2026-February: News from the Accelerator

Newsletter
PSA005 Stereotype Threat
PSA008 Minimal Groups
PSA009 Gendered Leader
PSA010 Social Evaluation
PSA-JTF1 Moral Experiences
PSA-JTF2 Dignity Honor Face
PSA-JTF3 Error Correction
Author

Sara Eftekhari

Published

February 7, 2026

Quick read

  • We report several new collaboration and career opportunities shared by our fellow Accelerators.
  • Most PSA projects are now in the writing stage, with data analysis underway or wrapping up.

Call for Conference Abstracts

APA Division 34 Virtual Conference

  • Abstract deadline: 1 March 2026
  • Theme: Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through Psychological Research
  • Dates: 5–6 June (World Environment Day)
  • Contact: ssyropou@asu.edu

Submit abstract.

India–France Collaboration Invite

Looking to co‑develop an India–France research proposal? Apply for grant. Dr Santhosh (Christ University) seeks collaborators.

  • CEFIPRA grant deadline: 28 February 2026
  • Focus: Health Sciences; Marine Sciences. See full details.

Research Supervisors Sought

The Junior Researcher Programme is seeking six PhD students or postdoctoral researchers to supervise international psychology student projects for jSchool 2026. Apply here.

  • Focus: Psychological Science in the Digital Age (social media, misinformation, AI)
  • Application deadline: 23:59 CET 10 February 2026
  • Programme duration: July 2026 to August 2027
  • Location: Siena (Italy)

Publication Opportunity (SAGE Journals)

Enhancing Transparency and Replicability in Entrepreneurship Research with Preregistrations, Registered Reports, and Registered Revisions: A Call for Papers

  • Registered Reports deadline: 22 December 2026. However, early submissions are encouraged and may be submitted immediately.

Read editorial. See full details.

PSA Project Updates

005 Stereotype Threat

The team is working on the final draft of the manuscript to send to collaborators.

Read more in our preprint >>

008 Minimal Groups

The lead team has started data analysis. A new round of data collection has commenced.

Read more in our preprint >>

009 Gendered Leadership

The Stage 2 Registered Report is under review at The Leadership Quarterly.

Read more in our registered report >>

010 Social Evaluation

The lead team has received positive comments from Psychological Science on their Stage 1 Registered Report and are awaiting reviews.

Read more in our proposal >>

JTF1 Moral Experiences

The lead team is wrapping up data coding and validation; a draft of the manuscript will soon be available to share with collaborators.

Read more in our preprint >>

JTF2 Dignity Honor Face

The team has been working hard on data cleaning and analysis, and will soon move onto refining the writing.

Read more in our preprint >>

JTF3 Error Correction

Data collection continues until approximately April.

Read more in our preprint >>

Get Involved in the PSA

Join us on Slack, or drop by our Directors’ Office Hours (Friday at 14:00 UTC, Zoom link).