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Anna Zhou @annamzhou.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our new paper is out in @infantstudies.bsky.social!

We examined the IBQ-R's factor structure + measurement invariance. Findings suggest the standard model may need adjustment for use across populations.

w/ @drkoraly.bsky.social, Vanessa LoBue, & @kabuss.bsky.social

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire Factor Structure Varies With Sample Characteristics

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) has been widely used to assess infant temperament traits, though there is limited empirical support for the recommended three-factor structure. The present stu....

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Sheila Crowell @sheilacrowell.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congratulations, Nico, on such an innovative paper!! With everything going on in the world, it's important to remember that pregnancy/postpartum is a challenging stage of life. Suicide risk can be high and reseach on these experiences is absolutely critical.

Nicolette Molina @nicomolina.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our article on perinatal self-injurious thoughts & behaviors is out today! We found that the odds of engaging in self-injurious behavior were 256% higher at 7 months postpartum relative to 3rd trimester of pregnancy, even after accounting for three risk factors. doi.org/10.1111/sltb...

Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications

Objective Suicide is a leading cause of mortality among perinatal populations. Despite increasing rates, research on this topic remains limited. This paper examined (1) change in self-injurious thou...

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Nicolette Molina @nicomolina.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our article on perinatal self-injurious thoughts & behaviors is out today! We found that the odds of engaging in self-injurious behavior were 256% higher at 7 months postpartum relative to 3rd trimester of pregnancy, even after accounting for three risk factors. doi.org/10.1111/sltb...

Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications

Objective Suicide is a leading cause of mortality among perinatal populations. Despite increasing rates, research on this topic remains limited. This paper examined (1) change in self-injurious thou...

doi.org

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Liz Conradt, PhD @lizconradt.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hi friends. The families we serve via our research studies need our support, now more than ever. Our pregnant participants are asking for help with baby supplies. If you are able to, please consider donating so we can stock up on baby supplies for these families: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Check out my list on Amazon

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 30

"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger”
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · May 31

Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health.

But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."

Donald Trump’s proposed budget would gut American science

It would slash cancer research, drug trials, space exploration, and so much more.

www.motherjones.com

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Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social · May 28

I co-chair a year-long program called #NIH Academy (with our AVP for Strategic Research Initiatives), designed to support ECR's targeting their first R01. Today I learned that after 9 mos of hard work, her mechanism expired - 3 days before it was due. 🧵 1/ grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Expired PAR-24-075: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-24-075. OD

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · May 22

Harvard today, your institution tomorrow.

It's all part of the Project 2025 plan to destroy high education in America.

All leading US universities depend on federal funding and tuition dollars from international students. They severely curtailed the former. Now they're eliminating the latter.

The Trump administration on Thursday halted Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, taking aim at a crucial funding source for the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college in a major escalation in the administration’s efforts to pressure the elite school to fall in line with the president’s agenda.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 22

Here’s how Trump’s war on science is going. NSF funding is at the lowest level in decades. We’ll lose knowledge, generations of scientists, and US competitiveness.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A line graph depicting cumulative grant funding by the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 2025, with funding amounts on the vertical axis and timeline indicators on the horizontal axis. The graph highlights funding trends over the years, with a specific emphasis on Biden’s term and this year (which is the lowest).

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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

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Sheila Crowell @sheilacrowell.bsky.social · May 21

I am not alarmist. I'm writing what needs to be said. Higher ed is on the brink of collapse and so much could be lost. College, alongside the military, is a second family for many adults. It is where people fall in love, pick sports teams, meet lifelong friends, and form a professional identity. A 🧵

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Apr 25

My new Substack is about why immigration is good, immigrants make our culture better, & how MAGA pronatalists can't claim to want more babies while scapegoating the folks keeping our birth rate afloat. I worked really hard on this one so I hope you share it! darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/why-immigr...

The best way to boost births (that no one is talking about)

Immigrants are younger and have higher birth rates, but MAGA pronatalists want to scapegoat rather than celebrate them.

darbysaxbe.substack.com

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Nihil Dev @nihildev.bsky.social · Apr 21

Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.

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Our Health ROI

Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.

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Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · Apr 4

If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.

The website to check linked in the reply.

www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility

The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.

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Liz Conradt, PhD @lizconradt.bsky.social · Mar 27

I was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as part of social science advocacy day. If your students could also contact their congressperson and senators that would be a huge help, according to the legislatures. If they are not sure who that person is I can put them in touch - just DM me.

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Mar 22

🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies

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Liz Conradt, PhD @lizconradt.bsky.social · Mar 20

Really exciting findings with important implications for the infant mental health field. Congrats!

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Feb 26

Do you want to study children in their natural environments instead of testing them in the lab? Thinking about how to do that best? Join us near Nijmegen on 22nd May! dpblab.org/2025/01/16/u...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 16

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

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Kira Wright @kirawright.bsky.social · Jan 10

Check out my first, first author publication! 🎉
We found prenatal resting RSA is directly associated with toddler vocab development! Also, postpartum stress mediated the association between prenatal emotion dysregulation and toddler vocab development.

dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev....

Examining the Relation Between Prenatal Emotion Dysregulation and Toddler Vocabulary Development: A Biobehavioral Approach

Early language is shaped by parent–child interactions and has been examined in relation to maternal psychopathology and parenting stress. Minimal work has examined the relation between maternal emoti...

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Liz Conradt, PhD @lizconradt.bsky.social · Nov 13

@thetrafton.bsky.social He’s hidden well :)

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · Sep 5

Issue 60, Volume 9 is now out for Developmental Psychology!

psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...

Prenatal Influences Across the Life Course:
Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Development

This is a special issue led by @lizconradt.bsky.social
Kristine Marceau, @lizconradt, Danielle Roubinov

APA PsycNet

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Liz Conradt, PhD @lizconradt.bsky.social · Nov 14

Brilliant!

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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · Oct 5

The Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science is looking for 4 Editorial Fellows (EFs) for the 2024 calendar year. EFs are a PAID mentored position intended to give individuals from underrepresented backgrounds frontline editorial experience. Ad attached

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · Sep 29

Issue 59, Volume 10 is now out for Developmental Psychology!

psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...

Papers :
-Fraction Knowledge
-Cognitive Processes
-Interventions and Developmental Changes
-Using Information to Make Judgments
-Parent-Child Relationships

#devsci #devpsych #devpsychsky
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