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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!

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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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PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Jun 4

On June 7th from 4:00-6:30pm, the Research Equity and Community Health (REACH) Colloborative is holding a free local "Mental Health Matters" event at Iron City Circus Arts. If you are interested, use the link below to learn more and sign up for the event!

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REACH event "Mental Health Matters" on Saturday June 7th 2025 from 4:00 to 6:30pm Eastern Time. The events location is at Iron City Circus Arts in Pittsburgh, PA.

Event Details
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 to learn, share mental health research findings, generate ideas that support mental health in our community, and hear from people with lived experience on what helps them thrive. We will feature exciting performances as well as trivia games, Q&A panels, mental health resources, and more! Light refreshments will be provided. While children are welcome, there will be no childcare or programming specifically for children and there may be explicit language used on stage or in performances.

Metered and free parking is available on 21st St, Mary St, Jane St, and other surrounding streets. It is accessible from multiple bus lines that drop off 3 blocks away at 21st St and E Carson St.

The event is free but a ticket is required.

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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

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 · Apr 1

She has had the opportunity to indulge her adventurous side through climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and skydiving over the Pocono mountains. Lastly, Alexa discovered the wonderful world of fantasy as a book genre and building Lego as an adult!

PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Apr 1

Alexa was accepted to Drexel University College of Medicine and is completing 3rd year clinical rotations and deciding whether to pursue family or internal medicine. She traveled via volunteering to Zanzibar, Tanzania, Oaxaca, Mexico, and for pleasure with friends to cities in France and Spain.

PHAB Lab Alumni Alexa Smith with her dog. Alexa was a research assistant at the PHAB Lab from 2020 to 2021. She majored in Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.

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

Congrats to our RA Neha on her recent award!

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PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Mar 4

Congrats to our grad student Riley on making incredible progress with her study!

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PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Feb 27

Since graduating, Eva lived abroad in Spain for a year teaching English at an elementary school. She relocated to Boston and joined Westat as part of their Behavioral Health and Health Policy practice. Her work involves program evaluation, data collection and analysis, and survey development!

PHAB Lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social · Feb 17

Meet our new lab member! Emily is a junior biology major at the University of Pittsburgh and an RA at PHAB Lab! She is from outside Philly. She is pre-dental and hopes to attend dental school after graduating! In her free time, she enjoys painting and spending time with friends, animals, and family!

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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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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

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

Hello! We are the Perinatal Health and Behaviors Lab at the University of Pittsburgh! Our goal is to improve the psychological, physical and emotional health and wellness of perinatal people through research, education, and training.

Check out our current studies on our website!

Current Studies | PHAB

www.phab.pitt.edu

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