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Derek Morgan, PhD
@derekmorgan.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow| University of Missouri-Columbia | Sibling Researcher | Gardener | Father of chickens 🐔
Check out our just posted paper examining sleep and emotion dysregulation on heavy drinking emerging adults!
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July 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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@repdingell.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov I hope that the damage this is doing to health and science is being shared with your colleagues . This impacts everyone www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
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January 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Sibling Studies Network is hosting a colloquium this Thursday (8am-12pm CST), and will share current research on sibling relationships! Sign up for free below tickettailor.com/events/sibling… (borrowed from post on X)
January 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In our new paper, we examined how parent mental health influenced their perceptions of their adolescent children's mental health during COVID. Thanks to my co-author Connad and advisor @drchristyrogers.bsky.social for all their help!!!!
doi.org/10.1111/fare...
<em>Family Relations</em> | Wiley Online Library
Objective The study objective was to examine parental mental health and parenting practices during the pandemic and their association with perceptions of adolescent mental health 2 months later. B...
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December 11, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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Applications are now open (through Feb. 16th) for our NSF REU Site on the Scientific Study of Interpersonal Relationships across the Lifespan. If you know of an undergraduate scholar interested in relationships research broadly, send them our way!
undergradresearch.missouri.edu/interpersona...
NSF REU Site: Scientific Study of Interpersonal Relationships Across the Lifespan
The scientific study of interpersonal relationships over the lifespan is important to our broader understanding of the human experience. These relationships begin with our earliest interactions and…
undergradresearch.missouri.edu
December 5, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Hi everyone! I’m the president of our department’s graduate student org and we are currently running a toy drive in partnership with our early head start program. Please share and consider donating to help get families and kiddos (0-3) get gifts!

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November 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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It’s amazing how quickly Bluesky has overtaken threads.

My guess is that the lack of the algorithm and network effects are driving mass migration.
November 20, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Dissertation writing buddy. This ottoman is his alone, and not used by anyone else.
#cats
October 10, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Gunna start with chicken memes
October 3, 2023 at 1:11 AM