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Laura Dewitte

@lauradewitte.bsky.social

Postdoc in psychology at KU Leuven (FWO fellow) Interested in well-being, meaning in life, aging, dementia, psych methods

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Laura Dewitte@lauradewitte.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A small first step and much more work is needed across different dementia groups. But the key takeaway: we shouldn't assume digital ESM is impossible in dementia. Huge thanks to my co-authors for taking this leap with me! 🔗 Full open access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Egon Dejonckheere@dejonckheeregon.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🤔 Can people with dementia participate in intensive experience sampling studies via smartphone? 🧐Yes, they can! Even with high-frequency sampling schemes (8 times / day)! Work from @lauradewitte.bsky.social in npj Dementia: doi.org/10.1038/s444...

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · last yr.

1. Kevin Gross and I just posted a new science-of-science preprint. This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.

Will anyone review this paper? Screening, sorting, and the feedback cycles that imperil peer review

Scholarly publishing relies on peer review to identify the best science. Yet finding willing and qualified reviewers to evaluate manuscripts has become an increasingly challenging task, possibly even ...

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simine vazire@simine.com · 2y ago

PhD position in history & philosophy of science at UniMelb with Fiona Fidler and me and the rest of the MetaMelb crowd! Pass it on to any prospective PhD students you know who might be interested (and stay tuned for another similar position in psych at UniMelb soon!)

The HPS Podcast@hpspodcast.bsky.social · 2y ago

Come join us in #hps at UniMelb! PhD scholarship in our #Metascience Research Lab with the amazing @fidlerfm.bsky.social & @simine.com Possible topics include open science, peer review, self-correction, trust in science - put your EOI in now! #philsci #sts

Eiko Fried@eikofried.bsky.social · 2y ago

In response to Florida's social media ban for young people & Haidt's new book, @margaritap.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post summarizing the scientific evidence of social media bans. We also discuss initiatives that would actually tackle youth mental health issues.

Social media bans don't address youth mental health problems » Eiko Fried

I co-wrote this piece with the fantastic Margarita Panayiotou, Senior Lecturer at The University of Manchester who’s work focuses on psychometrics, measurement, social media & adolescent mental health...

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Eiko Fried@eikofried.bsky.social · 2y ago

Recorded a lecture summarizing the promises & pitfalls of psychedelic treatments for mental health problems. I start with the basics and avoid jargon — hope this will be useful for journalists, funders, policy makers, clinicians, clients, students & researchers. #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧪

Psychedelic treatments for mental health problems: promises and pitfalls

In this lecture, I summarize promises and pitfalls of psychedelic treatments for mental health problems. No scientific background knowledge is required to vi...

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simine vazire@simine.com · 2y ago

We'll likely have a 2-year postdoc position in our lab (MetaMelb) in psych at Melbourne Uni, starting later this year. If you have a PhD, do relevant stuff, & want to spend 2 years in Melbourne studying psychology research methods & practices, please get in touch! Please share!