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Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her)

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clinical psych phd student @ umontana | eating disorder treatment & barriers, weight stigma, peer support | ohiou alum | lover of all autumn things & my dog *views are my own

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Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · Nov 26

Excited to share our infographic and social media toolkit based on our ( @sambedard.bsky.social @cherilev.bsky.social @uofleatlab.bsky.social & Project HEAL) recent paper on barriers to eating disorder treatment access!
Check out the social media toolkit here: www.theprojectheal.org/reportedbarr...

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 13d

Today I started my grad cognition class for our masters program (we’re on a quarter system).

After introductions, I start with a brief historical consideration of cognitive psychology. I note that the Gestalt school was a cognitive approach based in Germany.

We then talked about what happened. 1/

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Dr. Elizabeth Santos @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social · 13d

2nd year grad students are no longer eligible to apply. Currently enrolled grad students must be in their first year, whether in a MS, BS-MS, or Ph.D.

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 13d

The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 13d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Jean Forney @jeanforney.bsky.social · 23d

Come join us in Athens! We are hiring a TT assistant professor in our APA accredited clinical psychology program at Ohio University.

Jenny Grant Weinandy @jgrantweinandy.bsky.social · 27d

We are hiring a TT Assistant Professor (clinical area) at Ohio University!!

Research programs related to child/adolescent clinical psychology, health psychology, transdiagnostic factors related to addiction and disordered eating, and assessment encouraged.

www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/55193

Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology (Tenure Track)

The Department of Psychology at Ohio University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level within our American Psychological Association-accredited clinica...

www.ohiouniversityjobs.com

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 19d

Are you a woman in midlife (or older) who has struggled with an eating disorder as an adult? A new anthology, “This Is Not Your Mother’s Eating Disorder,”is looking for your story in the form of a personal essay!

You can read more about the anthology and submit your writing here!

Moksha

tinymedanthology.moksha.io

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ASFP @asfp.io · 19d

Unfortunately, ASFP will not be operating this fall, as our volunteers are facing challenges to the complex technical systems underlying our program. We are deeply frustrated we cannot support every applicant this fall, and hope to be back in fall 2026.

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Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · 21d

So many people from my program are also there!!

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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · 28d

stacia l. brown @slb79.bsky.social · 28d

please reconsider any impulse you may have today to engage members of marginalized groups in conversations about people whose hatred of them has been extensive and well-documented. find someone else to talk to about that.

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Research on Eating Disorders & Suicidality Lab @redslabauburn.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic provides affordable, evidence-based treatment to kids, teens, & adults who would otherwise go without. 💙
We need your help to keep funding our 2nd clinician + client scholarships:
📌 tigergiving.org/campaigns/tr...

Transform Lives Through Eating Disorder Treatment - Tiger Giving Day

Almost 30 million Americans — including over 430,000 Alabamians — will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. Yet access to specialized, affordable treatment remains a critical barrier for m...

tigergiving.org

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Katie Berry @katherineaberry.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’m teaching Drugs & Behavior this semester and offering an alternative assignment in place of research participation where my students will read research articles on substance use and answer questions about the articles. What are some must-read empirical articles you would recommend?

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Sep 5

Brilliant work as always @safa-science.bsky.social

Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · Sep 5

New contributed post:

An anonymous scientist who worked on Operation Warp Speed couldn't believe RFK Jr's lying about COVID vaccine data, and sent this to us.

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Here's the Scientific Data Supporting COVID-19 Vaccines that RFK Jr. Says Do Not Exist

There's lots of data showing COVID-19 vaccines save lives, despite the HHS Secretary's strained denials

scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com

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Ashley Thomas @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interested in applying to graduate programs or research positions in psychology? Want more information and feedback on your submission materials? Then Harvard’s Prospective Ph.D. & RA Event in Psychology (PPREP) Is for you!! psychology.fas.harvard.edu/pprep
More info in the link!! Please retweet!

PPREP Program | Department of Psychology

psychology.fas.harvard.edu

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Sep 4

In order to clear the air and prepare the public to understand any falsehoods in Kennedy's announcement, DPH has put together a review of what research truly tells us about ASD, including why the whole notion of an "autism epidemic" is false.

Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorder: What We Already Know From Scientific Evidence | Defend Public Health

With Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promising to announce what he believes are the causes of autism this month, Defend Public Health is preemptively warning the public not t...

www.defendpublichealth.org

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm starting to look into how inflammation is being misused by MAHA types in a way that very much distracts from chronic illness-inflammation problems people actually have. If you're an academic, doctor, immunologist etc with thoughts on this, please be in touch at [email protected]

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Kira Venables @kiravenables.bsky.social · Jul 14

🌟The REPEAT Lab at VCU (PI: Dr. Annie Haynos) in Richmond, VA is hiring a clinical research coordinator! 🌟 We use various methods (fMRI, EMA, computational modeling) to study neurobiological mechanisms and treatment for eating disorders & other disorders of rigidity. Post will be open for 1 week! 🧠📊

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Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD @fitzsimmonscraft.bsky.social · Aug 15

📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on a newly-funded R01 aiming to optimize a digital intervention for #eatingdisorders and contribute to other research in this space! Remote candidates may be considered. Start spring/sum 26 (or sooner!). Pls share!

wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychological & Brain Sciences

Position Summary This position will primarily support the implementation of a newly funded National Institute of Mental Health R01 grant focused on optimizing a digital chatbot intervention for eating...

wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · Aug 28

So excited to present some of my thesis results exploring people's experiences working with coaches for eating disorder recovery at the @abctnow.bsky.social & @abct-edeb-sig.bsky.social SIG Cocktail Hour!

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Aug 27

There's a lawsuit about AI stealing your work. It's the same lawyers taking on Elsevier et al in a separate case.

Academics:
1. Check if your work is in LibGen at www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

2. If so, let the lawyers know at www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · Aug 27

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.

As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how

Part 1: is your work in Libgen?

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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ABCT Eating Disorders and Eating Behaviors SIG @abct-edeb-sig.bsky.social · Aug 26

Upcoming webinar for EDEB sig members on Single Session Interventions for body image and disordered eating! Speakers are @bburnettephd.bsky.social, @hoff-phd.bsky.social, and @ariellesmith.bsky.social. Register here: abctedebsig.wixsite.com/abct-edeb-si...

ONE SESSION, LASTING IMPACT: BRIEF INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING BODY IMAGE AND REDUCING DISORDERED EATING
September 30 1:30pm ET / 12:30pm CT/ 11:30am PT
This webinar will explore exciting current studies on brief, single-
session interventions designed to improve body image and
reduce disordered eating, highlighting practical strategies you
can apply in your work.
Aubrey Hoffer, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Louisville
Arielle Smith, BA
PhD Student
Northwestern University
Blair Burnette, PhD
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University

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Amanda Makara @amakara.bsky.social · Aug 12

@repeatlab.bsky.social is looking to hire 2-3 Part-time Clinical Interventionists to start this Fall! Interventionalists will conduct remote therapy sessions for a clinical trial comparing 2 therapies (CBT & Positive Affect Treatment) to support adults in the process of recovery from AN and AAN 🧵1/6

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Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D. @hagankephd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sharing and advancing science has never been more important. With that said, I'm pleased to share our new @acamh.bsky.social JCPP Annual Research Review on the neural mechanisms of pediatric eating disorders: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library

Eating disorders are prevalent and profoundly debilitating psychiatric conditions with multifactorial etiology that frequently manifest during adolescence. This developmental stage is characterized b...

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Eating Disorders Association of Canada @edac-atac.bsky.social · Aug 11

Heading back to school this fall? Make sure to take advantage of our student membership deal to enjoy benefits like networking, learning more about ED research, and more!

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Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · Aug 8

I really like the ethics one because it includes interesting case examples that could be used to lead a nice discussion either in class or as an assignment.

Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · Aug 8

-ED relapse/remission review paper: doi.org/10.1186/s403...
- Meta-review on specific treatment outcomes: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
-lived experience involvement in treatment: doi.org/10.1176/appi...
-race/ethnicity reporting: doi.org/10.1002/eat....
-demo reporting in RCTs: doi.org/10.1002/eat....

Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · Aug 8

I thought of more!
- DX & assessment related one that I really liked: doi.org/10.1002/eat....
- Ethics of the stepped level of care model (also gives a good overview of the stepped LOC model): doi.org/10.1037/pro0...
- Really love this qual paper on the recovery process: doi.org/10.1186/s403...

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