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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Jul 2

So, like, how are people publishing articles now that the new NIH public access policy has gone into place if your institution doesn’t have an agreement with the journal? Where are we getting these thousands of dollars for open access fees?? And on a K budget??? 🙃🙃🙃

Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our paper with guidance for mental health researchers, clinicians, and advocates in the current era of abortion restrictions is officially published online. This paper is for everyone, including folks who don’t actively study or treat reproductive mental health. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/NZWIK...

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PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Jun 11

If you are less than 17 weeks pregnant and live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, you may be eligible for this study!

Scan the QR code or click the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey to see if you are eligible to participate!

redcap.link/SPHEREscreener

You may be eligible for a research study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh! Are you less than 17 weeks pregnant? Have you ever worried that your food will run out? Participants will receive up to $225 for completing confidential surveys and interviews about food access, eating, and wellbeing in pregnancy and postpartum. Us the QR code to see if you are eligible, or reach out to sphere@upmc.edu or text 412-302-6684 for more details.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Jun 3

Are you pregnant or trying to become pregnant?

The Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline has clinicians available to talk no matter where you are. Keep their contact handy in case of need.

BUT if you live in a red state, we recommend first downloading and using the StartPage browser.

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Harvard STRIPED @harvardstriped.bsky.social · Jun 3

STRIPED’s Ariel Beccia speaks out in Theresa Gaffney’s new STAT piece on how eating disorder research is being gutted under the Trump admin. $2.7M in NIH grants already cut. Read more: www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/e... @hsph.harvard.edu @albeccia.bsky.social @statnews.com

Eating disorder research defunded despite MAHA focus on chronic conditions

Experts on eating disorders like anorexia worry that research funding cuts mean patients won't get the care they need.

www.statnews.com

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Jun 3

Pittsburgh friends! Want to watch some cool circus arts while also talking about mental health? Sign up for this FREE event happening this Saturday from 4-6:30pm at Iron City Circus Arts!! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/iron...

Mental Health Matters

Iron City Circus Arts and the Research Equity and Community Health (REACH) Collaborative present a performance art and mental health community event. During this event we will foster a positive space ...

www.ticketleap.events

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · May 29

Here’s a link to Assemble if you want to check it out or even donate! It’s an amazing organization and cuts to its funding will negatively impact so many kids and families who rely on it as a safe space to learn, grow, and find community. assemblepgh.org

Assemble | A Community Space For Arts + Technology – Assemble | A Community Space For Arts + Technology

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · May 29

Cuts to research grants don’t just impact researchers, they impact whole communities. My sister-in-law’s Pittsburgh-based nonprofit focused on STEM programming for kids (Assemble) has taken a hit, as have many other afterschool programs 💔 www.publicsource.org/federal-fund...

Pittsburgh after-school programs left scrambling as federal funding cuts hit the region

Pittsburgh-area programs reel with recent federal grant terminations from the National Science Foundation.

www.publicsource.org

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · May 21

Shout out to coauthors: @tabachnickar.bsky.social @cassie-boness.bsky.social @stef-l-sequeira.bsky.social @davidleyphd.bsky.social
Plus many who aren’t on Bluesky

Let us know what you think and how you are grappling with this in your work!

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · May 21

We also previously published a brief with @scholars.org summarizing our recommendations for clinicians in the Post-Dobbs era: scholars.org/contribution...

What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know to Protect Their Patients and Themselves in the Post-Dobbs Era

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, overruling Roe vs. Wade, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion and p...

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · May 21

Really proud of this paper and so grateful for the amazing team that wrote it! We discuss principles and guidelines for navigating clinical practice, research, and advocacy in the post-Dobbs sexual and reproductive health landscape for behavioral health disciplines.

osf.io/preprints/ps...

OSF

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Cassie Boness, PhD @cassie-boness.bsky.social · May 19

New op-ed out in the Albuquerque Journal. I share about the importance of federal substance use and addiction funding for families like mine.

www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...

and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...

OPINION: Federal cuts put addiction treatment and recovery at risk

I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of

www.abqjournal.com

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · May 15

SNAP-Ed, the nutrition education arm of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps) is at risk of being cut. This would have devastating effects for food insecurity, nutrition, and health. Call your reps today. Here's a script: thefoodtrust.org/wp-content/u...

thefoodtrust.org

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Apr 4

Congrats, Steph! So happy for you ❤️

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Stephanie Manasse, PhD @stephanie-manasse.bsky.social · Apr 3

Please pass along the word to anyone looking for an research coordinator position! This is a perfect post-bac position for someone interested in adolescent eating behaviors and/or acceptance-based interventions! epyz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Clinical Research Coordinator

The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children’s Health in Delaware is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC). The CHDS is a research center across the Nemours ...

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today, many more NIH grants were terminated including many focused on HIV prevention -such as the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) research program focused on adolescents & young adults living with or placed at risk for HIV.

This is necropolitics.

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Lauren Forrest @laurenforrest.bsky.social · Mar 22

1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:

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Ariel Beccia @albeccia.bsky.social · Mar 21

my NIH grant was terminated today - the grant that pays my rent and my bills and my loans and my health insurance - because I study how to improve the lives and wellbeing of queer people #episky #medsky

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Dec 19

Want to assess eating & weight attitudes in pregnancy? Check out the @phablab-pitt.bsky.social’s PEA-Q! Big shoutout to my amazing co-first author @rileyjouppi.bsky.social and our mentor @michelevine.bsky.social who led the initial development of this measure!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Dec 10

If you are less than 37 weeks pregnant, this study may be right for you!

Scan the QR code or follow the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey to see if you are eligible to participate! redcap.link/amplifyround2

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PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Dec 10

If you are less than 17 weeks pregnant and live in the Pittsburgh, PA area this study might be right for you!

Scan the QR code or follow the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey to see if you are eligible to participate! redcap.link/SPHEREscreener

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PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Dec 10

Interested? Follow the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey and see if you're eligible to participate! redcap.link/ephectstudy

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Dec 9

Our lab, the Perinatal Health and Behaviors (PHAB) Lab at the University of Pittsburgh, just joined Bluesky! Follow us - info about our current work coming soon 🥰
@phablab-pitt.bsky.social

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Christine Call, PhD @christinecall.bsky.social · Dec 18

🥰🥰❤️❤️😍😍 so much love!!

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