Alexandra L. Clark
@alexleighclark.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | UT Austin
Department of Psychology
Clinical Neuropsychologist
#AD #ADRD #CognitiveAging
views are my own
Department of Psychology
Clinical Neuropsychologist
#AD #ADRD #CognitiveAging
views are my own
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An NIH staffer reacts to today's ruling:
"I'm looking forward to the day that we are so slammed with work trying to reinstate everything that we had to terminate illegally — I'll work 24/7 to make that happen if I can."
"I'm looking forward to the day that we are so slammed with work trying to reinstate everything that we had to terminate illegally — I'll work 24/7 to make that happen if I can."
🚨 BREAKING: Nearly 4 months the NIH cut its first grants, a judge has ruled that the directives and process that led to cuts are arbitrary and capricious.
"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."
Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.
"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."
Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.
June 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
An NIH staffer reacts to today's ruling:
"I'm looking forward to the day that we are so slammed with work trying to reinstate everything that we had to terminate illegally — I'll work 24/7 to make that happen if I can."
"I'm looking forward to the day that we are so slammed with work trying to reinstate everything that we had to terminate illegally — I'll work 24/7 to make that happen if I can."
Reposted by Alexandra L. Clark
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 February, ADRCs (Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers) have been without federal funding. Since May 1st, the #NIH grants for another 13 of them have run out of funds.
Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers Struggle As 1/3 Lose Their Federal Funding
As of May, 11 of the U.S.'s 35 Alzheimer's disease research centers no longer have federal funding. Teams are “scrambling” to continue their mission.
www.beingpatient.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Since February, ADRCs (Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers) have been without federal funding. Since May 1st, the #NIH grants for another 13 of them have run out of funds.
Reposted by Alexandra L. Clark
EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn.
BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS.
#EconSky
BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS.
#EconSky
June 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn.
BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS.
#EconSky
BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS.
#EconSky
📣 New paper out discussing brain age gap & neurostructural patterns across our psychosocial behavioral phenotypes in HABS-HD: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Psychosocial behavioral phenotypes of racially/ethnically minoritized older adults enrolled in HABS‐HD differ on neuroimaging measures of brain age gap, hippocampal volume, and cortical thickness
INTRODUCTION
This study examined whether previously identified psychosocial behavioral phenotypes differed on structural neuroimaging markers.
METHODS
Latent profile analysis (LPA) employed in a s.....
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📣 New paper out discussing brain age gap & neurostructural patterns across our psychosocial behavioral phenotypes in HABS-HD: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Alexandra L. Clark
Brains are pretty cool (p<.05). Neuropsychology is seeking a paid consulting Associate Editor who enjoys the quantitative aspects of brain-behavior relationships. Come join our editorial team! Learn more and apply here: www.apa.org/pubs/journal... @apajournals.bsky.social
www.apa.org
May 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Brains are pretty cool (p<.05). Neuropsychology is seeking a paid consulting Associate Editor who enjoys the quantitative aspects of brain-behavior relationships. Come join our editorial team! Learn more and apply here: www.apa.org/pubs/journal... @apajournals.bsky.social
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The authors of a Comment article in Nature “urge STEMM scientists in the United States to avoid the mistakes of the past and instead stand together and fight for both personal and academic freedom.” #Academicsky 🧪
US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding
Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation’s, and the world’s, interests. Researchers can take action.
go.nature.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The authors of a Comment article in Nature “urge STEMM scientists in the United States to avoid the mistakes of the past and instead stand together and fight for both personal and academic freedom.” #Academicsky 🧪
Check out our new commentary--Speech language pathology, neuropsychology, & neurology representation in this piece. Thanks for your leadership Dr. @smgrasso.bsky.social & Dr. Santos-Santos.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40317662/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40317662/
On the complexity of biomarker-driven diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease - PubMed
Updated criteria pertaining to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have sparked debate over the reliance on biomarkers-particularly amyloid-β and phosphorylated tau. While biomarkers promise ear...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Check out our new commentary--Speech language pathology, neuropsychology, & neurology representation in this piece. Thanks for your leadership Dr. @smgrasso.bsky.social & Dr. Santos-Santos.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40317662/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40317662/
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Does segregation impact cognition and everyday functioning among Black older adults?
Research in A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging shows higher segregation is associated with accelerated cognitive decline over time. #AlzResearch #BSEA
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Research in A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging shows higher segregation is associated with accelerated cognitive decline over time. #AlzResearch #BSEA
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
April 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Does segregation impact cognition and everyday functioning among Black older adults?
Research in A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging shows higher segregation is associated with accelerated cognitive decline over time. #AlzResearch #BSEA
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Research in A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging shows higher segregation is associated with accelerated cognitive decline over time. #AlzResearch #BSEA
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
📢New research.The impact of tract- and county-level segregation on 10-year cognitive and everyday functioning outcomes: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The impact of tract‐ and county‐level segregation on 10‐year cognitive and everyday functioning outcomes of Black/African American older adults in the ACTIVE study
OBJECTIVE The present study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the impact of tract- and county-level segregation on 10-year cognitive and functional outcomes of Black/African America...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
📢New research.The impact of tract- and county-level segregation on 10-year cognitive and everyday functioning outcomes: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Alexandra L. Clark
This banner is showing up on NIH data repositories. If you use data from these archives you may want to consider what you need access to in the near and far term for your research
April 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This banner is showing up on NIH data repositories. If you use data from these archives you may want to consider what you need access to in the near and far term for your research
We’re hiring a Director of Clinical Services and Training in the Psych Department at UT.
Please encourage any interested parties to apply & reach out with any questions: apply.interfolio.com/164324
Please encourage any interested parties to apply & reach out with any questions: apply.interfolio.com/164324
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March 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We’re hiring a Director of Clinical Services and Training in the Psych Department at UT.
Please encourage any interested parties to apply & reach out with any questions: apply.interfolio.com/164324
Please encourage any interested parties to apply & reach out with any questions: apply.interfolio.com/164324
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📰 Congratulations to CAPS Faculty Affiliate Alexandra Clark for being selected as an APS Rising Star! Dr. Clark was selected as an outstanding APS Member in the earliest stages of her research career post-PhD.
Read the announcement here: bit.ly/ClarkAPS
Read the announcement here: bit.ly/ClarkAPS
March 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
📰 Congratulations to CAPS Faculty Affiliate Alexandra Clark for being selected as an APS Rising Star! Dr. Clark was selected as an outstanding APS Member in the earliest stages of her research career post-PhD.
Read the announcement here: bit.ly/ClarkAPS
Read the announcement here: bit.ly/ClarkAPS