Thread by @SueReviews

We @SMRCResearch have recorded and posted ten episodes of #PsychologiCALL since late April which means it is... time for a thread!

First things first - you can find all the podcast info on this page and I will post the link to our @SoundCloud & @YouTube channels at the end of the thread. The YouTube versions are subtitled.

ed.ac.uk/salvesen-resea…

I think... you can also subscribe using this RSS feed: feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…

and we are working on making the podcast more accessible to general podcast apps etc. watch this space!

Our wee podcast was created to try to meet the needs of practitioners on furlough. Being stuck at home, professional contributions cut off & ltd chance for personal development, is tough. We thought we could bring a little bite-sized piece of brain food into people's homes

The series is also a chance to harness the renewed interest we all have right now in child and adolescent development and well being. While we haven't picked out work for it's relevance to lockdown, we are wanting to make sure good science communication is getting out there.

A third purpose is to reach students and early career researchers. The conversational style of the podcast is meant to mimic the kind of chats we might have between colleagues in a conference coffee break. I hope this has some of the benefits of networking, without the agony!

In episode 1 I talked to @DrVicSimms about maths skills in kids with Williams Syndrome and Down Syndrome. She also had some great insights on #SlowScience and trying to use the pandemic as a chance to step back and reflect a little.

Episode 2 was a conversation with @KatieCebula who was also doing research relevant to the experience of kids with developmental disabilities, but this time looking at their sibling relationships. She reminds student & ECR listeners not to compare themselves to other people.

In Episode 3 with @DuncanAstle we got an amazing fruit-based metaphor to explain network analysis. His work shows that one specific learning profiles can be result from many different brain structures. He encourages early career researchers to be bold, and to experiment.

Episode 4 was a conversation with @JoVanHerwegen - back to maths and developmental disabilities, this time using eye-tracking to examine the underlying mechanisms of number sense, and sharing some of the challenges of the work. She also encourages listeners to learn to code.

Episode 5 was a conversation with @DrJennyG about how children play with each other - and we had some interesting thoughts about how her findings might apply to neurodivergent kids. She advocated for seeking out peer support as well as senior mentoring.

In episode 6 I talked with @SedgewickF about her work exploring the friendship and romantic relationship experiences of autistic women. She encourages people to stick with it despite the rejections, and advocated for cultivating a wide range of methods knowledge.

Episode 7 was a conversation with @drhollyjoseph - with whom I shared a PhD office! We talked about her work looking at word learning and especially the experience of "poor comprehenders" and she reminded listeners that they prioritise family life and have a great career.

In episode 8 I spoke to @JoniHolmes80 - we talked about her work which shows that the clinical characteristics of specific diagnostic groups are actually manifest across groups. And she reminded people there's no such thing as a silly question.

Episode 9 was a conversation with @JJMurphy90 about the fascinating subject of interoception - how we measure it and why it matters. She advised people starting out not to be afraid to reach out and seek research experience.

And last (for now) but NOT least, I spoke with @UToseeb just this week about his work using Millenium Cohort data to examine prosociality in children with language problems. He was a passionate advocate for learning complex statistical modelling methods.

Well done if you made it this far! Here are the links to the soundcloud and YouTube pages where you can access the podcasts so far.

Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/user-444115516

YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCPORs…

and finally, @threadreaderapp please unroll