Dr Alex Barker
@abbarkerpsych.bsky.social
Dr Alex Barker || Lecturer / researcher in Psychology / Public Health || AFBPsS CPsychol FHEA|| Dad || deaf 🦻
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-5114
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-5114
This month marks my 10th year working in academia.
As if to celebrate the occasion, I've just hit my 1000th citation.
If that's not cause to celebrate, I don't know what is 🥳
As if to celebrate the occasion, I've just hit my 1000th citation.
If that's not cause to celebrate, I don't know what is 🥳
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 AM
This month marks my 10th year working in academia.
As if to celebrate the occasion, I've just hit my 1000th citation.
If that's not cause to celebrate, I don't know what is 🥳
As if to celebrate the occasion, I've just hit my 1000th citation.
If that's not cause to celebrate, I don't know what is 🥳
New paper! It was a pleasure to supervise this fantastic project from Angela Radford!
Exploring sign language, social connectedness, and life satisfaction of deaf adults url: academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl...
Exploring sign language, social connectedness, and life satisfaction of deaf adults url: academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl...
Exploring sign language, social connectedness, and life satisfaction of deaf adults
Abstract. This study explored how sign language use and social connectedness influenced the life satisfaction of twelve British Deaf community members (n =
academic.oup.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
New paper! It was a pleasure to supervise this fantastic project from Angela Radford!
Exploring sign language, social connectedness, and life satisfaction of deaf adults url: academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl...
Exploring sign language, social connectedness, and life satisfaction of deaf adults url: academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl...
New paper klaxon!
Population exposure to alcohol content and branding in seasons 2 and 4 of ‘The Kardashians’ url: academic.oup.com/alcalc/artic...
Population exposure to alcohol content and branding in seasons 2 and 4 of ‘The Kardashians’ url: academic.oup.com/alcalc/artic...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
New paper klaxon!
Population exposure to alcohol content and branding in seasons 2 and 4 of ‘The Kardashians’ url: academic.oup.com/alcalc/artic...
Population exposure to alcohol content and branding in seasons 2 and 4 of ‘The Kardashians’ url: academic.oup.com/alcalc/artic...
Teaching for the semester: completed!
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Teaching for the semester: completed!
Its CBeebies Panto day!!! I am way more excited than the kids.
Do any other parents secretly love the annual panto?
Do any other parents secretly love the annual panto?
December 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Its CBeebies Panto day!!! I am way more excited than the kids.
Do any other parents secretly love the annual panto?
Do any other parents secretly love the annual panto?
Looking forward to presenting this next week!
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Looking forward to presenting this next week!
Just been whamageddon’d….I lasted a day 😂
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Just been whamageddon’d….I lasted a day 😂
Cochlear Implant Process - Part 1 thetalkingdeaf.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/c...
Cochlear Implant Process – Part 1
Back at the start of the year, I noticed a significant ‘dip’ in my hearing and booked in to have a test. At the test this was confirmed and they were worried about the rate of decline a…
thetalkingdeaf.wordpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Cochlear Implant Process - Part 1 thetalkingdeaf.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/c...
Reflections on 'The Kingdon Review' thetalkingdeaf.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/r...
Reflections on ‘The Kingdon Review’
The news this week about the Kingdon report (Is the Kingdon Review a wake-up call for NHS audiology services? – RNID) has left me in a reflective mood. Whilst this largely relates to children…
thetalkingdeaf.wordpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Reflections on 'The Kingdon Review' thetalkingdeaf.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/r...
Just cited ‘Ladbible’ in an ethics application and I feel academically unclean.
Cheer me up by telling me the most unhinged reference you have ever used.
#academia
Cheer me up by telling me the most unhinged reference you have ever used.
#academia
October 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just cited ‘Ladbible’ in an ethics application and I feel academically unclean.
Cheer me up by telling me the most unhinged reference you have ever used.
#academia
Cheer me up by telling me the most unhinged reference you have ever used.
#academia
Reposted by Dr Alex Barker
Despite what Trump says, there is no link between paracetamol (tylenol) and autism.
No link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children
In the largest epidemiologic study to date of the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, ADHD or intellectual disability following acetaminophen use during pregnancy, researchers found no association. The study is now published in JAMA.
news.ki.se
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Despite what Trump says, there is no link between paracetamol (tylenol) and autism.
Saw some lovely pups from @hearingdogs.org.uk at Asda on the way back from work.
They got all of my change.
Ive also spent the afternoon trying to persuade my wife we should look into this further 🐕🦺🤣
They got all of my change.
Ive also spent the afternoon trying to persuade my wife we should look into this further 🐕🦺🤣
September 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Saw some lovely pups from @hearingdogs.org.uk at Asda on the way back from work.
They got all of my change.
Ive also spent the afternoon trying to persuade my wife we should look into this further 🐕🦺🤣
They got all of my change.
Ive also spent the afternoon trying to persuade my wife we should look into this further 🐕🦺🤣
Guess who forgot to unpair my bluetooth hearing aids before the alarm…may have just lost a few more decibels with that one, ouch! I’m still ringing 😂
September 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Guess who forgot to unpair my bluetooth hearing aids before the alarm…may have just lost a few more decibels with that one, ouch! I’m still ringing 😂
Officially referred for a cochlear implant assessment today 😬 this feels like a big step, could be a good thing
August 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Officially referred for a cochlear implant assessment today 😬 this feels like a big step, could be a good thing
Sometimes, I think I’m old and past it…but then I remember that I can speed-run the gamecube classic @residentevil.capcomusa.com Resident Evil HD remake in 1:50, glitch less (234th globally, apparently).
Beat that young folks!
Beat that young folks!
July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sometimes, I think I’m old and past it…but then I remember that I can speed-run the gamecube classic @residentevil.capcomusa.com Resident Evil HD remake in 1:50, glitch less (234th globally, apparently).
Beat that young folks!
Beat that young folks!
New publication! ‘Exposure to #alcohol content in the media is a factor in experimenting with alcohol and continued use. This review extends this view to consider #SocialNorms and #SocialIdentity as a potential pathway through which alcohol marketing exerts its effect’
www.mdpi.com/3391466
www.mdpi.com/3391466
July 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
New publication! ‘Exposure to #alcohol content in the media is a factor in experimenting with alcohol and continued use. This review extends this view to consider #SocialNorms and #SocialIdentity as a potential pathway through which alcohol marketing exerts its effect’
www.mdpi.com/3391466
www.mdpi.com/3391466
#Glastonbury had #The1975, which has drawn mixed reviews for Matty Healys ‘outlandish’ behaviour. Resharing this I wrote about him using and seemingly promoting #cigarette #tobacco brands through the use of branded packs, 6 years after the ban during an indoor gig…
blogs.bmj.com/tc/2023/03/0...
blogs.bmj.com/tc/2023/03/0...
Is tobacco promotion through music making a comeback? - Blog - Tobacco Control
Alexander Barker We know that there are tobacco references in music and in the image portrayed by musicians, often associated with themes of rebellion. Smoking content in the media is a causal factor ...
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June 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
#Glastonbury had #The1975, which has drawn mixed reviews for Matty Healys ‘outlandish’ behaviour. Resharing this I wrote about him using and seemingly promoting #cigarette #tobacco brands through the use of branded packs, 6 years after the ban during an indoor gig…
blogs.bmj.com/tc/2023/03/0...
blogs.bmj.com/tc/2023/03/0...
10 years after my hearing loss was first noted, finally had a diagnosis of progressive genetic deafness
Latest appt’s due to panic about the level of loss, and led to consider a cochlear implant.
Has anyone gone from aids to a cochlear implant? What was this like?
#Deaf #Deafness #CochlearImplant
Latest appt’s due to panic about the level of loss, and led to consider a cochlear implant.
Has anyone gone from aids to a cochlear implant? What was this like?
#Deaf #Deafness #CochlearImplant
June 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
10 years after my hearing loss was first noted, finally had a diagnosis of progressive genetic deafness
Latest appt’s due to panic about the level of loss, and led to consider a cochlear implant.
Has anyone gone from aids to a cochlear implant? What was this like?
#Deaf #Deafness #CochlearImplant
Latest appt’s due to panic about the level of loss, and led to consider a cochlear implant.
Has anyone gone from aids to a cochlear implant? What was this like?
#Deaf #Deafness #CochlearImplant
Happy switch 2 day for all who celebrate! SW-2267-4054-0917
June 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Happy switch 2 day for all who celebrate! SW-2267-4054-0917
Really exciting to present our work on the effects of exposure to #alcohol marketing at @midshealthpsych.bsky.social annual conference
May 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Really exciting to present our work on the effects of exposure to #alcohol marketing at @midshealthpsych.bsky.social annual conference
Finished teaching for the trimester, its #eurovision week, and its time for our annual re-watch ready for the madness on Saturday!🎶
a man wearing a helmet with wings is standing in front of a body of water
Alt: Will Ferrell in Eurovision: The Story of Fire saga, wearing a helmet with wings and singing Volcano Man
media.tenor.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Finished teaching for the trimester, its #eurovision week, and its time for our annual re-watch ready for the madness on Saturday!🎶
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18...
New Open Access Publication🚨here we explored barriers and enablers for engaging in #PhysicalActivity in #Deaf adults.
New Open Access Publication🚨here we explored barriers and enablers for engaging in #PhysicalActivity in #Deaf adults.
www.mdpi.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18...
New Open Access Publication🚨here we explored barriers and enablers for engaging in #PhysicalActivity in #Deaf adults.
New Open Access Publication🚨here we explored barriers and enablers for engaging in #PhysicalActivity in #Deaf adults.