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Destiny Printz Pereira, PhD
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Clinical Psych PhD | Trauma & stress | risk & resilience | at-risk families | Views are mine.
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Papers are one-way conversations. Getting additional info from authors can be hard, so clear reporting from the outset is critical.

In our new preprint, we (@annalschubert.bsky.social, Meike Steinhilber & @heeminkang.bsky.social) propose a set of psych reporting guidelines osf.io/preprints/ps...
Further resources on the interpretation of null results. A dataset was generated showing simulated data points in two groups A and B. Group A follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 and a standard deviation of 1, while Group B exhibits a bimodal distribution, characterized by peaks at 9 and 11 with a standard deviation of 0.5. As shown in the figure (A), barplots often fail to capture the true distribution of the data. Although boxplots in (B) provide more insights into the data distribution compared to barplots, violin plots in (C) and raincloud plots in (D) provide a more accurate representation of the actual data distribution. Reproducible code to generate this figure is available at https://osf.io/mk5qa/. Table 4. Overview of effect sizes for popular statistical models, with descriptions and software tools for estimation
May 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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vjrp.bsky.social
Folks have started reaching out again, so here’s your reminder: I will be reviewing PhD applications this fall!

📅 Deadline: Nov 15, 2025
🔗 Info: publish.illinois.edu/healthequity...
📨 Questions? vjrodrig@illinois.edu
🔵 @vjrp.bsky.social

#PhDChat #HealthEquity #ClinicalPsych
May 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Welcome to APA Division 45's BlueSky page 🥳! We're starting off with highlighting some of our amazing members in this starter pack 🤩 ! go.bsky.app/GsbAa5b
APA Division 45 All Stars
Join the conversation
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February 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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April 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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drkatiek.bsky.social
So happy to share my advocacy Op-Ed on the importance of federal funding for health research! 💥
#NIH #AHRQ #VA #AHRQ #CDMRP
#Diabetes #Latinos #Equity
#PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky
#WokeScience
April 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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mitchprinstein.bsky.social
Half of all US counties will lose at least $250K in revenue!
Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here:
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...
A closer look at the nationwide impact of NIH cuts
Nearly half of U.S. counties will see economic losses of at least $250,000 from cuts to indirect funding by the National Institutes of Health.
www.axios.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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kurtzermd.bsky.social
This is no surprise to many of us who work in long COVID. The poor lack access to good care; the poor can’t take time off to rest when they need to; the poor often work in higher exposure risk jobs (healthcare and teaching and essential workers) and are women.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor
www.cidrap.umn.edu
April 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
drdestiny.bsky.social
I know the world is on fire, but can you help a girl graduate? She needs way more people to fill out her dissertation survey. You can fill it out if you're Black/AA and have ever been in grad school! If not, you can help by sharing!

#BlackSky #AcademicSky #PhDLife #Blackademics #MedSky #Academia
Research Participants Needed! https://hartford.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8IfgRBu2ew228Ie
March 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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tanyasaraiya.bsky.social
What better time than now to do a survey on the experiences of inequity among academics? Please share! ~20 min.
rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
IDEA Experience of Researchers in Academia
We are seeking the experiences of researchers in academia.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Excited to share our latest paper in #NatureReviewsCardiology on why #women are more prone to #CardiovascularDisease due to #Autoimmunity & #SsensitiveHypertension!

Read more:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Salt sensitivity of blood pressure: mechanisms and sex-specific differences
Nature Reviews Cardiology - In this Review, Kirabo and colleagues discuss the mechanisms that underlie the sex-related differences in salt sensitivity of blood pressure and hypertension,...
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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apajournals.bsky.social
February is #BlackHistoryMonth. Learn about Dr. Gail E. Wyatt, PhD and her development of novel methodologies and measures of sexual trauma—approaches that broke the silence around experiences of #sexualviolence, particularly among African Americans. bit.ly/40Gt4ki
February 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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talliezee.bsky.social
Found in translation! from clinic to the lab-and now back! Our California initiative for precision medicine-funded study in >30,000 kids shows unpredictable signals from parents & environment impact mental health outcomes: they are a major risk factor for depression www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Contribution of an under-recognized adversity to child health risk: large-scale, population-based ACEs screening
Background and Objectives Whereas adverse early life experiences (ACEs) correlate with cognitive, emotional and physical health at the population level, existing ACEs screens are only weakly predictiv...
www.medrxiv.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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alliesullivan.bsky.social
a REALLY COOL paper showing that mom's stress during HER childhood & during pregnancy have unique signatures on genetic expression markers in the PLACENTA. Biological mechanisms of the intergenerational transmission of stress
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#academicbluesky
January 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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propublica.org
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a…
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December 27, 2024 at 3:00 AM
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katestarbird.bsky.social
It may seem strange to folks outside of academia, but there has been a line of prominent research within it arguing that misinformation isn't a problem. This paper pushes back, noting how those arguments often rely on poor definitions & operationalizations of what misinformation is & how it works.
profsanderlinden.bsky.social Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · Dec 16
In this new article in American Psychologist we respond to critics in detail and clarify two key points for the field;

(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.

(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.

psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
December 26, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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beyondbabyblues.bsky.social
Check out our latest episode on infant feeding and maternal mental health! Available on our website and all of the usual podcast platforms
December 27, 2024 at 10:23 AM
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kaela-mft.bsky.social
Our 1st paper from research evaluating the cultural acceptability of #PCIT for Black families w/ young kids. The paper outlines Black PCIT clinciians' perspectives on using PCIT w/ Black families & things Black clinicians do to make PCIT more culturally congruent www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21... #Psych
Black Clinicians’ Perceptions of the Cultural Relevance of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy for Black Families
Parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) is a highly efficacious, evidence-based treatment for children with disruptive behaviors and their families. PCIT is a dyadic therapy designed to improve parent...
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December 15, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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nicolecrust.bsky.social
Teachers, parents, and everyone: You should know Frontiers for Young Minds!

It's a terrific (free) online journal with cutting-edge science articles, written for different age groups. Scientists write. *Kids* are the reviewers. Available in 5 languages.

kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
The Tiny Brains of Wasps Can Learn and Remember Information
If you have a garden, you have probably seen many insects flying around looking for food. Despite having miniature brains, these small creatures can learn and memorize flower features, mainly colors a...
kids.frontiersin.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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pvrticka.bsky.social
Now published:

#Caregiver or #Playmate? #Fathers’ and #mothers’ #brain responses to ball‑play with #children

link.springer.com/article/10.3...

Acil, D. (@mpicbs.bsky.social) & Puhlmann (LIR Mainz), L. & White (Uni Bremen), L. & yours truly (@soneatlab.bsky.social, @universityofessex.bsky.social)
Caregiver or Playmate? Fathers’ and mothers’ brain responses to ball-play with children - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
Parents and children often engage in joint play—a domain where mothers and fathers are thought to exhibit disparate behaviors and impact child development via distinct mechanisms. However, little is k...
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December 7, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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Great reminder that body and brain health are not isolated. #PsychSciSky #Skychiatry #mentalhealth
November 26, 2024 at 4:04 PM
drdestiny.bsky.social
Having a #baby can be incredibly beautiful AND challenging. Let's normalize talking about #Postpartum #MentalHealth during this period of family transitions 🧑🏽‍🍼, sleep deprivation 😴, and clothing perpetually covered in spit up 👕 #PPD #PPA

#Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA
Talking Postpartum Depression | Office on Women's Health
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common mental health condition that can affect anyone. While it can feel hard or lonely, healing from PPD is possible.
www.womenshealth.gov
November 25, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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Specifically, they looked at the relation between academic stress and suicidal ideation among undergraduates and found that the relation is moderated by experiences of everyday discrimination such that the relation is stronger for those who experience sexism and racism.
November 24, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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#JoinUs 🦋
Racism and Racial Trauma Scholars in Psychology. Let me know if you want to be added.
November 21, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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breezy.has.fish
BLACK WOMEN IN #STEM

i made a starter pack for black women in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and would really love to keep adding to it so please hmu if you fit the criteria or know someone who does! 🧪

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November 18, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Psychotropic medication during pregnancy: new umbrella review finds no convincing evidence of adverse health outcomes for the baby www.nationalelfservice.net?p=206720

Some interesting associations though between antidepressant use and harm, based on suggestive or weak evidence.
Psychotropic medication during pregnancy: new umbrella review
Psychotropic medication during pregnancy - Flo Martin finds that we still have limited knowledge about the safety of psychotropic drug use in pregnancy.
www.nationalelfservice.net
November 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM