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๐Ÿ“Research Lab at @UCDdublin.bsky.social, School of Psychology || Children. Empathy. Prosocial. Peacebuilding || @aspbelong.bsky.social, funded by Horizon Europe Research Ireland โ€ชPI @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.socialโ€ฌ https://helpingkidslab.com/ ๐Ÿ’ป

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๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธTuesday at the @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social research and engagement day postdoc Ellen Kneeskern presented about the scientific communication for @aspbelong.bsky.social

๐Ÿ’ฌExciting to learn about the other projects and to be getting our work out!

#ResearchandEngagement #DevelopmentalPsych

12.03.2026 10:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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11.03.2026 11:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ethnoโ€Religious Socialization Among Majority and Minority Group Children in a Postโ€Conflict Society Families vary in the extent to which they socialize their children about their racial or ethnic identities (i.e., family ethnic socialization). Research on family ethnic socialization has primarily b...

๐Ÿ“ขPublication alert!

๐Ÿ’กEthno-Religious Socialization Among Majority and Minority Group Children in a Post-Conflict Society

๐Ÿ’ปRead the whole Article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

๐Ÿ” Or take a look at the infographic below!

@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social
@blaylockd1.bsky.social

11.03.2026 11:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ˜˜๏ธ Today we're meeting our Spring Intern! Zaina is a master's student from the University of Amsterdam doing her internship in the lab right now.

Learn more about her here! ๐Ÿซ™
#DevPsy #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #Internship #HelpingKidsLab #MeettheTeam

10.03.2026 11:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are now recruiting!

We welcome a global and diverse set of applicants for a new ERC Consolidator project funded by @erc.europa.eu
www.ucd.ie/research/new...

๐Ÿ“ฃ Postdoc: search job ref 019423 here: my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru...

๐Ÿ“ฃ 4-year fully funded PhD, details: www.ucd.ie/graduatestud...

09.03.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At our first #LabMeeting after winter break, Maddie and Tara practiced conducting the school survey for feedback. โœจ Thanks both!

๐Ÿ“ฃ Still recruiting #Teachers and #Parents (4thโ€“6th class).

#SocialPsych #Research #Education #DevelopmentalPsychology #HelpingKidsLab #IrelandEd #Teacher #Teaching

13.02.2026 17:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃCalling all #Teachers and/or #Parents of children in 4th, 5th and 6th class!

๐Ÿ‘ซWe are conducting an in-school study with children around the country, all about what it means to be Irish and European, and the implications for inclusion in #Ireland.

๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

#IrelandEd #Teacher #Education #Teaching

15.01.2026 11:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yesterday, we had our last #LabMeeting before the winter break. ๐ŸŽ„
We had the chance to listen to the wonderful @iniccraith.bsky.social presenting her PhD research and future studies on social identity and culture!

#SocialPsych #Research #PhD #DevelopmentalPsychology #HelpingKidsLab

17.12.2025 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ขNew Publication alert!

๐Ÿ’กProsocial behaviour and trait risk-taking predict willingness to help others.

๐Ÿ’ปRead the whole Article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

๐ŸŒFind out more about our Generation Peace Project: gnrtnpeace.com

@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social
@leilaeisner.bsky.social โœจ

16.12.2025 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#GENERATION_EU is a reality!

So grateful to receive #ERCCoG from @erc.europa.eu ๐Ÿคฉ

With new PhDs and Post-docs, the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social will address:

What is European identity?
How does it develop?
Does it promote peace?

Across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.

09.12.2025 12:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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At yesterdayโ€™s #LabMeeting, we had the opportunity to listen to Perah Midbar Alter from @campsydept.bsky.social, who presented his research on childrenโ€™s perceptions and agency in times of crisis and war. โœจโœจThank you Perah!

#Developmentalpsych #research #HelpingsKidsLab #Socialpsych #Psychology

26.11.2025 12:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At todays #LabMeeting, we had the opportunity to listen to @ncaluori.bsky.social from the University of Illinois Chicago, who presented her research on cultural differences in a globalizing world!โœจโœจThank you Nava!

#SocialPsy #Socialidentity #HelpingKidsLab #Lab #Research #Developmentalpsychology

18.11.2025 16:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจToday, we have another new member of the lab to introduce!

Meet Ellen, a post-doctoral researcher who will work on the
@aspbelong.bsky.social project! โ˜˜๏ธ

Learn more about her here and on our website: helpingkidslab.com/who-we-are/%...

#MeettheTeam #DevPsy #PhDSky #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

06.11.2025 11:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At our #LabMeeting yesterday, we got to listen to @fannylalot.bsky.social from the University of Basel, who presented her interesting research on the influence of future consciousness on political engagement!โœจโœจ

#SocialPsy #Socialidentity #HelpingKidsLab #Lab #Research #Developmentalpsychology

05.11.2025 13:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ขNew Publication alert!

๐Ÿ’กYouth with higher average intergroup contact levels show stronger social cohesion indicators.

๐Ÿ’ปRead the whole Article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@shelleymckeown.bsky.social
@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social
@sumedhrao.bsky.social

#Research #Publicationโœจ

01.11.2025 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@ucdgearyinst.bsky.social GIRSI launching now, in a packed room!

Delighted to share longitudinal data analysis from the @helpingkidslab.bsky.social network!

๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

16.10.2025 09:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tina Merrilees joins us at @helpingkidslab.bsky.social

We chatted about professional development, learning statistics, career paths, and how to work with community partners.

A great addition to the @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social seminar!

14.10.2025 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A big Thank you to Christine Merrilees for her fantastic seminar on Fostering Empathy and Empowerment in Young People! โœจโœจ

Sign up now for her GIRSI Masterclass โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ16.10. 10:00am

๐Ÿ’กLongitudinal Data Analysis and Multilevel Modeling

@ucdgearyinst.bsky.social

14.10.2025 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข Reminder! Join us for our upcoming Event:

๐Ÿ“† Oct 16, 10:00am

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Speaker: Prof Christine Merrilees

๐Ÿ’กGIRSI Masterclass: Longitudinal Data Analysis and Multilevel Modeling

๐Ÿ’ปSign up now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social โœจโœจ

#Research #GIRSI #Data

10.10.2025 10:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“ข Reminder! Join us for our upcoming Seminar:

๐Ÿ“† Oct 14, 1:00pm

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Speaker: Prof Christine Merrilees

๐Ÿ’กFostering Empathy and Empowerment in Young People: A Daily Diary Study

๐Ÿ’ปLearn more: www.ucd.ie/geary/newsev...

@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social
@ucdgearyinst.bsky.social
@ucddublin.bsky.social

09.10.2025 13:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you to our lovely guest speakers,
Gloria Mittmann and Adam Barnard, partners from our ASP-Belong Project! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

It's fantastic to have you at @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social, sharing your research about Augmented Social Play!โœจ

@gloriamit.bsky.social
@aspbelong.bsky.social
@ucddublin.bsky.social

07.10.2025 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2025 / 2026 - UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy

๐Ÿ“ข Reminder! Our first October event is coming up!

๐Ÿ“† Oct 7, 1:00pm

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Speakers: Gloria Mittmann & Adam Barnard

๐Ÿ’กAdventures in Augmented Social Play - making the immersive classroom experience Lina

@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @gloriamit.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

03.10.2025 08:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

What is Augmented Social Play (ASP)?

โ€ข New form of collaborative immersive experience โœจ
โ€ข Supports young peopleโ€™s social wellbeing & sense of belonging ๐Ÿค๐ŸŒฑ
โ€ข The first ASP experience, Lina, is currently in classrooms across Europe as part of a large-scale scientific study๐Ÿซ

@aspbelong.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’ป

03.10.2025 08:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2025 / 2026 - UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy

๐Ÿ“ข Reminder! Our first October event is coming up!

๐Ÿ“† Oct 7, 1:00pm

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Speakers: Gloria Mittmann & Adam Barnard

๐Ÿ’กAdventures in Augmented Social Play - making the immersive classroom experience Lina

@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @gloriamit.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

03.10.2025 08:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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At todays #LabMeeting, we got to listen to an amazing presentation about Izzyโ€™s research on how children and adolescents co-construct their ideas about national and European identities!

Learn more about her work here: @iniccraith.bsky.social โœจโœจ

#SocialPsy #Socialidentity #HelpingKidsLab #Lab

30.09.2025 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

We canโ€™t wait to share @aspbelong.bsky.social work with our @ucddublin.bsky.social colleagues at a @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social seminar series on 7 Oct.

Following us here and @helpingkidslab.bsky.social to learn more!

25.09.2025 09:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, we meet another amazing member of our Lab!

Meet Madeline, a current Masterโ€™s student and Research Assistant who will write her Thesis with us.

Learn more about her below! โฌ‡๏ธโ˜˜๏ธ

#MeettheTeam #HelpingKidsLab #Research #DevelopmentalPsychology #SocialPsychology #ChildDevelopmentโœจโœจ

24.09.2025 11:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Today, we are meeting Tara!

Tara started working as a Research Assistant in our Lab this September and will write her Master's Thesis with us.

See below to learn more about her interests and work in the lab โฌ‡๏ธ

#HelpingKidsLab #MeettheTeam #ChildDevelopment #DevelopmentalPsychology #Research โœจโœจ

23.09.2025 14:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Next up in our Meet the Team series, we have Postdoctoral Researcher Yul Kwon! Learn more about him & his work at our Lab below. ๐ŸŽ‰

#PhDSky #ChildDevelopment #DevelopmentalPsychology #Research #MeettheTeam #SocialPsych

22.09.2025 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“†We are delighted to invite you to three upcoming Helping Kids! Lab events in October!

๐Ÿ’ปJoin us and find out more on the websites:

www.ucd.ie/geary/newsev...
www.ucd.ie/geary/newsev...

@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social โœจโœจ

18.09.2025 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1