This metaphor for sabbatical ending and going back to work this week is a little on the nose.

A large lake in southern Ontario this week isn't too bad either 😎

If kale can become a whole-ass tree, you can become someone who keeps up with their inbox. Anything is possible.

The last year has been challenging in multiple ways, and I find myself constantly going back to the garden to find peace. Feeling proud of how it has progressed!

or this way (I was reviewing ggplot2 today for class prep, this is great practice lol)

visualized:

This has been my emotional journey the last nine months 😬 Maybe it's time to rebrand into quant psych somehow.

Quercus repping the @pomonacollege.bsky.social @pomona-psych.bsky.social swag this year! That's his smolder, it's a work in progress.

There's a non-zero chance that he would be the reason for dying

Sabbatical project this semester - meet Quercus!

Does the vagueness of the de-identification process for the survey data raise questions for anyone else? Even if the survey itself doesn't collect identifying info, the preprints have names/contact info/location. So if the survey responses are stored de-aggregated with the unique stimuli...

literally a slide in my undergrad stats course lol. I feel like I didn't actually *learn* stats until I learned this, so now I teach students modeling first.

Grades: submitted Sabbatical: activated

Pomona MICLab student Sara presented her investigation of the relationship between shared experience and empathy in ADHD in a flash talk to a packed crowd at #AffectScience2025. Well done!

Laura and Ezra did a fantastic job representing @pomonacollege.bsky.social and the MICLab today at #SPSP2025, showcasing the results of their research on the impact of emotion dynamics on interpersonal liking!

Took me way too long to decide on the photo so we'll just go with the peak of my apartment patio garden and mid work on one of my bonsais.

Honestly 90% of my stats class is just me saying this in different ways

Hello blue sky! Nice to join you! I'm an assistant professor of psychological science & neuroscience at Pomona College, studying neural and mental processes of successful interpersonal communication. Looking forward to being here!