Marjorie Prokosch
@mlprokosch.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Social Psych at RIT 🐅
Studying health, environments, disasters & climate, motivated cognition & decision-making. Music, nature, & sports enthusiast. Mlprokosch.mystrikingly.com
Studying health, environments, disasters & climate, motivated cognition & decision-making. Music, nature, & sports enthusiast. Mlprokosch.mystrikingly.com
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Been working to create more accessible tools for getting started with R for psychologists. GitHub Pages has been a great tool for allowing me to do this (dharaden.github.io/psyc640/). Aiming to create another site for a broader audience and would love suggestions!
PSYC 640: Graduate Statistics – PSYC 640 - Graduate Statistics
dharaden.github.io
September 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Been working to create more accessible tools for getting started with R for psychologists. GitHub Pages has been a great tool for allowing me to do this (dharaden.github.io/psyc640/). Aiming to create another site for a broader audience and would love suggestions!
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#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
We all know: humans are very social animals
But this study helps to quantify that premise. (even things we "know" to be true need to be shown to be empirically true)
People prefer doing almost ALL activities with others (vs alone).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
We all know: humans are very social animals
But this study helps to quantify that premise. (even things we "know" to be true need to be shown to be empirically true)
People prefer doing almost ALL activities with others (vs alone).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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September 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
We all know: humans are very social animals
But this study helps to quantify that premise. (even things we "know" to be true need to be shown to be empirically true)
People prefer doing almost ALL activities with others (vs alone).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
We all know: humans are very social animals
But this study helps to quantify that premise. (even things we "know" to be true need to be shown to be empirically true)
People prefer doing almost ALL activities with others (vs alone).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Has there ever existed a person who has a “to read” pile who has actually finished that pile before adding to it? Or is it the case that if you have such a pile, it is prohibited by some law of nature for it to ever go down to zero?
June 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Has there ever existed a person who has a “to read” pile who has actually finished that pile before adding to it? Or is it the case that if you have such a pile, it is prohibited by some law of nature for it to ever go down to zero?
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BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
April 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.
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The NSF has stopped funding research into disinformation, a disinformation researcher highlighted why this is such a bad idea:
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
Government cancels disinformation grants in disinformation-filled statement
The National Science Foundation said the studies "could be used to infringe on" speech rights.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The NSF has stopped funding research into disinformation, a disinformation researcher highlighted why this is such a bad idea:
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
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My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
NSF Award Search: Award # 2240343 - Constructing Credible Knowledge and Expertise in Air Pollution Regulation and Monitoring: The Problem of Quantification Lock
www.nsf.gov
April 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
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I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.
Friday Night Massacre of accurate information.
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.
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🧪 DOGE is reporting cancelling 402 NSF grants today.
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
April 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
🧪 DOGE is reporting cancelling 402 NSF grants today.
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
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🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
April 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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As FEMA gets cut and the climate crisis escalates, the need for climate related disaster mental health will only intensify! Join us for our inaugural series! www.climatepsychology.us/cpa-workshop...
April 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
As FEMA gets cut and the climate crisis escalates, the need for climate related disaster mental health will only intensify! Join us for our inaugural series! www.climatepsychology.us/cpa-workshop...
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Hey SPSP members! 👋 Proposed U.S. federal budget cuts would significantly impact psychology funding and research. We just published an Advocacy Alert with actionable steps you can take today.
Check out the link for ways to make your voice heard: spsp.org/news/spsp-n...
Check out the link for ways to make your voice heard: spsp.org/news/spsp-n...
March 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hey SPSP members! 👋 Proposed U.S. federal budget cuts would significantly impact psychology funding and research. We just published an Advocacy Alert with actionable steps you can take today.
Check out the link for ways to make your voice heard: spsp.org/news/spsp-n...
Check out the link for ways to make your voice heard: spsp.org/news/spsp-n...
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The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
February 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
Two preconferences, one poster, one symposium, many events, and more reunions than I can count. #SPSP2025 is a wrap and I am so grateful for the reconnection. Until next year!
February 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Two preconferences, one poster, one symposium, many events, and more reunions than I can count. #SPSP2025 is a wrap and I am so grateful for the reconnection. Until next year!
Last, some highlights from the #EPatSPSP2025 datablitzes:
1) A seriously cool talk by @wnmerrell.bsky.social about how we infer clustered (patchy) resource distribution based on an area’s hierarchicalness (& vice versa). Who knew lobstering could be so socially complex?! #SPSP2025
1) A seriously cool talk by @wnmerrell.bsky.social about how we infer clustered (patchy) resource distribution based on an area’s hierarchicalness (& vice versa). Who knew lobstering could be so socially complex?! #SPSP2025
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Last, some highlights from the #EPatSPSP2025 datablitzes:
1) A seriously cool talk by @wnmerrell.bsky.social about how we infer clustered (patchy) resource distribution based on an area’s hierarchicalness (& vice versa). Who knew lobstering could be so socially complex?! #SPSP2025
1) A seriously cool talk by @wnmerrell.bsky.social about how we infer clustered (patchy) resource distribution based on an area’s hierarchicalness (& vice versa). Who knew lobstering could be so socially complex?! #SPSP2025
Last but certainly not least in our fantastic invited lineup, @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social dazzled us with work on gendered perceptions of gossip. (1/3) #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025
February 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Last but certainly not least in our fantastic invited lineup, @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social dazzled us with work on gendered perceptions of gossip. (1/3) #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025
Not a researcher who uses LLM currently, but this context is so helpful to consider for future collaborations and beyond!
Grateful for the chance to share my thoughts on responsible use of LLMs in psychology research @spspnews.bsky.social #spsp2025. Here's a summary of my presentation for those who missed it. Thanks to @ashwinia.bsky.social for organizing this panel!
How should LLMs be used in psychology research? 🧵
How should LLMs be used in psychology research? 🧵
February 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Not a researcher who uses LLM currently, but this context is so helpful to consider for future collaborations and beyond!
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At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
docs.google.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
@dconroybeam.bsky.social gave all of us the talk we needed to hear about ways to improve our work through more formal theoretical modeling. Clear testable predictions are just as important to field replicability as good methods and analysis! (1/5) #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025 #InDanWeTrust
February 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@dconroybeam.bsky.social gave all of us the talk we needed to hear about ways to improve our work through more formal theoretical modeling. Clear testable predictions are just as important to field replicability as good methods and analysis! (1/5) #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025 #InDanWeTrust
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Biggest take away: Will is awesome. Archeozoology is FANTASTIC. the use of genome studies & his work on horse bones show us how science should be done. Plus the gene culture coevolution leading to the adoption of horse use as opposed to other pack animals 🔥
Horses were one of our oldest preferred food sources, but they have since become central friends in many cultures and we build slightly murderous but beloved airport statues of them. How and when did this switch happen? (2/3) #SPSP2025 #EPatSPSP2025
February 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Biggest take away: Will is awesome. Archeozoology is FANTASTIC. the use of genome studies & his work on horse bones show us how science should be done. Plus the gene culture coevolution leading to the adoption of horse use as opposed to other pack animals 🔥
Will Taylor discussed how the emergence of our partnership with horses revolutionized human history (1/3) #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025
February 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Will Taylor discussed how the emergence of our partnership with horses revolutionized human history (1/3) #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025
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Biggest take away: people say letting others borrow their phone is costly and won’t do it, but then in the field observations THEY ACTUALLY DO IT! Mind the (behavior) gap, it is real! @norabalboa.bsky.social
Cost was the dominantly replicated factor across in person and hypothetical helping contexts, but other factors may still matter if measured differently. Thanks for the transparent assessment of the challenges with different social psych research methods @norabalboa.bsky.social! (3/3) #EPatSPSP2025
February 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Biggest take away: people say letting others borrow their phone is costly and won’t do it, but then in the field observations THEY ACTUALLY DO IT! Mind the (behavior) gap, it is real! @norabalboa.bsky.social
I’m back at it today with more #EPatSPSP2025 recaps. @norabalboa.bsky.social gave a talk about the challenges of trying to overcome the hypothetical situation-real world behavior gap, in the context of prosocial behavior (1/3) #SPSP2025
February 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m back at it today with more #EPatSPSP2025 recaps. @norabalboa.bsky.social gave a talk about the challenges of trying to overcome the hypothetical situation-real world behavior gap, in the context of prosocial behavior (1/3) #SPSP2025