Jason Deska
@jasondeska
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Assistant professor of psychology and director of the Social Perception and Intergroup Relations Laboratory @torontomet. He/him/his
Toronto, Ontario
Joined March 2017
RT @REDSLabAuburn: Our new paper finds, " Laypeople and mental healthcare providers believed psychopathology harms Black individuals less….
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Racism creates and sustains mental health disparities between Black and White Americans and the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing harassment directed at Black Americans has exacerbated these inequities....
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Psych instructors: I'm teaching grad and undergrad seminars on social cognition again after a few year's hiatus, and my syllabi and reading lists are increasingly dated. Any folks willing to share their own, or can point towards openly available ones? Thanks!.
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New paper from our team! In an interdisciplinary investigation led by Sally Zheng, we explored how possible selves and self-concept clarity relate to Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
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RT @Leah_Hamovitch: 🚨 New paper alert!🚨 Using two audit studies, we examined whether prison time effects landlords' willingness to rent to….
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Researchers posit that stigma-by-association may account for the discrimination that exonerees experience post-release. Exonerees who serve a longer prison sentence may experience more stigma than...
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In our newest paper, which started as an undergraduate honour's thesis, we show that face structure influences job selection preferences. Some faces seem to fit "blue-collar" jobs whereas other faces seem better suited to "white-collar" jobs.
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Prior research has found that various job candidate characteristics can influence hiring decisions. The current work used experimental methods to test how a novel, appearance-based cue known as a...
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Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) is hiring 3 tenure stream psychology positions in:.1) Developmental.2) Social/Personality.3) Clinical Neuropsychology. Love my department, happy to answer questions. Ads here:
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RT @maireadkshaw: If you want to learn multilevel modelling but don't know where to start, @JkayFlake and I have created the website for yo….
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This is an introduction to multilevel modelling. We establish a comprehensive foundational understanding of multilevel modelling that prepares readers to recognize when such models are needed,...
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Very happy to share that Samantha Pejic successfully defended her MA thesis! Congrats, Sam!.
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This Saturday I'll be speaking @ShawTheatre as part of the "The Art of Ideas" series. We'll be chatting about identities, and why we might hide our identities or assume a persona. Looking forward to an engaging discussion!.
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In our lab's latest paper, we examine how spokesperson facial characteristics influence brand personality judgments and subsequent consumer decisions:
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Brands often employ spokespersons to serve as the face of their organization and spokespersons characteristics can influence consumer behavior. We examined whether a subtle, appearance-based aspect...
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RT @PsychMarJournal: The #face of the #brand. Through four experiments, Deska & colleagues find that appearance-based aspects of the brand….
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RT @RyersonU: Today marks the first page of a new chapter in our university’s history. The Board of Governors has unanimously approved our….
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Such a fascinating talk by @andrewang91 at our Social Area Meeting today. Glad he could share his super interesting and innovative work with our group!.
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Reservation confirmed for MPA after a several-years long hiatus. Can't wait to see the many people who I've dearly missed!.
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Our department has a newly approved CIHR Tier 1 CRC in "Sex, Gender and Diversity in Brain Health, Cognition and Aging." If you are interested or have colleagues who might be, please consider applying or reaching out for more information.
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Today my first graduate student submitted her first paper! I'm not crying, you're crying.
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Lots of buzz about people accepting jobs! But, did you know that there are at least 2 great positions still accepting applications? We are hiring in clinical ( and social (!.
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RT @GPIR_SAGE: Read online today: Benbow, K. L., Smith, B. L., Tolbert, K. J., Deska, J. C., and Kunstman, J. W. (2021). Race, social pain….
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People often believe Black individuals experience less social pain and require less social support to cope with distress than White individuals (e.g., Deska, Ku...
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We're hiring two Asst. Profs @RyersonPsych. CLINICAL: emphasis on Culturally-Informed Clinical Practice. SOCIAL: open research, ability to teach psych and law an asset. Please share widely!.
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Compared to our White American ppts, our Black American ppts indicated that their social pain was more often underrecognized and minimized. This discrepancy was associated with worse mental health and greater stress, underscoring the importance of having one's pain recognized.
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