Emily Gerdin
@emg3r
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Psychology PhD candidate @Yale @YalePsychology Research Fellow @MoreInCommon_US @moreincommon_
Joined September 2017
"First of all, the group More in Common has done some tremendous research about how we are divided and the different ways we’re divided. What they found was that 70 percent of Americans hate where we are right now." Spencer Cox Wants to Pull Our Politics Back From the Brink in
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The Utah governor is trying to model a different kind of leadership in a very dangerous political moment.
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Important reminder in the wake of political violence and Charlie Kirk’s assassination: social media can make support for political violence look bigger than it actually is. Immediately after the 2024 election, More in Common surveyed 5,000 Americans and found: 👉 Heavy social
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I would like that today we may together begin to build a culture of reconciliation. We must meet one another, heal our wounds, and forgive the wrongs we did and did not do, but whose effects we still carry. There are no enemies — only brothers and sisters. What we need are
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Charlie Kirk’s murder is an inexcusable act of political violence and a personal tragedy. A wife no longer has a husband, and two young children no longer have a father. Mr. Kirk was famous for sitting across from people he disagreed with, often on college campuses, and hashing
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Americans' top issue since the election – the rising cost of everyday goods - remains the same. Do they think the current leadership cares? We find that Republicans feel that Republican politicians are out of lockstep with their economic concerns. https://t.co/keWle3x0l2
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Do any developmental psychologists I know keep a list of experiments/tasks to do with their children at different ages (e.g., doing the A-not-B task at ~9 months and again at ~12 months)?
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Released today, our report Between Hesitation and Hope reveals that Americans recognize AI’s potential and feel a mix of skepticism and concern. Americans find AI inspiring and exciting, but also worry GenAI will make society more distrusting, divided, dependent, and dumb. (1/4)
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More In Common's Emily Gerdin, Coco Xu, Julia Coffin, and Tim Dixon discuss our Promising Revelations report for Sinai and Synapses. Read their newsletter here: https://t.co/ReUE4k5Pu6
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How are Americans are navigating the country’s deep polarization from the perspective of their faith identities, and perceiving (and misperceiving) one another?
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Thank you @RabbiMitelman for featuring our new report! And thank you to my fellow Sinai & Synapses alum for your feedback and for inspiration!
By today, many Jews will have built a temporary home for Sukkot. It will be fragile, but it come into existence through our building. @SinaiSynapses Fellowship alumna @emg3r did some metaphorical building as a key researcher for More in Common.
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Applying to psych PhD programs this fall? Submit a draft of your application statement Oct. 28-31 & we'll send double-blind, feedback from 2 editors on Nov 9. Complete this Applicant Interest Email List & we'll email you when submission portal opens:
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Fill out this form if you're planning to apply to psychology PhD programs in Fall 2026 and are interested in getting free double-blind expert feedback on your application statement from ASFP editors!...
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Are you curious about what false impressions we hold about Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities in the U.S.? Please check out our newsletter, report, and website and consider attending one of our upcoming webinars!
Our latest report, Promising Revelations, challenges the 3 biggest myths about faith in America. Read more at https://t.co/c3AW9eYRJF and the thread below. #PromisingRevelations
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Right now in Tel Aviv: hundreds of thousands of people supporting the families of the hostages and demanding a deal now. Enough, for God’s sake. Enough.
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Stop saying the protests in Israel aren’t for the right reason. They want the govt out & they want the “war” to end. Support the protests and then tomorrow push to end apartheid. Ceasefire now. The next step tomorrow
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Hillels are the main Jewish community centers and advocacy offices on college campuses. They're nondenominational and 100% community oriented. Protesting them - especially with violent language like "it is right to rebel" - is really really really really really really bad.
Happening Now: While Jewish students gather for their first Hillel dinner at Baruch College in New York, pro-Palestinians are chanting outside “Baruch Hillel go to hell.” SJP has clearly developed a new strategy of targeting Hillel, the center of Jewish life on campus.
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As an organization dedicated to promoting unity in our country and founded in the wake of a tragic political assassination, we condemn wholeheartedly all acts of political violence.
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Violence has no place in our politics. Full stop. We are grateful Former President Trump is safe and our hearts go out to our fellow Americans who were victims of this attack.
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My lab is recruiting undergraduates for a *funded* summer internship for June & July to assist with projects in social cognitive development! Details at
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Who should be primarily responsible for finances and taking care of children and elderly in the home? 👀 Both men and women - according to most adults surveyed in East Asia! Check out my first publication at @pewresearch to learn more!
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Around eight-in-ten adults in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say both men and women should be primarily responsible for earning money.
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I have a 15-month post-bac project coordinator position opening in my lab at F&M this summer, to work on a project measuring the development of intellectual humility. Please share with current seniors and recent college grads and encourage them to apply!
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