"Postdoc at the University of Bern helping validate RegCheck.app and doing other metascience things."
Bern, Switzerland
Hi, I'm Beth đź‘‹
I am a Postdoc at the University of Bern, where I am helping to validate RegCheck. My metaresearch examines how research methods and practices have been changing in psychology (especially social and personality psychology) over the replication crisis.
Interests
⚡️ Metaresearch, research methods, statistics
⚡️ Social and personality psychology
⚡️ Science communication
Research
The Prevalence of Direct Replication Articles in Top-Ranking Psychology Journals
Clarke, B., Lee, P. Y., Schiavone, S. R., Rhemtulla, M. & Vazire, S. (2024)
American Psychologist(Advance online publication.). https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001385
Looking Our Limitations in the Eye: A Tutorial for Writing About Research Limitations in Psychology
Clarke, B., Alley, L. J., Ghai, S., Flake, J. K., Rohrer, J. M., Simmons, J. P., Schiavone, S. R., & Vazire, S. (2024)
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 18(7), e12979.. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12979h
What limitations are reported in short articles in social and personality psychology?
Clarke, B., Schiavone, S. R., & Vazire, S. (2023)
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 125(4), 874–901. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000458
Prevalence of transparent research practices in empirical psychology articles published in 2022: A cross sectional study.
Hardwicke, T. E., Thibault, R. T., Clarke, B., Moodie, N., CrĂĽwell, S., Schiavone, S. R., Handcock, S., An Nghiem, K., Mody, F. Eerola, T. & Vazire, S. (2024)
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 7(4), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459241283477
An empirical appraisal of eLife’s assessment vocabulary.
Hardwicke, T. E., Schiavone, S. R., Clarke, B., & Vazire, S. (2024)
PLOS Biology, 22(8), e3002645. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002645
How do psychology journals handle post-publication critique? A cross-sectional study of policy and practice..
Whamond, A., Vazire, S., Clarke, B., Moodie, N., Schiavone, S. R., Thibault, R. T., & Hardwicke, T. E. In press
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science().
Dynamics of Social Experiences in the Context of Extended Lockdown.
Tran, A., Bianchi, V., Moeck, E. K., Clarke, B., Moore, I., Burney, S. J. H., Koval, P., Kalokerinos, E. K., & Greenaway, K. H. (2023)
Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15(4), 395–406. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506231176603
The prejudices of expert evidence.
Chin, J., Cullen, H. J., & Clarke, B. (2022)
Monash Law Review, 48(2), 59–96. https://doi.org/10.26180/21899295.v2
Education
The University of Melbourne
PhD in Psychology
Jan 2022 - Submitted June 2025
Studying the state of social and personality psychology from three perspectives:
- Analyzing and describing common practices in statistical reporting in experimental social psychology
- Exploring the relationship between the research limitations reported in published articles and actual research limitations
- Describing the types of claims authors make about how their findings can be applied to real world contexts
The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.)
Jan 2018 - Dec 2021
Completed with First Class Honours, majoring in Psychology and Philosophy
- Honours thesis: What limitations are reported in short reports in social and personality psychology?
Work Experience
The RepliCATS Project
Research Assistant
Mar 2021 – Dec 2022
PI: Prof. Fiona Fidler
- Evaluated social scientific research claims
- Assisted in organizing the final repliCATs workshop
- Assisted on the organizing committee for the AIMOS2021 and 2022 conferences
FEEL Lab
Research Intern
Nov 2021 – Feb 2022
PIs: A/Prof. Peter Koval, A/Prof. Katie Greenaway, & Dr. Elise Kalokerinos
- Collaborated on a project investigating the role of social interactions on emotions in the COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia
MetaMelb Lab
Research Assistant
Dec 2020 – Feb 2021
PI: Prof. Simine Vazire
- Coded features of published journal articles for a large-scale project assessing the state of social and personality psychology
Teaching Experience
Casual Lecturer
Semester 2 2022, Semester 2 2023
Class: Graduate Research Methods PSYC90029
- I deliver lectures on the replicability crisis and statistical inference
- I assess students' assignments involving critical discussion of their research proposals for their Master’s thesis
Teaching Experience
Academic Tutor
Jul 2022 - present
Class: Personality and Social Psychology PSYC20009
- Teach classes that focus on key topics in social and personality psychology
- Mark student lab reports
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