Colloquium Series
Spring 2021
Time: 1pm - 2:15pm via Zoom (unless otherwise noted)
March
- March 8: Dr. Nicola Dell
- March 22: Dr. René Kizilcec
April
- April 5: TBA
- April 19: Dr. Melanie Green
May
- May 3: ICA Preview Talks and Honors Thesis Presentations
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Sahara Byrne promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations to Professor Sahara Byrne on her promotion!

Neil Lewis Jr. publishes "Modeling gender counter-stereotypic group behavior: a brief video intervention reduces participation gender gaps on STEM teams" in Social Psychology of Education
Neil Lewis Jr.'s newest article "Modeling gender counter-stereotypic group behavior: a brief video intervention reduces participation gender gaps on STEM teams" was just published in Social Psychology of Education. The article reports the results of a group-level (rather than individual-level) intervention that was able to reduce gender gaps in participation on teams of STEM students who were working together on group projects. The results underscore the importance of all parties on teams (and in organizations) working together to achieve equity, or as Neil and collaborators concluded in the paper "to reduce gaps and disparities in outcomes it may not be enough to show women high-achieving role models and encourage them to speak up (or lean in); it may also require men to actively support those efforts--to step back and make room."

Faculty win $40,000 Engaged Cornell Grant
Neil Lewis Jr., Sahara Byrne, Amelia Greiner Safi, Andrea Stevenson Won, Jeff Niederdeppe & Jon Schuldt won a $40,000 grant for faculty research on engagement from Engaged Cornell. Their project is entitled, "Are Mobile Research Laboratories Effective Vehicles for Engaging Underrepresented Populations in Social Scientific Research?"
Their goal is to assess how using the Cornell Mobile Research Lab affects scientific engagement among participants from groups typically underrepresented in social scientific research and how using this innovative technology to conduct research with minority communities affects perceptions and practices of researchers. They will survey participants in mobile lab studies to assess their engagement and also conduct qualitative interviews with researchers to examine how using the mobile lab affects their perceptions and research practices. Studying engagement in this bi-directional way will enable them to learn more about which research methods and questions foster (or undermine) scientific engagement and trust; that data can help us to (a) advance knowledge about community engaged research processes, and (b) give community members a greater voice in shaping future research practices.

Natalie Bazarova wins CALS Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Independent Research award
Natalie Bazarova received the CALS award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Independent Research. The recipient of this award is selected annually by CALS undergraduate students to recognize an outstanding research mentor in the College who goes above and beyond to foster and support research among emerging scholars, and who has made a deep and lasting impact on their academic careers at Cornell.

New episode of "Communication Breakdown": The Seminars
Christopher Byrne produced a new episode of his podcast, "Communication Breakdown."

Neil Lewis, Jr. publishes paper in the Association for Psychological Science's Observer Magazine
Neil Lewis Jr.'s new article, "Studying People in Their Local Environments: Using a Mobile Research Lab to Study Person-by-Situation Interactions," was just published in this year's new methodology issue of the Association for Psychological Science's Observer Magazine, which features new approaches to broadening participant pools.

Connie Yuan receives the 2019 CALS Kathy Berggren Diversity and Inclusion Award
Y. Connie Yuan is the recipient of the 2019 CALS Kathy Berggren Diversity and Inclusion Award. The award recognizes CALS faculty and academic staff who make significant contributions toward creating and fostering a positive environment for people of diverse backgrounds.

Brooke Duffy quoted on Wired
Brooke Duffy was quoted on Wired about curating a better relationship with social media.

New episode of "Communication Breakdown"
Christopher Byrne has produced a new episode of his podcast, "Communication Breakdown."

Brooke Duffy quoted in Der Tagesspiegel
Brooke Duffy was quoted in Der Tagesspiegel about her research on self-promotion.