@robynmcquaid.bsky.social
Associate Prof in Neuroscience 🦠🧬 Stress, Depression, Women’s Mental Health, Dog mom 🐶🐶
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THIS!!!!!
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
THIS!!!!!
Really grateful to have received an Ontario Early Researcher Award so I can continue to support talented and motivated trainees!! A huge thank you to my mentors and colleagues that supported my application! ☺️ @carleton.ca
research.carleton.ca/2025/05/prov...
research.carleton.ca/2025/05/prov...
Province of Ontario Recognizes Four Carleton Early Career Researchers – Research
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May 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Really grateful to have received an Ontario Early Researcher Award so I can continue to support talented and motivated trainees!! A huge thank you to my mentors and colleagues that supported my application! ☺️ @carleton.ca
research.carleton.ca/2025/05/prov...
research.carleton.ca/2025/05/prov...
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Loved learning more about the awesome work @robynmcquaid.bsky.social and Ayeila Daneshmend are doing on the #epigenetics of #suicide #SOBP2025
April 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Loved learning more about the awesome work @robynmcquaid.bsky.social and Ayeila Daneshmend are doing on the #epigenetics of #suicide #SOBP2025
So proud of my amazing trainees representing their work at #SOBP2025! 🧠 @carleton.ca
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So proud of my amazing trainees representing their work at #SOBP2025! 🧠 @carleton.ca
Had a great time at #SOBP2025 with these amazing people!
Wrapping up a wonderful 3 day celebration of biological psychiatry at #SOBP2025 in Toronto. Strong representation from the Ottawa clinical neuroscience community 🧠👩🏽🔬📊
April 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Had a great time at #SOBP2025 with these amazing people!
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This is a very thoughtful piece on rethinking sex and gender. Well worth the 8 min read. I found myself cheering out loud reading it!! 💪🏼
Thrilled to share my perspective in "The Transmitter" @thetransmitter.bsky.social on how to study the influence of "sex" and "gender" in the brain in a scientifically accurate and socially responsible manner:
"Revisiting sex and gender in the brain"
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...
"Revisiting sex and gender in the brain"
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...
Revisiting sex and gender in the brain
To conduct scientifically accurate and socially responsible research, think of “sex” as a complex, multifactorial and context-dependent variable.
www.thetransmitter.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is a very thoughtful piece on rethinking sex and gender. Well worth the 8 min read. I found myself cheering out loud reading it!! 💪🏼
I was lucky enough to get a copy too!!
Look what just showed up in my office! Excited to check this book by my colleagues Shawn Hayley, Hymie Anisman and Alex Kysnecov!
December 18, 2024 at 12:22 PM
I was lucky enough to get a copy too!!