Megha Nagaswami
@meghanagaswami.bsky.social
Clinical psych PhD student @ UCLA studying trauma, emotion regulation, & relationship violence | NSF GRFP | She/her ✨
We are recruiting providers who work with #survivors of intimate partner violence to take part in a study to better understand different presentations of #violence and abuse.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We are recruiting providers who work with #survivors of intimate partner violence to take part in a study to better understand different presentations of #violence and abuse.
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Breaking: NSF is suspending roughly 300 grants with UCLA, following a DOJ finding on Tuesday that the university violated Title VI by "creating a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students."
July 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Breaking: NSF is suspending roughly 300 grants with UCLA, following a DOJ finding on Tuesday that the university violated Title VI by "creating a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students."
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Study finds in states w/ near-total abortion bans since 2022, intimate partner violence rose 7% - 10% (9,271 - 13,998 additional incidents). Women also “found it harder to exit abusive relationships once they were forced to carry that pregnancy to term." news.northeastern.edu/2025/06/30/a...
Abortion bans have led to more relationship violence, new research finds
A Northeastern researcher tracked a spike in intimate partner violence after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
news.northeastern.edu
July 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Study finds in states w/ near-total abortion bans since 2022, intimate partner violence rose 7% - 10% (9,271 - 13,998 additional incidents). Women also “found it harder to exit abusive relationships once they were forced to carry that pregnancy to term." news.northeastern.edu/2025/06/30/a...
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Proud Delaware County native Megha Nagaswami, now a clinical psychologist, writes about how her research supports groups in her hometown like the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. Recent funding cuts threaten the science that helps keep our communities safe.
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I wrote an op-ed for my hometown newspaper as part of the @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social initiative about the life-saving importance of federal funding into domestic violence research and services: www.delcotimes.com/2025/06/25/g...
Guest column: Proposed funding cuts would harm domestic violence research
The author is a recipient of National Science Foundation funding for research into trauma and domestic violence that might well dry up under proposed White House cuts.
www.delcotimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Proud Delaware County native Megha Nagaswami, now a clinical psychologist, writes about how her research supports groups in her hometown like the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. Recent funding cuts threaten the science that helps keep our communities safe.
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I wrote an op-ed for my hometown newspaper as part of the @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social initiative about the life-saving importance of federal funding into domestic violence research and services: www.delcotimes.com/2025/06/25/g...
Guest column: Proposed funding cuts would harm domestic violence research
The author is a recipient of National Science Foundation funding for research into trauma and domestic violence that might well dry up under proposed White House cuts.
www.delcotimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I wrote an op-ed for my hometown newspaper as part of the @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social initiative about the life-saving importance of federal funding into domestic violence research and services: www.delcotimes.com/2025/06/25/g...
If you want to learn how to take real and concrete actions in advocacy as a psychology grad student or early career professional, we are holding a FREE in-person skills training at APA this August. Apply here: tinyurl.com/25m4p3tb
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June 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you want to learn how to take real and concrete actions in advocacy as a psychology grad student or early career professional, we are holding a FREE in-person skills training at APA this August. Apply here: tinyurl.com/25m4p3tb
@apagradecp.bsky.social @apajournals.bsky.social #psychology
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NEW @motherjones.com: Domestic violence and maternal mortality are rising. The NIH just defunded a project to study both.
The project's co-director, @rebeccafieldingmiller.com, says she thinks the grant was canceled because the project had "equity" in the title.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The project's co-director, @rebeccafieldingmiller.com, says she thinks the grant was canceled because the project had "equity" in the title.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Domestic violence and maternal mortality are rising. The NIH just defunded a project to study both.
A lead researcher thinks the $400,000 grant was canceled because the project had “equity” in the title.
www.motherjones.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW @motherjones.com: Domestic violence and maternal mortality are rising. The NIH just defunded a project to study both.
The project's co-director, @rebeccafieldingmiller.com, says she thinks the grant was canceled because the project had "equity" in the title.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The project's co-director, @rebeccafieldingmiller.com, says she thinks the grant was canceled because the project had "equity" in the title.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
#Education and mental health are inextricably linked - if you are in the field of #Psychology, and want to make your voice heard about the importance of ensuring access to education for all children in the US, consider engaging in this advocacy action alert:
Take Action Today in Support of Education
Please take 2 minutes today to ask Members of Congress to protect access to education. On March 20, 2025, the president signed an Executive Order to dismantle and/or eliminate the Department...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#Education and mental health are inextricably linked - if you are in the field of #Psychology, and want to make your voice heard about the importance of ensuring access to education for all children in the US, consider engaging in this advocacy action alert:
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Everything you need to understand and combat what is happening in Washington DC: updates.apaservices.org
Updated constantly to combat misinformation and help you know what you can do, all from advocacy professionals at APA!
Updated constantly to combat misinformation and help you know what you can do, all from advocacy professionals at APA!
APA/APASI Response Center: Policy Changes & Advocacy Updates
Stay informed about APA/APASI's response to recent federal policy changes affecting psychology. Find resources, share your story, and learn how to advocate for scientific integrity.
updates.apaservices.org
March 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Everything you need to understand and combat what is happening in Washington DC: updates.apaservices.org
Updated constantly to combat misinformation and help you know what you can do, all from advocacy professionals at APA!
Updated constantly to combat misinformation and help you know what you can do, all from advocacy professionals at APA!
Reposted by Megha Nagaswami
Troubling:
Congresspeople say they are NOT hearing from academics, or university administrators.
PLEASE SPEAK UP!
Oppose these budget cuts to research, health, student loans!
www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/...
Tell others to do the same!
Congresspeople say they are NOT hearing from academics, or university administrators.
PLEASE SPEAK UP!
Oppose these budget cuts to research, health, student loans!
www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/...
Tell others to do the same!
Tell Congress Today: Reject Budget Resolution that Will Harm the Nation’s Health
Please take 2 minutes today to ask your officials to oppose the proposed $3 trillion in federal budget cuts. If Congress moves forward with its current proposed budget resolution, these cuts will...
www.votervoice.net
February 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Troubling:
Congresspeople say they are NOT hearing from academics, or university administrators.
PLEASE SPEAK UP!
Oppose these budget cuts to research, health, student loans!
www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/...
Tell others to do the same!
Congresspeople say they are NOT hearing from academics, or university administrators.
PLEASE SPEAK UP!
Oppose these budget cuts to research, health, student loans!
www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/...
Tell others to do the same!
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RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
February 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
It turns out there is such thing as a bad question
February 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It turns out there is such thing as a bad question
A quick and easy way to take action if you are in the Psychology community and want to make your voice heard about what actions that would be devastating to the scientific community ⬇️
Tell Congress to Stop NIH Cuts
Please take 2 minutes today to ask Congress to take steps to stop funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The administration’s proposed cuts to federal research funding, particularly ...
www.votervoice.net
February 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A quick and easy way to take action if you are in the Psychology community and want to make your voice heard about what actions that would be devastating to the scientific community ⬇️
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Things I am currently fueled by:
- absolute spite
- absolute spite
February 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Things I am currently fueled by:
- absolute spite
- absolute spite
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I must not be wording this right. Lemme try again.
There is only one (1) office (not even an institute) at the NIH dedicated to women’s health research. That office is now being dismantled, with only a bland landing page remaining on their website. This is a five-alarm fire!
orwh.od.nih.gov
There is only one (1) office (not even an institute) at the NIH dedicated to women’s health research. That office is now being dismantled, with only a bland landing page remaining on their website. This is a five-alarm fire!
orwh.od.nih.gov
ORWH Home
Established in 1990, the Office of Research on Women's Health serves as the focal point for women's health research at the National Institutes of Health
orwh.od.nih.gov
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I must not be wording this right. Lemme try again.
There is only one (1) office (not even an institute) at the NIH dedicated to women’s health research. That office is now being dismantled, with only a bland landing page remaining on their website. This is a five-alarm fire!
orwh.od.nih.gov
There is only one (1) office (not even an institute) at the NIH dedicated to women’s health research. That office is now being dismantled, with only a bland landing page remaining on their website. This is a five-alarm fire!
orwh.od.nih.gov
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I am one of these NSF postdocs. NSF has frozen everyone’s access to their salaries and research stipends (that were already awarded) with no information about when they might be expected to be unfrozen. It still appears like we are expected to continue doing our work though.
Apparently all the PhD researchers holding prestigious NSF-funded research fellowships are having their salaries withheld until some unspecified time when the leadership figures out how to eliminate any grant funding that doesn’t align with the president’s political ideology.
It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
January 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I am one of these NSF postdocs. NSF has frozen everyone’s access to their salaries and research stipends (that were already awarded) with no information about when they might be expected to be unfrozen. It still appears like we are expected to continue doing our work though.
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Per an NIH source:
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Per an NIH source:
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
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Holy cow. Just woke up to this view from mid-Wilshire looking downtown
January 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Holy cow. Just woke up to this view from mid-Wilshire looking downtown
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Musk and Ramaswamy have already identified $516B dollars in government savings — it includes cutting all of Veteran’s Affairs health care, eliminating the NIH, and ending funding for federal prisons. @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Musk and Ramaswamy have already identified $516B dollars in government savings — it includes cutting all of Veteran’s Affairs health care, eliminating the NIH, and ending funding for federal prisons. @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
Is this thing on 🎤 Hi Bluesky! I'm a fourth year #clinicalpsych graduate student at #UCLA studying #trauma, relationships, and emotion regulation in marginalized populations. Excited to connect on here ✨
November 23, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Is this thing on 🎤 Hi Bluesky! I'm a fourth year #clinicalpsych graduate student at #UCLA studying #trauma, relationships, and emotion regulation in marginalized populations. Excited to connect on here ✨