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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla

@kepadil.bsky.social

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Balancing motherhood, policing research, & teaching, with football & a good playlist. ✨

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Nov 16

Trying to foster connections between emerging, early career, and senior policing scholars! Open to all fields — please share and let me know if you would like to be added!
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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 12d

Bearing the Badge, Battling Inner Struggles: Understanding Suicidal Ideation in Law Enforcement (w/ Dan Lawrence & Jessica Dockstader): bit.ly/3DLvmHM

Law & Mental Health: Understanding police officer mental health & wellness from a social ecological perspective: bit.ly/43v5M4e

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 12d

Factors Impacting the Use of Wellness Resources Among Police (w/ Rebecca Fix, Konstantinos Papazoglou, & Daniel Blumberg): A Mixed Methods Study: bit.ly/4iGPQ3n

Unveiling the silent battle: suicide rates among law enforcement personnel (w/ Dan Lawrence & Jessica Dockstader): bit.ly/442utVM

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 12d

Balancing duty & family: the effects of support systems on women in law enforcement (w/ Wesley Smith & Kellie Renfro): bit.ly/4h2dmXO

“Hot, dumpster fire, mess”: Police personnel perceptions of the current state of mental health in law enforcement (w/ Adam Fine): bit.ly/3FJSkPX

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 12d

'The bar is different as a woman': A thematic analysis of career advice given by female police officers (w/ Kellie Renfro & Jessie Huff): bit.ly/3vbMDFI

A qualitative exploration of stress in a criminal investigations section (w/ Jessie Huff & Alexis Rockwell): bit.ly/4iQJBua

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 12d

A Descriptive Study of Police Officer Access to Mental Health Services: bit.ly/3YOyKpy

Sources & severity of stress in a Southwestern police department: bit.ly/4c7YBRv

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 12d

I don't take for granted that my father survived his tenure and retirement in policing, & I'm beyond grateful to help make improvements to their working environments. I've published a decent amount of work on the topic of officer wellness & I hope to continue on in this area. (2/)

Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 12d

Today is #NationalLawEnforcementSuicideAwarenessDay

I wrote this dedication for my dissertation in 2021. In the 4 years since, another 500 officers have died by suicide. It is for these individuals - these mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, friends - that I do this work. (1/)

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 29d

'Leveraging research for health insurance coverage of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: insights from #policy makers, patients and practitioners' by Ariana Albanese et al.

From our latest issue, 21.3:
doi.org/10.1332/1744...

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 29d

When daycare works, it's LIFECHANGING.

When the little germs pass every low-risk but ridiculously contagious & annoying disease from one to another & I have to work from home without childcare unexpectedly, it makes me want to yeet myself into traffic.

a man with a beard is screaming while wearing a suit .

ALT: a man with a beard is screaming while wearing a suit .

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 29d

One of yesterday’s class DQs: What should be the top priority for departments wanting to retain officers?
Students said:
💰 Pay
🩺 Benefits
🧠 Mental health support
👮‍♂️ Strong leadership
📈 Career development
What else should be on the list? #policing #crimjustice

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Professor Laura Huey @drlaurahuey.bsky.social · Sep 8

Just approved the next issue for publication — and it’s a special issue. Congrats @kepadil.bsky.social Ian Adams

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Nov 16

Trying to foster connections between emerging, early career, and senior policing scholars! Open to all fields — please share and let me know if you would like to be added!
go.bsky.app/GwDMiAc

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Jun 12

June 2023, going to a standing room only, metal concert at Emo’s while 3 months pregnant

Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Jun 5

Picking out books like a kid in a candy store.

Ill Take Everything You Have Please Cristine Raquel Rotenberg GIF

ALT: Ill Take Everything You Have Please Cristine Raquel Rotenberg GIF

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · May 6

Now that I’ve got my base website launched, I need to beef it up!

Add my speaking engagements (podcasts/webinars), & I want to add to it with blogging/substacks, short form videos with educational content, maybe the basis of a pending book. 👀👏🏼

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Apr 29

Not presenting but man I’m excited to be in Tucson for ASEBP Wednesday! Let’s talk officer wellness, AI, & equity 🥳👏🏼

Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thank you Jerry! That means a lot 🥳

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Apr 19

Took the leap and created a professional website! Take a look, be kind, and let me know how I can improve it! 🥂✨
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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hurtful, but fair.

Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Apr 19

Took the leap and created a professional website! Take a look, be kind, and let me know how I can improve it! 🥂✨
www.kathleenpadillaphd.com

Home | Kathleen E. Padilla, PhD

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Kirk Luther @kirkluther.bsky.social · Apr 10

#APB Spotlight Day 10!

Law enforcement suicide is a national crisis.

Research by @danslawrence.bsky.social, Jessica Dockstader, & @kepadil.bsky.social breaks down 977 officer deaths by suicide in the U.S. (2016–2022) and shows where, and among whom, the risk is highest. 🧵(1/4)

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Apr 6

✨E L E V E N✨ YEARS AGO I took my NNSU undergraduate graduation photos.

What a wild ride it’s been. 🥳🥂

Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Apr 1

Having my research be included in a report like PERF about a topic I've devoted my career to is an absolute dream. Thank you Police Executive Research Forum for sharing the work done by @danslawrence.bsky.social Jessica Dockstader, CWP and I!

www.policeforum.org/trending29ma...

New PERF report on mental health treatment centers for police

www.policeforum.org

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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · Mar 28

New psychiatrist: have you ever engaged in any self-harm behaviors?

Me: other than getting a PhD? *finger gun & chuckle*

Psychiatrist: …

Me: 😬

Psychiatrist: so let’s talk medications.

Me: 😶

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Mar 26

Yesterday was #EqualPayDay and for every $1 white men make:

Asian women: 94 cents
White women: 80 cents
Black women: 66 cents
Native and Latina women: 58 cents

Women get paid less, but across racial lines the pay is even LOWER. This is #TheDoubleTax.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734115...

Asian women: 94 cents
White women: 80 cents
Black women: 66 cents
Native and Latina women: 58 cents

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