Jenny Zhen-Duan, PhD
@drjennyzd.bsky.social
Health Equity Researcher, Clinical Psychologist & Assistant Professor @ Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital | Views=mine | Mamá, First Gen, Immigrant, she/her/ella, Boricua y China 🇵🇷🇨🇳
Long press #pubs to see papers from me and my team
Long press #pubs to see papers from me and my team
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Moms exposed to family ACEs (maltreatment, household dysfunction) as children are more likely to have children w/ACEs & have worse mental health. Are the trends similar w/dads? And does the intergenerational continuity of ACEs extend to community adversities (discrimination, violence)?1
Moms exposed to family ACEs (maltreatment, household dysfunction) as children are more likely to have children w/ACEs & have worse mental health. Are the trends similar w/dads? And does the intergenerational continuity of ACEs extend to community adversities (discrimination, violence)?1
A week after the Super Bowl, we met Puerto Rican boxer Xander Zayas in our home 🇵🇷. Xander Zayas, and Mexican-American boxer Emiliano Vargas, were the ones who appeared in the halftime show! I’m technically one degree separed from Bad Bunny now. 😂 ¡Orgullosísima de ser Boricua y Latina! 🫶🏽
February 18, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A week after the Super Bowl, we met Puerto Rican boxer Xander Zayas in our home 🇵🇷. Xander Zayas, and Mexican-American boxer Emiliano Vargas, were the ones who appeared in the halftime show! I’m technically one degree separed from Bad Bunny now. 😂 ¡Orgullosísima de ser Boricua y Latina! 🫶🏽
💯 and not the touristy side, the constant power outages, the watching TV in your family in your cozy living room, piraguas, pinchos 🇵🇷🇵🇷❤️❤️
the man has brought puerto rico right into everyone’s homes
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
💯 and not the touristy side, the constant power outages, the watching TV in your family in your cozy living room, piraguas, pinchos 🇵🇷🇵🇷❤️❤️
Feeling pretty great to be from P fkn R! 🇵🇷
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Feeling pretty great to be from P fkn R! 🇵🇷
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
Safe to say I disassociated hard this year. 😅
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Safe to say I disassociated hard this year. 😅
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1: Crowdsourcing #academia help.
TL;DR: we wrote a paper on reactions to the 2025 executive orders but it's gotten rejected several times and we're looking for an appropriate venue for it.
@claudialugo.bsky.social @egv.bsky.social @drjennyzd.bsky.social
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TL;DR: we wrote a paper on reactions to the 2025 executive orders but it's gotten rejected several times and we're looking for an appropriate venue for it.
@claudialugo.bsky.social @egv.bsky.social @drjennyzd.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
1: Crowdsourcing #academia help.
TL;DR: we wrote a paper on reactions to the 2025 executive orders but it's gotten rejected several times and we're looking for an appropriate venue for it.
@claudialugo.bsky.social @egv.bsky.social @drjennyzd.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
TL;DR: we wrote a paper on reactions to the 2025 executive orders but it's gotten rejected several times and we're looking for an appropriate venue for it.
@claudialugo.bsky.social @egv.bsky.social @drjennyzd.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
After a 7 month delay, I finally received the NIH/NIAAA notice of award for my K08! I’m most grateful to NIH staff for trying their hardest under these conditions.
Just in time to submit a new RPPR. 😅
Just in time to submit a new RPPR. 😅
August 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
After a 7 month delay, I finally received the NIH/NIAAA notice of award for my K08! I’m most grateful to NIH staff for trying their hardest under these conditions.
Just in time to submit a new RPPR. 😅
Just in time to submit a new RPPR. 😅
Timely paper published by our team. #pubs
Exposure to vicarious racism (i.e., witnessing other Latinx individuals experience racism) was related to generalized anxiety and internalizing symptoms 1 year later, for youth whose sleep quality was less stable.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exposure to vicarious racism (i.e., witnessing other Latinx individuals experience racism) was related to generalized anxiety and internalizing symptoms 1 year later, for youth whose sleep quality was less stable.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Longitudinal Links Between Vicarious Racism and Mental Health Among Mexican-Origin Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Daily Sleep Quality
To investigate how exposure to vicarious racism for Mexican-origin adolescents is associated with subsequent generalized anxiety and internalizing sym…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Timely paper published by our team. #pubs
Exposure to vicarious racism (i.e., witnessing other Latinx individuals experience racism) was related to generalized anxiety and internalizing symptoms 1 year later, for youth whose sleep quality was less stable.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exposure to vicarious racism (i.e., witnessing other Latinx individuals experience racism) was related to generalized anxiety and internalizing symptoms 1 year later, for youth whose sleep quality was less stable.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I miss seeing these types of posts on my feed. Keep sharing good news, all! Congratulations, Dr Shick!
The best kind of news to wake up to! So grateful to learn that my Loan Repayment Program award has been renewed for a third year by NIDA. These types of programs are life-changing for early career folx, and have enabled me to pursue a career in research (even if it isn’t the most lucrative option).
July 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I miss seeing these types of posts on my feed. Keep sharing good news, all! Congratulations, Dr Shick!
One of my summer interns is interested in "radio pharmaceutical, researching radioactive drugs, and general drug development." Would someone close to this field be willing to chat with him about your educational and career trajectory? Please RT.
July 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
One of my summer interns is interested in "radio pharmaceutical, researching radioactive drugs, and general drug development." Would someone close to this field be willing to chat with him about your educational and career trajectory? Please RT.
Feels rather pointless that I’m about to submit three papers on an NIH project that is 5+ months late on the NOA, effectively creating a 75% salary gap for most of this year. 😐 But, I made a commitment to the funders & participants, and I'm seeing this project through to completion.
July 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Feels rather pointless that I’m about to submit three papers on an NIH project that is 5+ months late on the NOA, effectively creating a 75% salary gap for most of this year. 😐 But, I made a commitment to the funders & participants, and I'm seeing this project through to completion.
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Puerto Rican eateries are finally getting their due in the national food scene. If you asked Reinaldo Sánchez a decade ago where he’d be now, his answer was not co-owning ice cream shops with his longtime friend, Lorivie Alicea. (via @ctpublic.bsky.social)
Out-of-this-world, James Beard-nominated ice cream shop arrives in New Haven from San Juan
The co-owner of Vía Láctea explains what drew him to plant-based ice cream –– and Connecticut.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Puerto Rican eateries are finally getting their due in the national food scene. If you asked Reinaldo Sánchez a decade ago where he’d be now, his answer was not co-owning ice cream shops with his longtime friend, Lorivie Alicea. (via @ctpublic.bsky.social)
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June 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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June 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
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The plaintiffs did not accuse the NIH of racial discrimination, but Judge Young raised the issue. “I have never seen racial discrimination by the government like this,” in his 40 years on the bench he said, to which there was an audible gasp in the courtroom.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The plaintiffs did not accuse the NIH of racial discrimination, but Judge Young raised the issue. “I have never seen racial discrimination by the government like this,” in his 40 years on the bench he said, to which there was an audible gasp in the courtroom.
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Online Transdiagnostic Emotion Regulation Treatment for Adolescents With Mental Health ProblemsA Randomized Clinical Trial jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Online Emotion Regulation Treatment for Adolescents With Mental Health Problems
This randomized clinical trial examines the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a brief online transdiagnostic emotion regulation treatment for adolescents with mental health problems.
jamanetwork.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Online Transdiagnostic Emotion Regulation Treatment for Adolescents With Mental Health ProblemsA Randomized Clinical Trial jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
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Yes! I heard some people haven’t signed because they aren’t a scientist or academic. But this is about all of us.
If you are against harming research participants, sign!
If you want more life-saving treatments, sign!
If you value free speech, sign!
If you are against harming research participants, sign!
If you want more life-saving treatments, sign!
If you value free speech, sign!
Support science? Ever gotten sick? Know someone who has gotten sick?
This is for you. 👇🏽👇🏽
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
This is for you. 👇🏽👇🏽
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
June 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Yes! I heard some people haven’t signed because they aren’t a scientist or academic. But this is about all of us.
If you are against harming research participants, sign!
If you want more life-saving treatments, sign!
If you value free speech, sign!
If you are against harming research participants, sign!
If you want more life-saving treatments, sign!
If you value free speech, sign!
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THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
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Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis
Detection of cancer before a clinical diagnosis could give patients and caregivers more time for intervention and may lead to better outcomes because tumors are more likely to be curable
hub.jhu.edu
June 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
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“You can get a other job, but you cannot get another soul”.
"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT.
I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up."
Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!
I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up."
Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“You can get a other job, but you cannot get another soul”.
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See how NIH employees are standing up for the health and safety of the American people and faithful stewardship of public resources. Read the Bethesda Declaration and add your name in support. actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
See how NIH employees are standing up for the health and safety of the American people and faithful stewardship of public resources. Read the Bethesda Declaration and add your name in support. actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...