Thank you Chris! We miss you lots!

Best of all, the paper is open access! Check it out here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24… Don’t hesitate to reach out to talk about this work! 6/6

This work highlights the complexity of mobility beliefs while showcasing opportunities for psychology and economics to better conceptualize the intersecting attitudes, policies, resources, and broader forces that exacerbate disparity 5/6

… engaging in a variety behaviors to shore up their kids’ access to educational/economic opportunities, even when these behaviors come at the direct expense of other children, particularly those from lower income families 4/6

Although most parents endorse the American Dream as an ideal, we find that when it becomes a reality and parents are told that people will have ample chances to climb the socioeconomic ladder, affluent parents respond by... 3/6

In two studies with 2,500+ American parents, we examine the role that parents’ beliefs about economic mobility play in motivating them to engage in different forms of “opportunity hoarding” that deepen social inequities 2/6

Time for my biannual tweet! New paper at PNAS @PNASNews with @Ivan_AHernandez, Marlis Schneider, Rebecca Ryan, @ariel_kalil & Mesmin Destin! We examined how & when affluent parents hoard educational/economic opportunities for their kids at the expense of lower income families 1/6

This paper was just published so you can get a sneak preview here: nature.com/articles/s41562-0…

I'm excited to see everyone at #AERA23 (Chicago clearly is too!) If you're looking for something fun to do on Thursday at 11:40am, come check out our talk as part of an awesome looking session on Centering Understudied Populations and Contexts in Motivation Research! @AERA_MotSIG

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY! If you identify as a member of a historically marginalized group and are interested in applying to a PhD in psychology, please fill out the brief application!! Please share widely!

Please share widely!