What a birthday gift: I had a column published in @washingtonpost.com! 🤩

I wrote about mindfulness-supported behaviour change, including practical tips from my whole PhD's worth of research. 🧠

It’s a quick read:
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

#Mindfulness #BehaviourChange #SciComm

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨

Are you working with high-frequency data like EMA, wearables, or digital interventions in health? This one's for you 👇🧵

What a joyful and proud day it was when I recently returned to @uniofbath.bsky.social to officially receive my PhD! 🥹🙌

Savouring my achievement, and getting to celebrate those of my friends, was a true privilege.

📱⌛ New short piece out today on science-backed ways to help kids reduce screen time:
👉 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi...

For @sbm.org in a fab collab with Drs Danae Dinkel & Matt Buman.

#SciComm is key—even if it sometimes means adding to screen time to get the message out! 🧠

Thanks to everybody who chimed in!

I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.

So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>

📢 Just published: Our global scoping review on #menstruation & #physicalactivity in adolescence. Timely, needed, and open access! 🌍🩸🏃‍♀️

👉 doi.org/10.1186/s129...

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What a privilege to connect, present, and mingle at #ISBNPA2025 last week in Auckland, New Zealand!

Highlights:
📢 sharing our 'Getting Active' RCT
🧠 first in-person meeting for our MH & WB SIG
🏙️ strong ASU representation!
💚 seeing the sights of stunning New Zealand

Thank you #SBM2025! 🧠

So many ideas exchanged, so much brilliant science shared & quality time spent with colleagues.

Grateful for this community & already excited for Chicago 2026 @sbm.org 🏙️🤍

Feeling energised after two days of catching up with friends & collaborators at beautiful @stanforduniversity.bsky.social 🌴☀️

Next stop: #SBM2025 in SF! See everyone there 😍

🚨Job Alert!🚨

We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.

🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)

Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch

Beyond excited to share that I’ve joined the 24hr Behaviors Lab at @asuhealthsolutions.bsky.social as a postdoctoral scholar!! 🤗

Looking forward to working on all things #wearables, #biomarkers, #digital & #precisionhealth — as well as getting plenty of vitamin D in sunny Phoenix! ☀️🏜️

TO DO LIST:
✅ Become a Dr!

Delighted to share that I passed my viva last week 🍾🥳

Hugely grateful to Dr Heathcote & Prof Gillison for thorough and thoughtful questions, to my supervisors for mentorship & my close ones for endless love and support ❤️

Bring on the postdoc! 🙌☀️

Hey BSky, nice to meet you!

I'm Masha, a behavioural scientist interested in helping people live healthier & happier lives. 🧠

So far through #mHealth, #mindfulness, #physicalactivity 🧘🏻‍♀️
PhD at @uniofbath.bsky.social submitted, defending soon.

#BehSci / #SciComm / kind people, welcome to my feed!