Catherine Bain, M.S.
catherinebain.bsky.social
Catherine Bain, M.S.
@catherinebain.bsky.social
Quantitative Psych PhD Candidate, U. of Oklahoma
Butler University Alum
psychometrics, variable selection, machine learning, missing data analysis
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Currently on the lookout for postdoc opportunities in psychological measurement or misophonia research. I focus on improving assessment through psychometrics + machine learning, with special interest in fairness. Excited about interdisciplinary teams! #Postdoc #Psychometrics #Misophonia
December 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I am thrilled to share that my first first-author publication is now out! If you've ever been interested learning how to apply machine learning variable selection methods for classification problems, I have the tutorial for you! #QuantitativePsychology #Psychology doi.org/10.35566/jbd...
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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I have had a TON of people asking how they can help...here is what would help us the most right now: SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE!

Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
February 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
there's nothing more rewarding than hearing that students i've mentored have successfully gotten into a phd program!!!
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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DEAR UNIVERSITIES:
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This seems like a really cool opportunity to gain unique training in an area of the job where training is often null and void. If anyone wants to speak on their experience with this fellowship, I'd love to hear!
February 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Working w/ a reporter on the consequences of the NIH/NSF freezes (e.g., training pipelines, how grants support clinical time for trials)

If you've had a grant impacted, some organizational perspective (e.g., in APPIC leadership/DCT role) + are willing to share your experience please shoot me a DM
January 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Per an NIH source:

“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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A good article by Stephanie Lee that reviews some scenarios for NIH. www.chronicle.com/article/here...
Here’s How Science Funding Could Change Under Trump
Trump’s nominees have big plans for remaking the federal health agencies, with consequences for university scientists who receive billions in funding.
www.chronicle.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Our department has just announced a new permanent associate professor position in developmental psychology, come join us at @uio.no! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
January 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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An executive order ending birthright citizenship is effectively a suspension of the U.S. Constitution, just so we’re clear about what is happening.
January 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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1/5. I just finished re-reading King's "The Role of the Behavioral Scientist in the Civil Rights Movement"--a speech he gave at the American Psychological Association in 1967.
I revisit this speech every few years; much of it remains relevant.

A few notable sections...
www.apa.org/topics/equit...
King's challenge to the nation's social scientists
Full text of Martin Luther King's address to the APA convention attendees in September 1967 which urged a change in society regarding racism.
www.apa.org
January 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
so cool to see articles about undergraduate students I've mentored. anxiously awaiting to see grad school offers this student receives
www.ou.edu/news/article...
By Combining His Two Loves, Psychology and Computer Science, Keane Hauck Sets His Sights on Academia
Keane Hauck found his calling in Robert Terry’s psychology class during the first semester of his junior year at the University of Oklahoma. Now, as he approaches graduation this month, he reflects on...
www.ou.edu
December 5, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Zotero is great and I think that anyone who needs to organise and cite more than a handful of references should be using it. Here's an intro to Zotero that I made for my undergrad students (but the info is relevant for anyone new to Zotero).

Full vid [13 mins]: youtu.be/SlUHjOqVCyU
Preview ⬇️
November 15, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Have you ever wanted a better theoretical understanding of a Q-Q plot? One of my undergraduate teaching assistants wrote a blog post about this! It’s so cool to see my students sharing what I’ve taught them with the world at large!

keanehauck.com/quantitative...
keanehauck.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:11 AM