Nils Reimer
@reimtime.bsky.social
Social Psychologist | Intergroup Relations, Social Injustice, Social Change | Quantitative Methods | Assistant Professor @ucsb.bsky.social | he/him
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Nils Reimer
@reimtime.bsky.social
· May 27
Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable
Nature Reviews Psychology - Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable
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With everything that's going on, I haven't been sharing much about our research. But, today, I'm happy to share that @jennrichler.bsky.social wrote about our papers on "Double Standards in Judging Collective Action" for @natrevpsychol.nature.com! rdcu.be/enhkl
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1st paper in thread. The 2nd & my last submitted paper of 2025 is my big theory paper that took over a year to write. Some of you have generously invited me to speak about it but very few have seen the paper. I propose what I call Racial Contrast Theory, to examine Black-Asian relations
osf.io/easwg
osf.io/easwg
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
1st paper in thread. The 2nd & my last submitted paper of 2025 is my big theory paper that took over a year to write. Some of you have generously invited me to speak about it but very few have seen the paper. I propose what I call Racial Contrast Theory, to examine Black-Asian relations
osf.io/easwg
osf.io/easwg
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In Oxbridge, there is zero tolerance against bullying and harassment
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
Investigation Finds Oxford "Slow to Act" Against Sexual Misconduct
OxStu unpacks Bloomberg's recent investigation, which found that Oxford University tends to be "slow to act" against sexual misconduct.
www.oxfordstudent.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In Oxbridge, there is zero tolerance against bullying and harassment
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
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Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
Commentary: The UC faculty just won a big court victory over Trump. But why didn't UC join their lawsuit?
The UC faculty went to court to fight Trump's funding cutoffs and won. Why has the university system tried to negotiate instead?
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
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The International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) is pleased to announce Dr. April Bailey as the 2025 winner of the Early Career Award! Dr. Bailey is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her PhD in 2019 from Yale University.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) is pleased to announce Dr. April Bailey as the 2025 winner of the Early Career Award! Dr. Bailey is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her PhD in 2019 from Yale University.
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I can’t imagine what it was like to be a victim of Hewstone, but I recognise how important this article is for the women he harassed. At the same time, I’m shaken that our community stayed silent for so long. I have deep respect for the women who exposed his wrongdoing.
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I can’t imagine what it was like to be a victim of Hewstone, but I recognise how important this article is for the women he harassed. At the same time, I’m shaken that our community stayed silent for so long. I have deep respect for the women who exposed his wrongdoing.
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More voices from those also affected by Miles Hewstone‘s behavior, hitting walls when trying to be heard. Katherine Griffiths from @bloomberg.com gave everyone a voice that can no longer be silenced.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
More voices from those also affected by Miles Hewstone‘s behavior, hitting walls when trying to be heard. Katherine Griffiths from @bloomberg.com gave everyone a voice that can no longer be silenced.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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I know several of the women who were harassed by this guy. They had real courage to testify. He engaged in serious professional retaliation against women.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know several of the women who were harassed by this guy. They had real courage to testify. He engaged in serious professional retaliation against women.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
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#AcademicSky
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#AcademicSky
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
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"Five people said they left Oxford in order to get away from Hewstone."
Appalling.
Appalling.
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Five people said they left Oxford in order to get away from Hewstone."
Appalling.
Appalling.
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One of the giants of social psychology was a serial sexual harasser.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One of the giants of social psychology was a serial sexual harasser.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
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My wife was sexually harassed by Miles Hewstone as a phd student. He was still asked to review her (and other women he harassed) for jobs and promotions. This is so fucked up.
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My wife was sexually harassed by Miles Hewstone as a phd student. He was still asked to review her (and other women he harassed) for jobs and promotions. This is so fucked up.
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
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I view this as something we've all suspected, but the stark detail in this paper is shocking and frankly depressing. We're at the end times of online panel-based survey research.
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I view this as something we've all suspected, but the stark detail in this paper is shocking and frankly depressing. We're at the end times of online panel-based survey research.
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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
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Starting the week strong with a newly accepted paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, co-authored with postdoc @lizsnoland.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar! We merged two largely independent research lines to call for data disaggregation of Asian Americans and MENA Americans
Unpacking Broad Racial Labels: The Disaggregation of Data on Race and Ethnicity: https://osf.io/eyv7b
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Starting the week strong with a newly accepted paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, co-authored with postdoc @lizsnoland.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar! We merged two largely independent research lines to call for data disaggregation of Asian Americans and MENA Americans
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WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
democracyforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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In March, our grant and the broader DoD Minerva social science initiative were terminated. I haven’t said much until now. Thank you to Tim Wilson for inviting me to share.
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
Another example of cancelled research from the What We'll Never Know series. Dr. Jennifer Kubota @jenikubota.bsky.social 🧪
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In March, our grant and the broader DoD Minerva social science initiative were terminated. I haven’t said much until now. Thank you to Tim Wilson for inviting me to share.
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
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Check out my work that was recently published in Psychological Science on "The Anticipated Relational Effects of Confronting Bias (or not) in Interracial Friendships" with @mocraig.bsky.social, @rrrianabrown.bsky.social, and Casey McMahon.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Check out my work that was recently published in Psychological Science on "The Anticipated Relational Effects of Confronting Bias (or not) in Interracial Friendships" with @mocraig.bsky.social, @rrrianabrown.bsky.social, and Casey McMahon.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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In addition to our last #WplusEBSWednesday post, we also want to recommend some cool R color palettes we've come across:
First, the MetBrewer palette: github.com/BlakeRMills/...
And also the wesanderson palette:
github.com/karthik/wesa...
What are your favorite R color palettes? Comment below!
First, the MetBrewer palette: github.com/BlakeRMills/...
And also the wesanderson palette:
github.com/karthik/wesa...
What are your favorite R color palettes? Comment below!
GitHub - BlakeRMills/MetBrewer: Color palette package in R inspired by works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Color palette package in R inspired by works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York - BlakeRMills/MetBrewer
github.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In addition to our last #WplusEBSWednesday post, we also want to recommend some cool R color palettes we've come across:
First, the MetBrewer palette: github.com/BlakeRMills/...
And also the wesanderson palette:
github.com/karthik/wesa...
What are your favorite R color palettes? Comment below!
First, the MetBrewer palette: github.com/BlakeRMills/...
And also the wesanderson palette:
github.com/karthik/wesa...
What are your favorite R color palettes? Comment below!
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We are doing a pilot survey about how prospective PhD students in PSYCHOLOGY make decisions about applying to grad programs. If you are thinking of applying to a program in the future, and have 2-5 minutes to spare, could you take this survey? 🫶
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We are doing a pilot survey about how prospective PhD students in PSYCHOLOGY make decisions about applying to grad programs. If you are thinking of applying to a program in the future, and have 2-5 minutes to spare, could you take this survey? 🫶
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
In other news ... If you're looking for me, I'll be changing diapers.
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
In other news ... If you're looking for me, I'll be changing diapers.
The more I think about this, the more frustrated I get with our leadership. It is hard to see this decision as anything but preemptive compliance.
The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, PPFP, has been a jewel in the crown for faculty development and recruitment at the University of California for years and the results have been an expanded faculty with almost 100% tenure rates — unprecedented success.
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The more I think about this, the more frustrated I get with our leadership. It is hard to see this decision as anything but preemptive compliance.
This is a great opportunity! Jin is a fantastic mentor and is working on exciting research in intra minority relations—apply to his lab if that's your "jam".
On election day, I wanna announce that I am recruiting social psych PhD students for my lab at UIC. My lab focuses on racial identities (esp Asian, Latino, MENA Americans) and intra-minority conflict/ coalition. So please tell your students to pick me! All details on my website: www.pbandjlab.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is a great opportunity! Jin is a fantastic mentor and is working on exciting research in intra minority relations—apply to his lab if that's your "jam".