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Rebecca Schacht

@rschacht.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Psychology studying treatment for PTSD and substance use disorders. Training clinic director. Clinical psychologist. University of Washington -> Baltimore VA -> Johns Hopkins Medicine -> University of Maryland, Baltimore County #UMBC

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · Nov 11

Introduce yourself with jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
*pool snack bar ‘83
*pharmacy technician ‘88
*hippie food co-op ‘89-‘93
*dumpster diver, squatter, homesteader ‘93-‘95
*housecleaner ‘95-‘96
*garden store ‘96, ‘97
*odwalla truck driver ‘97-99
*getting ppl drunk for science ‘02-‘05

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Nov 11

Introduce yourself with some jobs you've done apart from what you do now:

* counseled at camp and led canoe trips
* sorted invoices
* operated a 16" telescope
* ran experiments on a dye laser

(the latter sounds highly skilled but I was an undergraduate student and absolutely terrible at it)

Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · Nov 11

Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:

+ waiter at a buffet-style† steak restaurant
+ waiter at a cafe/bar
+ bookstore clerk
+ 3rd shift hotel front desk
+ many jobs at Kinkos, also including 3rd shift‡

† IOW fancy fancy
‡ I am aware it’s ironic I now run a press

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · 1d

Yessssss so true!

“Brilliant work happens when you can breathe. When you're rested. It happens when you have time away. When you're healthy. When you have things that push work out of your brain for a while, and other inputs that pull your brain in different directions.”

Sera Markoff @profsera.bsky.social · 1d

I really enjoyed this post by @rawsignal.ca against the pressure (in industry, but also very true for academia 🧪🔭) to overwork at the cost of having time to think, breathe and yes, be creative (it is related).

mailchi.mp/rawsignal/yo...

You're probably not that hardcore

mailchi.mp

Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · 1d

Sigh…yeah, sorry. Hard to avoid

Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · 2d

thought-provoking

#AcademicSky

Mike X Cohen PhD, Sincxpress Education @mikexcohen.bsky.social · 6d

Why I left academia and neuroscience.

This post on Substack has gained a lot of traction. I think many people identify with it.
(Most of my posts are technical tutorials on machine-learning and LLM-mechanisms.)
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...

Why I left academia and neuroscience

Don't worry, this isn't yet another story of rage-quitting.

mikexcohen.substack.com

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Jackie Chen @jackiemchen.bsky.social · 2d

Are you applying to a PhD program in STEM this year? Use our Grad School Preferences Quiz to help you find the mentor and program that fits your goals and work style! Access here: jacquelinemchen.wixsite.com/sciplab/pers... #PhDApplications #STEMPhD #GradSchoolPrep #PhDLife #PhDAdvice

GRAD SCHOOL PREFERENCES QUIZ | sciplab

jacquelinemchen.wixsite.com

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Colin T. Mahoney, Ph.D. @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social · 8d

Long post ahead! I am very excited to be recruiting 1 to 2 #PhD students during this upcoming application cycle for Fall 2026 admission! The Clinical Psychology PhD program at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is absolutely stellar and accredited by both #APA and #PCSAS (Clinical Science model). 1/

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · 12d

Could be based on a true story except for doors one and two being total fiction

Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 12d

Each day you will be confronted with three unmarked doors. Behind door one is getting all your work done. Behind door two is getting enough rest and exercise. Behind door three is a tiger. Good luck.

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Danielle Dick @drdanielledick.bsky.social · 15d

New to NIH grant writing? Join the 5-session virtual mini-course (Jan 5–9, 2026; 2–3:30 pm ET) helps you turn good ideas into competitive K/R apps. Open to trainees, postdocs, faculty & clinicians at U.S. institutions (Rutgers not required): loom.ly/Yg9BkFw

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ACOG @acog.org · 16d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks to everyone who braved the early hour to attend our panel discussion on treating PTSD and substance use disorders!

#ISTSS2025 #PTSD #AcademicSky

With @nicoleweiss.bsky.social

Denise Hien, Teresa López-Castro, Kevin Wenzel, Rebecca Schacht, Nicole Weiss, and Carrie Mulford. Panel title: “Frontiers in Treating Severe Comorbid PTSD-SUD: Meeting Clients Where They Are”

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Dr. Sean Mitchell @drseanmitchell.bsky.social · 23d

I 🌟will🌟 be reviewing applications for a new clinical psych Ph.D. student! My group focuses on suicide risk and prevention research. Check out my lab website! Please Share. 🙂 @afspnational.bsky.social @scpdiv12.bsky.social @suicideresearchsym.bsky.social

www.drseanmmitchell.com/join-our-team

Join Our Team | Suicide Risk and Prevention Research Laboratory

How to join Dr. Sean Mitchell's Suicide Risk and Prevention Research (SRPR) Laboratory.

www.drseanmmitchell.com

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · Sep 7

I heard that students need to have a 1st author paper to get into a PhD program

This is not true in psychology--most students we admit at NYU & most of the students from my own lab who got into PhD programs do not have publications, let alone 1st author publications
www.science.org/content/arti...

Applying for a Ph.D.? These 10 tips can help you succeed

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer their advice

www.science.org

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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...

sites.google.com

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · Sep 4

I am not reviewing applications this year but here is a list of faculty who are!

#AcademicSky

Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · Sep 4

Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)?
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.

Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Aug 26

"Share the longest period of time you’ve ever wept. Then, as a group, seat yourselves in order from shortest cry to longest cry."

Faculty Meeting Icebreakers

Write down the most common intrusive thought that keeps you up at night, but don’t include your name. Then choose a table leader to read each thoug...

buff.ly

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · Aug 22

ONE WEEK LEFT: the 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey closes 8/29 at 5pm EST - it’s for faculty in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2025 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey

The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...

docs.google.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 24

New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.

[Gift Link]

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.

www.nytimes.com

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Vera Vine @veravine.bsky.social · Aug 15

‼️Academic job alert‼️ Our dept at Queen's University (Canada!) is looking to hire a TT assistant prof in clinical psychology... Applications due end of Sept! Re-posts very much appreciated www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...

Employment Opportunities | Department of Psychology

Available Positions Position Title Position Details Posting Date Closing Date Assistant Professor - Tenure-Track Appointment in Psychology

www.queensu.ca

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · Aug 15

An abbreviation (ABB) in a journal article (JA) or Grant Application (GA) is rarely worth the words it saves. Every ABB requires cognitive resources (CR) and at my age by the time I'm halfway through a JA or GA I no longer have the CR to remember what your ABB stood for.

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · Aug 6

UMBC did a piece on our work!

2025 Opioid Use Disorders (OUD)-- UMBC’s Human Services Psychology Doctoral Program Is Inspiring Careers To Serve People With Opioid Use Disorders And Post-traumatic Stress

Rebecca Schacht and Kevin Wenzel were conducting a randomized trial of Written Exposure Therapy (WET) for people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in residential opioid use disorder (OUD) and...

umbc.edu

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Kramski @kramski.bsky.social · Aug 4

All of you using LLMs to optimize your workflow

Helen Macdonald @hjm.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is incredible

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 30

IMPORTANT UPDATE IMPORTANT UPDATE

Regarding APHU/ACLU et al. vs. NIH Lawsuit

a cartoon of a man and a dog with the words now 's the time for action written on the bottom

ALT: a cartoon of a man and a dog with the words now 's the time for action written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · Jul 29

Explainer on why multi-year funding would be disastrous

A Quiet Policy Shift That Could Devastate American Science

Why NIH’s sudden move to multi-year grant funding should alarm every principal investigator and university

open.substack.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jul 27

Zotero has changed my life for the better. What a marvelous piece of software.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Jul 16

Researchers take note: 👇🏼👇🏼

analysis of changes to words in 232 datasets from HHS, CDC, & VA sources btwn Jan 20 & Mar. 25, 2025, compared to archived versions:
49% substantially altered
106 had "gender" switched to "sex"
15 logged/indicated change occurred

🛟😷🧪📈 Sociology demography policy medsky

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government

A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021 was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and the words were also switched in ...

www.thelancet.com

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