Viewpoint in JAMA details the consequences of the proposed cuts to NIH:

❌15% reduction in new therapies
❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T
❌loss of $51B in economic output annually

All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.'
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Mental health professionals: Share your perspective in a 10–15 minute anonymous survey on clinical competence and comfort (including sexual topics). Open to licensed and pre-licensed clinicians. IRB-approved.
Survey link: gmuchss.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

All packed for ACA! #Counseling2025 @acacounselors.bsky.social

Being told the study was well structured and well written by the editor and in the same sentence not sending it out for peer review because results are “predictable” is wild to me.

Poster printed. See you soon @acacounselors.bsky.social

In research, relationship satisfaction is typically measured on a single dimension, ranging from positive to negative. However, these assessments fail to capture two other types of relationship evaluations: ambivalence and indifference. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

What's your sexual personality? In this episode, we're going to explore the four main types of erotic personas. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

Today, nearly 1 in 10 US adults identify as LGBTQ, almost triple the number that it was a decade ago. The increase is mostly driven by young people, with nearly one-quarter of Gen Z identifying as LGBTQ, most of whom are bisexual. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

I'm finding #Canvas's decision to significantly alter #SpeedGrader and other features in the middle of the first few weeks of the semester to be more than just inconvenient.

It’s that time. Spring syllabi are in edit mode.

As you ponder your own resolutions for the New Year, here’s one more to consider: resolve to have better sex! Here are eleven scientifically-backed suggestions for enhancing your sex life in 2025. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/2023/1/...

Many people with sex concerns don't realize that shame is actually their biggest problem. Shame helps explain why so many people with “sexual dysfunctions” withdraw from sex and from their partners. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sexu...

New preprint from members of the National Academies Strategic Council: "A framework for assessing the trustworthiness of research findings"

We provide an integrative, systems framework to organize and promote innovations in indicators of trustworthy research findings.

Paper: osf.io/preprints/me...

I’m presenting a poster on taboo topics in the therapeutic setting with my colleague, Sarah M. F. Cameron, to bring awareness to what makes therapists uncomfortable. #Counseling2025 @acacounselors.bsky.social

Ah, now I’ve returned from a week vacation with no work access. Time for slow re-entry for the next two weeks.

Great article by Pope et al. (2024) on practices of counseling sexology. digitalcommons.unf.edu/jcssw/vol5/i...

Okay! I’ve made the jump over here!