Talks

Dr. Syed is active giving presentations and workshops at conferences, universities, and organizations. Nearly all presentations from the past 10 years have dedicated project pages on OSF, with slides and associated materials available. See the Presentations and Workshops Project Page.

Below is a sampling of recent talks:

Syed, M. (2026, April). Mixed methods research in psychology: What it is and why we should do more of it. Invited Presidential Keynote Address, Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. https://osf.io/vebp9/

Syed, M. (2026, February). There is nothing so useless as a social psychological theory. Invited presentation at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Chicago, IL. https://osf.io/p67td/

Syed, M. (2025, June). The past, present, and future of the reform movement. Invited keynote panel member at the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science, Budapest Hungary. Video forthcoming

Syed, M. (2025, April). A conversation on “good” psychological science. Invited presentation given to the Department of Psychology, Princeton University. https://osf.io/zt74h/

Syed, M. (2025, March). Ideology run amok: On the persistent lack of diversity in psychology. Invited presentation given to the Department of Psychology, University of Oregon. https://osf.io/rh8n9/

Syed, M. (2025, February). How master narratives of good science constrain psychology. Invited presentation given to the Department of Psychology, Carleton College. https://osf.io/y75as/

Syed, M. (2025, January). Journal editors’ relationships with publishers. Invited panel presentation webinar organized by the Center for Open Science and the Journal Editors Discussion Interface (JEDI). Video.

Syed, M. (2024, June). The emergence of ethnic/racial identity as a developmental phenomenon. Invited presentation at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Research on Identity, Tilburg, Netherlands. https://osf.io/ezbd3/

Syed, M. (2024, April). Open science and adolescent research 2.0: A conversation. Invited panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago IL. https://osf.io/7scbt/

Syed, M. (2024, March). How master narratives of good science make psychology worse. Invited presentation given to the Department of Psychology, Iowa State University. https://osf.io/dkcb4/

Syed, M. (2024, February). The slow progress towards diversification in psychological research. Invited presentation given to the Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz. https://osf.io/kmf5b/