I'm updating UNM's grad level Intro to Clinical Science course for this Spring. What readings/topics would you all add?!
Katie Witkiewitz
@katiew.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist, Director @ Univ New Mexico Center on Alcohol, Substance use, & Addictions, Distinguished Professor in Psychology, addiction science, mindfulness, quant methods. Lover of trail running, skiing, hiking, ballooning, and dogs!
New paper from the lab in honor of Warren Bickel's reinforcer pathology model and taking it one step further to consider the broader ecological contexts in which access to alcohol-free reinforcement might prevent return to heavy drinking following treatment. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Engagement in alcohol‐free activities, community‐level economic disadvantage, and heavy drinking following alcohol treatment
The reinforcer pathology model proposed by Warren Bickel and colleagues focuses on within-individual motivational processes involving overvaluation of smaller immediate rewards relative to larger del...
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The Giardino Lab at Stanford is hiring a full-time post-bacc Research Assistant! If you know someone who is passionate about research and want to work at the intersection of stress, addiction, and sleep/wake neurobiology, have them apply here. careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/life-sc...
Reduced drug use without full abstinence should count as success, not failure. This topic is very important to me, harm reduction is ALWAYS a success.
Kash lab at UNC is hiring a new technician (our current two are off to grad school!!) posting will go live soon, email me CV and names of references if interested.
Thanks to all who came to our symposium yesterday at #CPA2026!!! @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social @unm.edu @casaa.bsky.social
Come see us this afternoon at #CPA2026! @apadivision50.bsky.social @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social
We work in sexually dimorphic brain regions and signaling elements that have sex differences. It is EQUALLY interesting when we find sex differences as when we do not, but if we don't look, we don't know. (1)
Drug Monkey@drugmonkey.bsky.social · 3mo agoHow can that be? SABV has been the requirement since....ummm.....
Every time I have a conversation with a graduate student or a colleague about the need to dive into a methods issue, a few days later I see that @dmcneish.bsky.social has come out with a banger of a paper that perfectly covers the topic and provides tools to implement. Bravo! And, thank you!
Dan McNeish@dmcneish.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew paper— everyone is collecting intensive longitudinal data but recent review studies report that less than half of studies consider measurement/psychometrics. The paper covers a few foundational psychometric methods for ILD and provides a shiny app to apply them link.springer.com/article/10.3...
New paper— everyone is collecting intensive longitudinal data but recent review studies report that less than half of studies consider measurement/psychometrics. The paper covers a few foundational psychometric methods for ILD and provides a shiny app to apply them link.springer.com/article/10.3...
A primer on intensive longitudinal psychometrics - Behavior Research Methods
Many intensive longitudinal studies are interested in topics that are not always amenable to direct physical measurement and instead are often theorized as latent constructs (e.g., affect, emotion, mo...
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Down 70% (!!!) from the before times. We've plateaued and it's only April. So, so many labs will close this year.
Pam Herd@pamherd.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe number of NIH competitive awards is down 50% from 2025, and down ~70% from prior years. Even if they catch up by the end of the year, only wealthy institutions can bridge these huge funding gaps.They're killing science-and violating the constitution-by weaponizing the bureaucracy
The number of NIH competitive awards is down 50% from 2025, and down ~70% from prior years. Even if they catch up by the end of the year, only wealthy institutions can bridge these huge funding gaps.They're killing science-and violating the constitution-by weaponizing the bureaucracy
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4mo agoThrough March 31, the number of grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health is down by more than half compared with the same period last year, a Post analysis found. There are also fewer grants focused on women’s health, cancer and mental health, the analysis found. https://wapo.st/48dWJWX
For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!
Huge congrats to ABQ Lab and @casaa.bsky.social NIAAA F31 fellow @hannahcarlon.bsky.social who successfully defended her PhD dissertation today examining positive social effects in alcohol and opioid recovery! She's a star!
a congratulations card with fireworks behind it
Alt: a congratulations card with fireworks behind it
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New Mexico weather be New Mexico-ing. Even if ski season was mostly a bust this year, you gotta love to see snow in the mountains! ❄️❄️❄️
Grant Tosterud@granttosterud.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Taos Ski Valley has picked up 5" of snow in the last 24 hours! #NMwx
“Feel free to adapt and reuse. No attribution needed (…) If you make an adaption that you also want to share, I’d love to know about it, too.” irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2026/04/08/r...
Refusal to Review
I wrote the below email, when invited to review a paper that was partially processed by ChatGPT. As I imagine the email could be useful inspiration for others, I decided to make it available. Feel …
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Please, read and share @irisvanrooij.bsky.social's post bsky.app/profile/iris...
Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 4mo ago“Feel free to adapt and reuse. No attribution needed (…) If you make an adaption that you also want to share, I’d love to know about it, too.” irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2026/04/08/r...
Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. #25thAmendment
Not MAGA, not Trumpers. This is Republicans. Yes. Your neighbor. Your relative. Those Republicans. The selfish hate party owns this down to their shoelaces.
#NewMexico #Albuquerque folks who are seeking treatment for alcohol/substance use - our clinic has openings for clients! Please repost and share to your networks!
Come join us at @casaa.bsky.social in beautiful New Mexico! This is a paid PhD position in the UNM Dept of Psychology to work with an amazing scientist and mentor. Were you thinking of applying to Psych PhD programs next year? You can still apply now to start in Fall 2026! Please repost!
Leslie Brick@lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 4mo ago🔔Attention Prospective Grad Students! 🔔 I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks. bricsslab.com
Please do not boycott reviewing for the NIH. Help the SROs and other staff who are doing their part to get grants funded. And help the applicants - your peers and most importantly, young investigators - who deserve experienced reviewers.
Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 4mo agoCancelling continuous submission for reviewers seems like just about the worst possible idea. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... Unless of course breaking the system is the point. Many PIs are already quietly boycotting review. Some not wanting to lend credibility to an increasingly corrupted NIH…
As somebody who had to park very far away from the rally point in a very small rural area. I can confirm rural folks came out for this protest!
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 4mo ago"The third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force..." "Two-thirds of participants live in suburban, small town or rural areas, a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"The third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force..." "Two-thirds of participants live in suburban, small town or rural areas, a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Red flare for Trump: 'No Kings' rallies a show of political force
With a Revolutionary-era slogan, the protests had an historic geographical reach across the country. What does that mean for November?
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THANK YOU, Albuquerque, NM for having me at your #NoKings rally today. So much energy and so many people saying loud and clear: NO KINGS 🚫👑
"After No Kings, Indivisible, one of the lead organizers of the "No Kings" protest, is pivoting to building support for...May Day Strong. The May Day Strong coalition is calling for "No Work, No School, No Shopping" on May 1st." reporting by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/no-kings-org...
“No Kings” Organizers & Indivisible Pivot to May Day General Strike
Dozens of unions and Indivisible have backed the May Day Strong walkout
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It’s not just millions of Americans turning out in droves to call out Donald Trump. Protesters worldwide have taken to the streets for ‘No Kings’ rallies. In Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia, crowds marched with signs condemning Trump and his war with Iran.
Tijeras NM is a sweet little mountain town of 456 people and it seemed 150-200 folks showed up to say #nokings! Lots of joy and vehicles going by cheering us on.
Woohoo! Amazing postdoc training opportunities in alcohol research at the UNC Chapel Hill at the Bowles Center. Apply now!
Tom Kash@superkash.bsky.social · 4mo agoOur NIAAA funded Post-DoctT32 has received its NoA (non competing renewal). Are you looking for a post-doc and interested in joining our amazing center? If so, reach out! Here is a convenient form that you can use to upload CV and a cover letter! unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
