Krystal Cashen, PhD.
@krystalcashen.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychology | Developmental & Family Psychology | LGBTQ+/Adoptive Families | (She/Her/Hers)🏳️🌈
www.krystalcashen.com
www.krystalcashen.com
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As the government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits remain uncertain, we are reminded that 2 million LGBT adults in the U.S. rely on these benefits to feed themselves and their families.
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As the government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits remain uncertain, we are reminded that 2 million LGBT adults in the U.S. rely on these benefits to feed themselves and their families.
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
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We invite you to join us for the 2025 Diverse Majority Society Lecture Series (DLS) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST. Register here: https://bit.ly/4nnR8BY
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Cost: No Cost
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Cost: No Cost
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We invite you to join us for the 2025 Diverse Majority Society Lecture Series (DLS) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST. Register here: https://bit.ly/4nnR8BY
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Cost: No Cost
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Cost: No Cost
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@impactinstitute.bsky.social is taking up to 4 postdoctoral fellows next year! Please see the flyer in the link below. If my own funding holds, I will be hiring one of the four postdocs, so if you have interests in women's health and need a postdoc, apply!
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October 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@impactinstitute.bsky.social is taking up to 4 postdoctoral fellows next year! Please see the flyer in the link below. If my own funding holds, I will be hiring one of the four postdocs, so if you have interests in women's health and need a postdoc, apply!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Nearly one in five (17%) same-sex couples in the U.S. are raising their own children, including 22% of married same-sex couples. Raising their own children is defined by the Census as a householder raising a biological or adopted child. Learn more at tinyurl.com/CensusSnap
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nearly one in five (17%) same-sex couples in the U.S. are raising their own children, including 22% of married same-sex couples. Raising their own children is defined by the Census as a householder raising a biological or adopted child. Learn more at tinyurl.com/CensusSnap
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, keep in mind that nearly six in 10 Latinx LGBT adults live with low incomes, more than any other race/ethnicity. bit.ly/LGBTracediff
October 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, keep in mind that nearly six in 10 Latinx LGBT adults live with low incomes, more than any other race/ethnicity. bit.ly/LGBTracediff
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If you have tenured and would share your own tenure application materials, I would love to build this section out on our Resources webpage! Please email me for eternal gratitude and as always, credit on the site: l.gabard-durnam@northeastern.edu
Please repost to help me reach folks to share!
Please repost to help me reach folks to share!
I continue to believe sharing example materials is useful in academia, so in that spirit, my tenure statements and CV are now available on our Resources for Researchers website (bottom of the New PI page: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/resourcesfor...)
September 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If you have tenured and would share your own tenure application materials, I would love to build this section out on our Resources webpage! Please email me for eternal gratitude and as always, credit on the site: l.gabard-durnam@northeastern.edu
Please repost to help me reach folks to share!
Please repost to help me reach folks to share!
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The Black Families Flourishing project is studying how federal job losses affect Black families and is looking for participants. See flyer below and please share widely! For more info on Black Families Flourish, visit blackfamiliesflourishing.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Black Families Flourishing project is studying how federal job losses affect Black families and is looking for participants. See flyer below and please share widely! For more info on Black Families Flourish, visit blackfamiliesflourishing.org
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What a great title! Study of 138 trans & nonbinary parents finds kids develop typically—parent gender identity isn’t linked to child outcomes. Parenting stress, not identity, predicts behavioral challenges. Counters unfounded claims TGNB parents harm children. #SOGI #LGBTQParenting #FamilyResearch
Parenting Stress, Rather Than Gender Identity, Predicts Child Adjustment Among Children of Nonbinary and Binary Transgender Parents
Social scientists know little about the experiences of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) parents and their children's development. In this study of 138 transgender parents (age M = 35.28 years; 86.2% ...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What a great title! Study of 138 trans & nonbinary parents finds kids develop typically—parent gender identity isn’t linked to child outcomes. Parenting stress, not identity, predicts behavioral challenges. Counters unfounded claims TGNB parents harm children. #SOGI #LGBTQParenting #FamilyResearch
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To help instructors diversify course content, we’re building a database of articles focused on the relationship experiences of marginalized and underrepresented populations. Do you have any to recommend (perhaps one you’ve written yourself or read recently)? Recommend it here: tinyurl.com/IARRrecs
September 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
To help instructors diversify course content, we’re building a database of articles focused on the relationship experiences of marginalized and underrepresented populations. Do you have any to recommend (perhaps one you’ve written yourself or read recently)? Recommend it here: tinyurl.com/IARRrecs
My sabbatical auto-response message is officially live today! 🎉
I'm also accepting any and all tips for getting the most out of a pre-tenure sabbatical - especially while the world and higher ed specifically are on fire. 😅
I'm also accepting any and all tips for getting the most out of a pre-tenure sabbatical - especially while the world and higher ed specifically are on fire. 😅
a man in a suit and tie is saying i 've been given the gift of time
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is saying i 've been given the gift of time
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August 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My sabbatical auto-response message is officially live today! 🎉
I'm also accepting any and all tips for getting the most out of a pre-tenure sabbatical - especially while the world and higher ed specifically are on fire. 😅
I'm also accepting any and all tips for getting the most out of a pre-tenure sabbatical - especially while the world and higher ed specifically are on fire. 😅
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“If NIH restricts the collection of gender data, it will limit our ability to conduct rigorous, representative research,” said Brittany Charlton, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School… “Gender and sex are not interchangeable. Failing to measure both means missing vital information”
SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
www.chronicle.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“If NIH restricts the collection of gender data, it will limit our ability to conduct rigorous, representative research,” said Brittany Charlton, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School… “Gender and sex are not interchangeable. Failing to measure both means missing vital information”
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👋#ICYMI: SPSP has compiled resources to help psychology researchers write op-eds that showcase their work. During this time of uncertainty for science funding, speaking up for research is more important than ever.
Learn more: ow.ly/PySN50Wp8Z5
Learn more: ow.ly/PySN50Wp8Z5
July 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
👋#ICYMI: SPSP has compiled resources to help psychology researchers write op-eds that showcase their work. During this time of uncertainty for science funding, speaking up for research is more important than ever.
Learn more: ow.ly/PySN50Wp8Z5
Learn more: ow.ly/PySN50Wp8Z5
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This is a heartbreaking day for transgender youth and their families.
However, it’s important to remember: even after today’s SCOTUS decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, transgender young people will still be able to receive care in the states that have not banned it.
⬇️ View our map below.
However, it’s important to remember: even after today’s SCOTUS decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, transgender young people will still be able to receive care in the states that have not banned it.
⬇️ View our map below.
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is a heartbreaking day for transgender youth and their families.
However, it’s important to remember: even after today’s SCOTUS decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, transgender young people will still be able to receive care in the states that have not banned it.
⬇️ View our map below.
However, it’s important to remember: even after today’s SCOTUS decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, transgender young people will still be able to receive care in the states that have not banned it.
⬇️ View our map below.
This is upsetting news that comes on the same day that Supreme Court upholds a ban on access to care that reduces suicide risk among trans youth. Past data suggests that we can anticipate a surge in youth in need of crisis services today. Help is still available: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
June 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is upsetting news that comes on the same day that Supreme Court upholds a ban on access to care that reduces suicide risk among trans youth. Past data suggests that we can anticipate a surge in youth in need of crisis services today. Help is still available: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
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June 12th is Pulse Remembrance Day. Today we remember the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016.
June 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
June 12th is Pulse Remembrance Day. Today we remember the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016.
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A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter
A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
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📚Students! Need research practice support? Check out these 7 how-to guides from @PsychScience.bsky.social, covering everything from open-ended data coding to cross-cultural prototype analysis. Perfect for expanding your methods toolkit!
Learn more: ow.ly/6vr750VQ0S3
Learn more: ow.ly/6vr750VQ0S3
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
📚Students! Need research practice support? Check out these 7 how-to guides from @PsychScience.bsky.social, covering everything from open-ended data coding to cross-cultural prototype analysis. Perfect for expanding your methods toolkit!
Learn more: ow.ly/6vr750VQ0S3
Learn more: ow.ly/6vr750VQ0S3
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"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
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May 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
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.@standupforscience.bsky.social Buckeyes 🌰! We only have *43* days to collect 250k signatures to hold a referendum on SB1.
We need all the help we can get (thanks to the AG & legislature for making referenda so hard)
To volunteer or donate (to buy petition booklets) see & share: ohsb1petition.com
We need all the help we can get (thanks to the AG & legislature for making referenda so hard)
To volunteer or donate (to buy petition booklets) see & share: ohsb1petition.com
OH SB 1 Petition
Higher Education is not a business
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May 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
.@standupforscience.bsky.social Buckeyes 🌰! We only have *43* days to collect 250k signatures to hold a referendum on SB1.
We need all the help we can get (thanks to the AG & legislature for making referenda so hard)
To volunteer or donate (to buy petition booklets) see & share: ohsb1petition.com
We need all the help we can get (thanks to the AG & legislature for making referenda so hard)
To volunteer or donate (to buy petition booklets) see & share: ohsb1petition.com
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For my multilevel modeling students, I created a tutorial sharing all the main functions I use for data cleaning in R.
It took me maaaany years to figure out my cleaning workflow, so I wanted to share it with y'all in case I can save anyone else time :-)
sites.google.com/view/gabriel...
It took me maaaany years to figure out my cleaning workflow, so I wanted to share it with y'all in case I can save anyone else time :-)
sites.google.com/view/gabriel...
April 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For my multilevel modeling students, I created a tutorial sharing all the main functions I use for data cleaning in R.
It took me maaaany years to figure out my cleaning workflow, so I wanted to share it with y'all in case I can save anyone else time :-)
sites.google.com/view/gabriel...
It took me maaaany years to figure out my cleaning workflow, so I wanted to share it with y'all in case I can save anyone else time :-)
sites.google.com/view/gabriel...
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🔌💡 Vassar College is hiring a 2-year Research Associate (post-doc) in Community-Engaged Energy Systems Modeling. Bring your modeling skills, apply them in a regional context, and communicate them to inform decisions of local and regional politicians. *Deadline extended to May 10.* Pls. Share widely!
Faculty Research Associate in Environmental Studies
Department Environmental Studies Program Vassar College is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and welcomes applications from individuals of all backg...
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April 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🔌💡 Vassar College is hiring a 2-year Research Associate (post-doc) in Community-Engaged Energy Systems Modeling. Bring your modeling skills, apply them in a regional context, and communicate them to inform decisions of local and regional politicians. *Deadline extended to May 10.* Pls. Share widely!
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I don’t know which academic needs to hear this but yes you should absolutely email other academics just to tell them you enjoyed their article/book/chapter. Just do it. Don’t overthink it.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
April 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I don’t know which academic needs to hear this but yes you should absolutely email other academics just to tell them you enjoyed their article/book/chapter. Just do it. Don’t overthink it.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
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We're trying to gather just a few dozen more guys for this exciting study - tell your friends! ❤️🌈
Are you a gay, bisexual, or other queer-identified man who has sex with men? Complete our 15-25 minute survey to help us learn more about how your social networks impact your well-being!
Visit this link to access the survey: tinyurl.com/52z69rdd
Please see the study flyer below for more details.
Visit this link to access the survey: tinyurl.com/52z69rdd
Please see the study flyer below for more details.
April 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We're trying to gather just a few dozen more guys for this exciting study - tell your friends! ❤️🌈