Matt Whited (he/him)
@drmattwhited.bsky.social
Health psychology researcher and educator at ECU. Founding Chair SBM CVD SIG. Occasional podcaster. Views=mine http://dohealthybehealthy.com #depression #heartdisease
Today's #CardiacRehab #PulmomaryRehab education topic.
October 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today's #CardiacRehab #PulmomaryRehab education topic.
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The HRSA grant earned by members of our #psychology department at #ECU has been creating powerful opportunities for graduate student training over the past several years
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news.ecu.edu/2025/09/15/g...
Community Health Grant
An ECU grant provides training to psychology doctoral students and free care for mental health and substance use services in eastern N.C.
news.ecu.edu
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The HRSA grant earned by members of our #psychology department at #ECU has been creating powerful opportunities for graduate student training over the past several years
news.ecu.edu/2025/09/15/g...
news.ecu.edu/2025/09/15/g...
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College can feel lonely - but it doesn’t have to stay that way. 💙 Learn simple, research-backed strategies (including the 4-step E.A.S.E. method) to help your student build real connections and feel supported.
Read more here: 👉 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #mentalhealthsupport #healthyliving
Read more here: 👉 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #mentalhealthsupport #healthyliving
September 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
College can feel lonely - but it doesn’t have to stay that way. 💙 Learn simple, research-backed strategies (including the 4-step E.A.S.E. method) to help your student build real connections and feel supported.
Read more here: 👉 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #mentalhealthsupport #healthyliving
Read more here: 👉 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #mentalhealthsupport #healthyliving
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College life can be overwhelming - especially when it comes to food. 🍎 Learn how to master your campus meal plan, find nutrition resources, and build habits that last a lifetime in our new #HealthyLiving article!
🔗 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #CollegeHealth #EatSmart #HealthyHabits
🔗 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #CollegeHealth #EatSmart #HealthyHabits
August 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
College life can be overwhelming - especially when it comes to food. 🍎 Learn how to master your campus meal plan, find nutrition resources, and build habits that last a lifetime in our new #HealthyLiving article!
🔗 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #CollegeHealth #EatSmart #HealthyHabits
🔗 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi... #CollegeHealth #EatSmart #HealthyHabits
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Everyone deserves equal access to care. The Society of Behavioral Medicine supports policies that protect persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities from discrimination that impacts their access to equitable healthcare.
Read our full statement here: ➡️ www.sbm.org/advocacy/pol...
Read our full statement here: ➡️ www.sbm.org/advocacy/pol...
August 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Everyone deserves equal access to care. The Society of Behavioral Medicine supports policies that protect persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities from discrimination that impacts their access to equitable healthcare.
Read our full statement here: ➡️ www.sbm.org/advocacy/pol...
Read our full statement here: ➡️ www.sbm.org/advocacy/pol...
Check out the American Psychological Association's brief comments on the HHS report on gender affirming care: updates.apaservices.org/statement-on...
The HHS report has no authors listed and according to folks at the APA, has incorrect citations and dubious scientific rigor and integrity. #APA
The HHS report has no authors listed and according to folks at the APA, has incorrect citations and dubious scientific rigor and integrity. #APA
APA Statement on Access to Treatment for Gender Diverse People
APA supports access to psychological care and evidence-based treatment for transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary children, teens and adults.
updates.apaservices.org
May 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Check out the American Psychological Association's brief comments on the HHS report on gender affirming care: updates.apaservices.org/statement-on...
The HHS report has no authors listed and according to folks at the APA, has incorrect citations and dubious scientific rigor and integrity. #APA
The HHS report has no authors listed and according to folks at the APA, has incorrect citations and dubious scientific rigor and integrity. #APA
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I know people dislike BMI as measure of obesity, but a new study in JAMA shows it's actually a very good predictor of excess adiposity.
"Our findings are consistent w/ prior studies demonstrating a strong population-wide correlation between BMI & excess adiposity"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"Our findings are consistent w/ prior studies demonstrating a strong population-wide correlation between BMI & excess adiposity"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Prevalence of Obesity With and Without Confirmation of Excess Adiposity Among US Adults
This study compares the prevalence of obesity (assessed by body mass index only) vs obesity prevalence when excess adiposity is confirmed by waist circumference measurement or dual-energy x-ray absorp...
jamanetwork.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I know people dislike BMI as measure of obesity, but a new study in JAMA shows it's actually a very good predictor of excess adiposity.
"Our findings are consistent w/ prior studies demonstrating a strong population-wide correlation between BMI & excess adiposity"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"Our findings are consistent w/ prior studies demonstrating a strong population-wide correlation between BMI & excess adiposity"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Just wrapped up a wonderful visit from @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social here at #ECU. My students are already gushing with admiration and looking to follow in her footsteps in creating their professional networks on social media.
April 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just wrapped up a wonderful visit from @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social here at #ECU. My students are already gushing with admiration and looking to follow in her footsteps in creating their professional networks on social media.
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My very first published paper was a genetic test to accurately identify different species of bumblebees which are almost morphologically identical for conservation purposes. "If it looks the same it's the same for all meaningful purposes" is nonsensical if you know *anything* about biology.
I’m rapidly losing all respect for Beth Shapiro. She’s deliberately misrepresenting the morphological species concept here to claim her modified wolves really are dire wolves. It’s ludicrous. www.newscientist.com/article/2475...
![So these pups aren't really dire wolves at all, then?
It all comes down to how you define species, says Shapiro. "Species concepts are human classification systems, and everybody can disagree and everyone can be right," she says. "You can use the phylogenetic [evolutionary relationships] species concept to determine what you're going to call a species, which is what you are implying... We are using the morphological species concept and saying, if they look like this animal, then they are the animal."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qf6q2ufes5h56cdvlth45mv/bafkreiejwn5gkug27mkzqbxdbcfv4oqiyps2ope2zoyibs5aqacbtbvxe4@jpeg)
April 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My very first published paper was a genetic test to accurately identify different species of bumblebees which are almost morphologically identical for conservation purposes. "If it looks the same it's the same for all meaningful purposes" is nonsensical if you know *anything* about biology.
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Updating the bulletin board
February 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Updating the bulletin board