Really honored to be invited to write this Nature commentary on Liu et al.'s great new meta-analysis on interoception and self-harm. The findings highlight that it's not just whether we detect bodily signals, but how we interpret and trust them, that may matter most for suicide risk. rdcu.be/frs9A

Symposium is August 15! Theme: Clinical Science for All Submission portal available via the flyer QR code or by clicking here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thrilled to have presented a poster this afternoon at #ICED2026 in The Netherlands … my first ICED has been a blast! Grateful for the best mentor and labmates! 💙🧡 @aprilrosesmith.bsky.social @redslabauburn.bsky.social

Beyond stoked to attend my first International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) this June! 🌟

April Smith, PhD@aprilrosesmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Getting excited about #ICED2026! Will you be there? Let us know!

So wonderful to finally meet my WRAIR-W collaborators in person after 4+ years of working together on our interoceptive awareness intervention for military service members. Truly honored to receive this challenge coin.

#Scrippshenge showed up this weekend, and it did not disappoint. 🌅 For a brief window, the sun sets in perfect alignment with Scripps Pier, creating that golden, perfectly framed glow that everyone waits for. 📷: @erikjepsen on Instagram. #UCSD #UCSanDiego #ScrippsPier

Woohoo!! Huge thank you to my committee for their time, support and feedback – I'm excited to get to work! 😁

April Smith, PhD@aprilrosesmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@carterjillian.bsky.social just rocked out her thesis proposal! Can't wait to see what she finds!

Eating disorder hospitalizations among youth rose sharply after COVID-19, stayed high for years, and are now returning to prepandemic levels about 5 years later. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @hsph.harvard.edu @bostonchildrens.bsky.social

I could not be more proud of my supervisees, Rachel and Kristin, for penning this incredible op-ed piece about increasing Auburn University's funding of the Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic: aub.ie/oyfdWL. Give it a read, it is 🔥🔥🔥

Had such a blast! & huge thank you to @ryleelusich.bsky.social for putting this symposium together! 🎉

Research on Eating Disorders & Suicidality Lab@redslabauburn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

REDS laber @carterjillian.bsky.social presented her work at SEPA in NOLA this past week!

At AEDC, I am able to provide low cost care to those who need it in a healthcare desert. If you have the bandwidth, please consider donating: tigergiving.org/campaigns/im.... Your donation ensures that eating disorder treatment is available regardless of finances, which is a huge barrier to care.

Improve Eating Disorder Care Access - Tiger Giving Day

This Tiger Giving Day, the Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic (AEDC) is raising $10,000 to fund a graduate student clinician-in-training who will provide life-changing care to children and families who mi...

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New preprint! We investigate the risk of algorithmic bias (across race/ethnicity, gender, and their intersection) in machine learning models predicting suicide attempts across 3 clinical settings in over 1.2 million patients. osf.io/preprints/ps...

Access to eating disorder care shouldn’t depend on ability to pay. We opened a low-cost clinic at Auburn to help close that gap. I'm grateful for this feature highlighting the work: www.theplainsman.com/article/2026... More to come with Giving Day on March 25.

Making care accessible: Inside Auburn’s low-cost eating disorder clinic - The Auburn Plainsman

Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic (AEDC), the newest clinic at the Psychological Services Center, is expanding access to mental health care by providing empirically based, low-cost treatment for a d...

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We are getting excited for #SRS2026! Come check us out!

Grateful for the best mentor and labmates, and for @laurenharris.bsky.social 's excellent Photoshop skills :)

April Smith, PhD@aprilrosesmith.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In case you didn't know, I have the best lab ever. Here they are surprising me with cake pops. I'm so thankful to get to work with them every day, including my birthday. Thank you, REDS lab!

Super excited to share our new paper: (Clinical) Trials and Triumphs: Conducting Pilot Intervention Studies in Graduate School for the Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders, just published in the January 2026 issue of The Behavior Therapist @abctnow.bsky.social tinyurl.com/54u3remj

Looks like we're going to The Hague! Congrats to REDS Labers on their acceptances for #ICED2026! @laurenharris.bsky.social @laurenpictor.bsky.social @carterjillian.bsky.social @oclancy.bsky.social

Excited for the 2026 #SuicideResearchSymposium next April! 📊⚡️

April Smith, PhD@aprilrosesmith.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Congratulations to @cmcurran410.bsky.social , @carterjillian.bsky.social , and @kefancathywu.bsky.social, who all had data blitz talks accepted at #SRS2026! Can't wait to see them present on these cool projects!

New paper! We show how diet culture & weight stigma are baked into eating disorder treatment—leading to missed diagnoses in higher-weight people, BMI-based denial of care, thin-centric programs, and clinicians unintentionally reinforcing fear of weight gain. www.jandonline.org/action/showP...

When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same. Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning

Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when

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Prospective applicants: I'm happy to help answer any questions about the lab, program, or life in Auburn! 💙 🧡

April Smith, PhD@aprilrosesmith.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🦊 REDS lab will be accepting a grad student for Fall 2026. Folks interested in eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply! See here for more details: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely so all applicants can benefit 🤓. And if you are a PI recruiting students, please don't forget to add your name! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

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The Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic provides affordable, evidence-based treatment to kids, teens, & adults who would otherwise go without. 💙 We need your help to keep funding our 2nd clinician + client scholarships: 📌 tigergiving.org/campaigns/tr...

Mark your calendars! Tiger Giving Day is happening on 9/10/25! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PHh... alumni.auburn.edu/tiger-giving...

Transform Lives Through Eating Disorder Treatment and Training

YouTube video by Auburn Alumni Association

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New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

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Eating disorders are chronic diseases. But instead of focusing on these- MAHA is terminating funding. 1 in 5 kids have an ED. Eating disorder research has always been underfunded — about $55 million in NIH grants went to eating disorder research in 2023 www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/e...

Eating disorder research defunded despite MAHA focus on chronic conditions

Experts on eating disorders like anorexia worry that research funding cuts mean patients won't get the care they need.

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So great to have lunch with Jillian, the newest grad member of the REDS lab!