Samuel Ronfard
Developmental psychologist studying children's thinking and learning
Assistant Professor @ University of Toronto
Director of the Childhood Learning and Development Lab
utmchildlab.com
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- Reposted by Samuel RonfardCheck out our new TICS paper on disagreement and metacognition! We argue that disagreement drives metacognitive development by expanding children's consideration sets. With Antonia Langenhoff, Bill Thompson @wdt.bsky.social and Mahesh Srinivasan www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardThis is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone. If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardFolks, it's time to submit your papers to PCI Psychology. Here is our invitation to you, taken from our editorial osf.io/preprints/ps...
- PCI Psychology is here!! 🎉🥳 After over a year of hard work by so many people, we are thrilled to announce that we are open for submissions! Join us in making publishing more efficient, equitable, and open: psych.peercommunityin.org #PsychSciSky #scipub
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardMy Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
- Reposted by Samuel Ronfardboy Ontario is just so thoroughly squandering this moment
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- U of T has approved my tenure and my appointment to associate professor. I could not have done this without my lab, its past and current members. I'm grateful to my mentors and to the scientists whose work has and continues to inspire me. I'm excited to continue doing the work I love.
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- Elbows up, Canada! 🇨🇦
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- Reposted by Samuel RonfardThis piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.
- Reposted by Samuel Ronfardsrsly if you hate that publishers charge your grant $5-10K for open access, there's a simple solution don't write for those journals don't review for those journals don't edit for those journals Scientific Reports, Nature Comms, Comms Psych, Frontiers <- I auto-delete all their emails. easy 👍🏻
- It's been a while since I took latin, but pretty sure that the latin words on American university crests don't mean cower, comply, and profit...
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardIf you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardI am calling on all #devpsyc colleagues to condemn & speak out about the abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk by the US govt on March 25, 2025. She is a developmental psychology graduate. #childpsyc #developmentalpsyc #lifespanpsyc #acadmicsky #childrenandyouth @srcdorg.bsky.social @issbd.bsky.social
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardDecided to speak out on the state of our union. Just published in the Philadelphia Inquirer eedition.inquirer.com/infinity/art...
- Sourdough brioche (Boulangerie Pas a Pas) and country blonde (Flour Water Salt Yeast). Having a great time learning from the Boulangerie Pas a Pas youtube channel!
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardExcellent excellent excellent from Princeton president and constitutional/ political theorist Chris Eisgruber. There's been far too little of this kind of thing; here's hoping others follow his good example. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- Sheaves of Wheat / Épis de Blé. Been wanting to make those for a while!
- Braised lamb with red wine and prunes (NYT recipe) with a side of sourdough white bread (Sourdough whisperer recipe), a great way to end the weekend!
- Great sourdough beer bread recipe! (tinyurl.com/47evcn5a)
- Made walnut sourdough this week. Helps with stress and it's delicious.
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardNew paper! Children’s sharing is influenced by factors like others' need and reputation, but research has typically examined these factors in isolation. This study explores how different combinations of need and reputation affect costly sharing decisions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Light rye and toasted sunflower seeds (left) and light rye (right)
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardHello! I'm looking to hire a post-doc, to start this Summer or Fall. It'd be great if you could share this widely with people you think might be interested. More details on the position & how to apply: bit.ly/cocodev_post... Official posting here: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14723
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- Reposted by Samuel RonfardI am hiring a lab manager to start ~ July 1st. sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
- Reposted by Samuel RonfardHow does the capacity to demonstrate intellectual humility - to recognize limits to one's beliefs or knowledge - develop and change? And are there things that can be done to foster greater intellectual humility? Come join our SRCD pre-conference to discuss these questions and more!
- We are excited to invite you to the pre-conference workshop, “Towards a developmental science of intellectual humility,” taking place before the 2025 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Wednesday, April 30th, 2025. Register at www.developingintellectualhumility.com/srcd-2025.
- We are excited to invite you to the pre-conference workshop, “Towards a developmental science of intellectual humility,” taking place before the 2025 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Wednesday, April 30th, 2025. Register at www.developingintellectualhumility.com/srcd-2025.
- The pre-conference workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 from 9:30am to 4:30pm. This pre-conference is funded by the John Templeton Foundation. There is no fee to register. Drinks, lunch, and snacks will be provided.
- Reposted by Samuel Ronfard*** JOB ALERT *** Tenured Associate Professor position in Developmental Psychology at the University of Oslo. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Deadline: March 3rd, 2025. Please reach out in DM for details and repost widely! #openscience experience a plus! #DevSci #devpsy
- Led by @tonehermansen.bsky.social when children can explain their beliefs they generate better empirical tests for them
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- Age related improvements between 5- and 8-years-old in understanding that emotions can cause intrusive thoughts and that those intrusive thoughts make it harder to pay attention and learn.
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- Really important insights by @ldelavina.bsky.social about the conflicting intuitions underlying how children and adults reason about the impact of emotion on performance.
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- Just posted tenure-track position in Perception and Cognition at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Happy to chat with anyone interested in applying. Teaching load is 2:1, lots of financial support and infrastructure, and a great department! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississa...
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- Reposted by Samuel RonfardNew paper from my lab led by the amazing @radovanovic.bsky.social !!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Come see us during #CDS's poster sessions!
- A great read. Thank you for writing this @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social
