Jessica Agnew-Blais
@agnewblais.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Psychology @ Queen Mary University London @QMUL | Psychiatric epidemiologist studying ADHD and mental health across the life course and ADHD in girls and women
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📢 Post-doctoral opportunity! 📢
Join me and the fantastic #BridgingDivides team to do research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth using existing data from longitudinal population studies!
More info and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes on 1 December! 📅
Join me and the fantastic #BridgingDivides team to do research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth using existing data from longitudinal population studies!
More info and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes on 1 December! 📅
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
📢 Post-doctoral opportunity! 📢
Join me and the fantastic #BridgingDivides team to do research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth using existing data from longitudinal population studies!
More info and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes on 1 December! 📅
Join me and the fantastic #BridgingDivides team to do research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth using existing data from longitudinal population studies!
More info and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes on 1 December! 📅
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I'm hiring! ✨ Looking for a Research Fellow to study environmental factors that mitigate intergenerational transmission of mental health.
3-year post at UCL @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with great opportunities for training, collaboration & exciting science!
🔗 Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ633/r...
3-year post at UCL @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with great opportunities for training, collaboration & exciting science!
🔗 Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ633/r...
Research Fellow in Mental Health at UCL
Apply for the Research Fellow in Mental Health role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm hiring! ✨ Looking for a Research Fellow to study environmental factors that mitigate intergenerational transmission of mental health.
3-year post at UCL @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with great opportunities for training, collaboration & exciting science!
🔗 Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ633/r...
3-year post at UCL @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with great opportunities for training, collaboration & exciting science!
🔗 Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ633/r...
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Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!
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I'm angry all the time these days, but it's actually unfathomable to me that one person has the power to halt scientific progress, doing *generational* damage. For literally all of our sakes, someone needs to do something. Get this man out of the government.
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm angry all the time these days, but it's actually unfathomable to me that one person has the power to halt scientific progress, doing *generational* damage. For literally all of our sakes, someone needs to do something. Get this man out of the government.
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SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 IEA European Congress of Epidemiology and 70th @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 8th-11th September 2026!
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
July 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 IEA European Congress of Epidemiology and 70th @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 8th-11th September 2026!
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026
Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social for highlighting this important topic on your always interesting and very informative Substack!
Ever feel like your brain just stopped cooperating during perimenopause?
For many women, that’s not just brain fog—it might be undiagnosed ADHD colliding with hormonal shifts.
We're finally starting to connect the dots. It's about time. 🧠✨ vajenda.substack.com/p/adhd-and-m...
For many women, that’s not just brain fog—it might be undiagnosed ADHD colliding with hormonal shifts.
We're finally starting to connect the dots. It's about time. 🧠✨ vajenda.substack.com/p/adhd-and-m...
ADHD and Menopause: What We Know and What We're Learning
A Look at How Hormone Changes Might Be Fueling Cognitive Struggles for Women with ADHD
vajenda.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social for highlighting this important topic on your always interesting and very informative Substack!
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Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...
ki.se
June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
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I am happy to share a 3-year postdoc opening. My fantastic colleagues @kailirimfeld.bsky.social and Dan Anderberg recently won a grant to work on youth mental health at the intersection of psychology, genetics, and education. It is open to economics PhDs, among other fields. #EconSky #econ_ra
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at Royal Holloway, University of London
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
June 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I am happy to share a 3-year postdoc opening. My fantastic colleagues @kailirimfeld.bsky.social and Dan Anderberg recently won a grant to work on youth mental health at the intersection of psychology, genetics, and education. It is open to economics PhDs, among other fields. #EconSky #econ_ra
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New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Since the 1940s, the engine driving U.S. economic and military competitiveness has been federal support of research universities. Now Trump is sabotaging a research and development pipeline that is the envy of the world.
June 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Since the 1940s, the engine driving U.S. economic and military competitiveness has been federal support of research universities. Now Trump is sabotaging a research and development pipeline that is the envy of the world.
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Absolutely no one should die from measles. Not one single solitary person. Why is this even a debate
RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
May 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Absolutely no one should die from measles. Not one single solitary person. Why is this even a debate
Interested in a #postdoc in London investigating hormones and women w/ ADHD? @adhdlifecourselab.bsky.social Happy to supervise Marie Curie postdocs
✅ eligibility marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... Open to any nationality (📢 to fellow 🇺🇸 looking abroad but open to all!)
✅ eligibility marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... Open to any nationality (📢 to fellow 🇺🇸 looking abroad but open to all!)
May 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Interested in a #postdoc in London investigating hormones and women w/ ADHD? @adhdlifecourselab.bsky.social Happy to supervise Marie Curie postdocs
✅ eligibility marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... Open to any nationality (📢 to fellow 🇺🇸 looking abroad but open to all!)
✅ eligibility marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... Open to any nationality (📢 to fellow 🇺🇸 looking abroad but open to all!)
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Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.
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I'll be guest editor on a special issue in the journal Women's Health on "Understanding reproductive health experiences and transitions for neurodivergent people" Please consider submitting papers about #autism #ADHD other #neurodivergent conditions and #menstruation #menopause etc
April 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'll be guest editor on a special issue in the journal Women's Health on "Understanding reproductive health experiences and transitions for neurodivergent people" Please consider submitting papers about #autism #ADHD other #neurodivergent conditions and #menstruation #menopause etc
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It’s a real shame that folks with mental illness have to fight not only their symptoms but also concerted efforts to undermine their treatment. 😢
The @nytimes.com mag published a long piece entitled “rethinking adhd”. Here is a 🧵 highlighting its factual & logical errors
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The @nytimes.com mag published a long piece entitled “rethinking adhd”. Here is a 🧵 highlighting its factual & logical errors
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April 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
It’s a real shame that folks with mental illness have to fight not only their symptoms but also concerted efforts to undermine their treatment. 😢
The @nytimes.com mag published a long piece entitled “rethinking adhd”. Here is a 🧵 highlighting its factual & logical errors
1/n
The @nytimes.com mag published a long piece entitled “rethinking adhd”. Here is a 🧵 highlighting its factual & logical errors
1/n
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Want to work with us on our cutting edge longitudinal neuroimaging study of adolescent development? Cardiff & the team are a fantastic place to be bsky.app/profile/deek...
We're seeking a Ph.D. student to join us on our 'Deep Microstructural Phenotyping of the Developing Adolescent Brain' Wellcome Discovery Award.
A unique chance to study microstructural development with ultra-strong gradients AND ultra-high field.
Please repost
🙏
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
A unique chance to study microstructural development with ultra-strong gradients AND ultra-high field.
Please repost
🙏
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deep Microstructural Phenotyping of the Developing Adolescent Brain at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Deep Microstructural Phenotyping of the Developing Adolescent Brain at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Want to work with us on our cutting edge longitudinal neuroimaging study of adolescent development? Cardiff & the team are a fantastic place to be bsky.app/profile/deek...
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Attending #INSAR this year? Interested in #AutRes, ageing, midlife and older age?
Me and @claireklein.bsky.social are hosting a special interest group on Wednesday 30th April, 2:30-4pm Seattle local time. Do join us!
Do email if you can’t attend and want to be included in post-INSAR activities.
Me and @claireklein.bsky.social are hosting a special interest group on Wednesday 30th April, 2:30-4pm Seattle local time. Do join us!
Do email if you can’t attend and want to be included in post-INSAR activities.
April 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Attending #INSAR this year? Interested in #AutRes, ageing, midlife and older age?
Me and @claireklein.bsky.social are hosting a special interest group on Wednesday 30th April, 2:30-4pm Seattle local time. Do join us!
Do email if you can’t attend and want to be included in post-INSAR activities.
Me and @claireklein.bsky.social are hosting a special interest group on Wednesday 30th April, 2:30-4pm Seattle local time. Do join us!
Do email if you can’t attend and want to be included in post-INSAR activities.
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If you'd like to help us decide priorities for #menopause research then please get in touch. We're interested in hearing from people from lots of different backgrounds including #neurodivergent people
April 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If you'd like to help us decide priorities for #menopause research then please get in touch. We're interested in hearing from people from lots of different backgrounds including #neurodivergent people
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Tell Congress to protect crucial medical research funding #saveNIHresearch ucal.us/saveNIHresearch
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Tell Congress to protect crucial medical research funding #saveNIHresearch ucal.us/saveNIHresearch
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
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Booker: Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of just really irked me. That the longest speech on our great Senate floor was from someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate. So to surpass that became more important to me.
April 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Booker: Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of just really irked me. That the longest speech on our great Senate floor was from someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate. So to surpass that became more important to me.
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The benefits of higher education don’t redound just to students; they also buoy local economies across America
--> The University of Iowa is the number-two employer in Iowa
--> In Kentucky, Nebraska, and other states, university health systems are the top employer
newrepublic.com/article/1932...
--> The University of Iowa is the number-two employer in Iowa
--> In Kentucky, Nebraska, and other states, university health systems are the top employer
newrepublic.com/article/1932...
Trump’s Atrocious War on Higher Ed Demands an Aggressive Response
America’s colleges and universities enrich everyone in ways that aren’t often acknowledged. It’s high time to remind Americans of them.
newrepublic.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The benefits of higher education don’t redound just to students; they also buoy local economies across America
--> The University of Iowa is the number-two employer in Iowa
--> In Kentucky, Nebraska, and other states, university health systems are the top employer
newrepublic.com/article/1932...
--> The University of Iowa is the number-two employer in Iowa
--> In Kentucky, Nebraska, and other states, university health systems are the top employer
newrepublic.com/article/1932...
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White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.