Mikela Ritter
@mikelaritter.bsky.social
Clinical Psychology Graduate Student | University of Washington, RADLab | Substance Use, Regulation, Stress & Coping, Emotion, Methodology, Interdisciplinary Approaches, Pediatric Psychology | Opinions/Actions are my own | She/Her
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Are you an anomal lover? Speak up and #ContactYourReps to prevent cruelty to farm animals!
secure.farmsanctuary.org/action/save-...
secure.farmsanctuary.org/action/save-...
Oppose the Save Our Bacon Act!
Please email your federal legislators today and urge them to oppose the Save Our Bacon Act and the Food Security and Farm Protection Act!
secure.farmsanctuary.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Are you an anomal lover? Speak up and #ContactYourReps to prevent cruelty to farm animals!
secure.farmsanctuary.org/action/save-...
secure.farmsanctuary.org/action/save-...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
northwestern.zoom.us
October 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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Despite heroic efforts by a small cadre of people in the field, the vast majority of senior PIs in clinical psychology continue to be uninterested or hostile to OS practices.
It makes me think they just don't care, and it's really depressing.
It makes me think they just don't care, and it's really depressing.
New paper led by @drlynam.bsky.social on the need for more training in and engagement with open science practices in clinical psych programs. It has been difficult to make progress due to a variety of barriers, including students working in labs uninterested or hostile to these approaches.
The Open Science Movement and Clinical Psychology Training: Rigorous Science is Transparent Science: https://osf.io/s46wd
October 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Despite heroic efforts by a small cadre of people in the field, the vast majority of senior PIs in clinical psychology continue to be uninterested or hostile to OS practices.
It makes me think they just don't care, and it's really depressing.
It makes me think they just don't care, and it's really depressing.
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Hey Dorks!
We are working really hard to fight for science and democracy…and it’s working. Last week, we got a commitment to write articles against RFK Jr.
@standupforscience.bsky.social is punching above our weight!
Chip in to keep us fighting here: act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
We are working really hard to fight for science and democracy…and it’s working. Last week, we got a commitment to write articles against RFK Jr.
@standupforscience.bsky.social is punching above our weight!
Chip in to keep us fighting here: act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
Help Fuel the Big Budget Battle of Fall 2025!
Donate now to help mobilize the fight for science and democracy. Every contribution matters!
act.standupforscience.net
September 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Hey Dorks!
We are working really hard to fight for science and democracy…and it’s working. Last week, we got a commitment to write articles against RFK Jr.
@standupforscience.bsky.social is punching above our weight!
Chip in to keep us fighting here: act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
We are working really hard to fight for science and democracy…and it’s working. Last week, we got a commitment to write articles against RFK Jr.
@standupforscience.bsky.social is punching above our weight!
Chip in to keep us fighting here: act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
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I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Open science discussions that are largely hostile and condescending toward non-adopters will not motivate behavior change. Are we doing altruism, or antagonism?
Signed, someone who practices open science
Signed, someone who practices open science
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Open science discussions that are largely hostile and condescending toward non-adopters will not motivate behavior change. Are we doing altruism, or antagonism?
Signed, someone who practices open science
Signed, someone who practices open science
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I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall.
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
RADLab - Graduate Applicants
Is the RADLab a good fit for my career goals?
Our lab is very research oriented. Our primary goal is to train doctoral students to make outstanding, substantive, and meaningful contributions to the sc...
sites.google.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall.
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
Remembering all those who’ve been lost to overdose and substance use. Especially my dear friend who was gone overnight by opioids. Addiction is devastating. But there is hope, and as she would always say, Stay North. In memory of NH
Overdoses are preventable when we use — and fund — the tools that work.
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #OverdoseAwarenessDay
1/3
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #OverdoseAwarenessDay
1/3
August 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Remembering all those who’ve been lost to overdose and substance use. Especially my dear friend who was gone overnight by opioids. Addiction is devastating. But there is hope, and as she would always say, Stay North. In memory of NH
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Cutting Medicaid & Medicare isn’t bold. It’s cruel. Fewer people living w/ dignity, fewer lives saved, & more families left to suffer.
There is nothing “beautiful” about taking care away from the sick, the elderly, the poor. There is nothing strong about leaving people behind.
zurl.co/Fl1oQ
There is nothing “beautiful” about taking care away from the sick, the elderly, the poor. There is nothing strong about leaving people behind.
zurl.co/Fl1oQ
July 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Cutting Medicaid & Medicare isn’t bold. It’s cruel. Fewer people living w/ dignity, fewer lives saved, & more families left to suffer.
There is nothing “beautiful” about taking care away from the sick, the elderly, the poor. There is nothing strong about leaving people behind.
zurl.co/Fl1oQ
There is nothing “beautiful” about taking care away from the sick, the elderly, the poor. There is nothing strong about leaving people behind.
zurl.co/Fl1oQ
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Join @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social, David Creswell, and A. Janet Tomiyama on July 23 for a new webinar!
Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.
Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.
July 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Join @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social, David Creswell, and A. Janet Tomiyama on July 23 for a new webinar!
Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.
Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.
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Good morning resistance!
The charge from these committee members is "illegal retaliation". 🧨
Let's plan our day together making the necessary noise we need to make to demand #Zeldin CANCELS the #EPA139 LEAVES INVESTIGATIONS & RETALIATIONS TODAY.
Resist act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
The charge from these committee members is "illegal retaliation". 🧨
Let's plan our day together making the necessary noise we need to make to demand #Zeldin CANCELS the #EPA139 LEAVES INVESTIGATIONS & RETALIATIONS TODAY.
Resist act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
July 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Good morning resistance!
The charge from these committee members is "illegal retaliation". 🧨
Let's plan our day together making the necessary noise we need to make to demand #Zeldin CANCELS the #EPA139 LEAVES INVESTIGATIONS & RETALIATIONS TODAY.
Resist act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
The charge from these committee members is "illegal retaliation". 🧨
Let's plan our day together making the necessary noise we need to make to demand #Zeldin CANCELS the #EPA139 LEAVES INVESTIGATIONS & RETALIATIONS TODAY.
Resist act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
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"The open science pyramid is actually a tomb"
Outstanding and thoughtful post on how to actually achieve the goals of science reform (and about what those goals actually could be).
Outstanding and thoughtful post on how to actually achieve the goals of science reform (and about what those goals actually could be).
How can we reform science? I have some ideas. But I am not sure you’ll like them, because they don’t promise much. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07...
Which Kind of Science Reform
What hope is there for science reform, if we can't agree on what to reform? Right now, principles are more important than practices.
elevanth.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"The open science pyramid is actually a tomb"
Outstanding and thoughtful post on how to actually achieve the goals of science reform (and about what those goals actually could be).
Outstanding and thoughtful post on how to actually achieve the goals of science reform (and about what those goals actually could be).
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This is an incredible resource for scholars (particularly scientists) on how to navigate our present reality. READ. DOWNLOAD. PRINT. SHARE.
zenodo.org/records/1569...
zenodo.org/records/1569...
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
zenodo.org
July 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is an incredible resource for scholars (particularly scientists) on how to navigate our present reality. READ. DOWNLOAD. PRINT. SHARE.
zenodo.org/records/1569...
zenodo.org/records/1569...
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These are the people ensuring your water is safe & air breathable.
Hundreds of #EPA professionals spoke out - worried about public safety, ignored science, and shrinking support for vulnerable communities.
We stand with them. Sign here to join us ➡️zurl.co/T2a5Z
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Hundreds of #EPA professionals spoke out - worried about public safety, ignored science, and shrinking support for vulnerable communities.
We stand with them. Sign here to join us ➡️zurl.co/T2a5Z
zurl.co/hCozc
EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump
The letter is rare public criticism from agency employees who could face blowback for speaking out against a weakening of funding and federal support.
www.nbcnews.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
These are the people ensuring your water is safe & air breathable.
Hundreds of #EPA professionals spoke out - worried about public safety, ignored science, and shrinking support for vulnerable communities.
We stand with them. Sign here to join us ➡️zurl.co/T2a5Z
zurl.co/hCozc
Hundreds of #EPA professionals spoke out - worried about public safety, ignored science, and shrinking support for vulnerable communities.
We stand with them. Sign here to join us ➡️zurl.co/T2a5Z
zurl.co/hCozc
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Hey #ClinicalPsych people…If you have even an ounce of bandwidth to spare and a desire to ~do something~, I’ve got an idea.
Comment/DM/yell in my general direction!
Comment/DM/yell in my general direction!
July 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hey #ClinicalPsych people…If you have even an ounce of bandwidth to spare and a desire to ~do something~, I’ve got an idea.
Comment/DM/yell in my general direction!
Comment/DM/yell in my general direction!
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Public universities are a gift from the American people to the American people. We're dedicated to educating our citizens and making our states and thus our country a better place for all of us.
It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:
July 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Public universities are a gift from the American people to the American people. We're dedicated to educating our citizens and making our states and thus our country a better place for all of us.
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A global alternative to PubMed 🧪 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Germany Plans Global Alternative to PubMed
In the wake of a brief PubMed outage, team launches project to ensure uninterrupted access
www.medpagetoday.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A global alternative to PubMed 🧪 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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The moral of the story: The math ain't mathin'.
Trump's cuts to science spending will damage our economy, leave hundreds of thousands of people jobless, destroy the discovery pipeline, and most importantly, cost lives.
But we are fighting back.
Join us: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
Trump's cuts to science spending will damage our economy, leave hundreds of thousands of people jobless, destroy the discovery pipeline, and most importantly, cost lives.
But we are fighting back.
Join us: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
May 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The moral of the story: The math ain't mathin'.
Trump's cuts to science spending will damage our economy, leave hundreds of thousands of people jobless, destroy the discovery pipeline, and most importantly, cost lives.
But we are fighting back.
Join us: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
Trump's cuts to science spending will damage our economy, leave hundreds of thousands of people jobless, destroy the discovery pipeline, and most importantly, cost lives.
But we are fighting back.
Join us: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
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Anyone remember the plagiarism accusations they used to take down the leaders of universities? Anyone? Is this thing on?
Plagiarism, AI slop, nonexistent citations, erroneous claims from real citations.
If the science doesn’t fit the story you want to tell?
Just make it up. Dress up disinformation and conspiracy theories in the guise of science and academic research. Halloween comes early for the RFK team.
If the science doesn’t fit the story you want to tell?
Just make it up. Dress up disinformation and conspiracy theories in the guise of science and academic research. Halloween comes early for the RFK team.
🧵New from me:
MAHA Report Appears to Plagiarize a 2023 Document Published During RFK Jr.’s Tenure at CHD
infoepi.substack.com/p/maha-plag...
MAHA Report Appears to Plagiarize a 2023 Document Published During RFK Jr.’s Tenure at CHD
infoepi.substack.com/p/maha-plag...
May 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Anyone remember the plagiarism accusations they used to take down the leaders of universities? Anyone? Is this thing on?
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✅ ACTION ITEM ✅
The National Science Foundation is under attack.
Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.
The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):
www.savensf.com
The National Science Foundation is under attack.
Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.
The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):
www.savensf.com
Home | Save NSF
www.savensf.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
✅ ACTION ITEM ✅
The National Science Foundation is under attack.
Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.
The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):
www.savensf.com
The National Science Foundation is under attack.
Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.
The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):
www.savensf.com
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Great thread on the importance of investing in basic and applied science.
Nice approach to talking with everyone about how science works.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@mikelaritter.bsky.social
Nice approach to talking with everyone about how science works.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@mikelaritter.bsky.social
On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n
May 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Great thread on the importance of investing in basic and applied science.
Nice approach to talking with everyone about how science works.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@mikelaritter.bsky.social
Nice approach to talking with everyone about how science works.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
@mikelaritter.bsky.social
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In WA state so many communities are in floodways & the process to get approval on important salmon habitat restoration can take years.
I'm introducing a bill to provide the flexibility needed to better protect & restore our ecosystems, & still uphold flood safety standards.
I'm introducing a bill to provide the flexibility needed to better protect & restore our ecosystems, & still uphold flood safety standards.
May 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In WA state so many communities are in floodways & the process to get approval on important salmon habitat restoration can take years.
I'm introducing a bill to provide the flexibility needed to better protect & restore our ecosystems, & still uphold flood safety standards.
I'm introducing a bill to provide the flexibility needed to better protect & restore our ecosystems, & still uphold flood safety standards.
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Here is a link to the full @60minutes.bsky.social segment!
👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins.
#StandUpforScience
#scienceforall
#saveourscience
www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...
👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins.
#StandUpforScience
#scienceforall
#saveourscience
www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...
Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.
www.cbsnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Here is a link to the full @60minutes.bsky.social segment!
👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins.
#StandUpforScience
#scienceforall
#saveourscience
www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...
👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins.
#StandUpforScience
#scienceforall
#saveourscience
www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...
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A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.
Angie Murimirwa: From hiding in the bathroom to Time's most influential people list
A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.