In case you missed it - here's a little recap of what we did at the end of the SAS 2026 conference! #SAS2026

Words matter 💬 This plenary brought together perspectives on how language shapes emotion regulation, development, & experience—from psychotherapy to childhood to insights from classical India. A powerful reminder of the deep links between words, feelings, and wellbeing. #SAS2026

We're a little late in posting these last bits, but don't forget about the incredible presidential symposium discussing what affective science can learn about affective by also studying plants, animals, and AI! #SAS2026

It was also great to catch up with former DSEC Lab members Emma Ilyaz, Olivia Merulla, and Astra Yang! 🤩 Thanks for an amazing time, #SAS2026!

#SAS2026 was a blast ✨

I had a great time presenting two projects: the durability of positive emotion and language × emotion. Had uplifting discussions and reconnected with friends.

@affectscience.bsky.social brings a sense of home to so many affective scientists.

Counting down to next year 💫

Had a great time this year at #SAS2026 @affectscience.bsky.social showing our new results: as adults grow older, those who are low in interoceptive accuracy are more likely to make over-trusting errors.

More awards to recognize!! We want to recognize our best poster and flash talk winners, our winners for best paper of the year, and last but not least all our diversity award winners. Such great work going on at SAS! #sas2026

Newsletter – March 2026 – SAA

Anyone hearing me preaching about the value of qualitative methods for #ESM research at #SAS2026 this year, may enjoy the interview @leonieschorrlepp.bsky.social and I gave, which you can find here: ambulatory-assessment.org/newsletter-m...

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Another round of applause for our 2026 winners for best dissertation award, early career award, and mid career award! Congratulations Nada, Kieran, Desmond, Hedy, and Sheri! #SAS2026

What's YOUR favorite part about going to a conference?? Take a look at what this year's attendees had to say! #SAS2026

What a great way to end an inspiring conference: the final program point of #SAS2026 - a presidential symposium on Rethinking Emotions: Lessons from Animals, Machines, and Plants, featuring fantastic panelists Kristen Lindquist, Karen Bales, Jonathan Gratch, and Karl Niklas.

Another big thank you to Springer Nature for sponsoring SAS2026! #sas2026

Thanks to @gregdepow.bsky.social & Leif Anderson for organizing a great session yesterday on receiving empathy! Along with @anatperry.bsky.social, they are excellent colleagues to chat with and then consider true meanings of the constructs "empathy" and "brunch"
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Had a lot of fun at yesterday's keynote symposium re: the ties that bond with Tristen and Jeffrey! Who could have expected to see Keanu Reeves and a pair of socks make an appearance :P Check out both of their work to learn more about how to increase social connection! #SAS2026

Super inspiring work from Yulia, Mark, and Jose in yesterday's diversity symposium discussing how to rethink our approaches to studying cultural context! #SAS2026

When you're at a gathering of affective scientists...you just HAVE to ask their favorite emotion! We asked, and the answers at poster session 1 didn't disappoint--tons of variety (even multiple languages!).

What's YOUR favorite emotion?

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Excited to join this excellent flash talk session! I will be presenting on modeling multiple interacting dynamic processes like pain and emotion. Come join us in the Cambria room at 5:30 PM! #sas2026

Join us for an exciting lineup of talks focusing on emotion differentiation/granularity TOMORROW (Saturday) morning! Looking forward to it! With @amycarolus.bsky.social, @elisekalo.bsky.social, Yiqin Zhu, and Megan Korhummel. #SAS2026
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Super excited to be at @affectscience.bsky.social #SAS2026 to talk AI and mental health and how to think about responsible innovation

Here for @affectscience.bsky.social #sas2026 to kick off with a symposium dive into AI, empathetic support, and therapy

Beyond excited to have talked about our lab's method for using the body to trigger experience sampling prompts at a Construction Retreat, in lead-up to #SAS2026 !

Excited to continue the good conversation at the conference @affectscience.bsky.social !

✨️It's heeeeeeeeeeere✨️ in t-minus 25 minutes, we're going to kick off SAS2026 at the welcome and opening remarks. Can't wait to see everyone there--and catch our social media assistant at the posters to share YOUR favorite emotion 😁 #SAS2026

The DSEC Lab is in Pittsburgh for #SAS2026! 🎉

We’re excited to present some of the latest findings from the lab and to learn from the incredible work being shared by others at the conference! Our team will be presenting on Friday and Saturday, so stay tuned for some conference highlights!

Come check out our symposium on emotional concordance and clinical implications, led by @veravine.bsky.social and @emmailyaz.bsky.social #SAS2026 I will talk about interoception and trust decision-making - work with Kristen Lindquist, @malloryjfeldman.bsky.social @adriennebonar.bsky.social

I've long wondered how long positive emotions last after an intervention. I will be discussing "The Durability of Positive Emotions Elicited by Collective Movement" during the Positive Emotions Preconference on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 2:10 PM. Stop by :)

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One day til SAS 2026! The program is out, the Whova has dropped, the floor plan is available, and the out of office emails can be set! Thank you again to our amazing sponsors for helping to make this happen~ #SAS2026

See you tomorrow at @affectscience.bsky.social #SAS2026!

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Come see us at the Society for Affective Science conference here in Pittsburgh Friday and Saturday! #SAS2026 @affectscience.bsky.social

So excited for the Rutgers Child Study Center to roll deep at the 2026 @affectscience.bsky.social conference later this week! Here's a guide on where to find us and when! Hope to see you there! 🤩 #SAS2026