Alexandra Blackwell
@ahblackwell.bsky.social
Feminist. Living in Copenhagen. Researching violence prevention & mental health promotion at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. PhD from University of Oxford.
Excited to be at #ISTSS2025 @istss.bsky.social in Baltimore this week! Kicked off last night with a powerful panel on trauma-informed strategies for supporting vulnerable communities in the city.
September 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Excited to be at #ISTSS2025 @istss.bsky.social in Baltimore this week! Kicked off last night with a powerful panel on trauma-informed strategies for supporting vulnerable communities in the city.
This Postdoc Appreciation Week @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, I am grateful for my fellow postdocs for providing support & community & @hopkinspro-uaw.bsky.social for advocating for better contracts & working conditions ✊🏻
September 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This Postdoc Appreciation Week @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, I am grateful for my fellow postdocs for providing support & community & @hopkinspro-uaw.bsky.social for advocating for better contracts & working conditions ✊🏻
New(ish) paper! 🚨 Our scoping review shows that while we know WHAT works to prevent violence against women & children, we're still learning HOW to sustain & scale these interventions effectively.
Read the full study: doi.org/10.1177/1524...
Read the full study: doi.org/10.1177/1524...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New(ish) paper! 🚨 Our scoping review shows that while we know WHAT works to prevent violence against women & children, we're still learning HOW to sustain & scale these interventions effectively.
Read the full study: doi.org/10.1177/1524...
Read the full study: doi.org/10.1177/1524...
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📣DSPI researchers help to develop new @who.int guide on parenting interventions for policymakers, practitioners and stakeholders
The guide will help support child wellbeing & reduce violence against children.
More: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
The guide will help support child wellbeing & reduce violence against children.
More: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
DSPI researchers help develop new World Health Organization guide on parenting interventions for policymakers
Five researchers from DSPI were part of the core team from Parenting for Lifelong Health that produced WHO's new guide on parenting interventions for policymakers, practitioners and stakeholders.
www.spi.ox.ac.uk
June 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📣DSPI researchers help to develop new @who.int guide on parenting interventions for policymakers, practitioners and stakeholders
The guide will help support child wellbeing & reduce violence against children.
More: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
The guide will help support child wellbeing & reduce violence against children.
More: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
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Out today in @bmj.com
What happens in a two-tier system of care where some people pay and others don't?
- Care homes end up providing better care for the richest;
- They open in the richest areas;
- Something people discover when their personal savings run out...
bmj.com/cgi/content/...
What happens in a two-tier system of care where some people pay and others don't?
- Care homes end up providing better care for the richest;
- They open in the richest areas;
- Something people discover when their personal savings run out...
bmj.com/cgi/content/...
England’s two tier care system deepens social care inequalities
Anders Bach-Mortensen and colleagues examine how increasing reliance on out-of-pocket payments for adult social care has created a quality divide
In July 2024, the UK government abandoned long awaite...
bmj.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Out today in @bmj.com
What happens in a two-tier system of care where some people pay and others don't?
- Care homes end up providing better care for the richest;
- They open in the richest areas;
- Something people discover when their personal savings run out...
bmj.com/cgi/content/...
What happens in a two-tier system of care where some people pay and others don't?
- Care homes end up providing better care for the richest;
- They open in the richest areas;
- Something people discover when their personal savings run out...
bmj.com/cgi/content/...
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It’s not about antisemitism. It creates antisemitism. Remember, Trump considered the neo Nazi March full of “good people”. By attributing negative acts by the government in the name of so called “antisemitism” it guarantees the existence and growth of such sentiment. They know what they’re doing.
Open letter by 700+ Jewish faculty in US on Trump's Columbia funding cuts, supposedly against antisemitism: "Not on our behalf. Harming US Universities does not protect Jewish people. Cutting funding for research does not protect Jewish people. Punishing researchers does not protect Jewish people."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E-0lkZ…
March 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It’s not about antisemitism. It creates antisemitism. Remember, Trump considered the neo Nazi March full of “good people”. By attributing negative acts by the government in the name of so called “antisemitism” it guarantees the existence and growth of such sentiment. They know what they’re doing.
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Has your mental health work been affected by government aid funding cuts ❓
👉 ONLINE SURVEY launched by Global Mental Health Action Network on the Impact of USAID and other Government Funding Cuts on Global #MentalHealth Services.
👉 Read more & fill in the survey 🔗 gmhan.org/news/aid-fun...
👉 ONLINE SURVEY launched by Global Mental Health Action Network on the Impact of USAID and other Government Funding Cuts on Global #MentalHealth Services.
👉 Read more & fill in the survey 🔗 gmhan.org/news/aid-fun...
March 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Has your mental health work been affected by government aid funding cuts ❓
👉 ONLINE SURVEY launched by Global Mental Health Action Network on the Impact of USAID and other Government Funding Cuts on Global #MentalHealth Services.
👉 Read more & fill in the survey 🔗 gmhan.org/news/aid-fun...
👉 ONLINE SURVEY launched by Global Mental Health Action Network on the Impact of USAID and other Government Funding Cuts on Global #MentalHealth Services.
👉 Read more & fill in the survey 🔗 gmhan.org/news/aid-fun...
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Has your #mentalhealth work been affected by government aid #fundingcuts?
Take part in a quick survey to help us raise awareness and find alternative funding solutions. columbiangwu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Take part in a quick survey to help us raise awareness and find alternative funding solutions. columbiangwu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Has your #mentalhealth work been affected by government aid #fundingcuts?
Take part in a quick survey to help us raise awareness and find alternative funding solutions. columbiangwu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Take part in a quick survey to help us raise awareness and find alternative funding solutions. columbiangwu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Our Research Methods short course started today with a global cohort of participants and engaging modules related to methods, #methodology and #ethics of conducting #research within the fields of #refugee and #forcedmigration!
rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
#phdstudents #earlycareerresearchers
rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
#phdstudents #earlycareerresearchers
Research Methods in the Refugee and Forced Migration Field
rli.sas.ac.uk
March 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our Research Methods short course started today with a global cohort of participants and engaging modules related to methods, #methodology and #ethics of conducting #research within the fields of #refugee and #forcedmigration!
rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
#phdstudents #earlycareerresearchers
rli.sas.ac.uk/study-us/sho...
#phdstudents #earlycareerresearchers
Funded PhD opportunitiy on social care in Denmark with a wonderful team! 👇
Come do a fully-funded PhD with me in Denmark at Roskilde University! You’ll be part of a new exciting project looking at social care privatisation in Denmark with a larger team of researchers at both Roskilde and Oxford University.
Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
PhD Fellowship – Mapping the role of civil society and non-profit organisations in delivering social services in Denmark
The Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as PhD of Social Science from September 1st, 2025, or a
candidate.hr-manager.net
February 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Funded PhD opportunitiy on social care in Denmark with a wonderful team! 👇
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Come do a fully-funded PhD with me in Denmark at Roskilde University! You’ll be part of a new exciting project looking at social care privatisation in Denmark with a larger team of researchers at both Roskilde and Oxford University.
Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
PhD Fellowship – Mapping the role of civil society and non-profit organisations in delivering social services in Denmark
The Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as PhD of Social Science from September 1st, 2025, or a
candidate.hr-manager.net
February 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Come do a fully-funded PhD with me in Denmark at Roskilde University! You’ll be part of a new exciting project looking at social care privatisation in Denmark with a larger team of researchers at both Roskilde and Oxford University.
Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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🔔Happening Today! 🔔
Dr. Erin Stern is set to answer your questions and engage with you on Bluesky!
Join us in the conversation by posting your questions on Bluesky with the hashtag #CollaborativeQ&A. You can also message us your questions or comment your questions here 👇
Dr. Erin Stern is set to answer your questions and engage with you on Bluesky!
Join us in the conversation by posting your questions on Bluesky with the hashtag #CollaborativeQ&A. You can also message us your questions or comment your questions here 👇
February 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
🔔Happening Today! 🔔
Dr. Erin Stern is set to answer your questions and engage with you on Bluesky!
Join us in the conversation by posting your questions on Bluesky with the hashtag #CollaborativeQ&A. You can also message us your questions or comment your questions here 👇
Dr. Erin Stern is set to answer your questions and engage with you on Bluesky!
Join us in the conversation by posting your questions on Bluesky with the hashtag #CollaborativeQ&A. You can also message us your questions or comment your questions here 👇
Job Alert: 📢 Postdoctoral position @ucph.bsky.social evaluting a refugee family mental health intervention with a wonderful team. Arabic & English language skills required. Prioritizing individuals from MENA region or w/ experience working in the region. Get in touch for JD & more info.
February 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Job Alert: 📢 Postdoctoral position @ucph.bsky.social evaluting a refugee family mental health intervention with a wonderful team. Arabic & English language skills required. Prioritizing individuals from MENA region or w/ experience working in the region. Get in touch for JD & more info.
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It matters that scientists speak out against what is being done to US science.
Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics".
Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about".
We need to sound the alarm.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics".
Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about".
We need to sound the alarm.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next
The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has shocked researchers.
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It matters that scientists speak out against what is being done to US science.
Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics".
Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about".
We need to sound the alarm.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics".
Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about".
We need to sound the alarm.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Hot off the press - check out our new evidence review outlining the link between poor mental health in caregivers + #VAC and how addressing it can be an effective #violenceprevention strategy.
Great work from @erinstern.bsky.social and wonderful design from @ana-nustes.bsky.social ❤️
Great work from @erinstern.bsky.social and wonderful design from @ana-nustes.bsky.social ❤️
🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!🚨
Common mental health problems among parents and caregivers can affect how they treat children. This review reveals how poor mental health in caregivers influences VAC—and how prevention efforts can make a difference.
👉 cutt.ly/ve5reg8g
Common mental health problems among parents and caregivers can affect how they treat children. This review reveals how poor mental health in caregivers influences VAC—and how prevention efforts can make a difference.
👉 cutt.ly/ve5reg8g
February 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Hot off the press - check out our new evidence review outlining the link between poor mental health in caregivers + #VAC and how addressing it can be an effective #violenceprevention strategy.
Great work from @erinstern.bsky.social and wonderful design from @ana-nustes.bsky.social ❤️
Great work from @erinstern.bsky.social and wonderful design from @ana-nustes.bsky.social ❤️
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The Five X More Black Maternity Experience Survey is now live. The survey is open to Black and Black mixed-heritage women and birthing people in the UK who are currently pregnant or have been pregnant and given birth since July 2021.
Black Maternity Experience Survey 2025 — FIVEXMORE
fivexmore.org
February 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Five X More Black Maternity Experience Survey is now live. The survey is open to Black and Black mixed-heritage women and birthing people in the UK who are currently pregnant or have been pregnant and given birth since July 2021.
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We just happened to publish an article that shows what happens when an electoral autocracy co-opts humanitarian organizations and uses them for its goals.
Autocrats don’t do humanitarian aid. They do control. #USAID
doi.org/10.1007/s121...
Autocrats don’t do humanitarian aid. They do control. #USAID
doi.org/10.1007/s121...
Humanitarian Nationalism During Autocratic Disaster Governance: The Politicization of the Earthquake Response in Türkiye - Studies in Comparative International Development
What happens when humanitarian crises are managed by autocratic governments in politicized contexts? This article gives a critical reflection on the 2023 earthquake emergency response in Türkiye. Our ...
doi.org
February 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We just happened to publish an article that shows what happens when an electoral autocracy co-opts humanitarian organizations and uses them for its goals.
Autocrats don’t do humanitarian aid. They do control. #USAID
doi.org/10.1007/s121...
Autocrats don’t do humanitarian aid. They do control. #USAID
doi.org/10.1007/s121...
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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We’re excited to connect with you on Bluesky and continue strengthening capacity in the violence prevention field!
Stay connected with us on other social platforms -
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🔗LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/com.../the-p...
🔗Digest prevention-collaborative.org/sign-up/
Stay connected with us on other social platforms -
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🔗LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/com.../the-p...
🔗Digest prevention-collaborative.org/sign-up/
January 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We’re excited to connect with you on Bluesky and continue strengthening capacity in the violence prevention field!
Stay connected with us on other social platforms -
🔗Facebook www.facebook.com/ThePreventio...
🔗LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/com.../the-p...
🔗Digest prevention-collaborative.org/sign-up/
Stay connected with us on other social platforms -
🔗Facebook www.facebook.com/ThePreventio...
🔗LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/com.../the-p...
🔗Digest prevention-collaborative.org/sign-up/
📢 New Postdoc & PhD opportunities for 2 exciting research projects in climate change adaptation in conflict settings @ Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE). Based with a super friendly team @ University of Copenhagen Global Health Section.
👇 More info & apply: cope.ku.dk/news/2024/va...
👇 More info & apply: cope.ku.dk/news/2024/va...
PhD and Post-Doc vacancies at the Global Health Section
The Global Health Section at the Department of Public Health is offering two a PhD and a Postdoc fellowship for 2 exciting projects.
cope.ku.dk
December 11, 2024 at 8:23 AM
📢 New Postdoc & PhD opportunities for 2 exciting research projects in climate change adaptation in conflict settings @ Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE). Based with a super friendly team @ University of Copenhagen Global Health Section.
👇 More info & apply: cope.ku.dk/news/2024/va...
👇 More info & apply: cope.ku.dk/news/2024/va...
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Do you study policies & programs in Africa or South Asia relating to agriculture, nutrition & health?
Our ANH Science-Policy Fellowships could fund a year of work linking your research to action.
Webinar with Q&A+details is here:
www.anh-academy.org/science-poli...
+follow @anhacademy.bsky.social!
Our ANH Science-Policy Fellowships could fund a year of work linking your research to action.
Webinar with Q&A+details is here:
www.anh-academy.org/science-poli...
+follow @anhacademy.bsky.social!
December 9, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Do you study policies & programs in Africa or South Asia relating to agriculture, nutrition & health?
Our ANH Science-Policy Fellowships could fund a year of work linking your research to action.
Webinar with Q&A+details is here:
www.anh-academy.org/science-poli...
+follow @anhacademy.bsky.social!
Our ANH Science-Policy Fellowships could fund a year of work linking your research to action.
Webinar with Q&A+details is here:
www.anh-academy.org/science-poli...
+follow @anhacademy.bsky.social!
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Excited to share our new paper describing DCRs as ‘inclusion health interventions’! Thank you to @bchrisinger.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social @gwshorter.bsky.social for their guidance on this piece.
Link: harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Link: harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
December 4, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Excited to share our new paper describing DCRs as ‘inclusion health interventions’! Thank you to @bchrisinger.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social @gwshorter.bsky.social for their guidance on this piece.
Link: harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Link: harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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📣 Join our research team at @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social to work on the ERC-funded LEARN project on major health crises and children's educational development. We're hiring:
⭐️Postdoc
⭐️Doctoral researcher
⭐️Predoc / Research Assistant
👉Apply by 30 Nov: www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/conte...
⭐️Postdoc
⭐️Doctoral researcher
⭐️Predoc / Research Assistant
👉Apply by 30 Nov: www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/conte...
October 9, 2024 at 1:52 PM
📣 Join our research team at @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social to work on the ERC-funded LEARN project on major health crises and children's educational development. We're hiring:
⭐️Postdoc
⭐️Doctoral researcher
⭐️Predoc / Research Assistant
👉Apply by 30 Nov: www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/conte...
⭐️Postdoc
⭐️Doctoral researcher
⭐️Predoc / Research Assistant
👉Apply by 30 Nov: www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/conte...
Friend & community builder @hannahrphill.bsky.social shared this & it resonated loudly with me. Grateful on a daily basis for my incredibly strong PhD community, which taught me that academia CAN be a warm & supportive space where we can build collective power. Carrying that with me everywhere I go💕
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Friend & community builder @hannahrphill.bsky.social shared this & it resonated loudly with me. Grateful on a daily basis for my incredibly strong PhD community, which taught me that academia CAN be a warm & supportive space where we can build collective power. Carrying that with me everywhere I go💕
📢 New funded DPhil opportunity at Oxford Department of Social Policy & Intervention and the AfriChild Centre!
👉Topic: Help-seeking and disclosure following sexual violence against children in Uganda
📅App closing: 28 January 2025
🔗App link: www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/who-did-you-...
👉Topic: Help-seeking and disclosure following sexual violence against children in Uganda
📅App closing: 28 January 2025
🔗App link: www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/who-did-you-...
Who did you tell and why (not)? A mixed methods study of disclosure and help seeking following sexual violence against children in Uganda
www.granduniondtp.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
📢 New funded DPhil opportunity at Oxford Department of Social Policy & Intervention and the AfriChild Centre!
👉Topic: Help-seeking and disclosure following sexual violence against children in Uganda
📅App closing: 28 January 2025
🔗App link: www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/who-did-you-...
👉Topic: Help-seeking and disclosure following sexual violence against children in Uganda
📅App closing: 28 January 2025
🔗App link: www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/who-did-you-...