Benjamin Katz
@benjaminwkatz.bsky.social
Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate at UW-Milwaukee | incoming postdoc at the University of Rhode Island | Posttrauma reckless/self-destructive behaviors, PTSD-SUD, & LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ research | 🐈 dad | views are my own
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Benjamin Katz
@benjaminwkatz.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Posttrauma reckless and self-destructive behaviors among trauma-exposed sexual orientation and gender diverse adults
Sexual orientation and gender diverse (SOGD) adults report disproportionately higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, examinati…
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Excited to share our (@nicoleweiss.bsky.social and my) first co-authored paper now published in the European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation!
Posttrauma reckless and self-destructive behaviors among trauma-exposed sexual orientation and gender diverse adults
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Posttrauma reckless and self-destructive behaviors among trauma-exposed sexual orientation and gender diverse adults
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“Financial incentives may drive for-profit hospitals to turn away more complicated patients… hospitals can save on staffing and other costs if they admit healthier patients and avoid patients with the most severe psychiatric needs — a tactic [Dr. Zhu] called ‘cream-skimming.’”
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Financial incentives may drive for-profit hospitals to turn away more complicated patients… hospitals can save on staffing and other costs if they admit healthier patients and avoid patients with the most severe psychiatric needs — a tactic [Dr. Zhu] called ‘cream-skimming.’”
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Excited to share the publication of our book: “Addressing Minority Stress and Enhancing Resilience with Diverse LGBTQ+ Clients”
Filled with rich case examples, clinical dialogue, and strategies for supporting LGBTQ+ clients in therapy!
For more info: tidd.ly/4qI0QC0
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Filled with rich case examples, clinical dialogue, and strategies for supporting LGBTQ+ clients in therapy!
For more info: tidd.ly/4qI0QC0
Code for 20% off: SPRAUT
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Excited to share the publication of our book: “Addressing Minority Stress and Enhancing Resilience with Diverse LGBTQ+ Clients”
Filled with rich case examples, clinical dialogue, and strategies for supporting LGBTQ+ clients in therapy!
For more info: tidd.ly/4qI0QC0
Code for 20% off: SPRAUT
Filled with rich case examples, clinical dialogue, and strategies for supporting LGBTQ+ clients in therapy!
For more info: tidd.ly/4qI0QC0
Code for 20% off: SPRAUT
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Interested in using the PCL-5 to measure PTSD symptoms in your EMA study?
We conducted item analysis to examine item thresholds & discrimination parameters & examined DIF across daily surveys
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We conducted item analysis to examine item thresholds & discrimination parameters & examined DIF across daily surveys
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Psychometric evaluation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 in daily surveys: An item response theory and longitudinal measurement invariance analysis
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for the DSM-5 (PCL-5) has demonstrated excellent psychometric qualities across cross-sectional stud…
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October 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Interested in using the PCL-5 to measure PTSD symptoms in your EMA study?
We conducted item analysis to examine item thresholds & discrimination parameters & examined DIF across daily surveys
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We conducted item analysis to examine item thresholds & discrimination parameters & examined DIF across daily surveys
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📣 New Pub 📣
Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
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Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Influence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Daily-Level Trajectories of Opioid Use Among Trauma-Exposed Individuals in the Community Who Use Opioids
Objective: Individuals who use opioids are at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The objective of this study was to examine the influence of PTSD diagnosis on opioid use outcome...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
📣 New Pub 📣
Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When “OCD” is used as an adjective, it trivializes and invalidates the real suffering and courage of people living with this serious and debilitating condition.
October 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
When “OCD” is used as an adjective, it trivializes and invalidates the real suffering and courage of people living with this serious and debilitating condition.
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📣 New Pub 📣
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📣 New Pub 📣
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
Thank you to the welcoming graduate students in @stresslab.bsky.social (@hodiana.bsky.social + a few Blueskyless folks!) for curating this lovely waiting area outside my office.
Grateful to belong to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social’s phenomenal team 🤗
Grateful to belong to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social’s phenomenal team 🤗
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thank you to the welcoming graduate students in @stresslab.bsky.social (@hodiana.bsky.social + a few Blueskyless folks!) for curating this lovely waiting area outside my office.
Grateful to belong to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social’s phenomenal team 🤗
Grateful to belong to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social’s phenomenal team 🤗
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In addition to posting plants and puppies, I also mentor students interested in personality pathology. My lab is recruiting a graduate student in clinical or personality psychology for Fall 2026. So please send folks my way. Feel free to share! Thanks.
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
In addition to posting plants and puppies, I also mentor students interested in personality pathology. My lab is recruiting a graduate student in clinical or personality psychology for Fall 2026. So please send folks my way. Feel free to share! Thanks.
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Awesome series of EMA talks chaired by STRESS Lab postdoc @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social and lead by STRESS Lab alum (Emmanuel Thomas and Alexa Raudales) and current members (Noam Newberger)
September 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Awesome series of EMA talks chaired by STRESS Lab postdoc @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social and lead by STRESS Lab alum (Emmanuel Thomas and Alexa Raudales) and current members (Noam Newberger)
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So proud of Alexa Raudales for being the recipient of the @istss.bsky.social Outstanding Student Achievement Award
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So proud of Alexa Raudales for being the recipient of the @istss.bsky.social Outstanding Student Achievement Award
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STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!
September 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!
Huge congratulations to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social and @heatherschatten.bsky.social, along with the whole team, on this new R01!!
Can’t wait to support and contribute to this important work ahead with @stresslab.bsky.social!
Can’t wait to support and contribute to this important work ahead with @stresslab.bsky.social!
Went to dinner last night with @heatherschatten.bsky.social & our new R01!!! We're using the BACtrack Skyn & EMA to examine the timing & mechanisms underlying alcohol use & suicide risk.
I'm excited to be doing work that matters with close friends (also @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social and Amy Stamates)
I'm excited to be doing work that matters with close friends (also @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social and Amy Stamates)
September 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Huge congratulations to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social and @heatherschatten.bsky.social, along with the whole team, on this new R01!!
Can’t wait to support and contribute to this important work ahead with @stresslab.bsky.social!
Can’t wait to support and contribute to this important work ahead with @stresslab.bsky.social!
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Proud to empower our community through naloxone distribution on IOAD. Community engagement is more than research; it's action. @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social (and many others!)
September 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Proud to empower our community through naloxone distribution on IOAD. Community engagement is more than research; it's action. @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social (and many others!)
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Big news! @universityofri.bsky.social just secured its first-ever NIH T32 grant!
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
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URI receives first-ever NIH T32 award to launch transdisciplinary biomedical research training program
KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 3, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island has received its first-ever National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Predoctoral Training Grant, marking a major milestone in URI’s growt...
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September 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Big news! @universityofri.bsky.social just secured its first-ever NIH T32 grant!
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
Lovely new neighborhood views ☺️
August 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Lovely new neighborhood views ☺️
New paper published in Psych Trauma:
Sexual Orientation-Related Victimization and Posttrauma Reckless and Self-Destructive Behaviors among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Adults
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Sexual Orientation-Related Victimization and Posttrauma Reckless and Self-Destructive Behaviors among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Adults
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July 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
New paper published in Psych Trauma:
Sexual Orientation-Related Victimization and Posttrauma Reckless and Self-Destructive Behaviors among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Adults
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Sexual Orientation-Related Victimization and Posttrauma Reckless and Self-Destructive Behaviors among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Adults
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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For many reasons, including the relentless attacks on science and academia, it’s been challenging for me to access joy lately.
And yet, I know how important it is to savor moments like this.
And yet, I know how important it is to savor moments like this.
May 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
For many reasons, including the relentless attacks on science and academia, it’s been challenging for me to access joy lately.
And yet, I know how important it is to savor moments like this.
And yet, I know how important it is to savor moments like this.
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More than ever, scientists must amplify evidence-based work. Captured some of our scientists-in-training sharing their research @universityofri.bsky.social College of Health Sciences Research Night.
April 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
More than ever, scientists must amplify evidence-based work. Captured some of our scientists-in-training sharing their research @universityofri.bsky.social College of Health Sciences Research Night.
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📣 Newly posted position to support several of our grants 📣
We will conduct an initial review of applications on 5/1. This is perfect for someone who is looking for research experience prior to applying to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology.
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We will conduct an initial review of applications on 5/1. This is perfect for someone who is looking for research experience prior to applying to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
📣 Newly posted position to support several of our grants 📣
We will conduct an initial review of applications on 5/1. This is perfect for someone who is looking for research experience prior to applying to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... The Job ID is 22298
We will conduct an initial review of applications on 5/1. This is perfect for someone who is looking for research experience prior to applying to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... The Job ID is 22298
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I’m having many conversations with friends and colleagues related to feeling powerless. I wanted to share a concept from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that I think is worth highlighting, especially when we fear there may be consequences for standing up/standing out: Alternate Rebellion.
March 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I’m having many conversations with friends and colleagues related to feeling powerless. I wanted to share a concept from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that I think is worth highlighting, especially when we fear there may be consequences for standing up/standing out: Alternate Rebellion.
A significant shift in incentive structures within training sites, universities, and licensing/accreditation bodies seems necessary. A move from cost-savings to trainee well-being.
Now is the time for programs to unite for our students. What is required? I assume we need to advocate to every state licensing board? APA, APPIC, and PCSAS? Change every doctoral handbook nationally? This is potentially a huge undertaking but so important. Does anyone know the steps to take?
March 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A significant shift in incentive structures within training sites, universities, and licensing/accreditation bodies seems necessary. A move from cost-savings to trainee well-being.
Devastating news 😔
Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
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March 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Devastating news 😔
New open access paper out in Sexuality & Culture:
A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence
A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence
A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence - Sexuality & Culture
One in five women experience sexual victimization in her lifetime, making sexual victimization a significant public health crisis. This public health crisis also has detrimental health consequences. U...
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February 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
New open access paper out in Sexuality & Culture:
A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence
A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence