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A Bit More Complicated

A Bit More Complicated

By Dylan Selterman and Manuel Galvan

Two psychologists interview experts on topics, issues, and problems in society, and what we can do to make them better. Hosts are Manuel Galvan and Dylan Selterman.
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Episode 17 - Complicating Body Positivity with Dr. Kalynda Smith

A Bit More ComplicatedDec 16, 2022

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Social Media and Mental Health with Dr. Chris Ferguson
May 21, 202359:38
Episode 24 - Reducing inequality by increasing belonging with Dr. Greg Walton

Episode 24 - Reducing inequality by increasing belonging with Dr. Greg Walton

In this episode, we interview Stanford psychology professor, Dr. Greg Walton. We discuss:

The successful ways that Greg has used "wise interventions" to address social problems like educational inequalities. The importance of social belonging and how feelings of belonging uncertainty can create a downward spiral. Most importantly: Greg's new paper in Science! We focus on what the social belonging intervention is, why it worked, how the effects are influenced by the social context, how universities can learn from the intervention, and how many more students would graduate if the intervention was used at more institutions!

Citations:

Where and with whom does a brief social-belonging intervention promote progress in college?: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade4420 A brief intervention to improve college success and equity (companion perspectives piece to the Science article): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh7681?intcmp=trendmd-sci A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.92.1.82 A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1198364 Social-Psychological Interventions in Education : They're Not Magic https://umaine.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/11/Social-Psychological-Interventions-in-Education-Theyre-Not-Magic-Yeager-Walton.pdf Wise interventions: Psychological remedies for social and personal problems. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-49648-001 Seed and Soil: Psychological Affordances in Contexts Help to Explain Where Wise Interventions Succeed or Fail: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963721420904453


Find the intervention materials here: https://collegetransitioncollaborative.org/resources/



May 05, 202349:01
Episode 23 - An Introduction to Trans Healthcare with Dr. Quinnehtukqut McLamore

Episode 23 - An Introduction to Trans Healthcare with Dr. Quinnehtukqut McLamore

In this episode of the podcast we take a crash course on transgender identity and terminology, statistics on transition and stigma (and associated mental health issues) within the trans community, transition in adults and kids, gender-affirming care, and the difficulties faced by trans individuals who engage with the medical system to get care. Dr. McLamore is bursting at the seams with knowledge on the topic, so there are more citations than usual. We had a much longer conversation than we could publish, but please read their writing in Aeon for more info.

2023 anti-trans bills tracker: https://translegislation.com/

Dr. McLamore’s google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-K4hkmsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Disarming transphobia: ‘Rapid-onset gender dysphoria’ is a popular weapon in the anti-trans arsenal. It is nothing but unscientific bunk’: https://aeon.co/essays/the-real-reason-why-theres-a-global-rise-in-trans-youth

Two-Spirit Community: https://lgbtqhealth.ca/community/two-spirit.php#:~:text=The%20creation%20of%20the%20term,term%20niizh%20manidoowag%2C%20two%20spirits.

Caster Semenya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_Semenya

What is Gender Dysphoria in the DSM-5-TR?: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria

Bostock vs clayton county: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostock_v._Clayton_County#:~:text=Clayton%20County%2C%20590%20U.S.%20___,they%20are%20gay%20or%20transgender.

Most states allow a “LGBT panic defense”: https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/panic_defense_bans

Michael Knowles tweeting about overturning Bostock vs clayton county: https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles/status/1634987094698520576?lang=en

Michael Knowles speaking at CPAC about trans people: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pU9y9dcM5NQ

Trans people are marginalized: https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community

Gender affirming care reduces mental health issues: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/

APA supports gender affirmation: https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/division-54-statement-gender-affirmative-care.pdf

Many organizations support gender affirming care: https://transhealthproject.org/resources/medical-organization-statements/

Case Report: Induced Lactation in a Transgender Woman: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/trgh.2017.0044 & https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/106/5/e2047/6123860

Puberty blockers have been used since the 80s for precocious puberty: https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/Gender-Clinic-Puberty-Blockers-Handout.pdf

Possible outcomes associated with puberty blocker use: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33320999/

Rate of trans health care usage among kids: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-data/

WPath guidelines for trans healthcare: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644

Doctor training on trans issues are inadequate: 

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.09.042

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-110

doi:10.36834/cmej.36785

doi:10.1111/medu.13796

doi:10.1071/PY19102

doi:10.2147/AMEP.S147183

Apr 24, 202351:35
Episode 22 - Mental Health Stigma with Andrew Devendorf

Episode 22 - Mental Health Stigma with Andrew Devendorf

Apr 09, 202353:11
Episode 21 - Analyzing Anti-Woke Research with Dr. Beth Livingston
Mar 27, 202301:01:55
Episode 20 - Experimental History with Dr. Adam Mastroianni
Mar 12, 202301:21:02
Episode 19 - The Mistreatment of Dr. Steven Roberts at PoPS

Episode 19 - The Mistreatment of Dr. Steven Roberts at PoPS

In this episode, we discuss the high profile case of Steven Robert's mistreatment at Perspective on Psychological Science (PoPS). We recorded an interesting and productive discussion with Steven, but he decided against publication of our conversation with him. We thought this topic was too important to not do an episode on, so we recorded our thoughts on the subject without Steven. 

The episode includes: Steven's post-PoPS experiences (that he said we could share with the audience), our thoughts on the 2020 paper, our thoughts on his treatment at PoPS, and finally what we think about the academic critiques he received.  

Steven Roberts 2020 paper:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691620927709 Steven Roberts pre-print commentary outlining his experience at PoPS: https://psyarxiv.com/xk4yu Hommels critique: https://psyarxiv.com/hvgrm/ Stanovich’s commentary: http://keithstanovich.com/Site/Essays_files/Stanovich_Commentary_on_Hommel.pdf Stroebe’s commentary: https://psyarxiv.com/prj36/ Jussim’s commentary: https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2022/12/Diversity-of-Diversity-Jussim-accepted-revised-double-spaced-2.0.pdf Jussim’s blog: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/notes-from-a-witch-hunt One of the field experiments showing discrimination in academia: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-15680-001 Meta-analysis of hiring discrimination studies: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1706255114 Meta-analysis of housing discrimination studies: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2018.1489223 Study showing that URM scholars often have prosocial goals in their research: Manny’s article about the psychological roots of racism: https://www.thepipettepen.com/rejecting-the-roots-of-racist-research/ Letter in support of Steven Roberts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O212esQJDYVuiuvN3OQLg7YOD58PbhlmFjfYV3nREU4/mobilebasic Counter-letter: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/invitation-to-sign-letter-protesting
Feb 26, 202301:28:38
Episode 18 - Parental Alienation with Dr. Jennifer Harman
Jan 22, 202301:23:44
Episode 17 - Complicating Body Positivity with Dr. Kalynda Smith
Dec 16, 202258:28
Episode 16 - A Spirited Discussion About Anti-Racism with Dr. Erec Smith
Dec 02, 202201:33:12
Episode 15 - Learning from History (with Psychology!) with Dr. Gerald Higginbotham

Episode 15 - Learning from History (with Psychology!) with Dr. Gerald Higginbotham

We discuss Dr. Higginbotham's interesting approach to psychological research: using history as a guide. Specifically we discuss his paper which found that racially resentful White Americans were less supportive of gun rights when Black (vs. White) Americans showed greater use of their gun rights. The studies results harken back to how gun control legislation (Mulford Act of 1967) was used to undermine the gun rights of The Black Panther Party in California.

Social Psychological Research on Racism and the Importance of Historical Context: Implications for Policy:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09637214221114092 When an irresistible prejudice meets immovable politics: Black legal gun ownership undermines racially resentful White Americans’ gun rights advocacy: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-88684-001?doi=1 Dr. Trawalter’s article on “psychologizing racism”: https://virginiaequitycenter.org/sites/virginiaequitycenter.org/files/Trawalter%2C%20Bart-Plange%2C%20%26%20Hoffman.pdf Twitter people being stupid about the NFL: https://twitter.com/GadSaad/status/1593422136101814272 Interest in purchasing firearms in the United States at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-22091-001 From Backlash to Inclusion for All: Instituting Diversity Efforts to Maximize Benefits Across Group Lines: https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/sipr.12040 Dr. Higginbotham’s paper on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xavkog/new_research_shows_racially_resentful_white/
Nov 19, 202256:13
Episode 14 - Choosing Growth with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
Nov 02, 202201:13:38
Episode 13 - How Inequality Gets Under the Skin with Dr. Keely Muscatell
Oct 20, 202252:60
Episode 12 - Are Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories? with Dr. Adam Enders
Oct 05, 202252:00
Episode 11 - How We Think About Racial Inequality with Dr. Michael Kraus
Sep 20, 202246:29
Episode 9.5 - Revisiting Abortion and the Turnaway Study
Aug 31, 202253:11
Episode 10 - When Politics Predicts Mortality with Dr. Haider Warraich

Episode 10 - When Politics Predicts Mortality with Dr. Haider Warraich

In this episode, Manny and Dylan speak with Dr. Haider Warraich about one of his recent publications on voting behavior and mortality rates in counties across the USA. His research found that overall, American mortality rate is going down (which is a good thing–we’re living longer!) but that the rate of mortality rate decline is higher in Democratic counties than in Republican counties. Manny suggests that there are policy implications from this research. Dr. Warraich suggests that at least part of this can be explained by norms for health and medicine diverging in different parts of the country. We can clearly see this happening now in terms of the Democratic and Republican voters’ response to COVID-19.

Manny's article on this topic: https://scienceofsocialproblems.com/2022/06/19/who-should-we-vote-for-to-promote-health-and-well-being/ Dr. Warraich’s webpage Dr. Warraich’s paper in BMJ about politics and death The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain Leading causes of death in the USA IPCC report on climate emissions

Image by Milos Duskic from Pixabay

Aug 02, 202201:01:45
Episode 9 - Abortion and Mental Health with Dr. Julia Steinberg
Jul 05, 202225:01
Episode 7.5 - False Polarization & Sex-Ed (addendum)
Jun 30, 202215:43
Episode 8 - Abortion attitudes beyond Roe v. Wade with Dr. Kristen Jozkowski

Episode 8 - Abortion attitudes beyond Roe v. Wade with Dr. Kristen Jozkowski

In the wake of the leaded Supreme Court decision to essentially overturn Roe v. Wade, we decided to do an episode on the science of abortion attitudes. Manny and Dylan discuss Americans’ attitudes towards abortion with Dr. Kristen Jozkowski, who is the William L. Yarber Endowed Professor in Sexual Health at Indiana University Bloomington. She has written extensively on the topic of public opinions on abortion. As with all of the topics we cover, abortion attitudes are complicated!

PBS article:
Majority of Americans don’t want Roe overturned 538 article using polling: Where Americans Stand On Abortion, In 5 Charts Dr. Jozkowski article: Abortion Complexity Scores from 1972 to 2018: A Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis Using Data from the General Social Survey Dr. Jozkowski research: “Roe v. Wade” versus “Legalized Abortion”: Wording effect influences on survey responses 92% of abortions occur in the first trimester Information deficit model of science communication review Dr. Jozkowski research: Examining the Relationship Between Roe v. Wade Knowledge and Sentiment Across Political Party and Abortion Identity Out-of-Pocket Costs and Insurance Coverage for Abortion in the United States Dr .Jozkowski research: If it’s legal, it’s easy: (Mis)perceptions of abortion access across the US Dr. Jozkowski research: DO RACE AND PREGNANCY SITUATION AFFECT EMPATHY FOR WOMEN WHO SEEK ABORTIONS IN ARKANSAS? A RANDOMIZED- CONTROLLED VIDEO INTERVENTION Benevolent sexism predicts attitudes towards abortion

Find out more about Dr. Jozkowski’s research at @IU_DAMSS_team & @KMJozkowski

Jun 17, 202239:56
Episode 7 - The Birds And The Bees with Dr. Kristen Mark
Jun 01, 202248:31
Episode 6 - What's Up With Horseshoe Theory? with Dr. Jake Womick and Tom Costello
May 09, 202201:22:15
Episode 5 - All We Have To Do Is Dream Dream Dream with Dr. Dylan Selterman!
Apr 13, 202257:07
Episode 4 - A Deep Dive Into the Ukraine-Russia War with Dr. Nicole Ford (Part 2)

Episode 4 - A Deep Dive Into the Ukraine-Russia War with Dr. Nicole Ford (Part 2)

The conclusion of our interview with Dr. Nicolè Ford on the war between Ukraine and Russia. If you haven't yet, listen to Part 1 of this interview first (Ep. 3). 

Dr. Nicolè Ford’s webpage& Twitter

Dr. Ford’s recent article

Dr. Sam Greene’s twitter thread on EU & article

Peer reviewed pub by Kari Roberts on NATO & Crimea invasion

Interview w John Mearsheimer about Putin’s aggression

Article by Stephen Walt for the role of NATO

Article by Seva Gunitsky against the focus on NATO

Peer reviewed pub by Kimberly Marten: NATO’s role is overblown

Reporting on Zelensky forgoing NATO membership to avoid war

Reporting about Azov battalion

Twitter thread: racist language from reporters on Ukrainian war

Article describing why sanctions fail.

Article arguing sanctions may push Russian elites closer to Putin.

Photo of Zelensky and Trump

Dr. Ford’s partially annotated bibliography/reading listfor Russia’s War on Ukraine

Peer reviewed pub by Keating et al. (2019) that Russia wield “Conservative soft power”

News coverage of the Christian Right’s support for Russia here and here

Cover art image by ChiaJo from Pixabay

Mar 29, 202237:15
Episode 3 - A Deep Dive Into the Ukraine-Russia War with Dr. Nicole Ford (Part 1)

Episode 3 - A Deep Dive Into the Ukraine-Russia War with Dr. Nicole Ford (Part 1)

In this episode, Manny and Dylan interview Dr. Nicolè Ford, who holds a Ph.D. in political science and whose specific area of expertise is on Ukraine and Russia. In the episode, we dive into a deep understanding of this horrible war. Dr. Ford schools us on the historical context, NATO, Putin’s ambitions, and more. We really appreciate Dr. Ford’s knowledge and insight into this topic.

Dr. Nicolè Ford’s webpage & Twitter

Dr. Ford’s recent article

Dr. Sam Greene’s twitter thread on EU & article

Peer reviewed pub by Kari Roberts on NATO & Crimea invasion

Interview w John Mearsheimer about Putin’s aggression

Article by Stephen Walt for the role of NATO

Article by Seva Gunitsky against the focus on NATO

Peer reviewed pub by Kimberly Marten: NATO’s role is overblown

Reporting on Zelensky forgoing NATO membership to avoid war

Reporting about Azov battalion

Twitter thread: racist language from reporters on Ukrainian war

Article describing why sanctions fail.

Article arguing sanctions may push Russian elites closer to Putin.

Photo of Zelensky and Trump

Dr. Ford’s partially annotated bibliography/reading list for Russia’s War on Ukraine

Peer reviewed pub by Keating et al. (2019) that Russia wield “Conservative soft power”

News coverage of the Christian Right’s support for Russia here and here

Cover art image by ChiaJo from Pixabay

Mar 28, 202249:11
Episode 2 - Kudos to Kraus: On Tenure and Inequality

Episode 2 - Kudos to Kraus: On Tenure and Inequality

In this episode, Manny and Dylan talk about a recent high-profile tenure decision involving Michael Kraus, a psychologist and Associate Professor at the Yale School of Management. Do Ivy League schools promote from within? Are tenure decisions based on merit, or based on ideological preferences of senior faculty? Then, we highlight some of Kraus’s influential research, and specifically do a deep dive into some papers he’s published on the psychology of inequality.

Also mentioned in the episode: Dylan’s NPR interview about the science of dreams, Dylan’s Heterodox Academy interview about education and learning, and Manny’s Master’s Thesis.

http://www.michaelwkraus.com/ Michal Kraus’s publication record 2016 review of Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Tenure Appointment Policy 25 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College - Center for College Affordability and Productivity Norton, M. I., & Ariely, D. (2011). Building a Better America—One Wealth Quintile at a Time. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(1), 9–12.  Kraus, M. W., & Tan, J. J. (2015). Americans overestimate social class mobility. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 58, 101-111.  Kraus, M. W., Rucker, J. M., & Richeson, J. A. (2017). Americans misperceive racial economic equality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(39), 10324-10331.  Tan, J. J., Kraus, M. W., Carpenter, N. C., & Adler, N. E. (2020). The association between objective and subjective socioeconomic status and subjective well-being: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 146(11), 970.  Recent op-ed by Kraus in LA Times about perceptions of inequality Photo by DS stories from Pexels
Mar 13, 202248:45
Episode 1 - With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? with Will Blakey

Episode 1 - With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? with Will Blakey

[UPDATED AUDIO] In this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Will Blakey, a post-bac researcher at UNC. Will, along with social psychologist Kurt Gray, recently published a Substack article about our changing perceptions of evil in the world, and a psychological phenomenon known as “concept creep.” Why do we see more villains in the world now compared to 30 years ago?

Notes:

Will and Kurt’s Substack article. Haslam (2016) Concept Creep: Psychology's Expanding Concepts of Harm and Pathology, Psychological Inquiry, 27:1, 1-17 Haslam et al. (2021) Concept Creep and Psychiatrization. Frontiers in Sociology. Concept Creep example #1 and example #2. Gray & Wegner (2012). Morality takes two: Dyadic morality and mind perception. Pinker (2011): The Better Angels of Our Nature. Ferguson (2009): Pinker's List: Exaggerating Prehistoric War Mortality The Progress Paradox
Feb 23, 202201:16:07
A Bit More Complicated (trailer)

A Bit More Complicated (trailer)

Manny and Dylan launch a podcast! Here is a brief introduction to the podcast.

Feb 15, 202205:22