Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer
@jenndsn.bsky.social
dev soc neuro professor @uoregon • studying the changing bodies, brains, & social worlds of adolescents • National Scientific Council on Adolescence • she/her
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Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer
@jenndsn.bsky.social
· Aug 21
The surprising science of adolescent brains | Jennifer Pfeifer | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
Excited to share that my TEDx talk is finally available online. I loved sharing what the science shows us: that it's time to reframe adolescence - from problem to ✨ potential ✨ 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
This website update is unacceptable anti-science that seems designed to be misleading. As pointed out in the article, many high-quality studies run over the past ~25 years, involving millions of people in total, have shown there is no link between vaccines and autism. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This website update is unacceptable anti-science that seems designed to be misleading. As pointed out in the article, many high-quality studies run over the past ~25 years, involving millions of people in total, have shown there is no link between vaccines and autism. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Check out this overview of amazing work on youth voting! 🗳️ @dcosme.bsky.social and colleagues present a developmentally-informed approach that will support youth civic engagement and break the disempowerment cycle. This is so important, because young people are the future of our communities.
Young voters played a key role in elections across the country last week. It’s fantastic to see record turnout in so many communities AND we still have so much room to grow!
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary:
osf.io/kyzh9_v1
Key points in 🧵
OSF
osf.io
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Check out this overview of amazing work on youth voting! 🗳️ @dcosme.bsky.social and colleagues present a developmentally-informed approach that will support youth civic engagement and break the disempowerment cycle. This is so important, because young people are the future of our communities.
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If you think your kids aren't old enough to hear about what's happening in this country, remember that there are millions of kids their same age who don't have that choice.
"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you think your kids aren't old enough to hear about what's happening in this country, remember that there are millions of kids their same age who don't have that choice.
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In an over 2-mile walk, hundreds of students made their way from Little Village Lawndale High School to the Little Village Arch, denouncing recent ICE action and supporting immigrant communities.
Students walk out of Little Village schools, hold march in protest of recent ICE activity
Little Village high school students walked the streets calling for an end to ICE and deportations in Chicago.
trib.al
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
In an over 2-mile walk, hundreds of students made their way from Little Village Lawndale High School to the Little Village Arch, denouncing recent ICE action and supporting immigrant communities.
If we keep saying this generation is being destroyed, how will adolescents ever believe in their own potential? My TEDx talk is live on @ted.com. Changes in their brains, bodies, and social worlds create opportunities for young people to grow & thrive - with our support. www.ted.com/talks/jennif...
The surprising science of adolescent brains
Neuroscientist Jennifer Pfeifer digs into the fascinating brain changes driving young people’s behavior during the critical years of adolescence. She debunks some of the biggest misunderstandings abou...
www.ted.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If we keep saying this generation is being destroyed, how will adolescents ever believe in their own potential? My TEDx talk is live on @ted.com. Changes in their brains, bodies, and social worlds create opportunities for young people to grow & thrive - with our support. www.ted.com/talks/jennif...
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Papers from July to Sept 2025 at AMPPS are killer. We don't have formal print issues, but we have this-- journals.sagepub.com/toc/ampa/8/3
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science - Volume 8, Number 3
Table of contents for Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 8, 3
journals.sagepub.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Papers from July to Sept 2025 at AMPPS are killer. We don't have formal print issues, but we have this-- journals.sagepub.com/toc/ampa/8/3
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Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
September 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
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The Biological Psychiatry family of journals is now officially on Bluesky!
Follow us for the latest research in psychiatric neuroscience, cognitive neuroimaging, and global open science from our three leading journals.
Follow us for the latest research in psychiatric neuroscience, cognitive neuroimaging, and global open science from our three leading journals.
September 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The Biological Psychiatry family of journals is now officially on Bluesky!
Follow us for the latest research in psychiatric neuroscience, cognitive neuroimaging, and global open science from our three leading journals.
Follow us for the latest research in psychiatric neuroscience, cognitive neuroimaging, and global open science from our three leading journals.
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Call for Editorial Fellows at Developmental Psychology!
*Early Career (w/i 10yrs PhD)
*Commitment to addressing the needs of underserved populations or increasing access to psychological knowledge & publishing
*1-yr term; $1,000 USD
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
@apajournals.bsky.social
*Early Career (w/i 10yrs PhD)
*Commitment to addressing the needs of underserved populations or increasing access to psychological knowledge & publishing
*1-yr term; $1,000 USD
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
@apajournals.bsky.social
www.apa.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Call for Editorial Fellows at Developmental Psychology!
*Early Career (w/i 10yrs PhD)
*Commitment to addressing the needs of underserved populations or increasing access to psychological knowledge & publishing
*1-yr term; $1,000 USD
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
@apajournals.bsky.social
*Early Career (w/i 10yrs PhD)
*Commitment to addressing the needs of underserved populations or increasing access to psychological knowledge & publishing
*1-yr term; $1,000 USD
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
@apajournals.bsky.social
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🧠📊 New research examines potential bias in brain age algorithms across racial groups
📈 Study of 6 popular algorithms found lower accuracy for African American participants (r=0.51-0.85) compared to White/Hispanic participants (r=0.57-0.89)/1
📈 Study of 6 popular algorithms found lower accuracy for African American participants (r=0.51-0.85) compared to White/Hispanic participants (r=0.57-0.89)/1
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🧠📊 New research examines potential bias in brain age algorithms across racial groups
📈 Study of 6 popular algorithms found lower accuracy for African American participants (r=0.51-0.85) compared to White/Hispanic participants (r=0.57-0.89)/1
📈 Study of 6 popular algorithms found lower accuracy for African American participants (r=0.51-0.85) compared to White/Hispanic participants (r=0.57-0.89)/1
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If you need a little hope this morning - the current tween trend involves decorating clothespins with affirming messages, then clipping them on friends' backpacks when they're not looking.
Here are a few that my 11-year-old decorated this weekend ❤️
Here are a few that my 11-year-old decorated this weekend ❤️
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you need a little hope this morning - the current tween trend involves decorating clothespins with affirming messages, then clipping them on friends' backpacks when they're not looking.
Here are a few that my 11-year-old decorated this weekend ❤️
Here are a few that my 11-year-old decorated this weekend ❤️
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The people doing the non-glamorous government jobs right now are really putting in the work. thank you tireless NIH workers. 💕🫡
Updated update
I downloaded the data from NIH Reporter too soon. The large end of the month update had not occurred.
Here are the results as of this morning.
NIH grants management staff have been busy making awards.
1/2
I downloaded the data from NIH Reporter too soon. The large end of the month update had not occurred.
Here are the results as of this morning.
NIH grants management staff have been busy making awards.
1/2
September 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The people doing the non-glamorous government jobs right now are really putting in the work. thank you tireless NIH workers. 💕🫡
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The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Kirsten Donald (Univ of Cape Town) challenges the field #flux2025 about the importance of studying brain development in Africa, which will have 40% of the world’s children by 2050. New tool: Hyperfine 64mT SWOOP MRI enabling greater access to imaging. @fluxsociety.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Kirsten Donald (Univ of Cape Town) challenges the field #flux2025 about the importance of studying brain development in Africa, which will have 40% of the world’s children by 2050. New tool: Hyperfine 64mT SWOOP MRI enabling greater access to imaging. @fluxsociety.bsky.social
Brilliant talk on gut microbiome, brain, and development by John Cryan (Univ College Cork) #flux2025 “Microbiomes were here first - they’re like friends with (social) benefits.” Consider birth exposures, but remember microbiome is modifiable. @fluxsociety.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Brilliant talk on gut microbiome, brain, and development by John Cryan (Univ College Cork) #flux2025 “Microbiomes were here first - they’re like friends with (social) benefits.” Consider birth exposures, but remember microbiome is modifiable. @fluxsociety.bsky.social
It’s almost like science fiction - Ron Whelan from Trinity College Dublin tells #flux2025 about the future of longitudinal remote EEG - 2D, 1 atom thick electrodes!!! 🤯 @fluxsociety.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It’s almost like science fiction - Ron Whelan from Trinity College Dublin tells #flux2025 about the future of longitudinal remote EEG - 2D, 1 atom thick electrodes!!! 🤯 @fluxsociety.bsky.social
Margaret Sheridan inspires us all with reflections and insights at her Linda Spear mid-career award talk 👏 Reminding us of the incredible growth and value of our field! #flux2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Margaret Sheridan inspires us all with reflections and insights at her Linda Spear mid-career award talk 👏 Reminding us of the incredible growth and value of our field! #flux2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social
Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus gave a dynamic talk on synchronization of behavior and brain during storytelling in multiple contexts: Hebrew and Arabic, physical books vs tablets, phone interruptions, and interventions! #flux2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus gave a dynamic talk on synchronization of behavior and brain during storytelling in multiple contexts: Hebrew and Arabic, physical books vs tablets, phone interruptions, and interventions! #flux2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social
Science of Learning symposium #flux2025 - sponsored by the Jacobs Foundation. First up: the LEVANTE research network which embraces open science principles to studying learning variability in children around the world. @fluxsociety.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Science of Learning symposium #flux2025 - sponsored by the Jacobs Foundation. First up: the LEVANTE research network which embraces open science principles to studying learning variability in children around the world. @fluxsociety.bsky.social
“Science is not only what we produce, it’s how we relate.” 💚 #flux2025 — President Eveline Crone @fluxsociety.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
“Science is not only what we produce, it’s how we relate.” 💚 #flux2025 — President Eveline Crone @fluxsociety.bsky.social
Eveline Crone gives thoughtful opening remarks at @fluxsociety.bsky.social - thanking all the organizers and also acknowledging our challenging times. Very excited for the next 3 days of developmental cognitive neuroscience in Dublin! #flux2025
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Eveline Crone gives thoughtful opening remarks at @fluxsociety.bsky.social - thanking all the organizers and also acknowledging our challenging times. Very excited for the next 3 days of developmental cognitive neuroscience in Dublin! #flux2025
Excited to share that my TEDx talk is finally available online. I loved sharing what the science shows us: that it's time to reframe adolescence - from problem to ✨ potential ✨ 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
The surprising science of adolescent brains | Jennifer Pfeifer | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Excited to share that my TEDx talk is finally available online. I loved sharing what the science shows us: that it's time to reframe adolescence - from problem to ✨ potential ✨ 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
Reposted by Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer
Let's please keep the remaining staff at NIH, NSF, etc in our thoughts even as you lose sleep over your own lab and scientific career.
They are enduring pure chaos to try to hold the fort.
See snapshot from wapo.st/4feKKuu (gift 🔗) saying they are "barely holding it together"
They are enduring pure chaos to try to hold the fort.
See snapshot from wapo.st/4feKKuu (gift 🔗) saying they are "barely holding it together"
July 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Let's please keep the remaining staff at NIH, NSF, etc in our thoughts even as you lose sleep over your own lab and scientific career.
They are enduring pure chaos to try to hold the fort.
See snapshot from wapo.st/4feKKuu (gift 🔗) saying they are "barely holding it together"
They are enduring pure chaos to try to hold the fort.
See snapshot from wapo.st/4feKKuu (gift 🔗) saying they are "barely holding it together"
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
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I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)