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Gregory Samanez-Larkin
@GregoryRSL
Droppin' science @DukePsychNeuro prof studying motivation, emotion, learning, decision making, finance, health behavior, aging 🧠 @UMFlint @UMich @Stanford alum
Durham, NC
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Oct 25, 2018
    Don’t have a sample funded F31, F32, K99/R00? Well now you don’t need to know someone who got one to see one. Now sharing funded and completed grants with score sheets. Plan on adding funded R24s, R25s, and R01s soon (after co-PI and collaborators approve) mcablab.science/grants/
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    May 8, 2020
    Replying to @tressiemcphd
    The celebratory cake a student brought to her dissertation defense afterparty a couple years ago
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Mar 5, 2022
    I’m finally ready to announce that I’m staying in academia. I never meant to be on this path. There are so many reasons but mostly it’s luck, privilege, and social connections.
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Nov 13, 2019
    How many established & aspiring scientists does it take to raise one scientist? For me, >200 people were involved in taking me from my first day in the lab to tenure. Not exaggerating. Almost 70 lab members in 6+ yrs. Around 40 mentors, collaborators, advisors. 150 co-authors 😯
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Oct 29, 2020
    Hey there really is a physical chair! Showed up on the front porch today. The kids think it’s hilarious.
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Jan 29, 2018
    Next time your admissions/search committee says the URM applicants weren’t as competitive remember that things like this are relatively common. Unfortunately the prestige of working in a fancy lab doesn’t put food on the table or pay the rent #privileges4theprivileged
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    May 3, 2020
    Been teaching undergrad stats for 7 yrs & decided to switch to R for next yr - b4 ever using R (I use STATA but teach JASP). Spent the last week (like 30m/day) trying to do everything we do in the course from scratch. Couldn’t. Leaving this here to remember how it feels to start.
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Apr 25, 2021
    I’m guessing this isn’t shocking to many of us, sadly. Got this similar gem from a new collaborator weeks after our last kid was born. Obviously this person is no longer a collaborator. Grateful nobody who has mattered to my career progress has been this way.
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Mar 5, 2022
    Replying to @GregoryRSL
    I’m not trying to lure anyone into science. I’m trying to elevate people around me and get them to their goal no matter what that is. That’s why I celebrate grad school admits as much as leaving science announcements. I want people to find purpose and meaning and be well.
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Mar 5, 2022
    Replying to @GregoryRSL
    I’m here for now and I’m gonna fight for every student and mentee and work to make this a better place with every ounce of social capital I have as long as I have the privilege to stay in this job.
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    May 4, 2023
    Every semester I have our stats/methods students do the same very tough assessment (first and last week) & get full credit for completing (no cheating incentive). No feedback after week 1 & Ss don’t remember it at week 15. We don’t just shift a normal distribution - we skew it!
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Oct 20, 2019
    Like workout clothes on a conference trip
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Apr 28, 2020
    My name wasn’t long enough so now I’m Gregory Russell Samanez-Larkin, PhD, Jack H Neely Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience 😱 For the next five years anyway. Congrats to the other new fellows too! Thanks to Jack Neely and Bob & Anne Bass for creating these chairs.
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    Duke University
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    Apr 24, 2020
    Congratulations to 2020 Bass Fellows Sheila Patek, Jun Yang, Brenton Hoffman, Gregory Samanez-Larkin​​​​​​​ and Christine Payne 👏 today.duke.edu/2020/04/five-n…
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    Gregory Samanez-Larkin
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    Aug 12, 2022
    4yo near drowning this afternoon. Collapsed in water after hitting heads w sibling. Pulled her out not breathing. Back slaps until water expelled and breathing. Will be up all night monitoring pulse ox for dry drowning. Send something cute or annoying your 4ish yo kid does/did 🙏🏻