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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Mar 15

I truly could not be happier to share that starting July 2025, I’ll be joining Suffolk University as a TT Assistant Professor position in the Department of Psychology! (1)

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Jason Nagata, MD @jasonmnagata.bsky.social · 7d

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in the Journal of Eating Disorders!

Weight #discrimination associated with #eatingdisorder symptoms one year later

🔗 tinyurl.com/mjrzemuu @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @barnhartwr.bsky.social

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Dr. Kristin von Ranson @kvonranson.bsky.social · 25d

The University of Calgary is currently inviting applications for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. This position has a special focus on Social Justice and ideally on Indigenous Employment.
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1661564...

Please share widely.

Assistant Professor, Industrial & Organizational Psychology in Calgary, AB, ...

careers.ucalgary.ca

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wonderful news!!!

Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 19

Please share with any prospective applicants! #psychology #clinicalpsych #PhD

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EMBRACED Lab

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 19

I’ll be reviewing applications for the clinical psychology PhD program at Suffolk University for the 2026/2027 academic year. Those with research interests in #eatingdisorders, especially in #LGBTQ+ and other minoritized communities, are encouraged to apply!

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 19

Omg amazing!! Congrats!! So deserving. :)

Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

Here are some pics from the ceremony that I adore 💕

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

I am incredibly proud and deeply emotional to be at this point in my career and personal growth, as an eating disorders expert and lived experience scholar, clinician, teacher, mentor, and advocate. (7)

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

This personal history serves as a key motivator to help people that have struggled/are struggling with an eating disorder. (6)

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

This myopic focus on the eating disorder is seriously impairing and fascinating— for me, understanding the thing that nearly destroyed my life was and still is a therapeutic process. (5)

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

And like most people who struggle with eating disorders, it took complete control of my life, causing many important life roles— being a student, son, friend, and partner— to be underdeveloped. (4)

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

But what’s less known about my journey is that it was informed by lived experiences. I struggled with a serious eating disorder from roughly the ages of 18-22. (3)

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

The loss of this student identity, in its formal capacity, is bittersweet, like most major transitions in life. In starting this journey, I wanted to learn more about why eating disorders occur and how we can better prevent and treat these disorders. (2)

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

Friday I walked and was hooded for my PhD in clinical psychology, earning the title of Dr. Barnhart. I am truly blessed to have shared the day with the most important people in my life, my dear friends, family, and mentors. (1)

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Aug 9

Yes!!

Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Jul 7

So important, Blair! Thank you and Megan for this commentary.

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Blair Burnette @bburnettephd.bsky.social · Jul 7

Proud of this commentary I wrote with Megan Mikhail where we argue the next 50 years of eating disorder research must center equity & impact to actually make meaningful progress towards reducing the prevalence & progression of eating disorders. Open access:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Centering Impact and Equity in the Next 50 Years of Eating Disorder Research

Over the past 50 years, there has been a significant increase in research on eating disorders, which is encouraging and necessary given the substantial mortality, morbidity, and personal and societal...

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · May 21

Resurfacing this in excitement for next week! See you all there!

Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Dec 18

First post! #ICED2025 Will be BUSY! So excited to share work from my program and from my many amazing collaborations 🤩🤩🤩

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Matison W. McCool @matwmccool.bsky.social · Apr 12

I’ll just let any psychologists considering this path know: Our generation will not be as kind to you as our elders were to the likes of Barlow and Hayes.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Apr 8

Here is my evergreen reminder (that I used to post on Twitter) about the NSF GRFP:

Even if you didn’t get funded, there is SO much value in working through the process of developing a research idea and writing it up. Take your idea and DO IT!

Funding doesn’t make a scientist.

Xoxox

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Apr 8

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!!

But...good news and bad news.

👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.

👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%

(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)

See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

Research.gov :: GRFP

www.research.gov

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Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He) @jaceflatt.bsky.social · Apr 5

This is beautiful - as scientists are fired or lost their federal funding, Silenced Stories generates awareness and advocacy. #CantFireScience

If you have a story, share it here: forms.gle/XnC9kyp9uTaZ...

silencedsciencestories.com/the-scientists

@silencedscience.bsky.social

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ACLU @aclu.org · Apr 2

BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.

This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social · Apr 2

🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH

Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸

Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social

Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇

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Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He) @jaceflatt.bsky.social · Apr 3

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for ‘ideological purge’ of research projects

The lawsuit says that NIH has canceled more than 670 research grants, which were due more than $1.1 billion in funding.

www.nbcnews.com

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Wesley R. Barnhart, PhD (they/he) @barnhartwr.bsky.social · Apr 1

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