Looking for a new way to connect with other SPSP members? Join a Free-Form Friday session. These small, virtual meeting rooms (generally maximum 15 attendees) are hosted by members for a variety of activities, including: Sharing career advice, pondering big picture questions together, meeting members with a similar background, brainstorming sessions, and more. Take advantage of this unique opportunity!
Have an idea to host a Free-Form Friday session? Apply to host a future session (submit a meeting name, host, description, and preferred dates/times). Submit your December session idea by November 15, 2021.
Changes for 2021–2022
To make participation more equitable and inclusive, the following changes will be implemented:
- Sessions may be recorded for inclusion in SPSP Learning Online
- Sign-up times will be spread out and with advanced notice
Sign-ups
- Sign-ups for October 29th and 5th will open Monday, October 18 at 1 pm ET
- Sign-ups for November 12th and 19th will open Monday, November 1 at 10 am ET
October Free-Form Schedule
All Times U.S. Eastern Time Zone
Come meet fellow members from your area. This will be an informal time of intros and conversation (in breakout rooms depending on number of attendees).
The hosts of this session have served as editors for many of the journals that publish research on social and personality psychology. This informal discussion session will focus on answering questions about all aspects of the peer review process, including the process of submitting papers, responding to editor and reviewer concerns, writing useful and effective reviews, and becoming an editor. Although the discussion will be geared toward early career researchers who want to know more about this process, we also welcome anyone who has questions, concerns, or opinions about the peer review process.
Hosts: Rich Lucas (lucasri@msu.edu), Michigan State University & Simine Vazire (simine@gmail.com), University of Melbourne
This Free-Form Friday session is an information and discussion session about Flourish - a network for pre-tenure faculty of color in social and personality psychology entering its third year. In February of 2020 and 2021, we hosted Flourish retreats after the SPSP conference that featured participant- and mentor-led workshops on professional development, teaching strategies, and research productivity for scholars to strengthen their academic profiles, build a successful case for advancement, and make connections with other faculty of colour in SPSP. Throughout the year, we host weekly collaborative writing sessions on Zoom. We recently received NSF funding to expand Flourish's scope and reach, and we're excited to share what we have in store.
Applications to participate in the third year of Flourish open in November. Whether you're interested in participating in Flourish for the first time and have questions for us, or you've attended Flourish in the past and would like to see some familiar faces, please join us for this session! We look forward to connecting with you.
Hosts: Kelci Harris (kelciharris@uvic.ca), University of Victoria; Angela Bell (bellac@lafayette.edu), Lafayette College; Morgan Jerald (mjerald@macalester.edu), Macalester College
The past two decades witnessed a surge in interest in psychological reactance theory (PRT). In brief, PRT is a motivation theory, used heavily in persuasion and health research, that outlines people's responses to freedom threats (e.g., being told what to do). The goal of this Free-Form Friday is to bring together scholars interested in investigating and applying this theoretical framework. We invite researchers with experience with PRT as well as those looking to learn the value of Jack Brehm’s theory.
Hosts: Benjamin Rosenberg (benjamin.rosenberg@dominican.edu), Dominican University & Jason Siegel (jason.siegel@cgu.edu), Claremont Graduate University
Come meet fellow members from your area. This will be an informal time of intros and conversation (in breakout rooms depending on number of attendees).
