Carolyn Ponting, PhD
@caroponting.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University of Oregon. Studying treatments to improve perinatal mental health equity. Licensed Clinical Psychologist. UCLA PhD, UCSF postdoc. Passionate mentor and writer. Lover of food, wine, sun, and a good documentary. 🇦🇷🇺🇸
Glad to share that I’ll be accepting a PhD student in Counseling Psych at @uoregon this cycle. Those interested in culture, perinatal mental health or positive affect treatments would be a great fit.
See faculty profile for more: education.uoregon.edu/directory/cp...
See faculty profile for more: education.uoregon.edu/directory/cp...
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Glad to share that I’ll be accepting a PhD student in Counseling Psych at @uoregon this cycle. Those interested in culture, perinatal mental health or positive affect treatments would be a great fit.
See faculty profile for more: education.uoregon.edu/directory/cp...
See faculty profile for more: education.uoregon.edu/directory/cp...
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This SCOTUS decision is not just about what words we can and cannot say in our grants. This ruling will destroy the careers of many scientists, and it will hit trainees and early career researchers the hardest. The future of scientific training and research innovation is at stake.
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail.
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August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This SCOTUS decision is not just about what words we can and cannot say in our grants. This ruling will destroy the careers of many scientists, and it will hit trainees and early career researchers the hardest. The future of scientific training and research innovation is at stake.
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Suspension of all grants to UCLA www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism
The Trump administration has frozen roughly $200 million in National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and other federal agency-funded research at UCLA, citing allegations the school d...
www.latimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Suspension of all grants to UCLA www.latimes.com/california/s...
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ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO
May 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO
Expected, still devastating: my NIH diversity supplement was terminated. Grateful for what it made possible—but horrified to see on NIH letterhead that research aimed at increasing equity “supports unlawful discrimination…which harms the health of Americans.” A false, dangerous & insulting spin.
May 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Expected, still devastating: my NIH diversity supplement was terminated. Grateful for what it made possible—but horrified to see on NIH letterhead that research aimed at increasing equity “supports unlawful discrimination…which harms the health of Americans.” A false, dangerous & insulting spin.
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Current NIH funding slump represents:
- Research labs closing
- PhD students abandoning their dreams.
- Trial participants left to their own devices mid study.
- A halt to scientific progress and innovation for cancer, chronic and infectious diseases.
- Minority health research terminated.
Etc.
- Research labs closing
- PhD students abandoning their dreams.
- Trial participants left to their own devices mid study.
- A halt to scientific progress and innovation for cancer, chronic and infectious diseases.
- Minority health research terminated.
Etc.
April 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Current NIH funding slump represents:
- Research labs closing
- PhD students abandoning their dreams.
- Trial participants left to their own devices mid study.
- A halt to scientific progress and innovation for cancer, chronic and infectious diseases.
- Minority health research terminated.
Etc.
- Research labs closing
- PhD students abandoning their dreams.
- Trial participants left to their own devices mid study.
- A halt to scientific progress and innovation for cancer, chronic and infectious diseases.
- Minority health research terminated.
Etc.
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Make massive cuts to federal aid supporting: 1) access to contraception, 2) reproductive health care & 3) perinatal care. Then wipe out systems tracking pregnancy, postpartum and birth outcomes…
Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...
PRAMS Shuttered for Good
In the first weeks of the administration I wrote a number of...
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April 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Make massive cuts to federal aid supporting: 1) access to contraception, 2) reproductive health care & 3) perinatal care. Then wipe out systems tracking pregnancy, postpartum and birth outcomes…
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If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
March 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
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F mechanisms are student and postdoc fellowships.
This is the US choking off funding for training the next generation of talent.
Where is the university leadership response?
This is the US choking off funding for training the next generation of talent.
Where is the university leadership response?
March 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
F mechanisms are student and postdoc fellowships.
This is the US choking off funding for training the next generation of talent.
Where is the university leadership response?
This is the US choking off funding for training the next generation of talent.
Where is the university leadership response?
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Extremely disappointing & cowardly. The American Psychological Association is rescinding diversity requirements. Not due to any actual mandate from the federal government, but only because it may *someday* face pressure from the government www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards
As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Extremely disappointing & cowardly. The American Psychological Association is rescinding diversity requirements. Not due to any actual mandate from the federal government, but only because it may *someday* face pressure from the government www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
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NEW: The University of Michigan will end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives campus wide, the president said in an email
New story from me: Imani* was in class when she discovered a scholarship program she relied on had been shut down.
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
“I don’t come from wealth ... Ending the program puts a burden on individuals who don't have it like most of the wealthy people here at the University of Michigan"
A scholarship program helped boost diversity at U of M. Trump’s DEI crackdown just killed it.
The University of Michigan Alumni Association has ended the LEAD Scholars program, a merit-based scholarship that worked to improve enrollment for minority students.
www.whatimreading.net
March 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NEW: The University of Michigan will end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives campus wide, the president said in an email
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NEW: Dozens of life coaches advertised their ability to treat mental health issues, despite not having the training or permits to do so, Utah researchers found.
A new law aims to crack down on the practice by clearly defining what only a therapist can do.
With @sltrib.com
A new law aims to crack down on the practice by clearly defining what only a therapist can do.
With @sltrib.com
New Utah Law Seeks to Crack Down on Life Coaches Offering Therapy Without a License
Some therapists who lose their licenses transition to the unregulated life coaching industry, an investigation by The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica found. A new law makes it clear that only license...
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March 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: Dozens of life coaches advertised their ability to treat mental health issues, despite not having the training or permits to do so, Utah researchers found.
A new law aims to crack down on the practice by clearly defining what only a therapist can do.
With @sltrib.com
A new law aims to crack down on the practice by clearly defining what only a therapist can do.
With @sltrib.com
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🧩 My conversation with Dr. Cheryl Woods Giscombé is out now!
We discussed Dr. Giscombé's work on Superwoman Schema, nuances that stress science has missed among Black women, and her perspective on promising interventions. #scicomm #socialpsych #psychscisky
Listen now: tinyurl.com/superwomansc...
We discussed Dr. Giscombé's work on Superwoman Schema, nuances that stress science has missed among Black women, and her perspective on promising interventions. #scicomm #socialpsych #psychscisky
Listen now: tinyurl.com/superwomansc...
March 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🧩 My conversation with Dr. Cheryl Woods Giscombé is out now!
We discussed Dr. Giscombé's work on Superwoman Schema, nuances that stress science has missed among Black women, and her perspective on promising interventions. #scicomm #socialpsych #psychscisky
Listen now: tinyurl.com/superwomansc...
We discussed Dr. Giscombé's work on Superwoman Schema, nuances that stress science has missed among Black women, and her perspective on promising interventions. #scicomm #socialpsych #psychscisky
Listen now: tinyurl.com/superwomansc...
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🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies
March 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies
The #hiringfreeze impacts all 10 University of California campuses and has devastating effects for students, patients, staff and academics. The damage to higher education will have innumerable ripple effects. This administration's slash and burn agenda is disgraceful.
The University of California has implemented a system-wide hiring freeze
ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-new...
ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-new...
A message from UC President Michael V. Drake on the University of California’s financial outlook | UCnet
President Drake shares a message with the UC community on the university's response to federal and state funding reductions.
ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu
March 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The #hiringfreeze impacts all 10 University of California campuses and has devastating effects for students, patients, staff and academics. The damage to higher education will have innumerable ripple effects. This administration's slash and burn agenda is disgraceful.
Randomized controlled trials notoriously under-enroll non-white participants.
In this article, we tested whether recruitment messaging could be leveraged to increase the diversity of pregnant people screening into a study for prenatal insomnia.
In this article, we tested whether recruitment messaging could be leveraged to increase the diversity of pregnant people screening into a study for prenatal insomnia.
March 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Randomized controlled trials notoriously under-enroll non-white participants.
In this article, we tested whether recruitment messaging could be leveraged to increase the diversity of pregnant people screening into a study for prenatal insomnia.
In this article, we tested whether recruitment messaging could be leveraged to increase the diversity of pregnant people screening into a study for prenatal insomnia.
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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.