PhD in developmental psychology | Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford’s Center on Early Childhood | Studying how children adapt, learn, and self-regulate in the context of poverty
www.meriahdejoseph.com
Meriah DeJoseph
Shameless plug that I'm on the job market! As a postdoc at Stanford's Center on Early Childhood, I study how children navigate growing up in poverty, w/ attention to both the challenges they face & the adaptive strengths they develop. To learn more & download my CV, see www.meriahdejoseph.com
At DU, I’ll continue studying how children’s learning, self-regulation, and family life are shaped by economic hardship in ways that reveal both real costs and everyday strengths. More soon on the launch of the SAGE (Self-Regulation, Adaptation, & Growing Experiences) Lab 🪴
I’ll be recruiting my first PhD student to start in Fall 2027 and would love for folks to send interested students my way!
Getting here as a first-gen college student was a wild ride, and I’m grateful for the people who helped me navigate all the messy, non-linear parts (a true developmental trajectory 😉).
✨ Some personal news: I’m happy to share that I’ll be joining the University of Denver as an Assistant Professor of Psychology ✨
Just published! ✨ Across 15+ timepoints, we found that unpredictability in economic hardship – not only severity – shapes young children’s self-regulation. Understanding these dynamics can help us design supports that promote stability and adaptive development. 👉 bit.ly/4oIZO75
Writing for Local Impact - a new webinar on April 14
@spiantado.bsky.social will introduce participants to the @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social movement and explore how researchers can write effective opinion pieces for local newspapers.
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I’m hiring!! 🎉 Looking for a full-time Lab Manager to help launch the Minds, Experiences, and Language Lab at Stanford. We’ll use all-day language recording, eye tracking, & neuroimaging to study how kids & families navigate unequal structural constraints. Please share:
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🚨 GRADUATE PHD APPLICATIONS OPEN 🚨
I'm accepting students for the next psychology PhD admissions cycle! If you're passionate about developmental neuroscience and clinical psychology, this might be for you 👇
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‘I grew up in Imperial Beach with a loving single mom’ and ‘federal need-based grants made college possible.’ Meriah DeJoseph, now at Stanford, describes how NIH & education funding opened doors, and how proposed cuts threaten that path for students in California & beyond. 🧪🏠
