Jess Peters, PhD
@jrpeters.bsky.social
Assoc Prof @ Brown University | Clinical Psychologist
borderline personality disorder | anger/irritability | menstrual cycle/PMDD | LGBTQ+
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borderline personality disorder | anger/irritability | menstrual cycle/PMDD | LGBTQ+
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views = my own
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Jess Peters, PhD
@jrpeters.bsky.social
· Nov 11
(reposted 🧵 from the Bad Place)
My and @clearlab.bsky.social's Dimensional Affective Sensitivity to Hormones across the Menstrual Cycle (DASH-MC) framework was published in Mol Psychiatry! We aim to reshape how we study and treat #PMDD, #PME, and other forms of hormone sensitivity.
rdcu.be/dQYfU
My and @clearlab.bsky.social's Dimensional Affective Sensitivity to Hormones across the Menstrual Cycle (DASH-MC) framework was published in Mol Psychiatry! We aim to reshape how we study and treat #PMDD, #PME, and other forms of hormone sensitivity.
rdcu.be/dQYfU
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
It was amazing that Teen Vogue has been one of the best sources for thoughtful, engaged political coverage over many years now. It’s absolutely shameful that Condé Nast just caved to fascist pressure and functionally killed it.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It was amazing that Teen Vogue has been one of the best sources for thoughtful, engaged political coverage over many years now. It’s absolutely shameful that Condé Nast just caved to fascist pressure and functionally killed it.
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Reminder, only a few days left to submit talks, symposia, workshops—deadline is 11/1! Posters due 12/1.
NASSPD is accepting submissions for our 2026 conference in Toronto, April 24-25th! See nasspd.org/conference for conference information and submission portal.
Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st.
Hope to see you there!
Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st.
Hope to see you there!
October 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Reminder, only a few days left to submit talks, symposia, workshops—deadline is 11/1! Posters due 12/1.
Happy to have been interviewed for this @undark.org article on the struggles getting medical care for #PMDD. Thoughtful coverage of a complex topic that warrants so much more research, clinical training, and general awareness!
82% of women with PMDD experience suicidal thoughts before their periods. Yet 90% are misdiagnosed, and the condition receives 15x less research funding than postpartum depression, despite affecting far more people.
A Struggle to Find Adequate Care for a Common Menstrual Disorder
Millions of women have pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD. But diagnoses and treatments vary considerably.
undark.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Happy to have been interviewed for this @undark.org article on the struggles getting medical care for #PMDD. Thoughtful coverage of a complex topic that warrants so much more research, clinical training, and general awareness!
Yes!!! So excited that we are having clinical workshops this year, which is new for @nasspd.bsky.social
I'm going to submit a talk on menstrual cycle effects on BPD symptom expression. Currently submitting as a solo talk, but if you need another one for a symposium and think it could fit, lmk!
I'm going to submit a talk on menstrual cycle effects on BPD symptom expression. Currently submitting as a solo talk, but if you need another one for a symposium and think it could fit, lmk!
I just submitted my abstract to (hopefully) give an intro workshop on #BPDCompass at @nasspd.bsky.social's conference in Toronto this coming April.
You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub...
Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!
You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub...
Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yes!!! So excited that we are having clinical workshops this year, which is new for @nasspd.bsky.social
I'm going to submit a talk on menstrual cycle effects on BPD symptom expression. Currently submitting as a solo talk, but if you need another one for a symposium and think it could fit, lmk!
I'm going to submit a talk on menstrual cycle effects on BPD symptom expression. Currently submitting as a solo talk, but if you need another one for a symposium and think it could fit, lmk!
Reposted by Jess Peters, PhD
I just submitted my abstract to (hopefully) give an intro workshop on #BPDCompass at @nasspd.bsky.social's conference in Toronto this coming April.
You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub...
Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!
You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub...
Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I just submitted my abstract to (hopefully) give an intro workshop on #BPDCompass at @nasspd.bsky.social's conference in Toronto this coming April.
You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub...
Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!
You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub...
Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!
Reposted by Jess Peters, PhD
NASSPD is accepting submissions for our 2026 conference in Toronto, April 24-25th! See nasspd.org/conference for conference information and submission portal.
Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st.
Hope to see you there!
Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st.
Hope to see you there!
October 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NASSPD is accepting submissions for our 2026 conference in Toronto, April 24-25th! See nasspd.org/conference for conference information and submission portal.
Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st.
Hope to see you there!
Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st.
Hope to see you there!
Proud that Brown declined the federal compact, naming restrictions on academic freedom and important merit-based grant processes as key reasons:
www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact
In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...
www.brown.edu
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Proud that Brown declined the federal compact, naming restrictions on academic freedom and important merit-based grant processes as key reasons:
www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
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“Fuck them kids.”
That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
October 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“Fuck them kids.”
That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
Reposted by Jess Peters, PhD
🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
October 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
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Please consider joining us for the ticketed Menstrual Cycle / PMDD workshop at ABCT 2025!!!
Amidst all the badness, still super excited to present a ticketed workshop with @clearlab.bsky.social and Jackie Ross on the menstrual cycle at #ABCT2025 @abctnow.bsky.social this fall in New Orleans!
(Decisions on talks/posters still to come.)
(Decisions on talks/posters still to come.)
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Please consider joining us for the ticketed Menstrual Cycle / PMDD workshop at ABCT 2025!!!
This episode covers why acetaminophen use in pregnancy does *NOT* increase likelihood of autism when studied rigorously, despite some articles claiming that a small association suggested a link. Nice epidemiology example of why correlation != causation. Pass along to anyone needing that breakdown!
Earlier this week, President Trump claimed that using Tylenol during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of autism in children. But does research support that? We spoke with an epidemiologist who led one of the largest studies on the topic.
Is Tylenol Use During Pregnancy Connected To Autism?
We dig into the details of the science of Tylenol and autism with a researcher who led one of the largest studies on the topic.
buff.ly
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This episode covers why acetaminophen use in pregnancy does *NOT* increase likelihood of autism when studied rigorously, despite some articles claiming that a small association suggested a link. Nice epidemiology example of why correlation != causation. Pass along to anyone needing that breakdown!
Excited for an upcoming work trip to the Netherlands (more on that later)—tacking on extra days for a vacation w/my wife to celebrate our anniversary. Spending time in Amsterdam, Leiden, Brussels, and Rotterdam. Any recs, esp for the last 3 which are new to us? 🇳🇱🇧🇪
We will come back. (Probably.)
We will come back. (Probably.)
a black and white photo of a woman standing in a living room holding a bag and a dog .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman standing in a living room holding a bag and a dog .
media.tenor.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Excited for an upcoming work trip to the Netherlands (more on that later)—tacking on extra days for a vacation w/my wife to celebrate our anniversary. Spending time in Amsterdam, Leiden, Brussels, and Rotterdam. Any recs, esp for the last 3 which are new to us? 🇳🇱🇧🇪
We will come back. (Probably.)
We will come back. (Probably.)
I drew this 10 years ago, when
modeling a lot of zero-inflated poisson models (common for behaviors where a chunk of the sample are total abstainers), to explain it to non stats-y folks. Technically I think this is a hurdle model, since the distributions should overlap slightly, but close enough.
modeling a lot of zero-inflated poisson models (common for behaviors where a chunk of the sample are total abstainers), to explain it to non stats-y folks. Technically I think this is a hurdle model, since the distributions should overlap slightly, but close enough.
September 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I drew this 10 years ago, when
modeling a lot of zero-inflated poisson models (common for behaviors where a chunk of the sample are total abstainers), to explain it to non stats-y folks. Technically I think this is a hurdle model, since the distributions should overlap slightly, but close enough.
modeling a lot of zero-inflated poisson models (common for behaviors where a chunk of the sample are total abstainers), to explain it to non stats-y folks. Technically I think this is a hurdle model, since the distributions should overlap slightly, but close enough.
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We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
What research might be lost after the NIH’s cuts? Nature trained a bot to find out
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.
go.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
Reposted by Jess Peters, PhD
Multiple peer reviewed studies done by medical researchers indicate that Tylenol does not seem to be a cause of autism. But one heroin-addicted nepo baby says that it is. For pregnant mothers it can be hard to know who to trust.
September 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Multiple peer reviewed studies done by medical researchers indicate that Tylenol does not seem to be a cause of autism. But one heroin-addicted nepo baby says that it is. For pregnant mothers it can be hard to know who to trust.
Reposted by Jess Peters, PhD
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
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Reposted by Jess Peters, PhD
If you can do so, please consider getting your COVID19 vaccine before ACIP meets on September 18-19.
I don’t think it’s out of bounds to guess that, since they are going to manipulate data to falsely claim that the vaccine killed children, they will also recommend pulling FDA approval.
I don’t think it’s out of bounds to guess that, since they are going to manipulate data to falsely claim that the vaccine killed children, they will also recommend pulling FDA approval.
September 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you can do so, please consider getting your COVID19 vaccine before ACIP meets on September 18-19.
I don’t think it’s out of bounds to guess that, since they are going to manipulate data to falsely claim that the vaccine killed children, they will also recommend pulling FDA approval.
I don’t think it’s out of bounds to guess that, since they are going to manipulate data to falsely claim that the vaccine killed children, they will also recommend pulling FDA approval.
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Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award.
3/4
3/4
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award.
3/4
3/4
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"What I can tell you is that in a case where the only way to get the vaccine is to lie, you ought to lie."
I cosign this. Get out there and get that COVID booster if you can, and lie if you have to. It's the ethical thing to do
religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...
I cosign this. Get out there and get that COVID booster if you can, and lie if you have to. It's the ethical thing to do
religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...
Lying to Save Our Lives: Why You Should Say Whatever It Takes to Get the COVID Vaccine
Hello again from our current public health clusterfuck, in which COVID infections continue to rise domestically and globally while the FDA makes it harder and more confusing for Americans to get vacci...
religiondispatches.org
September 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"What I can tell you is that in a case where the only way to get the vaccine is to lie, you ought to lie."
I cosign this. Get out there and get that COVID booster if you can, and lie if you have to. It's the ethical thing to do
religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...
I cosign this. Get out there and get that COVID booster if you can, and lie if you have to. It's the ethical thing to do
religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...
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Two more Republicans.
That’s all we need to force a vote in the House on releasing the Epstein files.
If you live in a GOP district, your representative needs to hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
That’s all we need to force a vote in the House on releasing the Epstein files.
If you live in a GOP district, your representative needs to hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Only two more Republicans needed to force vote on Epstein files release, bill co-sponsor says – live
Donald Trump calls clamor over Jeffrey Epstein files a ‘Democrat hoax that never ends’ as bipartisan group of lawmakers try to force vote on legislation
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Two more Republicans.
That’s all we need to force a vote in the House on releasing the Epstein files.
If you live in a GOP district, your representative needs to hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
That’s all we need to force a vote in the House on releasing the Epstein files.
If you live in a GOP district, your representative needs to hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be