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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 1d

The drain this hostile political propaganda is putting on our mental health must not be underestimated. We're constantly bombarded with division & hatred headlines. We're supposed to keep calm & carry on but we're only human & it's so hurtful. We've got to up the kindness & solidarity. No other way.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 4d

My family & I are still processing the events of the past 24hrs. There is so much to say; for now I will keep it brief:

Juan was observing the situation at the ICE detention facility alongside other elected officials. He was in a designated protesting area & was standing peacefully when video shows

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d

These are all horrible, but this is just disgusting.

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Democrats have shut down the government. Department of Justice websites are not currently regularly updated. Please refer to the Department of Justice's contingency plan for more information.

An official website of the United States government Here's how you know

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes you have to celebrate the good news, despite all the bad. 🍾🥂

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 10d

I actually felt the conference was much improved in this arena. I only heard one stigma related remark the whole time.

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Rachel Butler, PhD @rachelbutler.bsky.social · 11d

SO excited to be able to get exposure therapy into the hands of more therapists who work with clients with eating disorders!

Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 16d

@rachelbutler.bsky.social and I just submitted final versions of our books- Facing Eating Disorder Fears in the Treatments that Work series

Step by step exposure manual coming soon!!!

15 years in the making and I am SO excited to get this out there.

@uofleatlab.bsky.social

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 12d

Same for my trainees. No, it’s for new applications starting this year.

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 12d

Yes. It’s much more specific this year and very clear no one with any professional or clinical training can apply. Very unfair to our trainees who essentially do two degrees.

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 12d

The @nsf has also decided that clinical psychology is not eligible for NSF.

This is a crock of 💩

Clinical psych (actually clinical science) is a RESEARCH degree. Let’s just completely not support research training in mental health then.

Bad bad bad bad decision

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 12d

Yeah this is really not okay.

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Erica D. Pratt @pratted.bsky.social · 12d

Announcing such a major change to NSF GRFP this late in the cycle is incredibly cruel. 2nd yr students (mine included) have been working so hard on their proposals despite ongoing uncertainty. They are driven and passionate about being outstanding scientists and helping those coming up behind them.

This means individuals in the following statuses at the time of application are eligible:

Undergraduate in the final (senior) year of a bachelor’s degree program
Bachelor’s degree-holder with NO enrollment in a graduate degree program (non-degree graduate coursework allowed)
Individual enrolled in a joint bachelor’s-master’s degree program with at least three undergraduate years completed
First-year graduate student in their first graduate degree program with less than one academic year completed in the degree program (according to institution’s academic calendar)
Individuals enrolled in joint bachelor’s-master’s degree programs are considered graduate students. For GRFP, joint bachelor’s-master’s degrees are defined as degrees concurrently pursued and awarded.
Not be a current NSF employee.

Applications that do not meet eligibility requirements will be returned without review as being ineligible for a fellowship.

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Claire Cusack @claireecusack.bsky.social · 15d

8/ side note: @clarissaong.bsky.social and @cherilev.bsky.social will be reviewing apps for our Clinical Psychological Sciences program at UofL 🤗 check out their websites to see if you might be a good fit. I’m lucky to benefit from their mentorship and to be a part of a supportive department 💖

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Claire Cusack @claireecusack.bsky.social · 15d

Excited this one is getting out there! A thread/teaser🧵

Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 16d

Exciting news! A new paper has been accepted in Behavior Therapy:

Congrats to @clarissaong.bsky.social, @claireecusack.bsky.social, and @cherilev.bsky.social on this important contribution!

#PersonalizedTreatment #NetworkTheory #EatingDisordersTreatment

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 15d

No kid in America should not have enough food. If we want to feed kids we have to know how many kids need to be fed. Ignoring and avoiding such an important issue will only make it worse.

Spread the word and call your legislators. We can make a difference and keep kids fed.

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 15d

If the annual food insecurity survey is canceled - the US has no way to monitor how often this experience is happening.

1 in 5 children in Kentucky are food insecure (do not have enough to eat). This is a 48% rise in two years.

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AMA @ama-assn.org · 16d

Raising the H-1B visa fee to $100,000 risks shutting off the pipeline of highly trained physicians, especially in rural and underserved communities. The AMA stands ready to work with the administration and our partners in medicine to exempt health care workers from this policy.

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 16d

Exciting news! A new paper has been accepted in Behavior Therapy:

Congrats to @clarissaong.bsky.social, @claireecusack.bsky.social, and @cherilev.bsky.social on this important contribution!

#PersonalizedTreatment #NetworkTheory #EatingDisordersTreatment

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 16d

@rachelbutler.bsky.social and I just submitted final versions of our books- Facing Eating Disorder Fears in the Treatments that Work series

Step by step exposure manual coming soon!!!

15 years in the making and I am SO excited to get this out there.

@uofleatlab.bsky.social

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 20d

2025 at an eating disorder conference and folks are still saying things like “they restrict their food and hopefully do lose weight”

Sigh #weightstigma

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 21d

Middle schoolers should never be on diets

Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 22d

Yep. State of Kentucky

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 22d

@doctorpipes.bsky.social

Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 22d

State wide epidemiological survey

Almost 50% of middle schoolers are trying to lose weight

This is NOT okay

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 23d

❤️❤️

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 23d

I had 3 grant rejections & a rejection for president of an eating disorder organization but I got to share our work with over 100 people - so I’ll count that as a win

#academiatherollercoaster

@ivanzhula.bsky.social @uofleatlab.bsky.social

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