Elizabeth Crockett
@elizabethgc.bsky.social
SVC B.S. Psychology ‘24 | Social Psychology Research | PhD Applicant
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Across social media platforms, political posting is linked to affective polarization--extreme users post the most.
As polarized partisans increasingly dominate the conversation, casual users disengage and the online public sphere grows smaller, sharper, and more extreme. arxiv.org/html/2510.25...
As polarized partisans increasingly dominate the conversation, casual users disengage and the online public sphere grows smaller, sharper, and more extreme. arxiv.org/html/2510.25...
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Across social media platforms, political posting is linked to affective polarization--extreme users post the most.
As polarized partisans increasingly dominate the conversation, casual users disengage and the online public sphere grows smaller, sharper, and more extreme. arxiv.org/html/2510.25...
As polarized partisans increasingly dominate the conversation, casual users disengage and the online public sphere grows smaller, sharper, and more extreme. arxiv.org/html/2510.25...
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New publication with @dcameron.bsky.social and @minzlicht.bsky.social in @commspsychol.nature.com!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
AI empathy is good, but would people actually choose to turn to AI for emotional support over a human empathizer?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
AI empathy is good, but would people actually choose to turn to AI for emotional support over a human empathizer?
People choose to receive human empathy despite rating AI empathy higher - Communications Psychology
This work explored whether people would rather choose to receive empathy from human or AI empathizers. When given the choice, participants sought human empathy, despite rating AI responses as more emp...
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
New publication with @dcameron.bsky.social and @minzlicht.bsky.social in @commspsychol.nature.com!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
AI empathy is good, but would people actually choose to turn to AI for emotional support over a human empathizer?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
AI empathy is good, but would people actually choose to turn to AI for emotional support over a human empathizer?
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I saw ICE’s Baltimore facility firsthand.
Detainees are being held for days in spaces designed for hours — raising serious concerns about overcrowding, food, water, and medical care.
Maryland deserves better. Human dignity is non-negotiable.
Detainees are being held for days in spaces designed for hours — raising serious concerns about overcrowding, food, water, and medical care.
Maryland deserves better. Human dignity is non-negotiable.
January 31, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I saw ICE’s Baltimore facility firsthand.
Detainees are being held for days in spaces designed for hours — raising serious concerns about overcrowding, food, water, and medical care.
Maryland deserves better. Human dignity is non-negotiable.
Detainees are being held for days in spaces designed for hours — raising serious concerns about overcrowding, food, water, and medical care.
Maryland deserves better. Human dignity is non-negotiable.
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Today in Hagerstown, I stood with Senator Chris Van Hollen and hundreds of neighbors to say clearly: we do not want an ICE facility in our community.
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Today in Hagerstown, I stood with Senator Chris Van Hollen and hundreds of neighbors to say clearly: we do not want an ICE facility in our community.
Reposted by Elizabeth Crockett
Even in the AI era, learning to quickly "read" an academic article is an essential skill.
When I started grad school, I thought I had to read every word, in order, for every article I "read".
I don’t do that anymore.
Here’s how I "read" most academic articles:
When I started grad school, I thought I had to read every word, in order, for every article I "read".
I don’t do that anymore.
Here’s how I "read" most academic articles:
January 25, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Even in the AI era, learning to quickly "read" an academic article is an essential skill.
When I started grad school, I thought I had to read every word, in order, for every article I "read".
I don’t do that anymore.
Here’s how I "read" most academic articles:
When I started grad school, I thought I had to read every word, in order, for every article I "read".
I don’t do that anymore.
Here’s how I "read" most academic articles:
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How can we actually break echo chambers at scale?
Ever notice how some political conversations feel over before they start?
Often, they ended somewhere else — in feeds, podcasts, and videos you never saw.
This isn’t just disagreement; it’s living in separate information worlds. 🧵
Ever notice how some political conversations feel over before they start?
Often, they ended somewhere else — in feeds, podcasts, and videos you never saw.
This isn’t just disagreement; it’s living in separate information worlds. 🧵
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
How can we actually break echo chambers at scale?
Ever notice how some political conversations feel over before they start?
Often, they ended somewhere else — in feeds, podcasts, and videos you never saw.
This isn’t just disagreement; it’s living in separate information worlds. 🧵
Ever notice how some political conversations feel over before they start?
Often, they ended somewhere else — in feeds, podcasts, and videos you never saw.
This isn’t just disagreement; it’s living in separate information worlds. 🧵
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Someone today sent me some fake news that was also aligned with my views.
I rejected it, completely.
You can do this too.
Don't judge the validity of a statement solely by whether it aligns with your beliefs.
I rejected it, completely.
You can do this too.
Don't judge the validity of a statement solely by whether it aligns with your beliefs.
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Someone today sent me some fake news that was also aligned with my views.
I rejected it, completely.
You can do this too.
Don't judge the validity of a statement solely by whether it aligns with your beliefs.
I rejected it, completely.
You can do this too.
Don't judge the validity of a statement solely by whether it aligns with your beliefs.
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Graduate school interview season is approaching.
After ~12 years of interviewing PhD and MD/PhD applicants, I’ve noticed some common interview mistakes that hold otherwise strong candidates back...
#GraduateSchool #PhDLife #MDPhD #GradSchoolTips #AcademicBluesky
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After ~12 years of interviewing PhD and MD/PhD applicants, I’ve noticed some common interview mistakes that hold otherwise strong candidates back...
#GraduateSchool #PhDLife #MDPhD #GradSchoolTips #AcademicBluesky
👇
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Graduate school interview season is approaching.
After ~12 years of interviewing PhD and MD/PhD applicants, I’ve noticed some common interview mistakes that hold otherwise strong candidates back...
#GraduateSchool #PhDLife #MDPhD #GradSchoolTips #AcademicBluesky
👇
After ~12 years of interviewing PhD and MD/PhD applicants, I’ve noticed some common interview mistakes that hold otherwise strong candidates back...
#GraduateSchool #PhDLife #MDPhD #GradSchoolTips #AcademicBluesky
👇
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Great piece on prioritizing quality over quantity in scientific publication.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Great piece on prioritizing quality over quantity in scientific publication.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
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Sunday in Sterling, Va. Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... .
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Sunday in Sterling, Va. Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... .
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The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
Reposted by Elizabeth Crockett
Interesting review documenting the rise in scholarship on visual misinformation, how it is more persuasive than text misinformation, and how #GenAI is both increasing visual misinformation content and being used to combat it. (!)
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1080/1520...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1080/1520...
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Interesting review documenting the rise in scholarship on visual misinformation, how it is more persuasive than text misinformation, and how #GenAI is both increasing visual misinformation content and being used to combat it. (!)
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1080/1520...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1080/1520...
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We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust.
From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."
I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵
From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."
I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust.
From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."
I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵
From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."
I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵
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Cool new study by @joelleforestier.bsky.social @page-gould.bsky.social & Alison Chasteen
Can social media contact reduce prejudice?
#PrejudiceResearch
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Can social media contact reduce prejudice?
#PrejudiceResearch
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
October 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Cool new study by @joelleforestier.bsky.social @page-gould.bsky.social & Alison Chasteen
Can social media contact reduce prejudice?
#PrejudiceResearch
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Can social media contact reduce prejudice?
#PrejudiceResearch
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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Critical ignoring offers some great strategies to help navigate our noisy information landscape.
September 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Critical ignoring offers some great strategies to help navigate our noisy information landscape.
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People across the political spectrum suddenly agree that social media can lead to political violence and online calls for civil war have skyrocketed
I explain how social media rewards negativity, division and hostility--and what we can all do about it: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/social-med...
I explain how social media rewards negativity, division and hostility--and what we can all do about it: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/social-med...
September 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
People across the political spectrum suddenly agree that social media can lead to political violence and online calls for civil war have skyrocketed
I explain how social media rewards negativity, division and hostility--and what we can all do about it: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/social-med...
I explain how social media rewards negativity, division and hostility--and what we can all do about it: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/social-med...
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I heard that students need to have a 1st author paper to get into a PhD program
This is not true in psychology--most students we admit at NYU & most of the students from my own lab who got into PhD programs do not have publications, let alone 1st author publications
www.science.org/content/arti...
This is not true in psychology--most students we admit at NYU & most of the students from my own lab who got into PhD programs do not have publications, let alone 1st author publications
www.science.org/content/arti...
Applying for a Ph.D.? These 10 tips can help you succeed
Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer their advice
www.science.org
September 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I heard that students need to have a 1st author paper to get into a PhD program
This is not true in psychology--most students we admit at NYU & most of the students from my own lab who got into PhD programs do not have publications, let alone 1st author publications
www.science.org/content/arti...
This is not true in psychology--most students we admit at NYU & most of the students from my own lab who got into PhD programs do not have publications, let alone 1st author publications
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)?
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)?
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
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I have finally gotten round to writing my AI Use Statement for a grad. course I'm teaching in Gen AI...
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
September 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I have finally gotten round to writing my AI Use Statement for a grad. course I'm teaching in Gen AI...
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
Reposted by Elizabeth Crockett
📊How do people in couples influence each other's political preferences? New research suggests that our closest relationships actively shape our political identities rather than simply reflecting pre-existing similarities.
Read more in #PSPB: ow.ly/ZO2k50WM9a0
Read more in #PSPB: ow.ly/ZO2k50WM9a0
August 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
📊How do people in couples influence each other's political preferences? New research suggests that our closest relationships actively shape our political identities rather than simply reflecting pre-existing similarities.
Read more in #PSPB: ow.ly/ZO2k50WM9a0
Read more in #PSPB: ow.ly/ZO2k50WM9a0
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Very useful set of guidelines for conducting social psychology lab experiments by @eddiehj.bsky.social, @davidamodio.bsky.social, and colleagues.
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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April 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Very useful set of guidelines for conducting social psychology lab experiments by @eddiehj.bsky.social, @davidamodio.bsky.social, and colleagues.
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Few quotes follow…
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Few quotes follow…
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None of this research suppresses free speech. All this research advances knowledge & understanding about how science is communicated to the public, how the public learns & thinks about science, & how scientific knowledge is put into practice. 6/
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
None of this research suppresses free speech. All this research advances knowledge & understanding about how science is communicated to the public, how the public learns & thinks about science, & how scientific knowledge is put into practice. 6/
Good luck to everyone presenting at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in NYC this weekend!
March 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Good luck to everyone presenting at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in NYC this weekend!