Courtney Breiner, PhD (she/her)
@courtneybreiner.bsky.social
phd in clinical psychology | just hoping to increase treatment accessibility for pediatric eating disorders so more kids can enjoy pancakes!
my entire career, papers and grants have started with "eating disorders are bad."
today, I started a grant with "disorders of gut-brain interaction are bad" and then "and they are often comorbid with eating disorders which are also very bad."
career growth.
today, I started a grant with "disorders of gut-brain interaction are bad" and then "and they are often comorbid with eating disorders which are also very bad."
career growth.
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
my entire career, papers and grants have started with "eating disorders are bad."
today, I started a grant with "disorders of gut-brain interaction are bad" and then "and they are often comorbid with eating disorders which are also very bad."
career growth.
today, I started a grant with "disorders of gut-brain interaction are bad" and then "and they are often comorbid with eating disorders which are also very bad."
career growth.
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Ever wonder what your cat or dog is thinking? I do. On a daily basis.
Atlanta area folks, join me next week to chat about how our pets think and how we find out!
🐈🐕👩🏽🔬
actionnetwork.org/events/how-d...
#MeetAScientist #StandUpForScience #FundScience #CatsOfBsky
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Atlanta area folks, join me next week to chat about how our pets think and how we find out!
🐈🐕👩🏽🔬
actionnetwork.org/events/how-d...
#MeetAScientist #StandUpForScience #FundScience #CatsOfBsky
@standupforscience.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Ever wonder what your cat or dog is thinking? I do. On a daily basis.
Atlanta area folks, join me next week to chat about how our pets think and how we find out!
🐈🐕👩🏽🔬
actionnetwork.org/events/how-d...
#MeetAScientist #StandUpForScience #FundScience #CatsOfBsky
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Atlanta area folks, join me next week to chat about how our pets think and how we find out!
🐈🐕👩🏽🔬
actionnetwork.org/events/how-d...
#MeetAScientist #StandUpForScience #FundScience #CatsOfBsky
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Hi friends! I am officially licensed in NY and starting to see kiddos and adolescents with EDs virtually. I primarily use FBT and CBT, and I am super funny (my adolescents will back me up on this, begrudgingly).
Feel free to refer any folks my way!
care.headway.co/providers/co...
Feel free to refer any folks my way!
care.headway.co/providers/co...
Dr. Courtney Breiner - Psychologist | Headway
Dr. Courtney Breiner, Psychologist. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), State University of New York, Albany. Accepts Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Anthem EAP - Bank of America, Blue Cross Blue S...
care.headway.co
May 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Hi friends! I am officially licensed in NY and starting to see kiddos and adolescents with EDs virtually. I primarily use FBT and CBT, and I am super funny (my adolescents will back me up on this, begrudgingly).
Feel free to refer any folks my way!
care.headway.co/providers/co...
Feel free to refer any folks my way!
care.headway.co/providers/co...
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Huge congratulations to HBL grads Dr. Susana Cruz Garcia and Dr. Christina Sanzari, who will be moving on to postdoctoral fellowships at Emory University and Albany Medical Center in the fall!
May 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Huge congratulations to HBL grads Dr. Susana Cruz Garcia and Dr. Christina Sanzari, who will be moving on to postdoctoral fellowships at Emory University and Albany Medical Center in the fall!
I'm literally happy to respond to an email in which I am addressed in almost any way - dude, hey, what's up, Breiner, Courtney, CB, prof, professor, *absolutely nothing* - but I truly hate when someone calls me Ms. If you're going to use a title, it IS Dr.
Or dude! Just call me dude!
Or dude! Just call me dude!
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I'm literally happy to respond to an email in which I am addressed in almost any way - dude, hey, what's up, Breiner, Courtney, CB, prof, professor, *absolutely nothing* - but I truly hate when someone calls me Ms. If you're going to use a title, it IS Dr.
Or dude! Just call me dude!
Or dude! Just call me dude!
every time someone uses AI for emails, it makes me feel like we're on the verge of becoming the little people in the beginning of Wall-E
April 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
every time someone uses AI for emails, it makes me feel like we're on the verge of becoming the little people in the beginning of Wall-E
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trump Admin’s $9 Billion Review of Harvard’s Grants Could Hit Boston’s Hospitals Hardest | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Trump administration’s sweeping federal review of nearly $9 billion in multi-year research funding tied to Harvard has sparked uncertainty across the University — but the brunt of the planned cuts...
www.thecrimson.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It was an honor to be commented on by Glenn Waller - our study on a brief intervention for ARFID was indeed mixed, but we remain hopeful that we can tweak some pieces, and this could be a really helpful way to support families.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
On the Road to Somewhere: Commentary on Breiner et al., Matheson et al., and Palmer et al.
This commentary considers the contribution of three papers (Breiner et al., Matheson et al., and Palmer et al.) that explore very different approaches to the treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food In....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It was an honor to be commented on by Glenn Waller - our study on a brief intervention for ARFID was indeed mixed, but we remain hopeful that we can tweak some pieces, and this could be a really helpful way to support families.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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These are the divisions eliminated in CDC. Apparently the man who claims he’s going to address chronic conditions does not want smoking or miner’s health addressed, or lead poisoning, to name just a few.
Because he’s not really trying to address chronic illness. He just wants to remove vaccines.
Because he’s not really trying to address chronic illness. He just wants to remove vaccines.
April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
These are the divisions eliminated in CDC. Apparently the man who claims he’s going to address chronic conditions does not want smoking or miner’s health addressed, or lead poisoning, to name just a few.
Because he’s not really trying to address chronic illness. He just wants to remove vaccines.
Because he’s not really trying to address chronic illness. He just wants to remove vaccines.
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"The FDA as we've known it is finished."
“CDC clobbered. The agency will not be able to function."
“CDC clobbered. The agency will not be able to function."
Widespread layoffs, purge of leadership underway at U.S. health agencies
The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and Human Services.
wapo.st
April 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"The FDA as we've known it is finished."
“CDC clobbered. The agency will not be able to function."
“CDC clobbered. The agency will not be able to function."
Okay friends, we've got bot checks up the wazoo in our online study - anagram, attention checks, reCaptcha (I know, this doesn't do much, but still), short and long answer questions. How do you keep bots from infiltrating when your goal is accessibility/not adding to participant burden?
March 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Okay friends, we've got bot checks up the wazoo in our online study - anagram, attention checks, reCaptcha (I know, this doesn't do much, but still), short and long answer questions. How do you keep bots from infiltrating when your goal is accessibility/not adding to participant burden?
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Legal fund for Rümeysa Öztürk:
chuffed.org/project/just...
chuffed.org/project/just...
Justice for Rümeysa Öztürk
Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,
chuffed.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Legal fund for Rümeysa Öztürk:
chuffed.org/project/just...
chuffed.org/project/just...
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1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:
March 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:
In addition to researching psychology, I'm a big runner and a big running nerd. The Barkley Marathons started yesterday morning, and it's bringing me a lot of joy.
Ten runners completed Loop 1 within the time limit; 9 continued to Loop 2. 14 runners have been tapped out; 16 remain on Loop 1 and will be tapped out when they return. #BM100
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In addition to researching psychology, I'm a big runner and a big running nerd. The Barkley Marathons started yesterday morning, and it's bringing me a lot of joy.
Kudos to everyone "working as usual" these days, but I'm staring into the void *a lot* and dropping just about every ball I've got in my arms at the moment.
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Kudos to everyone "working as usual" these days, but I'm staring into the void *a lot* and dropping just about every ball I've got in my arms at the moment.
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"The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects, from breast-feeding support efforts in Baltimore to mosquito-net programs in Mozambique."
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects, from breast-feeding support efforts in Baltimore to mosquito-net programs in Mozambique."
I was a T32 at Columbia last year; if I had stayed, I would have lost my job this week. After years of sacrifice for this career - putting off life milestones, moving for internships and fellowships, working for not enough money - this is so devastating. My outrage is indescribable.
I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia.
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
March 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I was a T32 at Columbia last year; if I had stayed, I would have lost my job this week. After years of sacrifice for this career - putting off life milestones, moving for internships and fellowships, working for not enough money - this is so devastating. My outrage is indescribable.
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Heartbreaking to see announcements of major layoffs at most research organizations that have played a vital role in supporting federal statistics for education and developing high-quality evidence about what policies/practices actually work.
Below are just a few examples from my LinkedIn feed.
Below are just a few examples from my LinkedIn feed.
March 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Heartbreaking to see announcements of major layoffs at most research organizations that have played a vital role in supporting federal statistics for education and developing high-quality evidence about what policies/practices actually work.
Below are just a few examples from my LinkedIn feed.
Below are just a few examples from my LinkedIn feed.
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"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I don't want to ask AI. I don't want to talk to a robot. I want to talk to a human!
March 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I don't want to ask AI. I don't want to talk to a robot. I want to talk to a human!
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Please distribute widely! This is a great opportunity to receive a novel eating disorder treatment specifically tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and developed by an LGBTQ+ eating disorder research lab!
February 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Please distribute widely! This is a great opportunity to receive a novel eating disorder treatment specifically tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and developed by an LGBTQ+ eating disorder research lab!