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Nicolette Molina

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Clinical Psych PhD Candidate & NSF Grad Fellow at U of Oregon I study self-injurious thoughts & behaviors, mood disorders, reproductive health, quant methods #rstats & #DBT - all through a social justice lens ✨ Here through opposite action

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Nicolette Molina @nicomolina.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our article on perinatal self-injurious thoughts & behaviors is out today! We found that the odds of engaging in self-injurious behavior were 256% higher at 7 months postpartum relative to 3rd trimester of pregnancy, even after accounting for three risk factors. doi.org/10.1111/sltb...

Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications

Objective Suicide is a leading cause of mortality among perinatal populations. Despite increasing rates, research on this topic remains limited. This paper examined (1) change in self-injurious thou...

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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 10h

📣 New Pub 📣

We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 5d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Nature Neuroscience @natneuro.nature.com · 6d

Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals

@carinaheller.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de,
@umn-midb.bsky.social, @icsantabarbara.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals - Nature Neuroscience

Heller et al. showed dense longitudinal imaging in four females, including one with endometriosis and one using oral contraceptives, and the finding that different hormonal milieus influence widespread brain volume changes linked to progesterone or estradiol.

www.nature.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt

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Ben Harrap @bharrap.bsky.social · 9d

Great pointer from @nrennie.bsky.social on making data visualisations

We as makers spend hours with the data and creating the visualisation, but we need to consider those who are looking for 5 seconds

#WOMBAT2025 #dataviz

A slide about accurate visualisations asking

Is the chart appropriate
Are the axis ranges reasonable
Is it intuitive
Is the 5 second conclusion the same as the 5 minute conclusion

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Violeta J. Rodriguez, PhD, MSEd @vjrp.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to be included in Nature’s roundup of 99 lab hacks!

I shared advice on lab meetings + clear expectations for trainees. Small structures that can make a big difference in mentoring.

Check out the full piece here: doi.org/10.1038/d415...

It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks

Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.

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Gio Ramos @gramos.bsky.social · 26d

This is a fantastic resource for students applying to clinical/counseling programs this cycle: A list of PIs, organized by areas of research, accepting students!

Please share widely!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

docs.google.com

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Rob Chavez @robchavez.bsky.social · 29d

My latest piece, on apprenticeship, artificial intelligence, and intrinsic motivation. Handcrafted from the heart.

Please, share and enjoy.

open.substack.com/pub/robchave...

A Vibe Coder's Millennium

I got my first home computer in late 2000 when I was in the middle of 10th grade.

open.substack.com

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Amy Brausch, Ph.D. @amybrausch.bsky.social · Sep 8

Submissions are due October 30! Please disseminate far and wide to reach all who work in suicide research.

ABCT Suicide and Self-Injury Special Interest Group (SSI SIG) @abct-ssi-sig.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hi all! The 5th annual Suicide Research Symposium, cohosted with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will take place virtually from April 15 to 17, 2026. You can find details and the full Call for Proposals here: www.suicideresearchsymposium.com

SRS 2026

We are delighted to announce that the fifth annual Suicide Research Symposium will be taking place April 15-17, 2026. Like previous years, this Symposium will be free and take place virtually. This...

www.suicideresearchsymposium.com

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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall.

Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.

More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...

RADLab - Graduate Applicants

Is the RADLab a good fit for my career goals? Our lab is very research oriented. Our primary goal is to train doctoral students to make outstanding, substantive, and meaningful contributions to the sc...

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Alejandro L. Vázquez, PhD @alvazquezphd.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨New pub🚨

Intersecting identities, different struggles: The
effects of demographics on experiences of
discrimination and mental health outcomes
among college students in Texas

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Intersecting identities, different struggles: The effects of demographics on experiences of discrimination and mental health outcomes among college students in Texas

Diversity among college students has increased and, yet experiences of discrimination persist and predict mental health symptoms. The role of various overlapping demographics in predicting discriminat...

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Alayna Park @alparkphd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our team is thrilled to present a new interview series on culturally adapting mental health treatments for Black, Latinx, and Asian clients - featuring practical, research-informed guidance for researchers, clinicians, and students.

Watch here: tinyurl.com/mrx3et5z.

Cultural Adaptation Interview Series — ADDRESS Mental Health Lab

www.addressmentalhealth.org

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Carina Heller, Ph.D. @carinaheller.bsky.social · Aug 13

We wrote a piece for @naturemedicine.bsky.social 🧠

Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience.

Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research - Nature Medicine

The menstrual cycle requires tight orchestration between the brain and body, and irregularities can be both the cause and the consequence of wide-ranging health issues. Embracing this complexity, inst...

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · Aug 27

A really old tree is as therapeutic as hell. This olive tree has been alive since 300 BC. You can tell just looking at it that it’s not been easy. But it’s still here, and as beautiful as anything on Earth

An olive tree the Romans planted in 300 BC, on Madeira

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Benjamin Swerdlow @baswerdlow.bsky.social · Aug 27

New preprint alert! 🧵

In this commentary, we discuss why and how the study of affective experience and affect regulation would benefit from greater integration of diversity science--or, "the study of the interpretation and construction of human differences."

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Importance of Embedding Diversity Science Frameworks in Affective Science: https://osf.io/hrnyj

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Dr. Jeremy G. Stewart (he/him) @querbylab.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm pleased to share our latest preprint authored by PhD student Ning Yeo! 🎉🎉The piece is entitled: "Development and Initial Validation of the Response to Suicidal Ideation Inventory (RSII)". Please reach out with questions and/or feedback. We hope this measure is useful!

doi.org/10.31234/osf...

OSF

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Andrea Wiglesworth (she/her) @awiglesworth.bsky.social · Aug 25

Our results were staggering: about 67% of youth who reported lifetime SITBs at a baseline assessment failed to report such history one year later. Such inconsistency is concerning, as it hampers accurate risk assessment in a clinical contexts and may add extra noise to our data in research contexts.

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We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · Aug 25

If you have R students learning to clean data, the truffle package by Ian Hussey (
@ianhussey.mmmdata.io
) might be for you. Plus the icon is a cute pig 🐷

Thanks, Nur Shahir, for the tip! www.linkedin.com/in/nmshahir/

github.com/ianhussey/tr...
#rladies

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Aug 23

As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:

1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.

2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 23

For some scientists fighting partisan attacks, the goal is to defend their work from political interference. But in retaliating, @katherinejwu.com reports, they also run the risk of advancing the narrative that they want to fight.

Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap

Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.

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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 New research alert

We applied machine learning to the large MYRIAD trial (84 schools and 8,376 UK teens) to ask:

👉 Which adolescents benefit most from mindfulness delivered in schools?

Bottom line: One-size-fits-all doesn’t work.

Paper link: tinyurl.com/vvpvfunh

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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · Aug 22

Youth mental health ≠ just individual factors.
School climate, poverty & inequities matter too.
Prevention must move beyond one-size-fits-all to integrate both personal + systemic influences.
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E. David Klonsky, PhD @klonskylab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Suicidology has been waiting a long time for this! A measure of capability for suicide that is both reasonably comprehensive and concise. Great work by @meganlrogers.bsky.social and colleagues.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨🚨ACTION OF THE DAY🚨🚨
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Day 14! WE ARE LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN TO IMPEACH AND REMOVE BOBBY “The Quack” JR.
🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆SIGN AND SHARE OUR PETITION: www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...

We will hand deliver to Congress in Sept!

#31doa #imoeachthequack
#signandshare

Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Join with us to sign our Citizens' Petition to the US Congress to choose the people over Trump and Impeach RFK Jr Now!

www.standupforscience.net

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Aaron Fisher @aaronjfisher.bsky.social · Aug 13

Crickets, huh? Well, here are some sources I found:
(1) nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/di...
(2) www.apa.org/education-ca...
(3) www.apa.org/workforce/da...
(4) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Aaron Fisher @aaronjfisher.bsky.social · Aug 13

Does anyone have any current data on the distribution of race/ethnicity in (a) academia, (b) psychology, and/or (c) graduate training programs in psychology? Breaking it further down to clinical departments and clinical training programs would be great. Thanks in advance.

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Elizabeth F Mattera @lizmattera.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join the @standupforscience.bsky.social webinar tomorrow (8/13) to learn about the current state of suicide research.

Register Now:
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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