In this episode, we discuss the high profile case of Steven Robert's mistreatment at Perspective on Psychological Science (PoPS). We recorded an interesting and productive discussion with Steven, but he decided against publication of our conversation with him. We thought this topic was too important to not do an episode on, so we recorded our thoughts on the subject without Steven.
The episode includes: Steven's post-PoPS experiences (that he said we could share with the audience), our thoughts on the 2020 paper, our thoughts on his treatment at PoPS, and finally what we think about the academic critiques he received.
- Steven Roberts 2020 paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691620927709
- Steven Roberts pre-print commentary outlining his experience at PoPS: https://psyarxiv.com/xk4yu
- Hommels critique: https://psyarxiv.com/hvgrm/
- Stanovich’s commentary: http://keithstanovich.com/Site/Essays_files/Stanovich_Commentary_on_Hommel.pdf
- Stroebe’s commentary: https://psyarxiv.com/prj36/
- Jussim’s commentary: https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2022/12/Diversity-of-Diversity-Jussim-accepted-revised-double-spaced-2.0.pdf
- Jussim’s blog: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/notes-from-a-witch-hunt
- One of the field experiments showing discrimination in academia: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-15680-001
- Meta-analysis of hiring discrimination studies: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1706255114
- Meta-analysis of housing discrimination studies: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2018.1489223
- Study showing that URM scholars often have prosocial goals in their research:
- Manny’s article about the psychological roots of racism: https://www.thepipettepen.com/rejecting-the-roots-of-racist-research/
- Letter in support of Steven Roberts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O212esQJDYVuiuvN3OQLg7YOD58PbhlmFjfYV3nREU4/mobilebasic
- Counter-letter: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/invitation-to-sign-letter-protesting
