r/AcademicPsychology is a subreddit with 188k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses psychology, looking for, research, study, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review textbook and project management tool.
A place to share and discuss articles/issues related to all fields of psychology. Discussions should be of an academic nature, avoiding ‘pop psychology.’ This is also a place to talk about your own psychology research, methods, and career in order to gain input from our vast psychology community.
This subreddit is generally aimed at those in an intermediate to master level, mostly in/around graduate school, or for professionals; undergraduates, etc., are recommended for r/psychologystudents.
Popular Themes in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Advice Requests
: "Going Back to School at 37 (for psychology) - need note taking tips!"
35 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Just published a scale for "Main Character Syndrome", would love this community's honest take on it"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Does anyone have the K-SADS REDCap Download"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Psychology
: "How did McCulloch’s ideas evolve into modern Psychology?"
77 posts
#2
Looking For
72 posts
#3
Research
: "VR lets Researchers see how emotion affects memory in a lifelike scenario"
46 posts
#4
Study
40 posts
#5
Looking
40 posts
#6
Paper
34 posts
#7
Book
7 posts
#8
Masters
: "[AUS] Psychology Masters interview offers"
4 posts
#9
Career
: "How to succeed in psychology academia"
4 posts
#10
Hard Time
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/AcademicPsychology
Textbook
3 reviews
#1
Jamie Ward
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Eric Kandel
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
E. Bruce Goldstein
4.0★ from 1 review
Project Management Tool
1 review
#1
Quire
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Advice/Career
: "Do you think it would be too late to start studying psychology at 27 years old, after I get my degree from the previous studies of mine unrelated with this field?"
50 posts
#2
Question
: "What has happened to this sub? Isn’t this sub about academic discussions?"
43 posts
#3
Resource/Study
: "Going Back to School at 37 (for psychology) - need note taking tips!"
36 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Just published a scale for "Main Character Syndrome", would love this community's honest take on it"
26 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Academic crisis and mental health"
3 posts
#6
Search
: "Journal recommendations for lit on mental health treatment for children exposed to DV/IPV"
3 posts
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Last updated: September 14, 2026