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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · 14d

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely (and on X) so all applicants can benefit 😀. If you are mentoring please do add your name!
#clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

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Andy Pinedo @profandy.bsky.social · 28d

The Human and Organizational Development department at Vanderbilt University is hiring a senior and junior faculty member whose research focus is on social innovation and/or entrepreneurship for strengthening communities. Apply if you’d like to work in an incredibly interdisciplinary department!

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

🚨We're hiring!🚨 The Dept of Psychology at Rutgers is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Review of applications begin on Oct 18. Details here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...

I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵

Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Tenure-Track

The Department of Psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ, plans to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, with a start date of September 1, 2026. We seek a candidate...

jobs.rutgers.edu

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Accepting Clinical Psychology Grad Student?

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · Sep 4

Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)?
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.

Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

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alice-gregory.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social · Jul 18

How much should parents and caregivers worry about sub-optimal sleep? I discussed this with others at the #Downsyndrome and #Sleep Research Network
@allisonharvey.bsky.social
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Adaptability of sleep and the ‘sleep privilege’: the need for new research | Down's Syndrome Research Foundation

How much should parents and caregivers worry about sub-optimal sleep? This issue was recently brought to our attention by Professor…

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alice-gregory.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social · Jul 17

Loved talking to #T1D waverider about #sleep

www.t1dwaverider.co.uk/expert-highl...

Thought a lot about our editorial on sleep privilege:

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Sleep and Type 1 Diabetes with Dr. Alice Gregory — T1D Wave Rider

Sleep matters with T1D. In this Expert Advice feature, Dr. Alice Gregory, leading sleep researcher, shares insights on how Type 1 Diabetes impacts sleep- and what an ideal bedtime routine should inclu...

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · Jul 14

“Sleep privilege” is the reality that not everyone has equal access to restorative sleep. Parents of kids with special needs (our focus), shift workers, caregivers, and others face real barriers. Could our well-meaning messaging around sleep be adding to their stress? #sleep #circadian #parenting

alice-gregory.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social · Jul 7

We know sleep is important - but what is the best advice for those who lack sleep privilege and struggle to obtain recommended sleep? @allisonharvey.bsky.social Roz Shafran and I discuss: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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

Sleep has historically been undervalued, with its significance in public health and child development often disregarded. More recently, there has been immense and growing public interest in sleep. Gu...

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alice-gregory.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social · Jul 7

We know sleep is important - but what is the best advice for those who lack sleep privilege and struggle to obtain recommended sleep? @allisonharvey.bsky.social Roz Shafran and I discuss: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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

Sleep has historically been undervalued, with its significance in public health and child development often disregarded. More recently, there has been immense and growing public interest in sleep. Gu...

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · Jun 16

A super nice write up by @jasonpohl.bsky.social of our #ucberkeley based and #NIH funded research on patient memory for treatment and the science of habit formation @abctnow.bsky.social #mentalhealth #psychology #psychologysky #psychscisky #habits #memory #clinicalpsychology

In search of a way to improve humans' faulty memories and bad habits - Berkeley News

In a new paper, Allison Harvey, a UC Berkeley psychology professor, says lessons from science can help everyone instill good habits — and even lead to more effective patient treatments.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 6

"Navigating academia as a young mother is hard, but it's also rewarding."

In this #ScienceWorkingLife, a #PhD student wrote that her daughters have benefited from her pursuit of higher education. #NationalHigherEducationDay scim.ag/3FEjXKu

Illustration of a scientist doing work while her two daughters pop out of her coat. Headline says: How I let go of my guilt as a mother in grad school.

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · Apr 13

So so cute and I really hope you bring her to work ❤️

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aslynn's tremendous 'tism horror show 👻 🎃 @audhd-psychnp.com · Apr 3

hello it is nearly 1am EST the perfect time to raise your AWARENESS about my ACCEPTANCE of Autistic insomnia

50-80% of Autistic kids studied had sleep problems, which are considered likely to be lifelong w/ the exception of enuresis & parasomnias which are more common w/ us but sometimes abate

Sleep Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review - Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

The purpose of this literature review is to provide an overview of the research on sleep problems in autism spectrum disorder. Topics explored are the prevalence of sleep problems, the importance of s...

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Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · Apr 3

New CE course - neurodiversity-affirming therapy for autistic children resiliencymentalhealth.com/2025/04/03/c...

Continuing Education Course: Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy with Autistic Children

Medical models and conceptualization of autism have led to behavioral approaches that harm autistic children. Any mental health provider who wants to create a better future for autistic children ne…

resiliencymentalhealth.com

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Apr 1

Researchers did not mince words about this purge of senior NIH leadership:
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.

These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.

‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs

In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Apr 1

This is correct. NIH can’t award grants if the institutes are dismantled.

Musk and Trump get their hands off NIH or they will kill the cancer cures and economic advantages created by the US’s world-leading science enterprise.

Metabo_Dave @metabodave.bsky.social · Apr 1

To state the obvious, I think what we are seeing today is the actual dismantling of the NIH. At the very least, this will render certain ICs completely non-functional, which obviously is the point.

Buy, hey, study sections and council meetings are back on 🙄

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Apr 1

As the NIH illegal firings start, let’s remember:

This is about consolidating power so Trump can control NIH, not about efficiency.
“The NIH firing plan is really a radical institute merger…”

We will fight back.

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The NIH firing plan is really a radical institute merger and an authoritarian takeover

this is an Orbanization of US science: a move to exert political control over discovery, which will kill the US medical research industry and damage cancer cures. The plan must be stopped. We can act.

altnih4science.substack.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Mar 20

I am the product of an IEP then a 504 plan doing what it's supposed to do. Many more of us are than you know. Forcing the Ed Department into shambles will hurt disabled kids, as there will be less federal oversight into how schools are behaving.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · Mar 20

My piece on NIH’s politicization, is encapsulated in the experience these scientists had, including deeply ideological language explaining their grant termination. The scientific rigor of the current review process I described is a stark contrast to this donmoynihan.substack.com/p/politicizi...

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KTprogram.bsky.social @ktprogram.bsky.social · Mar 20

Our research showed that long-term care home & retirement home leaders were not sure how best to support staff well-being and mental health, particularly amidst other pandemic pressures.

In response, we developed the CARE+ resource package, which is available for free at: tinyurl.com/4cjxwjsp

CARE+ Package – Wellness Hub

Created by the Wellness Hub to support staff in LTCHs and RHs with mental health and wellness.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · Mar 20

Extremely DISTURBING information about Social Security. Please share far and wide!

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Mar 20

1. EXCLUSIVE

On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more people to visit field offices every week

"The havoc and destruction they’re causing is no doubt going to break the agency and hurt the public," an SSA source said

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EXCLUSIVE: Secret policy shift could overwhelm Social Security offices with millions of people

On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) enacted a new policy that could impose massive demands on the agency's overburdened network of field offices, according to an internal SSA messag...

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Kalev Freeman @uvmtraumalab.bsky.social · Mar 14

U of Michigan @umich.edu set aside funds from central to support researchers with unexpected disruption in federal funding for up to 6 months.

Are any other institutions doing this? Seems like a good move.

#Medsky #NIH #federalfunding #researchfunding 🧪

record.umich.edu/articles/uni...

University launches new research support program | The University Record

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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · Mar 14

#NIH investigators: For RFAs and PAs that have an expiration date that is before the date you plan to submit, are you proceeding to prepare the submission or waiting to see if it is renewed? e.g., The F32 has an expiration of mid-May before the August due date. How do we guide busy post-docs?

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Peter D. Kramer @peterdkramer.bsky.social · Mar 11

PAXLOVID alert.
Went to a pharmacy to pick up a Paxlovid Rx for (for real) a friend. Out-of-pocket cost for one course of treatment was almost $800, discounted from Pfizer's charge of $1500.
Medicare subsidy for Paxlovid expired 2 weeks ago, & no one has given thought to how to make it accessible.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · Mar 10

Why'd we organize @standupforscience.bsky.social ? Check it out below in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social

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@samschuelstein.bsky.social
@emmalovesscience.bsky.social
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why we organized ‘Stand Up For Science’

Nature Human Behaviour - In the USA, the Trump administration has signed executive orders that impose censorship on key areas of scientific research, strip government scientists of their jobs and...

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