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Alexandra Tabachnick, PhD
@tabachnickar.bsky.social
Assistant Professor/Team Scientist at Northwestern Medical Social Sciences and Center for Community Health | Parenting and attachment | she/her
Hi! I was going to take a cute aesthetic picture outside but it was cold and rainy in Chicago today (don't say it) so this is what you get. First day as faculty in the books <3

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December 1, 2023 at 11:28 PM
Reposted by Alexandra Tabachnick, PhD
Making slides for this talk and decided to visualize some data (from the awesome data collection effort led by @tabachnickar.bsky.social) bc information is power!

Interesting patterns that show pretty huge variability in salary & startups -- some salary plots:
November 6, 2023 at 1:13 AM
There's something cathartic about finishing your dissertation publications. Closing a chapter, and preparing for the next stage!

In this paper, we examined prenatal opioid exposure impacts on infant autonomic nervous system activity 🫀

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Effects of prenatal opioid exposure on infant sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activit...
Prenatal opioid exposure (POE) is a major public health concern and impacts the fetal and neonatal autonomic nervous system (ANS). However, little is known about POE effects on the ANS beyond the neo....
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October 27, 2023 at 3:32 PM
Sharing in case it's helpful for therapists and psychologists working with kids right now.

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Combating the Conspiracy of Silence: Clinician Recommendations for Talking About Racism-Related Even...
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October 17, 2023 at 6:32 PM
It's spooky season so I'm going to do something terrifying and only skim my manuscript proof that I have read in detail no fewer than 75 times because it was part of my dissertation and has already been revised several times for this journal #PsychSciSky
October 6, 2023 at 7:51 PM
#AcademicsWatchingTrash can you please let me know when we're ready to discuss LIB ep 8
October 6, 2023 at 7:05 PM
Reposted by Alexandra Tabachnick, PhD
Preliminary results from the Denver Basic Income Project that's providing cash to hundreds of unhoused people for one year using the first 6 months of data:

• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
October 3, 2023 at 8:03 PM
Colleen is the bees knees, I highly encourage anyone interested to apply!
Are you getting a PhD in Psych this year and looking for a Post Doc? Do you like Chicago, Digital Mental Health, Pediatric Populations, and Health Equity? Because if so, have I got a post doc ad for you to check out: uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

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Postdoc Research Associate
Postdoctoral Research AssociateHiring Department: Department of PsychiatryLocation: 1601 W. Taylor St. Chicago IL 60612Requisition ID: 1021316Posting ...
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October 3, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Musical theater and xanga
I can’t imagine any Bsky early adopter was cool in high school, so what kind of loser were you?
October 1, 2023 at 12:26 PM
Over 200 respondents on the psychology faculty starting salary transparency survey now! We are blown away by the generosity of so many early career scholars, as well as more senior folks <3

Survey still open and data are free to download if anyone wants to analyze!

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U.S. Psychology Professor Starting Salary Transparency - Public
What is this? Hello! You might be wondering, what is this? This spreadsheet presents data from an anonymous survey developed by a team of early career scholars with the goal of increasing transparenc...
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September 29, 2023 at 1:39 PM
Are you normal or are you striving to be at inbox zero always but it never happens so you just have a sword above your head at all times?
September 28, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Hi #PsychSciSky I'm here!
September 27, 2023 at 3:23 PM