Iris Ka-Yi Chat
@iriskayichat.bsky.social
postdoc at ucla | clinical psych phd, temple | reward processing, psychoneuroimmunology, & mood psychopathology | she/they 🌈🇭🇰🌱
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If you use the Monetary Incentive Delay task or any task with complex events in fMRI, you should read this. We demonstrate that common modeling approaches can result in bias due to omitted variables. By @jeanette-mumford.bsky.social & the ABCD task fMRI team. direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Unintended bias in the pursuit of collinearity solutions in fMRI analysis
Abstract. In task functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), collinearity between task regressors in time series models may impact power. When collinearity is identified after data collection, rese...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you use the Monetary Incentive Delay task or any task with complex events in fMRI, you should read this. We demonstrate that common modeling approaches can result in bias due to omitted variables. By @jeanette-mumford.bsky.social & the ABCD task fMRI team. direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
Developing interferon-β as a safe in vivo experimental-medicine model of human inflammation
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Developing interferon-β as a safe in vivo experimental-medicine model of human inflammation
Inflammation is increasingly implicated in a wide range of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders from depression to dementia. Compelling ev…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Developing interferon-β as a safe in vivo experimental-medicine model of human inflammation
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If you're a member of the HiTOP Society, I hope you'll consider voting for me for President 💛
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If you're a member of the HiTOP Society, I hope you'll consider voting for me for President 💛
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
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I’ve spent the last 8 years(!) working from the position that HiTOP relies too much on analyses of traditional diagnoses, baking in limitations of the DSM, and that we need to move to symptom-level analyses to fix it
It turns out that rebuilding HiTOP from the ground up doesn’t change much 💀
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It turns out that rebuilding HiTOP from the ground up doesn’t change much 💀
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November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I’ve spent the last 8 years(!) working from the position that HiTOP relies too much on analyses of traditional diagnoses, baking in limitations of the DSM, and that we need to move to symptom-level analyses to fix it
It turns out that rebuilding HiTOP from the ground up doesn’t change much 💀
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It turns out that rebuilding HiTOP from the ground up doesn’t change much 💀
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Excited to share that I’ll be reviewing applications for the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Houston this cycle!
If you’re interested in clinical neuroscience research of autism, please consider applying to join our growing team.
More info here: www.uh.edu/class/psycho...
If you’re interested in clinical neuroscience research of autism, please consider applying to join our growing team.
More info here: www.uh.edu/class/psycho...
Clinical Psychology Program in the Department of Psychology at UH | Department of Psychology | University of Houston
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Excited to share that I’ll be reviewing applications for the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Houston this cycle!
If you’re interested in clinical neuroscience research of autism, please consider applying to join our growing team.
More info here: www.uh.edu/class/psycho...
If you’re interested in clinical neuroscience research of autism, please consider applying to join our growing team.
More info here: www.uh.edu/class/psycho...
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Obesity, low-grade inflammation, and inflammatory response to immune challenge modulate willingness to expend effort for reward: https://osf.io/xtkw7
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Obesity, low-grade inflammation, and inflammatory response to immune challenge modulate willingness to expend effort for reward: https://osf.io/xtkw7
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The role of subcortical brain tissue iron as an indicator of dopamine neurophysiology in adolescent cannabis use: https://osf.io/rfh6k
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The role of subcortical brain tissue iron as an indicator of dopamine neurophysiology in adolescent cannabis use: https://osf.io/rfh6k
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Submit your symposia proposals for the #PNIRS2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! This year's meeting theme is Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan.
More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org
More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org
October 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Submit your symposia proposals for the #PNIRS2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! This year's meeting theme is Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan.
More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org
More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org
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Thrilled to share that I am planning to admit a grad student and will be reviewing applications to the clinical psychology PhD program at Miami University! Excited to mentor and learn from future mentees! For information about my lab and application FAQ, check out: www.seahpepl.com/joincontact-...
Advancing Youth Mental Health - Prospective Graduate Students
Dr. Seah will be reviewing applications from prospective graduate students for the Clinical Psychology PhD Program (Fall 2026 admission)!
www.seahpepl.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Thrilled to share that I am planning to admit a grad student and will be reviewing applications to the clinical psychology PhD program at Miami University! Excited to mentor and learn from future mentees! For information about my lab and application FAQ, check out: www.seahpepl.com/joincontact-...
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📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
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It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩🔬
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October 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩🔬
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Do late adolescents and emerging adults who live in a communities with higher violent crime rates exhibit altered reward-related neural activation? This question was recently investigated in a sample of 101 adolescents.
Read more in BSAM, free for the week!
#healthpsych #psychscicky
Read more in BSAM, free for the week!
#healthpsych #psychscicky
Residence in Communities With Higher Violent Crimes... : Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
dequately understood. Furthermore, most of the adversity literature examines individual-level exposure (eg, crime victimization), whereas efforts to consider neighborhood-level factors (eg, neighborho...
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August 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Do late adolescents and emerging adults who live in a communities with higher violent crime rates exhibit altered reward-related neural activation? This question was recently investigated in a sample of 101 adolescents.
Read more in BSAM, free for the week!
#healthpsych #psychscicky
Read more in BSAM, free for the week!
#healthpsych #psychscicky
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Join us in Congratulating the 2025 ACNP Travel Award Class! 🙌🎉
August 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us in Congratulating the 2025 ACNP Travel Award Class! 🙌🎉
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Let’s do this www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...
Stand Up for UC
We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
August 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Let’s do this www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...
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My dept (HDFS) at Texas Tech is hiring an Assistant Professor who studies family science and health, broadly defined to include physical health, mental health, community health, and relational health, including romantic and intergenerational relationships. Plz share widely! #healthpsych
Job Search Welcome | Texas Tech University System
Search for Internet job openings.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My dept (HDFS) at Texas Tech is hiring an Assistant Professor who studies family science and health, broadly defined to include physical health, mental health, community health, and relational health, including romantic and intergenerational relationships. Plz share widely! #healthpsych
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Friendly reminder: Poster submissions are open for the ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: January 12-15, 2026, Nassau, Bahamas. You must be registered for the meeting before you can submit a poster. The deadline to submit poster abstracts is August 28th. https://bit.ly/3TXuYcz #ACNP2026
July 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Friendly reminder: Poster submissions are open for the ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: January 12-15, 2026, Nassau, Bahamas. You must be registered for the meeting before you can submit a poster. The deadline to submit poster abstracts is August 28th. https://bit.ly/3TXuYcz #ACNP2026
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Hey folks: A little while aback, @jschleiderphd.bsky.social and I created a repository of SOPs to help folks prepare for grad applications.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
Example Grad School Personal Statements
Clinical Psychology Graduate School Personal Statement Examples Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, PhD Jessica Schleider, PhD University of Michigan Stony Brook University Updated: June 7, 2021 Why did we c...
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July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hey folks: A little while aback, @jschleiderphd.bsky.social and I created a repository of SOPs to help folks prepare for grad applications.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
If you'd like to add your SOP, feel free to use this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Of note, mask as you desire as I will be posting them as is.
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New preprint!
Interested in examining HPA axis regulation or allostatic load? We present three approaches to computing the dynamic range of diurnal cortisol — with advantages, limitations, and examples with R code for each approach.
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Interested in examining HPA axis regulation or allostatic load? We present three approaches to computing the dynamic range of diurnal cortisol — with advantages, limitations, and examples with R code for each approach.
osf.io/preprints/os...
OSF
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July 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New preprint!
Interested in examining HPA axis regulation or allostatic load? We present three approaches to computing the dynamic range of diurnal cortisol — with advantages, limitations, and examples with R code for each approach.
osf.io/preprints/os...
Interested in examining HPA axis regulation or allostatic load? We present three approaches to computing the dynamic range of diurnal cortisol — with advantages, limitations, and examples with R code for each approach.
osf.io/preprints/os...
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Ever wonder how stress and the estrous cycle affects reward learning? Well we have answers for you in our paper led by @askaneuroscientist.bsky.social published in
@npp-journal.bsky.social
And huge thanks to the NIH and NSF who supported this research.
@npp-journal.bsky.social
And huge thanks to the NIH and NSF who supported this research.
Estrous cycle stage gates the effect of stress on reward learning
Neuropsychopharmacology - Estrous cycle stage gates the effect of stress on reward learning
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July 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ever wonder how stress and the estrous cycle affects reward learning? Well we have answers for you in our paper led by @askaneuroscientist.bsky.social published in
@npp-journal.bsky.social
And huge thanks to the NIH and NSF who supported this research.
@npp-journal.bsky.social
And huge thanks to the NIH and NSF who supported this research.
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Yesterday, I officially graduated with a PhD in Immunopsychiatry from the @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social 🎉 🎓
An incredibly special (and sunny!) day spent celebrating with friends and family. A huge thank you to my parents, siblings, supervisors, and all those supporting from afar ❤️
An incredibly special (and sunny!) day spent celebrating with friends and family. A huge thank you to my parents, siblings, supervisors, and all those supporting from afar ❤️
July 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Yesterday, I officially graduated with a PhD in Immunopsychiatry from the @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social 🎉 🎓
An incredibly special (and sunny!) day spent celebrating with friends and family. A huge thank you to my parents, siblings, supervisors, and all those supporting from afar ❤️
An incredibly special (and sunny!) day spent celebrating with friends and family. A huge thank you to my parents, siblings, supervisors, and all those supporting from afar ❤️
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That's All Folks (for Season 1) of the Stress Puzzle! 🧩
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
June 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
That's All Folks (for Season 1) of the Stress Puzzle! 🧩
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
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Highly recommend working with Julie!!! An incredible researcher and, more importantly, a fantastic human being!!
‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychoneuroimmunology
Do you want to contribute to improving human health? Join a dynamic and inclusive research group at the forefront of psychoneuroimmunology, where we investigate the interplay between behavior, brain f
ki.varbi.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Highly recommend working with Julie!!! An incredible researcher and, more importantly, a fantastic human being!!
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‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychoneuroimmunology
Do you want to contribute to improving human health? Join a dynamic and inclusive research group at the forefront of psychoneuroimmunology, where we investigate the interplay between behavior, brain f
ki.varbi.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception