Nico Molina
@nicomolina.bsky.social
Clinical Psych PhD Candidate & NSF Grad Fellow at U of Oregon
I study self-injurious thoughts & behaviors, mood disorders, reproductive health, inequality, quant methods #rstats & #DBT
✨ Here through opposite action
I study self-injurious thoughts & behaviors, mood disorders, reproductive health, inequality, quant methods #rstats & #DBT
✨ Here through opposite action
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Nico Molina
@nicomolina.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications
Objective Suicide is a leading cause of mortality among perinatal populations. Despite increasing rates, research on this topic remains limited. This paper examined (1) change in self-injurious thou...
doi.org
Our article on perinatal self-injurious thoughts & behaviors is out today! We found that the odds of engaging in self-injurious behavior were 256% higher at 7 months postpartum relative to 3rd trimester of pregnancy, even after accounting for three risk factors. doi.org/10.1111/sltb...
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New paper on affective states in EMA data with adults with severe suicidal ideation- suicidal ideation + attempt history predict state transitions. Looking forward to digging in more next week
@meganlrogers.bsky.social Robison Lawrence @lizmattera.bsky.social Mitaj
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@meganlrogers.bsky.social Robison Lawrence @lizmattera.bsky.social Mitaj
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New paper on affective states in EMA data with adults with severe suicidal ideation- suicidal ideation + attempt history predict state transitions. Looking forward to digging in more next week
@meganlrogers.bsky.social Robison Lawrence @lizmattera.bsky.social Mitaj
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@meganlrogers.bsky.social Robison Lawrence @lizmattera.bsky.social Mitaj
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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Just accepted at Nature Mental Health:
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Just accepted at Nature Mental Health:
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
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This paper is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Very compelling evidence that the extensive covariance of diverse psychopathology is not an artifact of cross-sectional factor analysis.
They show extensive "co-morbidity" across generations and within-person, over time.
doi.org/10.1037/abn0...
Very compelling evidence that the extensive covariance of diverse psychopathology is not an artifact of cross-sectional factor analysis.
They show extensive "co-morbidity" across generations and within-person, over time.
doi.org/10.1037/abn0...
APA PsycNet
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This paper is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Very compelling evidence that the extensive covariance of diverse psychopathology is not an artifact of cross-sectional factor analysis.
They show extensive "co-morbidity" across generations and within-person, over time.
doi.org/10.1037/abn0...
Very compelling evidence that the extensive covariance of diverse psychopathology is not an artifact of cross-sectional factor analysis.
They show extensive "co-morbidity" across generations and within-person, over time.
doi.org/10.1037/abn0...
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A massive study on the effects of social class tested 35 hypotheses in 4 countries (N = 33,536)
Only 50% of findings replicated
Hypotheses based on differences between social class contexts in terms of constraints, uncertainty & status were supported:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Only 50% of findings replicated
Hypotheses based on differences between social class contexts in terms of constraints, uncertainty & status were supported:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A massive study on the effects of social class tested 35 hypotheses in 4 countries (N = 33,536)
Only 50% of findings replicated
Hypotheses based on differences between social class contexts in terms of constraints, uncertainty & status were supported:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Only 50% of findings replicated
Hypotheses based on differences between social class contexts in terms of constraints, uncertainty & status were supported:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
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i am feeling, i am seeing, i am hearing, i am getting the vibes, that students this sem are better than they've been in years because learning offers a rare haven from authoritarianism, a place to convene, commune, think together, refuel for the fight
week 7, in a city under siege for 32 days and counting, and the students who are able to come to class despite the blitz are showing up like their lives depend on those 50 minutes of togetherness, poetry, and big questions
IDK, man. School started 2 weeks ago for us, and once again students remind me that they’re so curious and interested in the world and anxious to ask big questions. We hear that these questions are no longer useful or relevant, but wherever that’s coming from, it’s not what students believe.
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
i am feeling, i am seeing, i am hearing, i am getting the vibes, that students this sem are better than they've been in years because learning offers a rare haven from authoritarianism, a place to convene, commune, think together, refuel for the fight
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📣 New Pub 📣
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📣 New Pub 📣
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
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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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Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals
@carinaheller.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de,
@umn-midb.bsky.social, @icsantabarbara.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@carinaheller.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de,
@umn-midb.bsky.social, @icsantabarbara.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals - Nature Neuroscience
Heller et al. showed dense longitudinal imaging in four females, including one with endometriosis and one using oral contraceptives, and the finding that different hormonal milieus influence widespread brain volume changes linked to progesterone or estradiol.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Hormonal milieu influences whole-brain structural dynamics across the menstrual cycle using dense sampling in multiple individuals
@carinaheller.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de,
@umn-midb.bsky.social, @icsantabarbara.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@carinaheller.bsky.social, @uni-jena.de,
@umn-midb.bsky.social, @icsantabarbara.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
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Great pointer from @nrennie.bsky.social on making data visualisations
We as makers spend hours with the data and creating the visualisation, but we need to consider those who are looking for 5 seconds
#WOMBAT2025 #dataviz
We as makers spend hours with the data and creating the visualisation, but we need to consider those who are looking for 5 seconds
#WOMBAT2025 #dataviz
September 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Great pointer from @nrennie.bsky.social on making data visualisations
We as makers spend hours with the data and creating the visualisation, but we need to consider those who are looking for 5 seconds
#WOMBAT2025 #dataviz
We as makers spend hours with the data and creating the visualisation, but we need to consider those who are looking for 5 seconds
#WOMBAT2025 #dataviz
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Excited to be included in Nature’s roundup of 99 lab hacks!
I shared advice on lab meetings + clear expectations for trainees. Small structures that can make a big difference in mentoring.
Check out the full piece here: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
I shared advice on lab meetings + clear expectations for trainees. Small structures that can make a big difference in mentoring.
Check out the full piece here: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
doi.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Excited to be included in Nature’s roundup of 99 lab hacks!
I shared advice on lab meetings + clear expectations for trainees. Small structures that can make a big difference in mentoring.
Check out the full piece here: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
I shared advice on lab meetings + clear expectations for trainees. Small structures that can make a big difference in mentoring.
Check out the full piece here: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
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This is a fantastic resource for students applying to clinical/counseling programs this cycle: A list of PIs, organized by areas of research, accepting students!
Please share widely!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please share widely!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?
docs.google.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is a fantastic resource for students applying to clinical/counseling programs this cycle: A list of PIs, organized by areas of research, accepting students!
Please share widely!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please share widely!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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My latest piece, on apprenticeship, artificial intelligence, and intrinsic motivation. Handcrafted from the heart.
Please, share and enjoy.
open.substack.com/pub/robchave...
Please, share and enjoy.
open.substack.com/pub/robchave...
A Vibe Coder's Millennium
I got my first home computer in late 2000 when I was in the middle of 10th grade.
open.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My latest piece, on apprenticeship, artificial intelligence, and intrinsic motivation. Handcrafted from the heart.
Please, share and enjoy.
open.substack.com/pub/robchave...
Please, share and enjoy.
open.substack.com/pub/robchave...
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Submissions are due October 30! Please disseminate far and wide to reach all who work in suicide research.
Hi all! The 5th annual Suicide Research Symposium, cohosted with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will take place virtually from April 15 to 17, 2026. You can find details and the full Call for Proposals here: www.suicideresearchsymposium.com
SRS 2026
We are delighted to announce that the fifth annual Suicide Research Symposium will be taking place April 15-17, 2026. Like previous years, this Symposium will be free and take place virtually.
This...
www.suicideresearchsymposium.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Submissions are due October 30! Please disseminate far and wide to reach all who work in suicide research.
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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...
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🚨New pub🚨
Intersecting identities, different struggles: The
effects of demographics on experiences of
discrimination and mental health outcomes
among college students in Texas
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Intersecting identities, different struggles: The
effects of demographics on experiences of
discrimination and mental health outcomes
among college students in Texas
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Intersecting identities, different struggles: The effects of demographics on experiences of discrimination and mental health outcomes among college students in Texas
Diversity among college students has increased and, yet experiences of discrimination persist and predict mental health symptoms. The role of various overlapping demographics in predicting discriminat...
doi.org
September 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🚨New pub🚨
Intersecting identities, different struggles: The
effects of demographics on experiences of
discrimination and mental health outcomes
among college students in Texas
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Intersecting identities, different struggles: The
effects of demographics on experiences of
discrimination and mental health outcomes
among college students in Texas
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Our team is thrilled to present a new interview series on culturally adapting mental health treatments for Black, Latinx, and Asian clients - featuring practical, research-informed guidance for researchers, clinicians, and students.
Watch here: tinyurl.com/mrx3et5z.
Watch here: tinyurl.com/mrx3et5z.
Cultural Adaptation Interview Series — ADDRESS Mental Health Lab
www.addressmentalhealth.org
June 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our team is thrilled to present a new interview series on culturally adapting mental health treatments for Black, Latinx, and Asian clients - featuring practical, research-informed guidance for researchers, clinicians, and students.
Watch here: tinyurl.com/mrx3et5z.
Watch here: tinyurl.com/mrx3et5z.
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We wrote a piece for @naturemedicine.bsky.social 🧠
Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience.
Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience.
Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research - Nature Medicine
The menstrual cycle requires tight orchestration between the brain and body, and irregularities can be both the cause and the consequence of wide-ranging health issues. Embracing this complexity, inst...
www.nature.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We wrote a piece for @naturemedicine.bsky.social 🧠
Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience.
Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brain–body interactions and advance neuroscience.
Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A really old tree is as therapeutic as hell. This olive tree has been alive since 300 BC. You can tell just looking at it that it’s not been easy. But it’s still here, and as beautiful as anything on Earth
August 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A really old tree is as therapeutic as hell. This olive tree has been alive since 300 BC. You can tell just looking at it that it’s not been easy. But it’s still here, and as beautiful as anything on Earth
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New preprint alert! 🧵
In this commentary, we discuss why and how the study of affective experience and affect regulation would benefit from greater integration of diversity science--or, "the study of the interpretation and construction of human differences."
In this commentary, we discuss why and how the study of affective experience and affect regulation would benefit from greater integration of diversity science--or, "the study of the interpretation and construction of human differences."
The Importance of Embedding Diversity Science Frameworks in Affective Science: https://osf.io/hrnyj
August 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New preprint alert! 🧵
In this commentary, we discuss why and how the study of affective experience and affect regulation would benefit from greater integration of diversity science--or, "the study of the interpretation and construction of human differences."
In this commentary, we discuss why and how the study of affective experience and affect regulation would benefit from greater integration of diversity science--or, "the study of the interpretation and construction of human differences."
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I'm pleased to share our latest preprint authored by PhD student Ning Yeo! 🎉🎉The piece is entitled: "Development and Initial Validation of the Response to Suicidal Ideation Inventory (RSII)". Please reach out with questions and/or feedback. We hope this measure is useful!
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
August 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I'm pleased to share our latest preprint authored by PhD student Ning Yeo! 🎉🎉The piece is entitled: "Development and Initial Validation of the Response to Suicidal Ideation Inventory (RSII)". Please reach out with questions and/or feedback. We hope this measure is useful!
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Our results were staggering: about 67% of youth who reported lifetime SITBs at a baseline assessment failed to report such history one year later. Such inconsistency is concerning, as it hampers accurate risk assessment in a clinical contexts and may add extra noise to our data in research contexts.
August 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our results were staggering: about 67% of youth who reported lifetime SITBs at a baseline assessment failed to report such history one year later. Such inconsistency is concerning, as it hampers accurate risk assessment in a clinical contexts and may add extra noise to our data in research contexts.
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If you have R students learning to clean data, the truffle package by Ian Hussey (
@ianhussey.mmmdata.io
) might be for you. Plus the icon is a cute pig 🐷
Thanks, Nur Shahir, for the tip! www.linkedin.com/in/nmshahir/
github.com/ianhussey/tr...
#rladies
@ianhussey.mmmdata.io
) might be for you. Plus the icon is a cute pig 🐷
Thanks, Nur Shahir, for the tip! www.linkedin.com/in/nmshahir/
github.com/ianhussey/tr...
#rladies
August 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you have R students learning to clean data, the truffle package by Ian Hussey (
@ianhussey.mmmdata.io
) might be for you. Plus the icon is a cute pig 🐷
Thanks, Nur Shahir, for the tip! www.linkedin.com/in/nmshahir/
github.com/ianhussey/tr...
#rladies
@ianhussey.mmmdata.io
) might be for you. Plus the icon is a cute pig 🐷
Thanks, Nur Shahir, for the tip! www.linkedin.com/in/nmshahir/
github.com/ianhussey/tr...
#rladies
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As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
For some scientists fighting partisan attacks, the goal is to defend their work from political interference. But in retaliating, @katherinejwu.com reports, they also run the risk of advancing the narrative that they want to fight.
Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap
Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.
2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…