ctsem has a GUI now -- visual, SEM-like spec, fit & diagnostics for hierarchical discrete or continuous time state space models (i.e., DSEM's). github.com/cdriveraus/c... State-space (process + measurement) and individual difference views shown. Ideas welcome! Workshop @saa2026.bsky.social
Karina Van Bogart
@kvanbogart.bsky.social
Research Assistant Professor @ Northwestern Medical Social Sciences | Biobehavioral Health, Loneliness, Social Connection, Stress, EMA | (she/her) 🏳️🌈
Very inspired by my trip to Edinburgh this past week for ECP - both by the conference and the city! I’m looking forward to continuing some exciting conversations about international loneliness research 🤩
Today I officially step into my new role of Research Assistant Professor! I’m so grateful for the opportunity to continue growing my program of research and network of amazing collaborators here at Northwestern. Added bonus that I get to continue enjoying the city and Lake Michigan 🎉🤓
We are still accepting submissions to this special issue!
BSAM is welcoming submissions on any area of health psychology/behavioral medicine for a special issue for protocols and data notes! Goal is to support open/transparent research culture. Accepting submissions through 6/1/2026.
@iriskayichat.bsky.social and I chaired a symposium today at @connectsbsm.bsky.social! Drs Robin Nusslock, Annelise Madison, and Mandy Bekhbat gave excellent talks on inflammation-associated psychosocial health. The panel discussion was inspiring & I’m excited about where the field is headed!
Thank you @janettphd.bsky.social (SBSM president) for encouraging us all to celebrate fun and friendship (in addition to the excellent science) at this year’s @connectsbsm.bsky.social meeting! 🥰😎 @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social @michelleachen.bsky.social
New paper led by SJ Shao in @commspsychol.nature.com. Across 20 days of EMA (5x daily), momentary loneliness prospectively predicted heightened social threat perception and social withdrawal. Trait loneliness amplified loneliness–rejection coupling and social disengagement @emoriebeck.bsky.social
Loneliness modulates social threat detection in daily life - Communications Psychology
Using ecological momentary assessment and multilevel time-series models, we quantify loneliness inertia and its links to perceived social threat and social behavior, identifying dynamic patterns that ...
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Going to be a great special issue!
Call for papers: Emotion special issue on Affect Dynamics Across Multiple Timescales (moments→days→years) and links to mental and physical health. Letters of intent due Jan 15, 2026. Details/submission: www.apa.org/pubs/journal... Please share with colleagues/trainees. @affectscience.bsky.social
Read How Loneliness Changes from Day to Day—and from Person to Person on Kudos: www.growkudos.com/publications...
How Loneliness Changes from Day to Day—and from Person to Person
This study tracked self-reports of loneliness from day to day among a sample of 98 adults who filled out daily surveys for two straight weeks. People who were classified as “lonely” (either acutely or...
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🧩 Available now! The latest episode of the Stress Puzzle podcast with Dr. Danielle King and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the challenges of conceptualizing and measuring resilience. Listen now: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis... #psychscisky #resilience #socialpsych #scicomm
We are looking for folks to help beta test our new mobile apps! This is your chance to do the EMA study you've been dreaming up for free! You can reach out to me on Bluesky or email at adam@inclivio.com if you're interested!
We have Inclivio ✨mobile apps✨ coming for Android and iOS in the near future and are looking for beta testers! This is your chance to partner with us and do an EMA study for *free*. Hoping to start within the next couple of months. Connect with us here or email at adam@inclivio.com! inclivio.com
Chronic loneliness harms health, but what differentiates chronic from acute experiences of loneliness? My newest publication dives into the subtle differences of loneliness in daily life. Read more: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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Graduate Program in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences
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#HPGVienna, the team behind this account and #SAA2026, is looking for a new lab manager (who will also support in organising this conference). Please see ⬇️ for more info
Re-advertisement: #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at is hiring! We are looking for a PhD-level researcher excited about all things EMA to join us as Senior Scientist/ Lab Manager as soon as possible. Position is initially for 4.25 years & part-time (50% FTE) (more info in 🧵). jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...
The Stanford Psychology Department is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with a research focus in affective science. The ad, including application link, can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lELu... #psychjobs #AffectSci
Stanford_AffectiveScience_2025.pdf
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For those interested, here is a link to a new power paper: Hancock, G. R., & Feng, Y. (2026). nmax and the quest to restore caution, integrity, and practicality to the sample size planning process. Psychological Methods. yifengquant.github.io/Publications...
Belated update: I’m honored to receive an NIH Loan Repayment Program award to support my research on how loneliness and social isolation relate to cognitive functioning across the lifespan ⬇️
Happy to finally share the preprint for our work on how affective inertia differs within-days and overnight (with Stacey Scott, Martin Sliwinski, Josh Smyth, @wviechtb.bsky.social chtb.bsky.social and @aneubauer.bsky.social) 1/4
What happens at night? Differentiating within-day and overnight affective inertia: https://osf.io/q7a92
📣 Heads-up that our amazing dept (Berkeley Psych) is anticipating hiring *two* TT Asst Profs this Fall, under the themes of (1) Social & Personality Psychology, and (2) Biological Basis of Behavior. Official job ads coming soon... Send qs for (1) to Iris Mauss/Serena Chen, (2) to Linda Wilbrecht
If you’re at ARP, check out Stephen Antonoplis’ symposium titled ‘’Historical Events and Personality: How Time, Crisis, and Laws Shape Us’’ on Saturday 6/28 at 2:45 in the Hinman Auditorium! I hear @chops310.bsky.social and @adamnissen97.bsky.social will be there 🙂
That's All Folks (for Season 1) of the Stress Puzzle! 🧩 Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast #scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
I won’t be at #PNIRS2025 this year, but if I were able to go, I’d be sure to check out this symposium with @iriskayichat.bsky.social, as well as @caesarliu.bsky.social’s poster!
📌 Symposium 6 Not a Monolith: Diverse Inflammatory Pathways and Insights into Nuanced Mood and Reward Dysfunctions 🎙️ Iris Ka-Yi Chat, Julie Lasselin, Elisabeth Vichaya @iriskayichat.bsky.social @julielasselin.bsky.social @egvichaya.bsky.social #PNIRS2025 #PNIRS
Great lineup 🤩
🚨 Get EXCITED — We are just *ONE WEEK* away from #PNIRS2025!!! 👏🏼🤩 Are you ready to bookmark our final #highlights? 📌 Member-Sponsored Symposia 5 & 6 🗓️ Thu, Jun 12 8:30–10 AM For Details >> 🧵 Spread 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 word 👏🏼 #PNIRS #PNI #Psychoneuroimmunology #Science #France #Bordeaux 🇫🇷
🧩 Tune in now for the last episode of Season 1 of the Stress Puzzle with Dr. Andrew Steptoe! Dr. Steptoe reflected on social relationships as we age, positive well-being & health + the next steps needed in intervention science. #scicomm #devpsych #psychscisky Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
Importantly, these increases were linked not only to financial strain, but also to rising uncertainty about the future. You can access a PDF of this fascinating paper that was published in American Psychologist at this link: www.midus.wisc.edu/findings/pdf...
midus.wisc.edu
Two of my favorite people!
🧩 My conversation with Dr. Dave Almeida is out now! We chatted about the ~10% of people who report no daily stressors, the importance of measuring positive emotions, how everyday stress & emotion processes shift as we age, & more! #scicomm #devpsych #psychscisky Listen now: tinyurl.com/dailystress
Last week was full of much needed sunshine ☀️, friends, and family during a visit to UC Davis! @ekgraham22.bsky.social and I gave a talk on science pre-registration and we had a very successful paper-in-a-day with @emoriebeck.bsky.social. It was just what my heart needed 😊
Wasn’t so great at taking photos this year 🫠 but it’s been so great connecting w/ everyone at #SBSM2025Seattle, especially during such uncertain scientific times 🖤
And now a new handle as well! Be sure to tag us using our new handle (@bsamjournal.bsky.social) to highlight any research, funding opportunities, or anything else. We're excited to grow and engage with our scientific community on this platform as Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine 🦋🫶🏼
New year, new name, same journal! Psychosomatic Medicine is now Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. The inaugural issue with this title has two important letters describing the context of the decision to update the journal's name....🧵