Assistant Prof @ Durham University, UK | Emotions, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Behaviour, Self/Informant Report, | Conference Chair ISSID 2027 | Comms Asst. @ISSIDOfficialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mw4q4lj7k22tAbstracts are open for #ISSID2027! 🏰 Talks, posters and symposia welcome. Durham University, 19–23 July 2027. Deadline 20 Nov, decisions mid-Jan. https://issid2027.org/submission.html22 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4q4lj7k22thttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mvnl3ltdtc26“But AI isn’t a person.” True. But what may matter more is what AI is to the user. People describe GenAI as a friend, confidant or companion. Why turn to it for emotional support? Our latest @uk.theconversation.com article: https://theconversation.com/ai-can-be-more-comforting-than-a-person-our-research-shows-why-29161416 Sep 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnl3ltdtc26https://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mt2fhtzmpc26Absolutely thrilled to see Olivia win this award for her thesis on interpersonal emotion regulation, test anxiety, and situational appraisals - solid work, cool results! Huge congratulations!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2fhtzmpc26https://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mrufnmk23s2nThrilled to see our paper published in #Emotion! When can AI be more effective than humans at helping people regulate their emotions, why, and what can humans learn from it? Read the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1037/emo000171230 Jul 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrufnmk23s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mr5tet5flk2pCHUFFED to see this out! We built the Big Five Aspect Adjectives, an adjective measure that captures personality aspects below the Big Five as both traits & states, ideal for ESM. 4 studies, 3 countries. First evidence that states are valid at the lower levels. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2700071026146719421 Jul 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5tet5flk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mncqfuvvis2yPlease share! We are recruiting expert panellists for a Delphi study on extrinsic/interpersonal/social emotion regulation terminology. Fully online, starting July 2026, and all contributors formally acknowledged in the published output. Sign up here bit.ly/4nmm3Ar #EmotionResearch https://bit.ly/4nmm3Ar02 Jun 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncqfuvvis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mmexo57t3k2mPlease share! We are recruiting expert panellists for a Delphi study on extrinsic emotion regulation terminology. Fully online, starting July 2026, and all contributors formally acknowledged in the published output. Sign up: bit.ly/4nmm3Ar #EmotionResearch21 May 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmexo57t3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mmdxb235fc2cStrongly support this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdxb235fc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mls76cxfg22x@durhameducation.bsky.social A great opportunity for our DU PGT/PGRs to get alone to this workshop on 20th May. Open to staff as well! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls76cxfg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3metmv3zk7k2yThe sun arrived today as promised - and it was glorious! #northeast14 Feb 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3metmv3zk7k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3meqha7fud22fI just looked out my office window and it's snowing. In February. Is this normal, Durham? On the plus side, apparently there will be sun tomorrow! I'm trusting that Annie has it right... https://media.tenor.com/7-Zx5vI1EwQAAAAC/the-sun-annie.gif?hh=272&ww=24413 Feb 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqha7fud22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3meivri2unc2sAcademic life is realising I now have 37 active side quests and absolutely no idea where the main quest went #skyrimlogic #nerdlife10 Feb 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3meivri2unc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3me2ymjgjx22hTwo years ago we moved to England… and I think I’ve been cold ever since.04 Feb 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2ymjgjx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mdg3mdl2722iI loved the process of putting together our chapter with Mathew Gullotta @caro-maccann.bsky.social and Anny (Huiwen) Zheng on the Dark Triad and Wellbeing, edited by Kostas A. Papageorgiou & includes an absolutely stellar lineup of authors. This Research Handbook on the Dark Triad is now available! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg3mdl2722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3mcxfo4cddk2fA wonderful, huge achievement for our (now ‘ex’) PhD student Dr Evelyn Anthony winning the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology Award 2025! Some great research coming from Psych & Education researchers @ the @durhameducation.bsky.social at @durham.ac.uk [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxfo4cddk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahawalker.bsky.social/post/3m6oryimyh22tThis is important context for all the incredible research projects that were not funded this round of #DECRA [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:tmlrtnzewehowsbuxm66o4md/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6oryimyh22t