"Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science" by the Open Science Collaboration has just been published in the August 28th issue of Science.  The article features 100 studies conducted by 270 researchers (including Dr. Mehta and lab alumna, Bethany Lassetter), with the intention of replicating studies previously published in one of three major peer-reviewed psychological journals.  As such, the collaboration makes a notable advancement in the transparency and reliability of psychological science. 

Please see our Publications page for the full article!

The paper "Exogenous testosterone in women enhances and inhibits competitive decision-making depending on victory-defeat experience and trait dominance", authored by Pranj, Keith Welker (former SPEL postdoctoral scholar and current UMass Boston assistant professor), and Smrithi Prasad (SPEL graduate student), was just accepted for publication in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology.  Please see our "Publications" page for the full text, and we hope you enjoy!

Our very own 4th year doctoral student Erik L. Knight will give a talk at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual conference this year, in Long Beach, CA. The title of his talk is "Stability moderates the effects of status on endocrine and behavioral responses to stress". We're very excited to witness what's sure to be a stimulating and engaging talk. 


Well done, Erik!