Lisa Christian, PhD
lisamchristian.bsky.social
Lisa Christian, PhD
@lisamchristian.bsky.social
Associate professor at the Ohio State University. Director of the stress, behavioral immunology, and health disparities lab.
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New paper out in @plosone.org! 💤

We examined how concordance btwn self-reported & actigraphy-assessed sleep may change across the perinatal period using @lisamchristian.bsky.social's data across 5 visits from late pregnancy to 12 months postpartum.

#perinatalhealth #sleepmeasurement #healthpsych
Comparison of longitudinal PSQI and actigraphy-assessed sleep from pregnancy to postpartum
Despite the importance of sleep for perinatal health, there is limited research examining whether different measurement modalities may yield inconsistent data from pregnancy through postpartum. We aim...
journals.plos.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Exclusive: Science has learned that grant termination letters went out last night to principal investigators of 29 awards made by NIAID, including nine grants that were part of a program hoping to deliver antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemics. scim.ag/4iVm7mY
Saying ‘pandemic is over,’ NIH institute starts cutting COVID-19 research
Grant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics
scim.ag
March 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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My federal grants with @wendymanning.bsky.social and Ann Meier were terminated last week. The language from the termination is below. It has been sad as we are being forced to say goodbye to members of our team. We are figuring out next steps. We remain deeply committed to studying all families.
March 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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I just saw that a colleague’s grant on birth outcomes in Black families was terminated yesterday with what appears to be the same statement. The terminations are spreading and it’s chilling.
My federal grants with @wendymanning.bsky.social and Ann Meier were terminated last week. The language from the termination is below. It has been sad as we are being forced to say goodbye to members of our team. We are figuring out next steps. We remain deeply committed to studying all families.
March 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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A great podcast accompanying the Tradeoffs story I posted yesterday...Worth the 20ish minutes but be prepared to be enraged...

tradeoffs.org/2025/03/13/c...
The Cost of Cutting NIH Research: Voices from the Frontlines
A candid conversation between a professor and a Ph.D. candidate about potential NIH funding cuts and their impact on the future of medical research.
tradeoffs.org
March 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE!
Columbus, Ohio
#standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM