Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT
@theblacacdemic.bsky.social
Asst Prof of CFT | he, him, his | #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #Blacksky | Research developmental consequences of stigma among Black SGMs.
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I’m excited to share that the RESILIENCE Research Group is recruiting a PhD student to join us at UMN starting Fall 2026! 🎓
Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
My reaction to learning that Fox owns Tubi…if you’re Black and were around during the UPN days you know EXACTLY what play they are rerunning!
a woman with a blue bow in her hair is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman with a blue bow in her hair is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My reaction to learning that Fox owns Tubi…if you’re Black and were around during the UPN days you know EXACTLY what play they are rerunning!
Reposted by Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT
The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days.
Black people walked, rode bikes, car pooled or took cabs but they did not ride the bus.
They suffered, sacrificed and endured. There was personal and professional pain.
For 381 days.
These eight Senators didn't last 41 days.
Black people walked, rode bikes, car pooled or took cabs but they did not ride the bus.
They suffered, sacrificed and endured. There was personal and professional pain.
For 381 days.
These eight Senators didn't last 41 days.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days.
Black people walked, rode bikes, car pooled or took cabs but they did not ride the bus.
They suffered, sacrificed and endured. There was personal and professional pain.
For 381 days.
These eight Senators didn't last 41 days.
Black people walked, rode bikes, car pooled or took cabs but they did not ride the bus.
They suffered, sacrificed and endured. There was personal and professional pain.
For 381 days.
These eight Senators didn't last 41 days.
🚨 GRADUATE PHD APPLICATIONS OPEN 🚨
I'm accepting students for the next Couple & Family Therapy/Human Development PhD admissions cycle! If you're passionate about health equity research, we might be for you 👇
sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
#GradSchool #MFT #CFT #Research #HDFS
I'm accepting students for the next Couple & Family Therapy/Human Development PhD admissions cycle! If you're passionate about health equity research, we might be for you 👇
sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
#GradSchool #MFT #CFT #Research #HDFS
R.E.S.I.L.I.E.N.C.E. RESEARCH GROUP - Join the Lab
Interested in Working with Us?!
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November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
🚨 GRADUATE PHD APPLICATIONS OPEN 🚨
I'm accepting students for the next Couple & Family Therapy/Human Development PhD admissions cycle! If you're passionate about health equity research, we might be for you 👇
sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
#GradSchool #MFT #CFT #Research #HDFS
I'm accepting students for the next Couple & Family Therapy/Human Development PhD admissions cycle! If you're passionate about health equity research, we might be for you 👇
sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
#GradSchool #MFT #CFT #Research #HDFS
Reposted by Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT
We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
And this incident is why large-scale consolidation is a problem. Once one link the chain breaks the whole system is broken!
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
And this incident is why large-scale consolidation is a problem. Once one link the chain breaks the whole system is broken!
Reposted by Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT
Excited for my doctoral research to be published, thanks to the support of @matthewmatix.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social
Do Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Lead to Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories? - Nick D. Fox, Matt N. Williams, Stephen R. Hill, 2025
Previous research has found positive correlations between manifestations of psychological distress, such as anxiety, depression, and stress, and belief in consp...
doi.org
October 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Excited for my doctoral research to be published, thanks to the support of @matthewmatix.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social
I’m excited to share that the RESILIENCE Research Group is recruiting a PhD student to join us at UMN starting Fall 2026! 🎓
Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
September 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I’m excited to share that the RESILIENCE Research Group is recruiting a PhD student to join us at UMN starting Fall 2026! 🎓
Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...
I know y’all are obsessed with regency romance BUT I need Shondaland to take a break from love and do a Scandal continuation series. So much material is out in the world right now!
And before you hop in my comments I do believe we can fight the good fight and be entertained at the same time.
And before you hop in my comments I do believe we can fight the good fight and be entertained at the same time.
September 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I know y’all are obsessed with regency romance BUT I need Shondaland to take a break from love and do a Scandal continuation series. So much material is out in the world right now!
And before you hop in my comments I do believe we can fight the good fight and be entertained at the same time.
And before you hop in my comments I do believe we can fight the good fight and be entertained at the same time.
The things I wanna say….😳
September 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The things I wanna say….😳
I don’t think I’ll ever understand some people’s unnatural allegiance to mediocrity.
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I don’t think I’ll ever understand some people’s unnatural allegiance to mediocrity.
Reposted by Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT
In summary, the average child sexual predator’s profile is: married, male, white, heterosexual, religious, surrounded by friends and family, and a parent.
If you care about protecting children from abuse, it is necessary that you understand who the actual child sexual predators are.
Who Is The Average Child Sexual Predator?
Child molesters are as equally married, educated, employed, and religious as any other Americans.
rlstollar.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In summary, the average child sexual predator’s profile is: married, male, white, heterosexual, religious, surrounded by friends and family, and a parent.
🧵 New Study: Gender Nonconformity, Bullying & Suicidality
✅ Bottom line: Adolescents perceived as gender nonconforming face heightened suicide risk, largely because of bullying and depression, and this risk is amplified or reduced depending on who they are.
Full article here: shorturl.at/vj6Hr
✅ Bottom line: Adolescents perceived as gender nonconforming face heightened suicide risk, largely because of bullying and depression, and this risk is amplified or reduced depending on who they are.
Full article here: shorturl.at/vj6Hr
Bullying and depression serially mediate the association between perceived gender nonconformity and suicidality among US adolescents: a theory driven intersectional analysis - BMC Public Health
Background Adolescent suicidality has become an alarming public health concern. Perceived gender nonconformity has been identified as a risk factor for suicidality. Several factors (e. g. bullying and...
shorturl.at
August 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🧵 New Study: Gender Nonconformity, Bullying & Suicidality
✅ Bottom line: Adolescents perceived as gender nonconforming face heightened suicide risk, largely because of bullying and depression, and this risk is amplified or reduced depending on who they are.
Full article here: shorturl.at/vj6Hr
✅ Bottom line: Adolescents perceived as gender nonconforming face heightened suicide risk, largely because of bullying and depression, and this risk is amplified or reduced depending on who they are.
Full article here: shorturl.at/vj6Hr
📢New Publication Alert 📢
✅ Bottom line: Puberty isn’t just biological. For Black & Latinx girls, it can open a window of vulnerability to racism—with consequences for health & well-being.
Read the full article in Journal of Adolescent Health: authors.elsevier.com/a/1le2I,Nz%7...
✅ Bottom line: Puberty isn’t just biological. For Black & Latinx girls, it can open a window of vulnerability to racism—with consequences for health & well-being.
Read the full article in Journal of Adolescent Health: authors.elsevier.com/a/1le2I,Nz%7...
authors.elsevier.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
📢New Publication Alert 📢
✅ Bottom line: Puberty isn’t just biological. For Black & Latinx girls, it can open a window of vulnerability to racism—with consequences for health & well-being.
Read the full article in Journal of Adolescent Health: authors.elsevier.com/a/1le2I,Nz%7...
✅ Bottom line: Puberty isn’t just biological. For Black & Latinx girls, it can open a window of vulnerability to racism—with consequences for health & well-being.
Read the full article in Journal of Adolescent Health: authors.elsevier.com/a/1le2I,Nz%7...
📢New Publication Alert 📢
✅ Bottom line: Lenacapavir is amazing and can change lives BUT won't change things without proper structural support for its roll-out.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
✅ Bottom line: Lenacapavir is amazing and can change lives BUT won't change things without proper structural support for its roll-out.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Lenacapavir will not end the HIV epidemic in the current US political climate
On June 18, the US Food and Drug Administration approved lenacapavir for HIV pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) based on evidence of exceptional protection against HIV in the
PURPOSE clinical trials.1 Ho...
www.thelancet.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
📢New Publication Alert 📢
✅ Bottom line: Lenacapavir is amazing and can change lives BUT won't change things without proper structural support for its roll-out.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
✅ Bottom line: Lenacapavir is amazing and can change lives BUT won't change things without proper structural support for its roll-out.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
1/2 As of two days ago, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. Here are some resources that can help meet the community's needs:
Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
Rainbow Youth Project: 317-643-4888
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
Rainbow Youth Project: 317-643-4888
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
July 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
1/2 As of two days ago, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. Here are some resources that can help meet the community's needs:
Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
Rainbow Youth Project: 317-643-4888
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
Rainbow Youth Project: 317-643-4888
LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
📢New Publication Alert 📢
I'm proud to stand alongside my mentors, colleagues, and friends to share this life-saving information!
✅ Bottom line: Compassionate, evidence-based care saves lives. Gender-affirming care is not abuse—it’s care!
connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrl...
I'm proud to stand alongside my mentors, colleagues, and friends to share this life-saving information!
✅ Bottom line: Compassionate, evidence-based care saves lives. Gender-affirming care is not abuse—it’s care!
connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrl...
Support Transgender and Nonbinary Children and Adolescents: Condemning the Traumatizing Statements of the U.S. White House’s Proclamation
Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health
connect.springerpub.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
📢New Publication Alert 📢
I'm proud to stand alongside my mentors, colleagues, and friends to share this life-saving information!
✅ Bottom line: Compassionate, evidence-based care saves lives. Gender-affirming care is not abuse—it’s care!
connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrl...
I'm proud to stand alongside my mentors, colleagues, and friends to share this life-saving information!
✅ Bottom line: Compassionate, evidence-based care saves lives. Gender-affirming care is not abuse—it’s care!
connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrl...
A WORD!
“She was being fast” ain’t no child fast enough to catch an adult who don’t wanna be caught.
June 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A WORD!
📢New Publication Alert 📢
Our latest study looks at why stigma around Mpox (aka Monkeypox) lingers—even after someone has recovered. Spoiler: It has a lot to do with morality and how we blame people for getting sick. #PublicHealth #Stigma
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our latest study looks at why stigma around Mpox (aka Monkeypox) lingers—even after someone has recovered. Spoiler: It has a lot to do with morality and how we blame people for getting sick. #PublicHealth #Stigma
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dispositional moral attribution and association avoidance: Explaining chronic Mpox stigma even after recovery
Prior research indicates that disease-related stigma (e.g., mpox stigma) tends to perpetuate even after the conclusion of the infection. For instance,…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
📢New Publication Alert 📢
Our latest study looks at why stigma around Mpox (aka Monkeypox) lingers—even after someone has recovered. Spoiler: It has a lot to do with morality and how we blame people for getting sick. #PublicHealth #Stigma
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our latest study looks at why stigma around Mpox (aka Monkeypox) lingers—even after someone has recovered. Spoiler: It has a lot to do with morality and how we blame people for getting sick. #PublicHealth #Stigma
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
So here is an early look at Ketema, a new character who Black Panther (T’Challa) refers to as his son in Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1.
Dear Marvel,
We don’t want this. You should’ve left this in the drafts.
Sincerely,
Management
#BlackPanther #Marvel #WorldToCome
Dear Marvel,
We don’t want this. You should’ve left this in the drafts.
Sincerely,
Management
#BlackPanther #Marvel #WorldToCome
June 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
So here is an early look at Ketema, a new character who Black Panther (T’Challa) refers to as his son in Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1.
Dear Marvel,
We don’t want this. You should’ve left this in the drafts.
Sincerely,
Management
#BlackPanther #Marvel #WorldToCome
Dear Marvel,
We don’t want this. You should’ve left this in the drafts.
Sincerely,
Management
#BlackPanther #Marvel #WorldToCome
One of my many passions is sex education and awareness. This is may be an uncomfortable conversation for some but an important one for us all.
youtu.be/j3RNBwHapGg
youtu.be/j3RNBwHapGg
Racial Roleplay for Ancestral Healing with Dr. Michael Curtis
YouTube video by Taboo Talks by SISociety
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May 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
One of my many passions is sex education and awareness. This is may be an uncomfortable conversation for some but an important one for us all.
youtu.be/j3RNBwHapGg
youtu.be/j3RNBwHapGg
I just found out there’s no Gantu in the new Lil and Stitch and out of everything that has let me down this year…I gotta say this is like Top 10 let downs of 2025. Pleakley better be in a 32 inch buss-down wig and a Maxi dress or I’m flipping a table!
May 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I just found out there’s no Gantu in the new Lil and Stitch and out of everything that has let me down this year…I gotta say this is like Top 10 let downs of 2025. Pleakley better be in a 32 inch buss-down wig and a Maxi dress or I’m flipping a table!
Atleast its something. Yea families will need wifi connection to get it free online but it’s better than nothing.
“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal
“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Atleast its something. Yea families will need wifi connection to get it free online but it’s better than nothing.
Go follow my for updates on the great research we are doing! Also Haiden is amazing!
💚Meet the Research Group💚
Name: Haiden Hice
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Research Interest: Queer Individuals and Families
Fun Fact: I am obsessed with Legos and Harry Styles
Name: Haiden Hice
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Research Interest: Queer Individuals and Families
Fun Fact: I am obsessed with Legos and Harry Styles
May 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Go follow my for updates on the great research we are doing! Also Haiden is amazing!
Hot Take: Pop Music is not a music genre. At BEST it’s a label to help categorize music,. People use the term knowingly or unknowingly, to distance their music from its true origins R&B, Jazz, Blues, ect. Its another way to build on top of the contributions of Black People without crediting them.
April 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hot Take: Pop Music is not a music genre. At BEST it’s a label to help categorize music,. People use the term knowingly or unknowingly, to distance their music from its true origins R&B, Jazz, Blues, ect. Its another way to build on top of the contributions of Black People without crediting them.