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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · 3d

Are you passionate about supporting new parents and their pets? 🐾 We’re hosting an online stakeholder workshop on pets and perinatal mental health to share findings and gather ideas on how best to translate them into meaningful impact. More info and sign-up link here: tinyurl.com/pramspets

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Emma James @emljames.bsky.social · Jul 16

📣 We are still accepting applications for our brand new shiny MSc in Data Science (Human Behaviour), designed to upskill psych/social sci grads for careers working with data 🎓@yorkpsychology.bsky.social www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... #datascience #rstats #statistics

MSc Data Science (Human Behaviour)

Prepare for a career in data science with this interdisciplinary course investigating human behavioural data.

www.york.ac.uk

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our new study looking for participants investigating the human-pet bond for those with eating difficulties edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Pint of Science UK @pintofscience.uk · May 19

✨️ #pint25 is starting today!✨
3 nights of fun science talks for everyone in pubs, come meet & chat with scientists!

👀🎟 Discover the programme and grab your tickets here pintofscience.co.uk

🗓️ 19-21 May 2025
📍45 locations across the UK
👓 400 events

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Apr 24

Back from maternity leave today... what did I miss? 😅😅

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Apr 13

Editorial: Evidencing the impact of human-animal interaction for those living with mental health problems (with Emily Shoesmith & Elena Ratschen) www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

Frontiers | Editorial: Evidencing the impact of human-animal interaction for those living with mental health problems

remains scarce, with existing studies often limited by methodological flaws (22)(23)(24)(25)(26). Key issues include small sample sizes and consequently a la...

www.frontiersin.org

Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our new paper, “He’s Practising His Learned Social Skills on the Cat’: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Parental Perspectives of the Role of Pets in Autistic Children’s Social Skills and Wellbeing" has now been published! www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...

www.mdpi.com

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Mar 18

Back home after a lovely time in the Cairngorms 🤩 #Scotland

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Feb 17

We are recruiting for a study about pets during the #perinatal period. If you live in the U.K. and have #pets (#cats or #dogs), are currently #pregnant or have a baby under 1, please consider signing up! 🤰🏼🐕👶🏼 tinyurl.com/petsperinatal
#mothers #baby #postpartum #pregnancy #wellbeing #mentalhealth

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Ruth Naughton-Doe @ruthndwrites.bsky.social · Mar 6

🙌Very excited to share our new support network for mental health and/or addiction research academics with lived experience. We have called it LENS (Lived Experience Network for Scholars). Read more and sign up on Eventbrite for our 1st online meeting in May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lived-expe...

Lived Experience Network for Scholars (LENS) Online Meet-up

An support and information network for academic mental health and addiction researchers with lived experience

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Mar 6

I’d love to be added :)

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Mar 6

We are recruiting participants for a study on pets and coping with neurological conditions. Please see advert and link below for more information 🐕🧠 edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Kris Hill @academiccatlady.bsky.social · Feb 14

#Anthrozoology #humananimalstudies, mark your calendars. #AIP2025 will be held (online, free) 12-13 Septr 2025.
Senior academics are encouraged to join to support their Share with your peers and students.Call for presentations will open in April! anthrozoologyconference.com

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Feb 21

www.human-animal-interaction.org/podcast/kath...

Kathryn Cyr - Human-Animal Interaction

Kathryn Cyr is a researcher and communications professional focused on family wellbeing, with a focus on maternal and perinatal mental health. Pivoting from a career in crisis and reputation communica...

www.human-animal-interaction.org

Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Feb 21

Hear more about our maternal mental health and pets project on the HAI podcast (thanks to Kathryn Cyr, previous MSc student and researcher on the project 😊). m.soundcloud.com/lori-kogan/k...

Kathryn Cyr

Play Kathryn Cyr by Lori on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

m.soundcloud.com

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Mental Health Platform @mhplatform.bsky.social · Feb 18

🌟 ECRs – Funding Alert! 🌟

Our UKRI MHP ECR Fellowship Awards open 1st March 2025!
💡 <£300K, 1–3 years
🤝 Collaborate with MHP Hubs
📚 Access training, resources & PPIE support

📅 Apply by 30th April 2025
🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/42Qn3UZ

#MentalHealth #ECR #Fellowship

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Jan 27

We are looking for couple more people for our advisory group. Please share or consider coming along if you have pets and are pregnant or postpartum #pets #parenting #pregnancy #postpartum

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Feb 17

We are recruiting for a study about pets during the #perinatal period. If you live in the U.K. and have #pets (#cats or #dogs), are currently #pregnant or have a baby under 1, please consider signing up! 🤰🏼🐕👶🏼 tinyurl.com/petsperinatal
#mothers #baby #postpartum #pregnancy #wellbeing #mentalhealth

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Feb 7

New paper out! 🤰🏼🐕👶🏼 ‘Can’t imagine having one without the other now”: Maternal perceptions of pets and attachment relationships in the perinatal period’ www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...

“Can’t imagine having one without the other now”: Maternal perceptions of pets and attachment relationships in the perinatal period | Human-Animal Interactions

Abstract Maternal mental wellbeing and secure attachment relationships are critical for an infant’s socioemotional and psychological development, with research focusing on environmental influences on ...

www.cabidigitallibrary.org

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Jan 27

Our new paper led by PhD student Suzanne Lawrie, ‘Harnessing RSPCA Stakeholder Expertise to Co-Produce a Complex Intervention Addressing Childhood and Adolescent Animal Harm’ www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...

Harnessing RSPCA Stakeholder Expertise to Co-Produce a Complex Intervention Addressing Childhood and Adolescent Animal Harm

Childhood and Adolescent Animal Harm (CAAH) is influenced by biological, psychological and socio-environmental risk factors. Interventions to prevent animal harm among children and young people are es...

www.mdpi.com

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Jan 27

Sing up link here -> edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Jan 27

We are looking for couple more people for our advisory group. Please share or consider coming along if you have pets and are pregnant or postpartum #pets #parenting #pregnancy #postpartum

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Roxanne Hawkins @rhawkins.bsky.social · Jan 24

Study looking for those who have pets and are currently pregnant or have had a baby in the past 12 months for study on pets and perinatal wellbeing 🤰👶🐕🐈 edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Matti Wilks @mattiwilks.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just over a week left to submit to the 2025 PHAIR animal advocacy conference. Come hang out with us in Edinburgh! @phair-society.bsky.social
Phair2025.co.uk

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