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Kinjal K. Patel @kinjalkpatel.bsky.social · 21d

Really grateful for @ampsychfdn.bsky.social's support of suicide prevention efforts, including my 2025 Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship focused on uncovering the links between sleep problems and suicide in youth!

American Psychological Foundation @ampsychfdn.bsky.social · 21d

Content warning: This post mentions suicide.
September is #SuicideAwarenessMonth. This past year, APF has funded several projects dedicated to suicide prevention across diverse contexts & communities. We're grateful to the researchers & clinicians whose work helps break stigma and save lives. (1/2)

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ODU Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program @oduclinpsycphd.bsky.social · 21d

🎓 ODU Clinical Program presents: Student Q&A – “Empowering Diverse Voices in Clinical Psychology”

📅 Oct 7 | 6 PM
🔗 https: www.eventbrite.com/e/empowering...

💡 Know someone interested? Boost & share!

#ODU #ClinicalPsychology #Diversity

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Kinjal K. Patel @kinjalkpatel.bsky.social · 24d

Thrilled to share my second dissertation paper with @yr2lab.bsky.social where we examined negative affect arousal dimensions and short-term associations with self-injurious thoughts in two samples of psychiatrically acute youth. Link here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ln5MbZg7T...

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ODU Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program @oduclinpsycphd.bsky.social · 28d

Old Dominion University (ODU) has launched a solo Clinical Psychology PhD program. ODU led the administration of the APA-Accredited Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, training doctoral clinical psychologists for >43 years. Check out the department at www.odu.edu/clinicalpsycphd

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

The PhD in Clinical Psychology is a doctoral concentration in the Old Dominion University (ODU) Department of Psychology.

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YR² Lab @yr2lab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our youth suicide prevention lab is thrilled to be recruiting a PhD student this year for our NEW Clinical Psychology PhD Program at Old Dominion University @oduclinpsycphd.bsky.social! See additional details here: www.odu.edu/psychology/g...

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

The PhD in Clinical Psychology is a doctoral concentration in the Old Dominion University (ODU) Department of Psychology.

www.odu.edu

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YR² Lab @yr2lab.bsky.social · Aug 12

@yr2lab.bsky.social, focused on youth suicide prevention research, is hiring a full-time research coordinator to join our team this fall! Interested applicants can find additional details on our website here: sites.wp.odu.edu/yr2lab/join-...

Join Us – Project Coordinator – Youth Risk and Resilience Lab

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Kinjal K. Patel @kinjalkpatel.bsky.social · Apr 26

I would like to be added!

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Elizabeth F Mattera @lizmattera.bsky.social · Apr 25

@kinjalkpatel.bsky.social ‘s #SRS25 talk has been my favorite presentation thus far. Such a cool study 🤩

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Kinjal K. Patel @kinjalkpatel.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thank you for attending!!!

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Kinjal K. Patel @kinjalkpatel.bsky.social · Apr 15

New paper with @yr2lab.bsky.social and team examining negative affect as a mechanism linking nightmares and self-injurious thoughts in clinically acute adolescents. Check it out here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kwscbXYiy...

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American Psychological Foundation @ampsychfdn.bsky.social · Apr 8

Huge congrats to @kinjalkpatel.bsky.social on receiving a Koppitz Fellowship!🌟 Kinjal's research explores how sleep problems contribute to suicidal thoughts in high-risk adolescents, with the goal of developing targeted interventions. We're proud to support this critical work! 👏

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Adam Bryant Miller, PhD @abryantmiller.bsky.social · Mar 25

hey folks! I'm hiring research coordinators at UNC Chapel Hill in the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP). the position includes working on our Social Motivation Study examining preteen suicide risk. Please apply by mid-April here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/298...

Soc/Clin Research Assistant

This position will serve as an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator within the Psychiatry department and the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP: https://www.med.unc.edu...

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Adam Bryant Miller, PhD @abryantmiller.bsky.social · Jan 21

I am hiring for a postdoctoral fellow at UNC Chapel Hill in Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP). The successful candidate will work on my NIH funded program of research on suicide risk among preteens. Please share. Deadline 1/31! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/290...

Post-Doc Research Associate

The selected candidate will engage in a combination of clinical research activities aligned with a NIMH funded R01 within the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP). Clinical...

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Kinjal K. Patel @kinjalkpatel.bsky.social · Jan 3

Excited to share my first dissertation paper w/ @yr2lab.bsky.social testing anhedonia as a mediator of the short-term associations between sleep problems and next-day suicidal thoughts in high-risk adolescents! Link here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Anhedonia Links Sleep Problems and Suicidal Thoughts: An Intensive Longitudinal Study in High-Risk Adolescents - Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Growing research indicates that sleep problems are a robust independent risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among youth. However, relatively little is known about how this risk is conferre...

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