Academic Life and Culture

 

Rigorous & Reproducible Research Practices

How do you know whether the quantitative research you’re consuming and producing is rigorous and reproducible? This course will draw on contemporary perspectives to help you answer this question. We'll discuss the whys and hows of statistical …

Scandal in scientific reform: the breaking and remaking of science

This perspective explores the Scientific Reform Movement and its links to scandalized claims, such as ‘science is broken’. It delves into the pivotal role of scandal in shaping and sustaining this movement, both rhetorically and politically and …

School Psychology Annual Journal Update: Revising Open Science Standards

School Psychology is an outlet for research on children, youth, educators, and families that has scientific, practice, and policy implications for education and educational systems. In this editorial, annual updates are provided regarding journal …

Schools ‘should teach children how to spot conspiracy theories

Cambridge scholar says that lessons on identifying and debunking fake news should be on the national curriculum.

Shifting medical education: the impact of open educational resources

Medical education has undergone a transformative shift along with the integration of open educational resources (OERs) in recent years. Examining the impact through initiatives like Project Tulip, this article explores how OERs have revolutionized …

Shifting the culture of peer review with Reviewer Zero

Reviewer Zero is a collective founded in 2020 to take concrete, data-driven, anti-racist action to improve the culture of scientific peer review. We were formed with guidance from SPARK Society — an organization that improves visibility and provides …

Simple heuristics to run a research group

Collaboration between researchers has become increasingly common, enabling a level of discovery and innovation that is difficult if not impossible to achieve by a single person. But how can one establish and maintain an environment that fosters …

SIPS 2016 - What does diversity mean for open science?

Slides for a talk given at SIPS 2016

Social Identity and morality lab teaching

I believe that higher education should be focused on developing passionate, critical, independent and creative thought, and the transmission of knowledge should be in the service of developing these skills. In the classroom, I try to communicate the …

Sorry we′re open, come in we're closed: different profiles in the perceived applicability of open science practices to completed research projects

Open science is an increasingly important topic for research, politics and funding agencies. However, the discourse on open science is heavily influenced by certain research fields and paradigms, leading to the risk of generalizing what counts as …