Colleen Reynolds
@colleenareynolds.bsky.social
Postdoc @ErasmusMC.bsky.social | Former postdoc @ Harvard PopMed | PhD Epidemiology @Harvard Chan | Health equity researcher| queer | she/they
Happy to share a new paper from one of my mentees, Nick Andrysiak: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nick started this project in @payalc.bsky.social and my class on applied LGBTQIA+ epidemiology. With coauthors coauthors: @albeccia.bsky.social and @britshmit.bsky.social 1/3
Nick started this project in @payalc.bsky.social and my class on applied LGBTQIA+ epidemiology. With coauthors coauthors: @albeccia.bsky.social and @britshmit.bsky.social 1/3
Inequities in eating disorder diagnoses in college students: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA)
Eating disorders contribute significantly to negative health outcomes across a broad range of domains. Despite their often-debilitating effects, they …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Happy to share a new paper from one of my mentees, Nick Andrysiak: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nick started this project in @payalc.bsky.social and my class on applied LGBTQIA+ epidemiology. With coauthors coauthors: @albeccia.bsky.social and @britshmit.bsky.social 1/3
Nick started this project in @payalc.bsky.social and my class on applied LGBTQIA+ epidemiology. With coauthors coauthors: @albeccia.bsky.social and @britshmit.bsky.social 1/3
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Is Larry Summers Ruining the Workplace? Yes
- By Elizabeth Warren
- By Elizabeth Warren
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Is Larry Summers Ruining the Workplace? Yes
- By Elizabeth Warren
- By Elizabeth Warren
I deeply appreciate this new piece by two friends, Dougie Zubizarreta & @albeccia.bsky.social, on the potential impacts of attacks on LGBTQ+ health on research and ECRs.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...
Short- and Long-Term Potential Impacts of Ongoing and Escalating Legal and Political Attacks on LGBTQ Health and Health Equity | AJPH | Vol. Issue
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I deeply appreciate this new piece by two friends, Dougie Zubizarreta & @albeccia.bsky.social, on the potential impacts of attacks on LGBTQ+ health on research and ECRs.
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...
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📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
June 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL”
As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm
Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’
I am so happy and grateful for this win for science!
In a major victory for public health — led by APHA — a federal judge has ruled that some of the NIH grant terminations by the Trump administration are "void and illegal." www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...
Hundreds of NIH grant terminations are 'void and illegal,' federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled that some of the grant terminations by the National Institutes of Health on DEI grounds are “void and illegal.”
www.statnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I am so happy and grateful for this win for science!
I've seen several faculty post about how scientists should just tough this period out. As if it were a moral imperative. Most junior scholars (including postdocs!) can't afford to wait several years. For many, the choice will be whether to leave academic research or leave the country.
On a basic level- you can't expect US talent to sit on their hands and wait until maybe, hopefully there's a job for them. A handful might be able to do that, but the majority are going to leave. Countries are actively seeking to take advantage of US brain drain.
June 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I've seen several faculty post about how scientists should just tough this period out. As if it were a moral imperative. Most junior scholars (including postdocs!) can't afford to wait several years. For many, the choice will be whether to leave academic research or leave the country.
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Pregnancies, as it turns out, are complicated and can go wrong in so many painful ways.
Every time legislators try to limit access to abortion care, they make being pregnant far more dangerous.
Every time legislators try to limit access to abortion care, they make being pregnant far more dangerous.
June 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Pregnancies, as it turns out, are complicated and can go wrong in so many painful ways.
Every time legislators try to limit access to abortion care, they make being pregnant far more dangerous.
Every time legislators try to limit access to abortion care, they make being pregnant far more dangerous.
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Queer People Nearly Twice as Likely To Terminate Pregnancy—New Study
Queer People Nearly Twice as Likely To Terminate Pregnancy—New Study
"Abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue."
buff.ly
May 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Queer People Nearly Twice as Likely To Terminate Pregnancy—New Study
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NSF is undergoing a massive shake-up: over 80 senior staff cut, remote work banned, the equity-in-STEM division eliminated, and hundreds of research grants scrapped.
This isn’t budget efficiency—it’s a direct attack on U.S. science, education, and equity.
www.eenews.net/articles/nsf...
This isn’t budget efficiency—it’s a direct attack on U.S. science, education, and equity.
www.eenews.net/articles/nsf...
NSF initiates more layoffs amid major agency shake-up
The agency will also reassign all remote employees to in-person work at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters.
www.eenews.net
May 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
NSF is undergoing a massive shake-up: over 80 senior staff cut, remote work banned, the equity-in-STEM division eliminated, and hundreds of research grants scrapped.
This isn’t budget efficiency—it’s a direct attack on U.S. science, education, and equity.
www.eenews.net/articles/nsf...
This isn’t budget efficiency—it’s a direct attack on U.S. science, education, and equity.
www.eenews.net/articles/nsf...
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📣Abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue.
In our latest research pub:
LGB+ people are more likely to use abortion compared to their heterosexual peers.
📄@jama.com OPEN #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
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In our latest research pub:
LGB+ people are more likely to use abortion compared to their heterosexual peers.
📄@jama.com OPEN #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
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Differences in Abortion Use by Sexual Orientation in 3 National Cohorts
This cohort study uses data from the Nurses' Health Study 2 and 3 and Growing Up Today Study to assess differences in use of abortion care by sexual orientation.
jamanetwork.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
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Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
1/
April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
1/
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
1/
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So many training grants have been terminated, making it likely we lose at least one generation, if not more, of scientists
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March 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
So many training grants have been terminated, making it likely we lose at least one generation, if not more, of scientists
bsky.app/profile/albe...
bsky.app/profile/albe...
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Together, we can advocate for the support & continuation of research that addresses the health needs of all mothers & babies, and work towards a healthier, more equitable society.🪡
#HealthEquity
#BlackMaternalHealth
#PublicHealth
#ResearchMatters
#HealthDisparities
#JusticeForMothers
#SaveOurBabies
#HealthEquity
#BlackMaternalHealth
#PublicHealth
#ResearchMatters
#HealthDisparities
#JusticeForMothers
#SaveOurBabies
March 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Together, we can advocate for the support & continuation of research that addresses the health needs of all mothers & babies, and work towards a healthier, more equitable society.🪡
#HealthEquity
#BlackMaternalHealth
#PublicHealth
#ResearchMatters
#HealthDisparities
#JusticeForMothers
#SaveOurBabies
#HealthEquity
#BlackMaternalHealth
#PublicHealth
#ResearchMatters
#HealthDisparities
#JusticeForMothers
#SaveOurBabies
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I urge everyone to #StandUpForScience, #publichealth, #maternalhealth and #infanthealth. This is a #calltoaction for reporters, the public, and all those who care about #justice, #humanity, and the right for mothers and infants thrive. 🪡
March 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I urge everyone to #StandUpForScience, #publichealth, #maternalhealth and #infanthealth. This is a #calltoaction for reporters, the public, and all those who care about #justice, #humanity, and the right for mothers and infants thrive. 🪡
I've spent the last decade preparing for this career (I defended my dissertation one year ago). I never could have imagined how quickly academic public health would unravel.
I don't know what's next for us, but I know that my commitment to health equity is unwavering.
I don't know what's next for us, but I know that my commitment to health equity is unwavering.
🚨 ALL my remaining NIH grants were just terminated
Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work
Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈
You with us?
Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work
Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈
You with us?
March 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I've spent the last decade preparing for this career (I defended my dissertation one year ago). I never could have imagined how quickly academic public health would unravel.
I don't know what's next for us, but I know that my commitment to health equity is unwavering.
I don't know what's next for us, but I know that my commitment to health equity is unwavering.
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I was interviewed this week for a major US news show. My interviewer asked me why so few of my colleagues are willing to talk.
It’s not just fear of losing funding, but of being singled out by a regime that wants to purge scientists from society.
That’s why I do speak out. I wish more people would
It’s not just fear of losing funding, but of being singled out by a regime that wants to purge scientists from society.
That’s why I do speak out. I wish more people would
In 15 yrs of reporting, I've never had so many health & biomed researchers & outreach orgs tell me they're afraid to talk w/press or barred from speaking bc of new comms policies.
I understand the fear of losing funds. I don't know if silence does more harm than good. If you can speak up, pls do.
I understand the fear of losing funds. I don't know if silence does more harm than good. If you can speak up, pls do.
March 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I was interviewed this week for a major US news show. My interviewer asked me why so few of my colleagues are willing to talk.
It’s not just fear of losing funding, but of being singled out by a regime that wants to purge scientists from society.
That’s why I do speak out. I wish more people would
It’s not just fear of losing funding, but of being singled out by a regime that wants to purge scientists from society.
That’s why I do speak out. I wish more people would
The fall out from these grant terminations will be immeasurable. Important, life saving work will immediately stop. Brilliant scientists will be pushed out of the field or the country, ensuring that even if NIH funding is restored, the US will be worse off for generations to come.
March 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The fall out from these grant terminations will be immeasurable. Important, life saving work will immediately stop. Brilliant scientists will be pushed out of the field or the country, ensuring that even if NIH funding is restored, the US will be worse off for generations to come.
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Having our NIH-funded research halted is a double whammy.
It’s not just that the administration is shutting down research designed to improve health. They are also harming health with rhetoric that seeks to erase our entire community from existence.
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It’s not just that the administration is shutting down research designed to improve health. They are also harming health with rhetoric that seeks to erase our entire community from existence.
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March 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Having our NIH-funded research halted is a double whammy.
It’s not just that the administration is shutting down research designed to improve health. They are also harming health with rhetoric that seeks to erase our entire community from existence.
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It’s not just that the administration is shutting down research designed to improve health. They are also harming health with rhetoric that seeks to erase our entire community from existence.
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Devastating news for my team, our research, the field.
It is a scary time to be a public health researcher. We do this work because we are committed to dedicating our lives to producing evidence to inform policy and practice that can improve people's lives.
It is a scary time to be a public health researcher. We do this work because we are committed to dedicating our lives to producing evidence to inform policy and practice that can improve people's lives.
However, I just received a "termination" letter for one of my large-scale NIH grants.
Our research is now halted on revealing how discriminatory laws (e.g., 'Don't Say Gay' bills) lead to depression and suicide among LGBTQ teens.
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Our research is now halted on revealing how discriminatory laws (e.g., 'Don't Say Gay' bills) lead to depression and suicide among LGBTQ teens.
3/🧵
March 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Devastating news for my team, our research, the field.
It is a scary time to be a public health researcher. We do this work because we are committed to dedicating our lives to producing evidence to inform policy and practice that can improve people's lives.
It is a scary time to be a public health researcher. We do this work because we are committed to dedicating our lives to producing evidence to inform policy and practice that can improve people's lives.
To be clear, this is the digital equivalent of book burning. Everyone should care about this.
It's all gone. They've taken down all the CDC datasets from data.cdc.gov
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
To be clear, this is the digital equivalent of book burning. Everyone should care about this.
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It’s a constitutional crisis yes. But it’s also theft. They’re looting public resources for private gain.
February 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It’s a constitutional crisis yes. But it’s also theft. They’re looting public resources for private gain.
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The cancellation of grants and the removal of relevant data from government websites is going to ultimately harm the health of the general public. Canceling midstream projects ensures that little value will be received from the dollars spent so far. It is not in taxpayer or societal interest.
January 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The cancellation of grants and the removal of relevant data from government websites is going to ultimately harm the health of the general public. Canceling midstream projects ensures that little value will be received from the dollars spent so far. It is not in taxpayer or societal interest.
So many incredible public health researchers are going to be pushed out of the field because of the federal chaos and grants being canceled.
January 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So many incredible public health researchers are going to be pushed out of the field because of the federal chaos and grants being canceled.
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With a new year ahead, we’re ready to fight for LGBTQ health equity within the LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence at @harvardchanschool.bsky.social and @deptpopmed.bsky.social
Full video: hsph.me/lgbtq-videos
#LGBTQHealthExcellence #LGBTQHealth #QueerEpi
Full video: hsph.me/lgbtq-videos
#LGBTQHealthExcellence #LGBTQHealth #QueerEpi
January 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
With a new year ahead, we’re ready to fight for LGBTQ health equity within the LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence at @harvardchanschool.bsky.social and @deptpopmed.bsky.social
Full video: hsph.me/lgbtq-videos
#LGBTQHealthExcellence #LGBTQHealth #QueerEpi
Full video: hsph.me/lgbtq-videos
#LGBTQHealthExcellence #LGBTQHealth #QueerEpi
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Welcome to our Bluesky page 👋
Are you an #undergraduate student with a passion for #publichealth?
Join us for the '25 Summer Program in Epidemiology!
🗓️ June 2 - July 11, 2025
🏙️ Boston, MA
➡️ Deadline to Apply: February 7, 2025
To learn more visit our website:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...
Are you an #undergraduate student with a passion for #publichealth?
Join us for the '25 Summer Program in Epidemiology!
🗓️ June 2 - July 11, 2025
🏙️ Boston, MA
➡️ Deadline to Apply: February 7, 2025
To learn more visit our website:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...
RISE Program Application
Join us for a summer filled with learning, networking, and hands-on experience in the field. We can’t wait to welcome new participants and make this a memorable and rewarding experience for e…
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November 21, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Welcome to our Bluesky page 👋
Are you an #undergraduate student with a passion for #publichealth?
Join us for the '25 Summer Program in Epidemiology!
🗓️ June 2 - July 11, 2025
🏙️ Boston, MA
➡️ Deadline to Apply: February 7, 2025
To learn more visit our website:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...
Are you an #undergraduate student with a passion for #publichealth?
Join us for the '25 Summer Program in Epidemiology!
🗓️ June 2 - July 11, 2025
🏙️ Boston, MA
➡️ Deadline to Apply: February 7, 2025
To learn more visit our website:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...