Calling Academic Twitter! Does anyone have any examples of NSF GRFP applications related to suicide and self-injury that they would be willing to share? Thanks in advance!

Everyone should read Project Over Zero's report on LGBTQ scapegoating - it's an analysis of how this tactic has been used in authoritarian campaigns around the world projectoverzero.org/media-and-publ…

NEW pub alert with Dr. Sarah Dermody in Drug and Alcohol Dependence! Most people don't think of community engaged research as having a place in basic science, yet this approach is crucial when working with marginalized pops, esp. when studying health disparities authors.elsevier.com/a/1jB4y1LiD3Ha…

The Distinctions Between Theory, Theoretical Framework, and Conceptual Framework

Really excited to connect with others in the community about this project!

We have rebranded the CHOICE Lab to move completely away from weight and toward addressing the real issue of broad-based health inequities that persist across disease presentations. This move represents professional and personal growth, and it feels good to be here: A thread 1/x

At a loss for words…please consider supporting Savannah and her family after the tragic loss of Baby Leon. ❤️❤️ gofund.me/7cd99875

California appears to be deferring promised increases to UC and Cal State budgets, but 2024-2025 commitment seems in place gov.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Happy post-pride! Just in time to drop this postprint, accepted for publication @ JoPACS. Tl;dr, using IRT in the NESARC, we find that impulsive sex and chronic suicidality as indicators of BPD criteria are robustly biased in sexual minority populations. This is a problem. 1/n

Gonna re-up this since it's one of the more useful things I've ever made. Automatically generated list of critical assumptions of omission and alternative for any causal model expressable in a DAG is pretty neat if I do say so myself.

I'm excited to be considering applications to our PhD program (JDPClinicalPsychology) in clinical psychology this cycle--interests in eating disorder/body image disturbance prevention/treatment, suicide prevention, and/or LGBTQ+ health, would be strong fits psychology.sdsu.edu/doctoral/clini…

📣🤗Excited to share I will be reviewing clinical psych PhD applications Auburn University in the ACCEPT Lab at Auburn University Students interested in LGBTQ health & eating disorder prevention/tx are especially encouraged to apply! See here for more FAQs acceptlab.wixsite.com/acceptlab/grad…

So excited to continue this work, especially with the amazing team of academic and community partners!

Happy Monday! New Paper Alert: Drs. Soulliard, Lattanner, and Pachankis examine how gay-community stress contributes to body dissatisfaction among sexual-minority men. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/216770…

For students applying to PhD's in Clinical Psychology: Are you worried about applying to smaller/less prestigious programs because of the academic job market? I was too during my cycle, so I analyzed 1300+ current clinical faculty across 100+ schools (& made graphs; 4/8 here):

Wondering if you’re ready to start a clinical psych PhD? It’s competitive, which can often lead to unhelpful, advice (e.g., “work in a lab for two years”). Here’s my perspective on what makes a person ready for a funded PhD at a research univ, independent of age or stage. 🧵

We are hiring a in Clinical and Counseling Psychology in at California State University, Dominguez Hills for Fall 2025. Come work with me! We have an awesome, growing department at one of the country's elite institutions for student social mobility. careers.csudh.edu/en-us/job/5418…

A shockingly large number of academics don't know the difference between mediators and confounders. Consider: With confounders, controlling for them is good. With mediators or colliders, controlling for them is bad!

Just gave a speech on this. Applies to so much in life.

Thanks to a $5M National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grant, San Diego State University and Auburn University professors are working to develop & provide the 1st identity-affirming eating disorder treatment for LGBTQIA+ patients. More on this research by SDSU’s Aaron Blashill and Auburn’s Tiffany Brown: bit.ly/4d0q0nm