Ellyn Butler
@ellynrbutler.bsky.social
Northwestern Clinical Psychology PhD & Stat MS student | Adversity, Psychopathology, Brains | NSF GRFP & NIMH F31 | Oberlin & Penn
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Ellyn Butler
@ellynrbutler.bsky.social
· Aug 14
I GOT THE NOTICE OF AWARD FOR MY F31!!!!
This has been a long time coming (I applied last August and told I was being recommended for funding in December), so it is a huge relief to finally get it!
This has been a long time coming (I applied last August and told I was being recommended for funding in December), so it is a huge relief to finally get it!
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Looking for a post-bac RA position focused on the brain bases of affective and psychotic illness?
@holmeslab-bhi.bsky.social is hiring!
@cahbir.bsky.social @rutgersbhi.bsky.social @rutgersu.bsky.social @sobp-org.bsky.social @hitop-system.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
@holmeslab-bhi.bsky.social is hiring!
@cahbir.bsky.social @rutgersbhi.bsky.social @rutgersu.bsky.social @sobp-org.bsky.social @hitop-system.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Looking for a post-bac RA position focused on the brain bases of affective and psychotic illness?
@holmeslab-bhi.bsky.social is hiring!
@cahbir.bsky.social @rutgersbhi.bsky.social @rutgersu.bsky.social @sobp-org.bsky.social @hitop-system.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
@holmeslab-bhi.bsky.social is hiring!
@cahbir.bsky.social @rutgersbhi.bsky.social @rutgersu.bsky.social @sobp-org.bsky.social @hitop-system.bsky.social @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
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fMRI Staff Scientist position at Ohio State - osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
Research Scientist
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October 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
fMRI Staff Scientist position at Ohio State - osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
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We're looking for panelists for our "Beyond Academia: Careers for PhDs in Behavioral & Brain Sicences" event on Jan 16.
We bring PhDs working in industry/gov/non-profit sector to @upenn.edu to share their experience & jobs.
Early career welcome! DM or email pennmindcoreATsas.upenn.edu
Thanks!
We bring PhDs working in industry/gov/non-profit sector to @upenn.edu to share their experience & jobs.
Early career welcome! DM or email pennmindcoreATsas.upenn.edu
Thanks!
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We're looking for panelists for our "Beyond Academia: Careers for PhDs in Behavioral & Brain Sicences" event on Jan 16.
We bring PhDs working in industry/gov/non-profit sector to @upenn.edu to share their experience & jobs.
Early career welcome! DM or email pennmindcoreATsas.upenn.edu
Thanks!
We bring PhDs working in industry/gov/non-profit sector to @upenn.edu to share their experience & jobs.
Early career welcome! DM or email pennmindcoreATsas.upenn.edu
Thanks!
My second first author paper of graduate school - Sex differences in response to violence: role of salience network expansion and connectivity on depression - is now published in Translational Psychiatry! rdcu.be/eLYg6
Sex differences in response to violence: role of salience network expansion and connectivity on depression
Translational Psychiatry - Sex differences in response to violence: role of salience network expansion and connectivity on depression
rdcu.be
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My second first author paper of graduate school - Sex differences in response to violence: role of salience network expansion and connectivity on depression - is now published in Translational Psychiatry! rdcu.be/eLYg6
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
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"researchers have estimated that the end of enhanced tax credits will lead to 7.3 mill people losing their ACA coverage in 2026, of whom 4.8 mill would become uninsured. The loss of the additional subsidies are projected to increase how much...enrollees must pay...from an avg of $888 to $1,904/year"
Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026
Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace premium tax credits, nearly 5 million people could lose health insurance coverage in 2026.
www.commonwealthfund.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"researchers have estimated that the end of enhanced tax credits will lead to 7.3 mill people losing their ACA coverage in 2026, of whom 4.8 mill would become uninsured. The loss of the additional subsidies are projected to increase how much...enrollees must pay...from an avg of $888 to $1,904/year"
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If you’re headed out to protest today, @standupforscience.bsky.social has EXCELLENT microflyers for you to print and share! (Also, check out our new website!)
www.standupforscience.net/microflyering
www.standupforscience.net/microflyering
Microflyering resource page for science activists — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
October 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If you’re headed out to protest today, @standupforscience.bsky.social has EXCELLENT microflyers for you to print and share! (Also, check out our new website!)
www.standupforscience.net/microflyering
www.standupforscience.net/microflyering
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
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Exciting news! 🎉 Our Computational Neuroscience course has been awarded NIH BRAIN Initiative funding! Students will get hands-on experience w real BRAIN Initiative datasets, helping them build computational skills that are essential for the future of neuroscience.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
September 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 Our Computational Neuroscience course has been awarded NIH BRAIN Initiative funding! Students will get hands-on experience w real BRAIN Initiative datasets, helping them build computational skills that are essential for the future of neuroscience.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Delighted to share that we are currently hiring for a tenure-track position (open rank) in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at McGill University. Come join a great department! Link to apply: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill....
September 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Delighted to share that we are currently hiring for a tenure-track position (open rank) in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at McGill University. Come join a great department! Link to apply: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill....
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University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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Assistant Professor
jobs.colorado.edu
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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We’re searching for TWO tenure-track cognitive neuroscientists here in the Wesleyan University Psychology Department! Apply here wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers
Careers at Wesleyan
We welcome your interest in Wesleyan’s diverse, energetic community of employees who, by their creativity, innovative thinking, and generosity of spirit, help make Wesleyan a great place to work. In t...
wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We’re searching for TWO tenure-track cognitive neuroscientists here in the Wesleyan University Psychology Department! Apply here wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers
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Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...
Details - Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology CAHSS | University of Denver
jobs.du.edu
September 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...
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Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
August 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
I GOT THE NOTICE OF AWARD FOR MY F31!!!!
This has been a long time coming (I applied last August and told I was being recommended for funding in December), so it is a huge relief to finally get it!
This has been a long time coming (I applied last August and told I was being recommended for funding in December), so it is a huge relief to finally get it!
August 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I GOT THE NOTICE OF AWARD FOR MY F31!!!!
This has been a long time coming (I applied last August and told I was being recommended for funding in December), so it is a huge relief to finally get it!
This has been a long time coming (I applied last August and told I was being recommended for funding in December), so it is a huge relief to finally get it!
Reposted by Ellyn Butler
I will be reviewing applications for the University of Michigan Clinical Psychology doctoral program this fall. If you are interested in applying, here’s some info I prepared for applicants: sites.lsa.umich.edu/aidangcw-lab...
2026 Applicants – Personality Processes and Outcomes Laboratory
sites.lsa.umich.edu
August 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will be reviewing applications for the University of Michigan Clinical Psychology doctoral program this fall. If you are interested in applying, here’s some info I prepared for applicants: sites.lsa.umich.edu/aidangcw-lab...
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I still get chills
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I still get chills
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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I forgot our Developmental Area had put together a video to show the breadth of the research we do. Please share with your undergrads who may be thinking about grad school options. #DevPsych youtu.be/Fq0hq8OaDLk?...
Introduction to Developmental Psychology at Michigan
YouTube video by Andrew Jahn
youtu.be
June 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I forgot our Developmental Area had put together a video to show the breadth of the research we do. Please share with your undergrads who may be thinking about grad school options. #DevPsych youtu.be/Fq0hq8OaDLk?...
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The findings at the recent trial and today's Columbia chaos is pushing me to the edge.
I just sent the following email...
I just sent the following email...
June 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The findings at the recent trial and today's Columbia chaos is pushing me to the edge.
I just sent the following email...
I just sent the following email...
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The Neuro (aka MNI) is looking for a new director
Key priorities for this exciting/challenging position are to sustain & enhance excellence in:
🧠 neurosciences research & teaching;
🧠 clinical care;
🧠 & to boost provincial, national, and international profile
More info & apply here:
bit.ly/3SZvnvx
Key priorities for this exciting/challenging position are to sustain & enhance excellence in:
🧠 neurosciences research & teaching;
🧠 clinical care;
🧠 & to boost provincial, national, and international profile
More info & apply here:
bit.ly/3SZvnvx
June 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Neuro (aka MNI) is looking for a new director
Key priorities for this exciting/challenging position are to sustain & enhance excellence in:
🧠 neurosciences research & teaching;
🧠 clinical care;
🧠 & to boost provincial, national, and international profile
More info & apply here:
bit.ly/3SZvnvx
Key priorities for this exciting/challenging position are to sustain & enhance excellence in:
🧠 neurosciences research & teaching;
🧠 clinical care;
🧠 & to boost provincial, national, and international profile
More info & apply here:
bit.ly/3SZvnvx
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#BethesdaDeclaration @standupforscience.bsky.social
I decided to share the opportunity to sign the support letter for the Bethesda Declaration with my entire email list for our family holiday letter.
I learned some important lessons.
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I decided to share the opportunity to sign the support letter for the Bethesda Declaration with my entire email list for our family holiday letter.
I learned some important lessons.
1/n
June 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#BethesdaDeclaration @standupforscience.bsky.social
I decided to share the opportunity to sign the support letter for the Bethesda Declaration with my entire email list for our family holiday letter.
I learned some important lessons.
1/n
I decided to share the opportunity to sign the support letter for the Bethesda Declaration with my entire email list for our family holiday letter.
I learned some important lessons.
1/n
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If your department or University uses R in its teaching please consider requesting that they donate to the www.r-project.org/foundation/ annually. This funding is essential for supporting R distributions and package management.
R: The R Foundation
www.r-project.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If your department or University uses R in its teaching please consider requesting that they donate to the www.r-project.org/foundation/ annually. This funding is essential for supporting R distributions and package management.
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Could be huge. Especially for those terminated in the anti-DEI purge.
"...NIH will allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025, to be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award"
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
"...NIH will allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025, to be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award"
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-115: Notice of Temporary Policy Exception to NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) Section 12.3.7 to Permit Continued Eligibility for Mentored Career Development Award When an Award Ended Ear...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Temporary Policy Exception to NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) Section 12.3.7 to Permit Continued Eligibi...
grants.nih.gov
May 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Could be huge. Especially for those terminated in the anti-DEI purge.
"...NIH will allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025, to be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award"
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
"...NIH will allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025, to be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award"
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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The BEAR Lab will be opening it's doors in July at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and we are looking for our first Research Tech! This position will help with funded MRI studies looking at the brain and alcohol use. More info: bearlab.science/contact/ #neuroscience #psychology #sciencejobs
Contact
We are actively recruiting a Research Technologist! (start date ~7/1/25) Job ad is coming soon. This position will primarily assist with funded studies examining brain function in people who drink …
bearlab.science
March 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The BEAR Lab will be opening it's doors in July at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and we are looking for our first Research Tech! This position will help with funded MRI studies looking at the brain and alcohol use. More info: bearlab.science/contact/ #neuroscience #psychology #sciencejobs