Science Communication

Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT (18:00 – 19:00 UTC)

Presenter: Gillian Forrester, University of Sussex, UK

Explore practical strategies for sharing psychological science with diverse audiences. This session highlights how to make research engaging, accessible, and impactful across academic, public, and policy contexts.

• The bi-directional benefit of science communication
• How to fund your science communication activities
• How to measure science communication impact
• Examples of science communication: from festivals to filmmaking

Integrating AI into the Mental Health Sector

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT (20:00 – 21:00 UTC)

Presenter: Zainab Iftikhar, Brown University, USA

LLMs were not designed to replace healthcare professionals, yet they are increasingly being used for psychological well-being, raising questions about their capabilities, limitations, and ethical violations. In this workshop, we will explore if (and how) we can build AI systems that augment, rather than replace, human mental health providers.

Engaging Students in Collaborative Replications and Cross-Cultural Research

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT (22:00 – 23:00 UTC)

Presenter: Jordan R. Wagge, Avila University, USA

Learn effective ways to involve students in large-scale replication projects and international collaborations. This workshop emphasizes hands-on opportunities that build research skills while advancing open and cross-cultural science.

Interdisciplinary Team Science and Collaboration Basics

Thursday, October 23, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT (14:00 – 15:00 UTC)

Presenter: Alessandro Vinciarelli, University of Glasgow, UK

Discover key principles for building and sustaining successful interdisciplinary collaborations. This session covers foundational skills for navigating team dynamics, communication, and project management in psychological science and beyond.

Opportunities and Challenges of Cross-Cultural Research in Psychology

Thursday, October 23, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT (16:00 – 17:00 UTC)    

Presenter: Jozefien De Leersnyder, KU Leuven, Belgium

This workshop explores the promises of cross-cultural research and its challenges, including conceptual, measurement, and linguistic (non)equivalence, test-setting issues, and data interpretation. Advocating a decolonial approach that honors local researchers, practices, ethics, and epistemologies, it urges participants to rethink dominant scientific paradigms and to embrace context-sensitive, equitable modes of collaboration.