali.bsky.social tells is straight:
Without context, we can be exacerbating conflict
@helpingkidslab.bsky.social folks, a great read
@pacjournal.bsky.social welcomes articles with this context embedded!
Very relevant review paper by my colleague & friend @rezartabilali.bsky.social on why it's crucial that
research on intergroup conflict incorporates sociopolitical and historical contexts when studying psychological processes.
research on intergroup conflict incorporates sociopolitical and historical contexts when studying psychological processes.
The need for context in intergroup conflict research
Nature Reviews Psychology - Research into intergroup conflict often overlooks the sociopolitical and historical contexts that shape psychological processes. This lack of attention to context can...
www.nature.com
July 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Very relevant review paper by my colleague & friend @rezartabilali.bsky.social on why it's crucial that
research on intergroup conflict incorporates sociopolitical and historical contexts when studying psychological processes.
research on intergroup conflict incorporates sociopolitical and historical contexts when studying psychological processes.
Reposted by Michelle Twali
In this commentary in Nat. Rev. Psych, I reflect on the need to bring sociopolitical/historical contexts more centrally into soc. psych research on conflict. Reflections draw on tensions I've faced in my work, and critical feedback from participants, practitioners, and colleagues: rdcu.be/etk1f
June 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In this commentary in Nat. Rev. Psych, I reflect on the need to bring sociopolitical/historical contexts more centrally into soc. psych research on conflict. Reflections draw on tensions I've faced in my work, and critical feedback from participants, practitioners, and colleagues: rdcu.be/etk1f
Join us next week for a discussion on a paper on power & resistance among Kurdish diaspora together with @canancoskan.bsky.social and Hu Young Jeong: tinyurl.com/Kurdish-Power
May 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Join us next week for a discussion on a paper on power & resistance among Kurdish diaspora together with @canancoskan.bsky.social and Hu Young Jeong: tinyurl.com/Kurdish-Power
Excited that our new paper on how Black Americans’ perceptions of ingroup power relate to engagement in resistance is finally out!
Now published, led by Hu Young Jeong and with Michelle Twali @michelletwali.bsky.social: "Power and resistance: Black Americans' multifaceted perceptions of ingroup strengths and their effects on collective efficacy and resistance". Open access: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
The current research examines perceived ingroup strengths and their relationship with collective efficacy, generalized power, and resistance among Black Americans. Two studies investigated how differ...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Excited that our new paper on how Black Americans’ perceptions of ingroup power relate to engagement in resistance is finally out!
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"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
'Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal': Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault 'War Crimes'
"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination," former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wrote in an op-ed aimed at Israeli citizens.
www.huffpost.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
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Discussions on inclusivity, representation, and researchers’ responsibility are more important than ever in today’s sociocultural context.
A heartfelt thank you to the 80+ participants and our amazing panelists for joining the roundtable and contributing to this vital conversation. 🙌🌐
A heartfelt thank you to the 80+ participants and our amazing panelists for joining the roundtable and contributing to this vital conversation. 🙌🌐
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Discussions on inclusivity, representation, and researchers’ responsibility are more important than ever in today’s sociocultural context.
A heartfelt thank you to the 80+ participants and our amazing panelists for joining the roundtable and contributing to this vital conversation. 🙌🌐
A heartfelt thank you to the 80+ participants and our amazing panelists for joining the roundtable and contributing to this vital conversation. 🙌🌐
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NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4335aRx
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4335aRx
NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting the ...
bit.ly
May 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4335aRx
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4335aRx
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The Immigration Hub launched a new site called Disappeared in America. It's a living archive of people caught in Trump’s deportation dragnet.
The homie Claudia Hernandez put a lot of work into this.
Check it out.
“Everyone targeted deserves to be seen, remembered, and defended.”
The homie Claudia Hernandez put a lot of work into this.
Check it out.
“Everyone targeted deserves to be seen, remembered, and defended.”
Disappeared In America
A mother and her three children were seized by ICE in a pre-dawn raid near Trump’s border czar Tom Homan’s home, despite following the legal process. After ten days in a Texas detention center and a w...
theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Immigration Hub launched a new site called Disappeared in America. It's a living archive of people caught in Trump’s deportation dragnet.
The homie Claudia Hernandez put a lot of work into this.
Check it out.
“Everyone targeted deserves to be seen, remembered, and defended.”
The homie Claudia Hernandez put a lot of work into this.
Check it out.
“Everyone targeted deserves to be seen, remembered, and defended.”
New paper alert by my incredible colleague @jorgecuartas.bsky.social! In a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from 92 LMIC, they show that physical punishment is consistently linked to detrimental outcomes for children.
Cuartas et al.’s meta-analysis of 189 studies, including 1,490 effect sizes from 92 low- and middle-income countries, shows that physical punishment of children is linked to a higher risk of detrimental outcomes across the life course. @jorgecuartas.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Physical punishment and lifelong outcomes in low‑ and middle‑income countries: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis - Nature Human Behaviour
Cuartas et al.’s meta-analysis of 189 studies, including 1,490 effect sizes from 92 low- and middle-income countries, shows that physical punishment of children is linked to a higher risk of detriment...
www.nature.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New paper alert by my incredible colleague @jorgecuartas.bsky.social! In a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from 92 LMIC, they show that physical punishment is consistently linked to detrimental outcomes for children.
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Our Annual Review of Sociology article on conceptualizing and measuring structural racism is now available.
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Advancing the Scientific Study of Structural Racism: Concepts, Measures, and Methods | Annual Reviews
This review provides 10 actionable recommendations for advancing the scientific study of structural racism through theoretically grounded and empirically robust measures and methods. By offering conce...
www.annualreviews.org
May 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Our Annual Review of Sociology article on conceptualizing and measuring structural racism is now available.
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Our Florida study with @micapollock.bsky.social and colleagues - still the only study to examine educators’ and parents’ experiences of the full set of K12 education policies in Florida -is described in Freedom to Read’s call: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/the_power_of...
The Power of Resistance: Fighting Book Bans Before It’s Too Late
www.freedomtoreadproject.org
March 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Our Florida study with @micapollock.bsky.social and colleagues - still the only study to examine educators’ and parents’ experiences of the full set of K12 education policies in Florida -is described in Freedom to Read’s call: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/the_power_of...
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A letter to demand Mahmoud’s release — be careful if you’re a non citizen signing onto documents like this
actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
Demand the Immediate Release of Palestinian Student Activist Mahmoud Khalil from DHS detention
On the evening of March 8, 2025, Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil was detained by the Department of Homeland Security. The arrest comes on the heels of the Department of State’s ann...
actionnetwork.org
March 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A letter to demand Mahmoud’s release — be careful if you’re a non citizen signing onto documents like this
actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
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This is not about fighting antisemitism. This is all about silencing opposing views. Today it’s pro-Palestine, tomorrow it’s pro-Ukraine, and then it’s just deporting whomever they don’t like. And then everyone is silent.
March 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is not about fighting antisemitism. This is all about silencing opposing views. Today it’s pro-Palestine, tomorrow it’s pro-Ukraine, and then it’s just deporting whomever they don’t like. And then everyone is silent.
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This is a very important story. It is also important to understand that this is how ICE operates. They disappear people. Family members and lawyers often cannot get information from ICE about where inmates are located and they cannot contact them. It has been this way for a long time.
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is a very important story. It is also important to understand that this is how ICE operates. They disappear people. Family members and lawyers often cannot get information from ICE about where inmates are located and they cannot contact them. It has been this way for a long time.
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Want to support civilian-led mutual aid networks in Sudan AND learn from and with amazing organizers, poets, scholars and artists? Sign up for our Workshops4Sudan at
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
Sudan Solidarity Collective
sudansolidarity.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Want to support civilian-led mutual aid networks in Sudan AND learn from and with amazing organizers, poets, scholars and artists? Sign up for our Workshops4Sudan at
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
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I'm hiring a new lab manager!
Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value.
If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants!
Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value.
If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants!
March 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I'm hiring a new lab manager!
Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value.
If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants!
Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value.
If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants!
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New open-access study in the Journal of Cognition and Development exploring the potential impact of climate change on families and human development: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Climate Change, Families, and Human Development: Review of the Evidence
Climate change comprises acute shocks and protracted hazards that threaten societies, communities, and families worldwide. Still, little work has investigated the potential impacts of climate chang...
www.tandfonline.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New open-access study in the Journal of Cognition and Development exploring the potential impact of climate change on families and human development: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....