Okay so I *think* this is the kind of professional news I'm supposed to share on bluesky dot app? I'm truly *SO* excited to be starting as an assistant professor at AU this fall - it's the culmination of so many years of work, with support from amazing mentors, colleagues, and students.

American University's College of Arts and Sciences@aucollege.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Five new professors are joining CAS this fall, bringing expertise in AI and cybersecurity, archaeology, mental health, philosophy, economics, and more. Meet the newest members of our faculty and find out what they can’t wait to share with AU students: www.american.edu/cas/news/mee...

I worked with Macarena Kruger, @bellaprusci.bsky.social, and @carolinemartin.bsky.social on this exciting review of research on TikTok and EDs. It's a big professional first for me: this paper has an exclamation mark. Check out the open-access publication in IJED:

Tick‐Tock, the Time Has Come: Leveraging TikTok to Understand, Prevent, and Treat Eating Disorders

Objective TikTok—a highly engaging social media platform with a powerful algorithm that displays short videos—has become massively popular in recent years. As research highlights the concerning rela...

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Yikes www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Information on a postdoc positions with me/Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science here!

Stephanie Manasse, PhD@stephanie-manasse.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I am likely to recruit a research postdoc for Summer/Fall 2026. Great for those interested in tech-based interventions, EMA, and behavioral interventions for adolescent dysregulated eating. Get in touch if you’re interested!

today for my psychology of stress and resilience course, my students read an article about physical and mental impacts of 9/11, an event that happened before any of them were alive 👵 <- that's me

I can absolutely confirm what an absolute joy and privilege it is to work with April and her amazing research team!

April Smith, PhD@aprilrosesmith.bsky.social · 11mo ago

AU's Clinical PhD application deadline is approaching (12/1/25)! 🦊 REDS lab plans to accept 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

Me making my ABCT slides weeks before the conference instead on the plane

when I look at my to-do list for the day

when the reviewer makes a really good point

a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a pink pillow .

Alt: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a pink bed with a yellow pillow. the cat looks very grumpy and is crossing its arms across its chest and rolling its eyes in annoyance.

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me sowing (submitting four manuscripts over the summer): haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!! me reaping (getting back R&Rs during the fifth week of the semester): well this fucking sucks. what the fuck.

PsyArXiv is now down to only ~40% of the backlog we started with, thanks to our amazing moderators 🎉 To all mods: thank you so much for your hard work! Did one of your preprints get approved recently? Help us show our thanks by liking and sharing this post :) #PsyArXiv #PsychSciSky

Hi folks, we're still recruiting participants for this study! Please share this post WIDELY with anyone you know who may be eligible to participate! If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!

Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)@lisavelkoff.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm new here! And I'm going to kick it off with recruitment for a research study: If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!

📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on a newly-funded R01 aiming to optimize a digital intervention for #eatingdisorders and contribute to other research in this space! Remote candidates may be considered. Start spring/sum 26 (or sooner!). Pls share! wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychological &amp; Brain Sciences

Position Summary This position will primarily support the implementation of a newly funded National Institute of Mental Health R01 grant focused on optimizing a digital chatbot intervention for eating...

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a fun thing about having family and friends who are clinicians is the predictable uptick in texts received in the last 10 minutes of any given weekday hour

🚨The Call for Proposals for #SRS26, cohosted with @afspnational.bsky.social, is live! We look forward to seeing your groundbreaking science again this year. Abstract deadline is October 30. Visit our website at suicideresearchsymposium.com to learn more/submit!

@yr2lab.bsky.social, focused on youth suicide prevention research, is hiring a full-time research coordinator to join our team this fall! Interested applicants can find additional details on our website here: sites.wp.odu.edu/yr2lab/join-...

@repeatlab.bsky.social is looking to hire 2-3 Part-time Clinical Interventionists to start this Fall! Interventionalists will conduct remote therapy sessions for a clinical trial comparing 2 therapies (CBT & Positive Affect Treatment) to support adults in the process of recovery from AN and AAN 🧵1/6

Paper drop, for anyone interested in #metascience, #statistics, or #metaanalysis! @clintin.bsky.social and I show in a new paper in JASA that the P-curve, a popular forensic meta-analysis method, has deeply undesirable statistical properties. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/?

📣Please share this opportunity to participate in my PhD research!📣 Adults across the US & Canada experiencing eating/body image problems are invited to participate in a zoom session where you'll complete an interview and a survey. For more info, check out the QR code or contact the lab!

I know a lot of Ph.D.-level experts. Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.

Tyler Borchers@tylerborchers.com · last yr.

“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

I'm teaching an advanced undergrad course on eating disorders this fall , and working on the reading list (all primary peer-reviewed journal articles). What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!

I know a lot of Ph.D.-level experts. Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.

Tyler Borchers@tylerborchers.com · last yr.

“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

I will be interviewing for a clinical psychology PhD student in the Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab this interview cycle. Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit. share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...

thinking about doing something wild and crazy thinking about putting an exclamation point in a journal article

*Academics in early August

I'm teaching an advanced undergrad course on eating disorders this fall , and working on the reading list (all primary peer-reviewed journal articles). What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!

Another job posting! Please see below for details and instructions on how to apply for the Research Assistant position at the Butler Hospital Psychosocial Research Program (affiliated with Brown University)!

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Walk Off the Orioles

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Walk Off the Orioles

I think there was a fair bit about that series against the last-place Orioles that left us mildly unhappy or concerned, but the fact is, the Cubs still won the series. That’s what you need to see. Yesterday’s win was of the walk-off variety, courtesy of Justin Turner. If you missed it or just want to enjoy the highlights again to start your week, here you go:

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Hi folks, we're still recruiting participants for this study! Please share this post WIDELY with anyone you know who may be eligible to participate! If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!

Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)@lisavelkoff.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm new here! And I'm going to kick it off with recruitment for a research study: If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!

I'm looking for ~25 more people with a gastrointestinal disorder to complete an online survey on interoception. You can find this survey here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l... 🙏

Lucy Stafford - Take part in my research

⬇️Scroll down for links to the BODY experiment and the online surveys.⬇️

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