Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
@ddwitzz.bsky.social
Assistant Prof in HDFS at South Dakota State University. Research on daily stress in relationships in midlife and aging. Methods oriented. Game/nerd things. 🐦🐶pet parent. she/her. Posts don't reflect institution.
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Daily association between perceived control and resolution of daily stressors strengthens across a decade of adulthood - Communications Psychology
Using longitudinal data from the National Study of Daily Experiences, results indicate perceived control is a psychosocial correlate of stressor resolution and an important appraisal resource for dail...
www.nature.com
🚨New Pub Alert🚨
Using the NSDE, we found, on days when daily stressor control was higher than usual, there was a higher likelihood of stressor resolution. Check out the open-access publication to find out whether we found longitudinal differences!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Using the NSDE, we found, on days when daily stressor control was higher than usual, there was a higher likelihood of stressor resolution. Check out the open-access publication to find out whether we found longitudinal differences!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Just a little over a week to apply to be my colleague!
Please share with anyone who may be interested!
Please share with anyone who may be interested!
🚨🚨Please share!🚨🚨
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Just a little over a week to apply to be my colleague!
Please share with anyone who may be interested!
Please share with anyone who may be interested!
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
Submission: I did a thing.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
October 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Submission: I did a thing.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
Reviewer: Too bad it’s not the thing I imagined while half-reading your abstract.
Revision: What a coincidence, it is now.
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
🚨🚨Please share!🚨🚨
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
October 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚨🚨Please share!🚨🚨
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
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We are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in HDFS at South Dakota State University. Area of expertise is open. We are looking for an innovative & impactful researcher and instructor in HDFS. The full call is available at: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/45598.
Assistant Professor – Human Development & Family Science
The Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) program within the School of Education, Counseling, & Human Development invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning Fal...
yourfuture.sdbor.edu
October 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in HDFS at South Dakota State University. Area of expertise is open. We are looking for an innovative & impactful researcher and instructor in HDFS. The full call is available at: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/45598.
🚨🚨Please share!🚨🚨
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
October 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚨🚨Please share!🚨🚨
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
We are hiring at South Dakota State University for a 9-month TT assistant professor!! Our call is open until 2025 November 6.
Attached is the call for the job; visit yourfuture.sdbor.edu, search by the position title, view the job announcement, and click on “apply for this job.”
South Dakota State University is hiring the Ethel Austin Martin (EAM) Endowed Faculty in Human Nutrition. 🍎
Lead cutting-edge research and impactful outreach—backed by an endowment and state-of-the-art facilities.
Apply here 👉 yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/44944
Lead cutting-edge research and impactful outreach—backed by an endowment and state-of-the-art facilities.
Apply here 👉 yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/44944
Ethel Austin Marin Endowed (Assistant, Associate, or Full) Professor of Nutrition
South Dakota State University (SDState) invites applications for the prestigious Ethel Austin Martin (EAM) Endowed Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Human Nutrition. The position, which is su...
yourfuture.sdbor.edu
September 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
South Dakota State University is hiring the Ethel Austin Martin (EAM) Endowed Faculty in Human Nutrition. 🍎
Lead cutting-edge research and impactful outreach—backed by an endowment and state-of-the-art facilities.
Apply here 👉 yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/44944
Lead cutting-edge research and impactful outreach—backed by an endowment and state-of-the-art facilities.
Apply here 👉 yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/44944
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Tenure-Track Quant Psyc job opening at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Areas of interest are pretty broad (SEM, multilevel, or psychometrics), the deadline to apply is coming up soon (Sept 15) if you're interested!
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences - Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
About the Department/College
The Department of Psychological Sciences is located on the Flagstaff Mountain Campus of Northern Arizona University (NAU), situated at the base of San Francisco Peaks. NAU...
careers.nau.edu
September 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Tenure-Track Quant Psyc job opening at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Areas of interest are pretty broad (SEM, multilevel, or psychometrics), the deadline to apply is coming up soon (Sept 15) if you're interested!
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
Using longitudinal data from the National Study of Daily Experiences, results indicate perceived control is a psychosocial correlate of stressor resolution and an important appraisal resource for daily stress processes across the adult lifespan.
@ddwitzz.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@ddwitzz.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Daily association between perceived control and resolution of daily stressors strengthens across a decade of adulthood - Communications Psychology
Using longitudinal data from the National Study of Daily Experiences, results indicate perceived control is a psychosocial correlate of stressor resolution and an important appraisal resource for dail...
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Using longitudinal data from the National Study of Daily Experiences, results indicate perceived control is a psychosocial correlate of stressor resolution and an important appraisal resource for daily stress processes across the adult lifespan.
@ddwitzz.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@ddwitzz.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
🚨New Pub Alert🚨
Using the NSDE, we found, on days when daily stressor control was higher than usual, there was a higher likelihood of stressor resolution. Check out the open-access publication to find out whether we found longitudinal differences!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Using the NSDE, we found, on days when daily stressor control was higher than usual, there was a higher likelihood of stressor resolution. Check out the open-access publication to find out whether we found longitudinal differences!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Daily association between perceived control and resolution of daily stressors strengthens across a decade of adulthood - Communications Psychology
Using longitudinal data from the National Study of Daily Experiences, results indicate perceived control is a psychosocial correlate of stressor resolution and an important appraisal resource for dail...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨New Pub Alert🚨
Using the NSDE, we found, on days when daily stressor control was higher than usual, there was a higher likelihood of stressor resolution. Check out the open-access publication to find out whether we found longitudinal differences!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Using the NSDE, we found, on days when daily stressor control was higher than usual, there was a higher likelihood of stressor resolution. Check out the open-access publication to find out whether we found longitudinal differences!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Me: What are you dreading about this class - it's okay to be honest!
Them: Writing papers - research papers especially.
Me: ... welcome to my class on research methods. 🫠
Them: Writing papers - research papers especially.
Me: ... welcome to my class on research methods. 🫠
August 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Me: What are you dreading about this class - it's okay to be honest!
Them: Writing papers - research papers especially.
Me: ... welcome to my class on research methods. 🫠
Them: Writing papers - research papers especially.
Me: ... welcome to my class on research methods. 🫠
Powerhouse Almeida providing daily stress info!
Spoiler: although we see people reporting fewer stressors and less reactivity, we also see evidence suggesting that having NO daily stressors isn't all sunshines and rainbows either! Check out the podcast hosted by @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social for more!
Spoiler: although we see people reporting fewer stressors and less reactivity, we also see evidence suggesting that having NO daily stressors isn't all sunshines and rainbows either! Check out the podcast hosted by @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social for more!
Good news about aging from a daily stress perspective from Dr. Dave Almeida!
He highlighted that we experience fewer stressors AND have less affective reactivity to daily stressors as we age. #psychscisky #affectivescience #devpsych #scicomm
Listen: tinyurl.com/dailystress
He highlighted that we experience fewer stressors AND have less affective reactivity to daily stressors as we age. #psychscisky #affectivescience #devpsych #scicomm
Listen: tinyurl.com/dailystress
August 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Powerhouse Almeida providing daily stress info!
Spoiler: although we see people reporting fewer stressors and less reactivity, we also see evidence suggesting that having NO daily stressors isn't all sunshines and rainbows either! Check out the podcast hosted by @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social for more!
Spoiler: although we see people reporting fewer stressors and less reactivity, we also see evidence suggesting that having NO daily stressors isn't all sunshines and rainbows either! Check out the podcast hosted by @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social for more!
One reject, one accept within 24 hours. This is peak academia.
August 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
One reject, one accept within 24 hours. This is peak academia.
Unfortunately, my attempt at an LRP was not funded. It's sad news, but I know I can resubmit next cycle, so I will continue to have my fingers crossed!
August 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Unfortunately, my attempt at an LRP was not funded. It's sad news, but I know I can resubmit next cycle, so I will continue to have my fingers crossed!
Posting for a colleague, please share!
Graduate Research Opportunity at South Dakota State University – Fall 2025
📍 Fully funded (tuition + stipend)
🤝 Hands-on research with first responders
🌎 Make a real-world impact on firefighter health
Send CV & information to allison.barry@sdstate.edu
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Graduate Research Opportunity at South Dakota State University – Fall 2025
📍 Fully funded (tuition + stipend)
🤝 Hands-on research with first responders
🌎 Make a real-world impact on firefighter health
Send CV & information to allison.barry@sdstate.edu
/1
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Posting for a colleague, please share!
Graduate Research Opportunity at South Dakota State University – Fall 2025
📍 Fully funded (tuition + stipend)
🤝 Hands-on research with first responders
🌎 Make a real-world impact on firefighter health
Send CV & information to allison.barry@sdstate.edu
/1
Graduate Research Opportunity at South Dakota State University – Fall 2025
📍 Fully funded (tuition + stipend)
🤝 Hands-on research with first responders
🌎 Make a real-world impact on firefighter health
Send CV & information to allison.barry@sdstate.edu
/1
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
Q: If a student's project does not find support for their hypotheses, how should they present it at a conference, given that all would be null findings? Any tips on what they should focus on to generate useful discussions/feedback?
Repost appreciated!
Repost appreciated!
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
media.tenor.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Q: If a student's project does not find support for their hypotheses, how should they present it at a conference, given that all would be null findings? Any tips on what they should focus on to generate useful discussions/feedback?
Repost appreciated!
Repost appreciated!
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
Treating depression or anxiety improves one's emotional health, but do improvements in emotional health translate to improved physical health?
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
June 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Treating depression or anxiety improves one's emotional health, but do improvements in emotional health translate to improved physical health?
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
#PNIRS2025 Calling all postdocs through pre-tenured faculty to join us on Wednesday at 18:00 for the Early Career Researchers Social! A great way to give early career investigators a chance to chat about the interview process, transition to faculty position, and experiences starting up your own lab!
June 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#PNIRS2025 Calling all postdocs through pre-tenured faculty to join us on Wednesday at 18:00 for the Early Career Researchers Social! A great way to give early career investigators a chance to chat about the interview process, transition to faculty position, and experiences starting up your own lab!
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
My dept is looking for a new dept head!!! (please share)
I've appreciated my 1st year in the HDFS dept at Auburn. I love the balance between basic & applied research & the values stemming from being a land grant university.
If you're interested, apply by 8/15!
www.auemployment.com/postings/53618
I've appreciated my 1st year in the HDFS dept at Auburn. I love the balance between basic & applied research & the values stemming from being a land grant university.
If you're interested, apply by 8/15!
www.auemployment.com/postings/53618
May 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My dept is looking for a new dept head!!! (please share)
I've appreciated my 1st year in the HDFS dept at Auburn. I love the balance between basic & applied research & the values stemming from being a land grant university.
If you're interested, apply by 8/15!
www.auemployment.com/postings/53618
I've appreciated my 1st year in the HDFS dept at Auburn. I love the balance between basic & applied research & the values stemming from being a land grant university.
If you're interested, apply by 8/15!
www.auemployment.com/postings/53618
Congratulations to all the first year faculty who have (or will be soon) made it through their first year in their academic roles!
June 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Congratulations to all the first year faculty who have (or will be soon) made it through their first year in their academic roles!
Teaching research methods has taught me one thing: I don't know how to spell Convienence.
May 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Teaching research methods has taught me one thing: I don't know how to spell Convienence.
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
Yes! So excited for this paper to come out — my first first-author paper — but could not have done this without @ddwitzz.bsky.social and CHIRP's help.
We look at how the association of interpersonal stressors with mood & BP vary at the intersection of age & gender: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40232781/
We look at how the association of interpersonal stressors with mood & BP vary at the intersection of age & gender: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40232781/
April 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Yes! So excited for this paper to come out — my first first-author paper — but could not have done this without @ddwitzz.bsky.social and CHIRP's help.
We look at how the association of interpersonal stressors with mood & BP vary at the intersection of age & gender: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40232781/
We look at how the association of interpersonal stressors with mood & BP vary at the intersection of age & gender: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40232781/
So excited for this one to officially be out! Led by @classicpatrick.bsky.social, we explored how momentary interpersonal stressors was associated with both negative mood and ambulatory blood pressure at the intersection of age and gender in a sample of Black and Latinx young and middle aged adults!
April 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
So excited for this one to officially be out! Led by @classicpatrick.bsky.social, we explored how momentary interpersonal stressors was associated with both negative mood and ambulatory blood pressure at the intersection of age and gender in a sample of Black and Latinx young and middle aged adults!
If your research focuses on biobehavioral medicine, health psychology, or related disciplines - consider applying to be on the early career editorial board for BSAM!
🗣️ Please share this call widely to support early career opportunities for folks in biobehavioral medicine, health psychology, or related disciplines! The ECEB is a great way to gain experience that is often not emphasized in grad or postdoctoral training. #healthpsych #affectivescience #psychscisky
📢 Deadline extended! 📢
The deadline to apply for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine's Early Career Editorial Board has been extended to May 1st!
Apply to join this vibrant community of early career scholars and feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about the ECEB!
The deadline to apply for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine's Early Career Editorial Board has been extended to May 1st!
Apply to join this vibrant community of early career scholars and feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about the ECEB!
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If your research focuses on biobehavioral medicine, health psychology, or related disciplines - consider applying to be on the early career editorial board for BSAM!
Reposted by Dakota D. Witzel, PhD
Be sure to check out this new paper while it is still free to read!
How is spirituality associated with cardiovascular health, and how do associations differ across and within racial and socioeconomic groups? #psychscisky
This paper, led by Dr. Jason Ashe, was just published in BSAM. Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
This paper, led by Dr. Jason Ashe, was just published in BSAM. Free to read for the week so share widely! journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...
Spirituality and Cardiovascular Health in the HANDLS Study: ... : Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
merged.
Methods:
Data were taken from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span study and included 1110 midlife and older African American and white adults [mean (SD) age...
journals.lww.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Be sure to check out this new paper while it is still free to read!
One of the best things about using a shared google doc to keep minutes for group meetings: When "anonymous hyena" starts typing and adding to the minutes.
April 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
One of the best things about using a shared google doc to keep minutes for group meetings: When "anonymous hyena" starts typing and adding to the minutes.