George Abitante
@abitantegeorge.bsky.social
Clinical Psychology student studying adolescent depression, affective health, and preventive interventions for youth depression.
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A new take on the limitations of "psychometric networks" now out in Nature Human Behavior. You don't want to put too much confidence in individual edges. Something we cautioned against in 2017.
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Statistical evidence in psychological networks - Nature Human Behaviour
Psychometric network models have become increasingly popular in psychology and the social sciences. Huth et al. show that a large proportion of reported network findings are based on weak or inconclusive evidence inviting caution when interpreting results.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A new take on the limitations of "psychometric networks" now out in Nature Human Behavior. You don't want to put too much confidence in individual edges. Something we cautioned against in 2017.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We’re so proud of the MED Lab team for their excellent posters and presentations at VKC Science Day this week. Congratulations to Yinru @yinrulong.bsky.social , who won best research on underrepresented populations, and Ellie @elliewindham.bsky.social , who won best clinical poster!
October 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We’re so proud of the MED Lab team for their excellent posters and presentations at VKC Science Day this week. Congratulations to Yinru @yinrulong.bsky.social , who won best research on underrepresented populations, and Ellie @elliewindham.bsky.social , who won best clinical poster!
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We are currently accepting applications for a lab manager position to oversee the administration of multiple grant-funded research projects! More info below: ecsr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Coordinator- Full-Time, Term
Please note: this is a full-time, term position. The Research Coordinator is part of the Mood, Emotion, and Development Lab housed in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Peabody Coll...
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April 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We are currently accepting applications for a lab manager position to oversee the administration of multiple grant-funded research projects! More info below: ecsr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
I can't recommend this opportunity highly enough - the combination of fascinating, impactful work and excellent mentorship make this a top-notch training experience!
Post-bacc RA job posting is now live! Great fit for applicants interested in graduate degrees clinical psychology and/or precision medicine. Please repost + share with potentially interested candidates. So excited to find a new team member to work closely with
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April 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I can't recommend this opportunity highly enough - the combination of fascinating, impactful work and excellent mentorship make this a top-notch training experience!
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So devastating
I know not everyone can keep up with all the grant terminations, but it’s important to know what we’re losing so I’ll try to compile them here.
First is a study on intimate partner violence with perinatal women (note: the #1 cause of death during pregnancy is homicide)
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First is a study on intimate partner violence with perinatal women (note: the #1 cause of death during pregnancy is homicide)
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
So devastating
ESM Experts, please help! We have EMA surveys asking pts about best/worst event over 2 hrs. Many say no worst event happened, but we allowed them to provide emotion ratings. Should those ratings be excluded from MLM/DSEM models of emotional reactivity? Treated as a neutral condition? Another option?
December 19, 2024 at 4:31 PM
ESM Experts, please help! We have EMA surveys asking pts about best/worst event over 2 hrs. Many say no worst event happened, but we allowed them to provide emotion ratings. Should those ratings be excluded from MLM/DSEM models of emotional reactivity? Treated as a neutral condition? Another option?
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Wow. I’ve expressed concerns about Frontiers for a long time and won’t submit or review for them, but this suggests things are really bad.
Big news from Finnish publication forum. Almost all MDPI and Frontiers journals will be downgraded to level 0 and thus are not considered as properly peer reviewed trustworthy scientific journals.
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Changes to the classification
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December 16, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Wow. I’ve expressed concerns about Frontiers for a long time and won’t submit or review for them, but this suggests things are really bad.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how research pace is eclipsed by rate of change in technologies. Many books/articles make claims that aren’t supported by evidence, but research often can’t match need for decision making in the population. How do we adapt to make quality info available sooner?
December 11, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I’ve been thinking a lot about how research pace is eclipsed by rate of change in technologies. Many books/articles make claims that aren’t supported by evidence, but research often can’t match need for decision making in the population. How do we adapt to make quality info available sooner?