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Emily Colton (she/her)
@ecoltonpsych.bsky.social
PhD Researcher - Decision-Making, Eating Disorders, & all things Cognitive Psych & Behavioural Neuroscience.
Teaching Fellow - UG Psychology eating disorders, addiction, cognition, research methods @ Monash Uni.
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Brit/Aus in Melbourne
I’m excited to be introducing Winston and my PhD passion project to the world of eating disorders researchers, clinicians, and advocates today at the ANZAED 2025 conference! #anzaed2025 #cognitiveassessment #eatingdisorders #phdlife
August 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
We have an amazing opportunity to join our team here at @monashuniversity.bsky.social for a funded PhD! If you're interested in the neuroscience & psychology of eating disorders, check out the posting: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
#phd #neuroskyence #academicsky #psychology #psychscisky
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March 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Please consider submitting!
🚨👀We would LOVE for you to submit to the upcoming collection "Moving the Needle on Eating Disorder Treatment: Precision Psychiatry and Personalized Treatment Advances" by April 29. Learn more about the collection and how to contribute:
bit.ly/3UHPCyj
January 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Excited to share my 3rd PhD paper was published at New Year in Appetite, & provides valuable insights into cognitive & motivational mechanisms that promote binge eating in the community. Read the open access full text here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
#CogSci #Cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #BehCog #PhDSky
doi.org
January 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Anyone else for the eating disorder field starter pack?

go.bsky.app/Fsn93mM
November 23, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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*Please consider and kindly *repost* for further reach!*
If you're a HCPC-registered (UK-based) counselling psychologist, who has used expressive arts in trauma focused psychological interventions (even ONCE!) please scan QR code or go to forms.gle/sHsJBBXyTGay... #psychology #PsychSky #PsychSciSky
November 24, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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Are you an Australian cognitive neuroscientist 🧠 affiliated with the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society?

This Starter Pack is a fast way to connect with your ACNS colleagues - reply here to be added! And don't forget to follow @acnsau.bsky.social Only 5 more sleeps! 🤩 #ACNS2024
November 19, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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Please share and help me find the digital mental health researchers. I know they must be here somewhere! Comment to be added.
November 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Is perceptual novelty important in your research? We created, standardised, and validated a database of truly novel perceptual stimuli (matched to BOSS objects on size, contrast, luminance & colourfulness) so you don't have to! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
Standardised images of novel objects created with generative adversarial networks - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Standardised images of novel objects created with generative adversarial networks
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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Hello new followers! We have positions available in my lab for one postdoc and 2-3 postbacs to start over the next year and lead studies on pain & emotion using high field MRI. Join us! www.nccih.nih.gov/about/jobs/p...
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions: Affective Neuroscience and Pain Lab
Dr. Lauren Atlas’s laboratory is recruiting up to two postdoctoral researchers with expertise in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and affective science to join the Section on Affective Neu...
www.nccih.nih.gov
November 13, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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I've created a starter pack for the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society (ACNS), to connect in advance of this year's conference in Newcastle (which is only 8 days away!)

Not everyone has arrived to Bluesky yet - please reply & I'll add you!

go.bsky.app/GCHufiE

#Neuroskyence
November 16, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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Brain Structure and Function

Saliency, switching, attention and control: a network model of insula function
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Saliency, switching, attention and control: a network model of insula function - Brain Structure and Function
The insula is a brain structure implicated in disparate cognitive, affective, and regulatory functions, including interoceptive awareness, emotional responses, and empathic processes. While classicall...
link.springer.com
November 11, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Two career highlights at Society for Mental Health Research Sydney last week: Delivering my first conference presentation to an audience that included Australia's leading ED researchers, friends, & collaborators; Receiving a student/ECR travel award! Deep thanks to the SMHR executive & committee.
November 11, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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Please repost!

Searching for candidate for postdoc who I could work with to apply for a diversity supplement: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Candidates should want a postdoc now or soon, & be psychologists interested in pain, intensive longitudinal data, or both. Should also meet criteria in link👇
PA-23-189: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-23-189....
grants.nih.gov
November 7, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,716,430!
October 10, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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Please share:

Full-time permanent Assistant Professor position at the School of Psychology, University of Nottingham:

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Also, two admin roles:

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
August 29, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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Here’s our new interview with Dr. Allan Kaplan! Dr. Kaplan discusses volitional control in eating disorders and why he believes psychedelics may be helpful in their treatment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Dr. Allan Kaplan on Apple Podcasts
‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Dr. Allan Kaplan - Nov 27, 2023
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2023 at 8:36 PM
Excited to be online today for the #BIRD2023 virtual conference! Kicking off with global leader in AN and ARFID research A/Prof Kamryn Eddy.
November 16, 2023 at 10:15 PM
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The Body Image & Related Disorders Conference is taking place next month. Incredible speakers will be talking about their new eating disorders research and sharing their expertise.
The conference is virtual and FREE to attend!
For more info and to register, visit tinyurl.com/BIRD-2023
#ClinPsy
October 11, 2023 at 11:02 PM
Excited to be here! Re-establishing Academic twitter/X networks and building new ones 😊
October 26, 2023 at 1:27 AM