Hannah Clark, PhD
@drhannahclark.bsky.social
Assistant prof at Brandeis | Developmental psychopathology | Licensed psychologist
Michigan and GAC alum | basketball fan
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https://clarkhmc.wixsite.com/drhannahclark
Michigan and GAC alum | basketball fan
views my own | she/her
https://clarkhmc.wixsite.com/drhannahclark
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AB Hernandez shared a podium in long jump, high jump and triple jump in the CIF state track and field finals Saturday, an image of unity between teenage girls.
Trans athlete embraced as California track and field champion by peers while adult activists duel
AB Hernandez shared a podium in long jump, high jump and triple jump in the CIF state track and field finals Saturday, an image of unity between teenage girls.
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June 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
AB Hernandez shared a podium in long jump, high jump and triple jump in the CIF state track and field finals Saturday, an image of unity between teenage girls.
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Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off
Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.
nymag.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (Gift Article)
Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
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#standupforscience2025!
Do you have a story to share on how science, funding, and federal institutions impact people in your region?
Democratic representatives in congress are asking for your stories!
Please fill out this form to share!
@standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social
Do you have a story to share on how science, funding, and federal institutions impact people in your region?
Democratic representatives in congress are asking for your stories!
Please fill out this form to share!
@standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social
How has Science Impacted your Life?
Why do you personally stand up for science? Is it because a life-changing discovery sparked your passion, or perhaps because you’ve seen how science can directly improve the lives of people in your co...
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March 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#standupforscience2025!
Do you have a story to share on how science, funding, and federal institutions impact people in your region?
Democratic representatives in congress are asking for your stories!
Please fill out this form to share!
@standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social
Do you have a story to share on how science, funding, and federal institutions impact people in your region?
Democratic representatives in congress are asking for your stories!
Please fill out this form to share!
@standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social
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And now is the time when we see what companies REALLY gots women’s backs,,, the world is watching 👀
From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Department of Education has rescinded Title IX guidance that stated NIL payments must be proportionate between a university’s male and female athletes. nyti.ms/40Z3Z4i
Department of Education rescinds Title IX guidance that NIL payments must be proportionate
How Title IX would factor into schools' revenue-sharing decisions has been a lingering question.
nyti.ms
February 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
And now is the time when we see what companies REALLY gots women’s backs,,, the world is watching 👀
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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Hey - please help save jobs and lives!
Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk!
Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally.
click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...
Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk!
Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally.
click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...
Tell Congress to Stop NIH Cuts
Please take 2 minutes today to ask Congress to take steps to stop funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The administration's proposed cuts to federal research funding, particul...
click.info.apa.org
February 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey - please help save jobs and lives!
Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk!
Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally.
click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...
Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk!
Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally.
click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...
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You will see this ad today. Read this first. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/w...
Hims and Hers Super Bowl Ad Sparks Controversy Over Weight Loss Drugs
The spot makes lofty claims about weight-loss drugs offered by the telehealth company Hims & Hers, but says little about risks.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
You will see this ad today. Read this first. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/w...
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1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.
Life with a newborn has been a very happy distraction from *all this*
Here’s a timeline cleanse for those who need it
Here’s a timeline cleanse for those who need it
February 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Life with a newborn has been a very happy distraction from *all this*
Here’s a timeline cleanse for those who need it
Here’s a timeline cleanse for those who need it
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Goes without saying for scientists:
This means Musk and his kids have access to grant applications, study section reports, internal scoring, RPPRs. The core of the best ideas in US science. Will they steal those ideas?
#scicomm #neuroskyence #evodevo #publichealth 🧪🧑🔬
This means Musk and his kids have access to grant applications, study section reports, internal scoring, RPPRs. The core of the best ideas in US science. Will they steal those ideas?
#scicomm #neuroskyence #evodevo #publichealth 🧪🧑🔬
NEW from inside NIH: I am hearing that a “young” DOGE staffer now has access to eRA, the software system used to track/administer all NIH grants.
February 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Goes without saying for scientists:
This means Musk and his kids have access to grant applications, study section reports, internal scoring, RPPRs. The core of the best ideas in US science. Will they steal those ideas?
#scicomm #neuroskyence #evodevo #publichealth 🧪🧑🔬
This means Musk and his kids have access to grant applications, study section reports, internal scoring, RPPRs. The core of the best ideas in US science. Will they steal those ideas?
#scicomm #neuroskyence #evodevo #publichealth 🧪🧑🔬
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If your research could be affected by such policies, you can use OSF or similar services to post a preprint with a CC-BY license to ensure it is accessible to everyone:
osf.io/preprints
OSF is open source, free-to-use, and maintained by @cos.io a 501(c)3 charity.
osf.io/preprints
OSF is open source, free-to-use, and maintained by @cos.io a 501(c)3 charity.
February 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If your research could be affected by such policies, you can use OSF or similar services to post a preprint with a CC-BY license to ensure it is accessible to everyone:
osf.io/preprints
OSF is open source, free-to-use, and maintained by @cos.io a 501(c)3 charity.
osf.io/preprints
OSF is open source, free-to-use, and maintained by @cos.io a 501(c)3 charity.
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I didn't think I'd have to say this, but as someone who's spent years studying and treating "addictions" there is no such thing as "dopamine addiction," no matter what Insta/ TikTok tell you, and anything using that phrase is a gutter trash scam.
You cannot be addicted to your own neurotransmitters.
You cannot be addicted to your own neurotransmitters.
January 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I didn't think I'd have to say this, but as someone who's spent years studying and treating "addictions" there is no such thing as "dopamine addiction," no matter what Insta/ TikTok tell you, and anything using that phrase is a gutter trash scam.
You cannot be addicted to your own neurotransmitters.
You cannot be addicted to your own neurotransmitters.
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The speed with which companies are abandoning DEI is a clue about how shallow their commitment to it ever was.
January 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The speed with which companies are abandoning DEI is a clue about how shallow their commitment to it ever was.
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www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.
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To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
March 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
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Our commentary, that will surely spark debate, is now accepted
‘Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment Promotes Weight Loss by Increasing Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Response to Grilo & Pittman (2024)’
in International Journal of Eating Disorders
@uofleatlab.bsky.social
‘Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment Promotes Weight Loss by Increasing Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Response to Grilo & Pittman (2024)’
in International Journal of Eating Disorders
@uofleatlab.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Our commentary, that will surely spark debate, is now accepted
‘Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment Promotes Weight Loss by Increasing Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Response to Grilo & Pittman (2024)’
in International Journal of Eating Disorders
@uofleatlab.bsky.social
‘Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment Promotes Weight Loss by Increasing Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Response to Grilo & Pittman (2024)’
in International Journal of Eating Disorders
@uofleatlab.bsky.social
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It is incredibly hard to estimate the effects of laws on mental health, but this is a well-designed effort in an excellent journal.
The findings, that anti-trans law lead to worse mental health and suicide attempts, should be taken seriously.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The findings, that anti-trans law lead to worse mental health and suicide attempts, should be taken seriously.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 28, 2024 at 2:20 AM
It is incredibly hard to estimate the effects of laws on mental health, but this is a well-designed effort in an excellent journal.
The findings, that anti-trans law lead to worse mental health and suicide attempts, should be taken seriously.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The findings, that anti-trans law lead to worse mental health and suicide attempts, should be taken seriously.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How does childhood adversity shape development across the lifespan, and how can we interrupt the intergenerational transmission of trauma?
Scientists, thinkers, academics, assorted curiosities:
What’s the big question that drives your research?
Quote or reply and let’s make a h*ckin big list. 🧪
What’s the big question that drives your research?
Quote or reply and let’s make a h*ckin big list. 🧪
September 17, 2024 at 8:33 PM
How does childhood adversity shape development across the lifespan, and how can we interrupt the intergenerational transmission of trauma?
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More than a million Americans use Medicaid to get addiction treatments like methadone. But as states update their systems, some patients have lost coverage. Even a short gap can be life-threatening.
For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid overhaul comes with risks
More than a million Americans use Medicaid to get addiction treatments like methadone. But as states update their systems, some patients have lost coverage. Even a short gap can be life-threatening.
www.npr.org
September 16, 2024 at 7:44 PM
More than a million Americans use Medicaid to get addiction treatments like methadone. But as states update their systems, some patients have lost coverage. Even a short gap can be life-threatening.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Trigger warnings are not helpful - and can indeed be *harmful* - for people who have experienced trauma
Trigger warnings are not helpful - and can indeed be *harmful* - for people who have experienced trauma
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
It is not true that "if they knew what I knew, they would believe what I believe." In other words, just giving people more information or is an unlikely path to persuasion and change.
It is not true that "if they knew what I knew, they would believe what I believe." In other words, just giving people more information or is an unlikely path to persuasion and change.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
There is no "scientific method".
There is no "scientific method".
September 6, 2024 at 12:46 AM
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Trigger warnings are not helpful - and can indeed be *harmful* - for people who have experienced trauma
Trigger warnings are not helpful - and can indeed be *harmful* - for people who have experienced trauma
My spouse is not on this app, but he was selected as a Beckman Young Investigator and I am extremely proud ☺️ www.beckman-foundation.org/people/kevin...
Kevin Clark
www.beckman-foundation.org
June 12, 2024 at 1:31 AM
My spouse is not on this app, but he was selected as a Beckman Young Investigator and I am extremely proud ☺️ www.beckman-foundation.org/people/kevin...
Ok I woke up still heated about this. Let’s break down a few reasons this is problematic: 🧵
APA is recommending “low-calorie recipes” to manage seasonal depression. In 2023.
November 5, 2023 at 6:19 PM
Ok I woke up still heated about this. Let’s break down a few reasons this is problematic: 🧵
APA is recommending “low-calorie recipes” to manage seasonal depression. In 2023.
November 5, 2023 at 3:25 AM
APA is recommending “low-calorie recipes” to manage seasonal depression. In 2023.