Alisa Garner
@agarner13.bsky.social
She/her | 🇰🇷🇺🇸 | Research interests: sexual risk-taking and coercion, impulsivity, and substance use
It’s absolutely heartless to deny a victim services to anyone and this will also hurt victims who are citizens since abusers have been known to restrict a victim’s access to their legal documents to retain control over them.
www.courthousenews.com/states-sue-d...
www.courthousenews.com/states-sue-d...
States sue DOJ over rule requiring citizenship proof for sexual assault services
New York Attorney General Letitia James says Trump's rule change is “endangering families, silencing survivors and threatening public safety.”
www.courthousenews.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s absolutely heartless to deny a victim services to anyone and this will also hurt victims who are citizens since abusers have been known to restrict a victim’s access to their legal documents to retain control over them.
www.courthousenews.com/states-sue-d...
www.courthousenews.com/states-sue-d...
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The Supreme Court’s decision is an affront to equal protection and parental control over medical decision-making. Transgender young people and their families shouldn't have to fight to make the most personal medical decisions in consultation with their doctors.
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights
An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer says the Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is “a devastating loss for transgender people” and "e...
apnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Supreme Court’s decision is an affront to equal protection and parental control over medical decision-making. Transgender young people and their families shouldn't have to fight to make the most personal medical decisions in consultation with their doctors.
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Economic effects of slashing the NIH indirect rate. $1M of money spent by NIH generates $2.5M for the economy.
What is the purpose of cutting this engine for innovation and economic activity?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What is the purpose of cutting this engine for innovation and economic activity?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment - Nature Human Behaviour
Nature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment
www.nature.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Economic effects of slashing the NIH indirect rate. $1M of money spent by NIH generates $2.5M for the economy.
What is the purpose of cutting this engine for innovation and economic activity?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What is the purpose of cutting this engine for innovation and economic activity?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
My dissertation is published! We examined risk factors among college men for consensual versus coercive hookups.
Risk Factors for Consensual and Coercive Sexual Hookup Behaviors Among College Men: A Daily Diary Study (new in @jsadjournal.bsky.social 86/2)
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Risk Factors for Consensual and Coercive Sexual Hookup Behaviors Among College Men: A Daily Diary Study: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 86, No 2
Objective: Hookup behaviors (HUBs; i.e., sexual activity outside an exclusive relationship with no mutual expectation of romantic commitment) are prevalent on college campuses and are linked with alcohol use and sexual assault. There is limited understanding of risk factors for consensual and coercive HUBs. We examined the proximal associations between alcohol use and consensual and coercive HUBs and the moderating influence of positive urgency and alcohol-related sexual affect and drive expectancies among college men. Method: Ninety-nine college men completed a baseline assessment and 60 consecutive daily surveys assessing their alcohol use and HUBs. Results: An alcohol use day increased the odds of a consensual and coercive HUB, compared with no HUB. An alcohol use day decreased the odds of a consensual HUB versus a coercive HUB in the models that included alcohol-related sexual affect and drive expectancies. Only alcohol-related sexual affect expectancies were a significant moderator. An alcohol use day was significantly associated with a consensual HUB, compared with no HUB, among college men at low, B = 0.93, p = .009, OR = 2.53 (95% CI [1.27, 5.06]), and high, B = 1.93, p < .001, OR = 6.87 (95% CI [4.32, 10.92]), levels of alcohol-related sexual affect expectancies. Conclusions: Results suggest that greater alcohol-related sexual affect expectancies may increase the odds of an alcohol-facilitated consensual HUB among college men. An alcohol use day increases the odds of engaging in a HUB and increases the odds of a coercive HUB, compared with a consensual HUB. Additional research is needed to identify risk factors for coercive HUBs.
www.jsad.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My dissertation is published! We examined risk factors among college men for consensual versus coercive hookups.
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My annual psych internship rant, now with even more 🔥. The pre-PhD internship is an outdated model that devalues the expertise psych students bring. Now, we may be requiring students to move to unsafe cities and unstable positions, during a stage when healthcare and reproductive rights are critical.
March 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My annual psych internship rant, now with even more 🔥. The pre-PhD internship is an outdated model that devalues the expertise psych students bring. Now, we may be requiring students to move to unsafe cities and unstable positions, during a stage when healthcare and reproductive rights are critical.
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1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
February 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
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‘Fear and Frustration’: North Texas Rape Crisis Centers Face Funding Uncertainty
‘Fear and Frustration’: North Texas Rape Crisis Centers Face Funding Uncertainty
Organizations aimed at preventing sexual violence have reported delays in funding from the CDC’s Rape Prevention and Education Program.
www.dallasobserver.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
‘Fear and Frustration’: North Texas Rape Crisis Centers Face Funding Uncertainty
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The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has removed from its website all information on current funding opportunities and directs visitors not to finalize any applications.
Federal Office on Violence Against Women removes funding opportunities from website
The office, part of the Justice Department, is a key source of grants for nonprofits that work to help victims of domestic violence.
19thnews.org
February 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has removed from its website all information on current funding opportunities and directs visitors not to finalize any applications.
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“While I had previously supported the leopards eating people’s faces, I have been recently informed that the leopards are planning to eat *my* face, so I am asking for a new strategy where they do not do so.”
Impact of NIH cut starting to sink in
Here's Sen. Katie Britt urging "a smart, targeted approach" in order to protect important research at UA-Birmingham, a top NIH recipient
Also, as article notes, the state's largest employer
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Here's Sen. Katie Britt urging "a smart, targeted approach" in order to protect important research at UA-Birmingham, a top NIH recipient
Also, as article notes, the state's largest employer
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Katie Britt vows to work with RFK Jr. after NIH funding cuts cause concern in Alabama
UAB and UAH are among Alabama institutions that could be affected by cuts.
www.al.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“While I had previously supported the leopards eating people’s faces, I have been recently informed that the leopards are planning to eat *my* face, so I am asking for a new strategy where they do not do so.”
My small victory this week is that I finally read and got to closed two browser tabs on articles I’ve been telling myself that I would read for about a year now.
January 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My small victory this week is that I finally read and got to closed two browser tabs on articles I’ve been telling myself that I would read for about a year now.
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Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
January 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
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Featured story: “The closet is a very dangerous place for people who use drugs. It’s where stadiums full of people die every year.”
How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose Disaster
A mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.
www.texasobserver.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Featured story: “The closet is a very dangerous place for people who use drugs. It’s where stadiums full of people die every year.”
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Announcing.....a new edition of Uncensored Advice for getting into grad school! Now with some info on emerging opps for a masters in psychology! Check it out for FREE: mitch.web.unc.edu/wp-content/u....
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
January 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Announcing.....a new edition of Uncensored Advice for getting into grad school! Now with some info on emerging opps for a masters in psychology! Check it out for FREE: mitch.web.unc.edu/wp-content/u....
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
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I understand that there are well meaning, thoughtful people on the APCS executive committee, but this statement is so thoroughly and deeply disappointing. This falls short. I can't say it any other way. We need a movement that seriously considers the total abolition of internship. Full stop.
Recommendations on improving the clinical psychology internship from the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science: www.acadpsychclinicalscience.org/internship.h...
Lots of ideas here to make small changes now and push for bigger changes long term!
Lots of ideas here to make small changes now and push for bigger changes long term!
November 1, 2023 at 3:02 PM
I understand that there are well meaning, thoughtful people on the APCS executive committee, but this statement is so thoroughly and deeply disappointing. This falls short. I can't say it any other way. We need a movement that seriously considers the total abolition of internship. Full stop.