Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
@lisavelkoff.bsky.social
Visiting Assistant Professor at Reed College; clinical psychologist. Specializing in eating disorders, self-injury/suicide, EMA, interoception, and body image. Also, lover of knitting, Cubs baseball, big cities, and sharks.
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I'm new here! And I'm going to kick it off with recruitment for a research study:
If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!
If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!
I can absolutely confirm what an absolute joy and privilege it is to work with April and her amazing research team!
AU's Clinical PhD application deadline is approaching (12/1/25)! 🦊 REDS lab plans to accept a grad student for Fall 2026. Folks interested in eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply! See here for more details: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab
Join the Lab | REDSLab
www.redslab.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I can absolutely confirm what an absolute joy and privilege it is to work with April and her amazing research team!
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Me making my ABCT slides weeks before the conference instead on the plane
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Me making my ABCT slides weeks before the conference instead on the plane
when I look at my to-do list for the day
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
when I look at my to-do list for the day
when the reviewer makes a really good point
a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a pink pillow .
Alt: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a pink bed with a yellow pillow. the cat looks very grumpy and is crossing its arms across its chest and rolling its eyes in annoyance.
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
when the reviewer makes a really good point
me sowing (submitting four manuscripts over the summer): haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!!
me reaping (getting back R&Rs during the fifth week of the semester): well this fucking sucks. what the fuck.
me reaping (getting back R&Rs during the fifth week of the semester): well this fucking sucks. what the fuck.
October 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
me sowing (submitting four manuscripts over the summer): haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!!
me reaping (getting back R&Rs during the fifth week of the semester): well this fucking sucks. what the fuck.
me reaping (getting back R&Rs during the fifth week of the semester): well this fucking sucks. what the fuck.
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
PsyArXiv is now down to only ~40% of the backlog we started with, thanks to our amazing moderators 🎉 To all mods: thank you so much for your hard work!
Did one of your preprints get approved recently? Help us show our thanks by liking and sharing this post :)
#PsyArXiv #PsychSciSky
Did one of your preprints get approved recently? Help us show our thanks by liking and sharing this post :)
#PsyArXiv #PsychSciSky
August 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
PsyArXiv is now down to only ~40% of the backlog we started with, thanks to our amazing moderators 🎉 To all mods: thank you so much for your hard work!
Did one of your preprints get approved recently? Help us show our thanks by liking and sharing this post :)
#PsyArXiv #PsychSciSky
Did one of your preprints get approved recently? Help us show our thanks by liking and sharing this post :)
#PsyArXiv #PsychSciSky
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
Hi folks, we're still recruiting participants for this study! Please share this post WIDELY with anyone you know who may be eligible to participate!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
I'm new here! And I'm going to kick it off with recruitment for a research study:
If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!
If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!
August 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hi folks, we're still recruiting participants for this study! Please share this post WIDELY with anyone you know who may be eligible to participate!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
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📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on a newly-funded R01 aiming to optimize a digital intervention for #eatingdisorders and contribute to other research in this space! Remote candidates may be considered. Start spring/sum 26 (or sooner!). Pls share!
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychological & Brain Sciences
Position Summary This position will primarily support the implementation of a newly funded National Institute of Mental Health R01 grant focused on optimizing a digital chatbot intervention for eating...
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on a newly-funded R01 aiming to optimize a digital intervention for #eatingdisorders and contribute to other research in this space! Remote candidates may be considered. Start spring/sum 26 (or sooner!). Pls share!
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
a fun thing about having family and friends who are clinicians is the predictable uptick in texts received in the last 10 minutes of any given weekday hour
August 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
a fun thing about having family and friends who are clinicians is the predictable uptick in texts received in the last 10 minutes of any given weekday hour
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
🚨The Call for Proposals for #SRS26, cohosted with @afspnational.bsky.social, is live! We look forward to seeing your groundbreaking science again this year. Abstract deadline is October 30. Visit our website at suicideresearchsymposium.com to learn more/submit!
suicideresearchsymposium.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨The Call for Proposals for #SRS26, cohosted with @afspnational.bsky.social, is live! We look forward to seeing your groundbreaking science again this year. Abstract deadline is October 30. Visit our website at suicideresearchsymposium.com to learn more/submit!
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
@yr2lab.bsky.social, focused on youth suicide prevention research, is hiring a full-time research coordinator to join our team this fall! Interested applicants can find additional details on our website here: sites.wp.odu.edu/yr2lab/join-...
Join Us – Project Coordinator – Youth Risk and Resilience Lab
sites.wp.odu.edu
August 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
@yr2lab.bsky.social, focused on youth suicide prevention research, is hiring a full-time research coordinator to join our team this fall! Interested applicants can find additional details on our website here: sites.wp.odu.edu/yr2lab/join-...
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
@repeatlab.bsky.social is looking to hire 2-3 Part-time Clinical Interventionists to start this Fall! Interventionalists will conduct remote therapy sessions for a clinical trial comparing 2 therapies (CBT & Positive Affect Treatment) to support adults in the process of recovery from AN and AAN 🧵1/6
August 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@repeatlab.bsky.social is looking to hire 2-3 Part-time Clinical Interventionists to start this Fall! Interventionalists will conduct remote therapy sessions for a clinical trial comparing 2 therapies (CBT & Positive Affect Treatment) to support adults in the process of recovery from AN and AAN 🧵1/6
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
Paper drop, for anyone interested in #metascience, #statistics, or #metaanalysis! @clintin.bsky.social and I show in a new paper in JASA that the P-curve, a popular forensic meta-analysis method, has deeply undesirable statistical properties. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/?
August 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Paper drop, for anyone interested in #metascience, #statistics, or #metaanalysis! @clintin.bsky.social and I show in a new paper in JASA that the P-curve, a popular forensic meta-analysis method, has deeply undesirable statistical properties. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/?
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
📣Please share this opportunity to participate in my PhD research!📣
Adults across the US & Canada experiencing eating/body image problems are invited to participate in a zoom session where you'll complete an interview and a survey. For more info, check out the QR code or contact the lab!
Adults across the US & Canada experiencing eating/body image problems are invited to participate in a zoom session where you'll complete an interview and a survey. For more info, check out the QR code or contact the lab!
August 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
📣Please share this opportunity to participate in my PhD research!📣
Adults across the US & Canada experiencing eating/body image problems are invited to participate in a zoom session where you'll complete an interview and a survey. For more info, check out the QR code or contact the lab!
Adults across the US & Canada experiencing eating/body image problems are invited to participate in a zoom session where you'll complete an interview and a survey. For more info, check out the QR code or contact the lab!
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
I know a lot of Ph.D.-level experts.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, Its Latest and Most Powerful Model, After Two-Year Wait
CEO Sam Altman said using the chatbot will be like talking with a doctorate-level expert in any topic.
www.wsj.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I know a lot of Ph.D.-level experts.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
I'm teaching an advanced undergrad course on eating disorders this fall , and working on the reading list (all primary peer-reviewed journal articles).
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
August 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm teaching an advanced undergrad course on eating disorders this fall , and working on the reading list (all primary peer-reviewed journal articles).
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
I know a lot of Ph.D.-level experts.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, Its Latest and Most Powerful Model, After Two-Year Wait
CEO Sam Altman said using the chatbot will be like talking with a doctorate-level expert in any topic.
www.wsj.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I know a lot of Ph.D.-level experts.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
Until GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question, it's not at that level.
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
I will be interviewing for a clinical psychology PhD student in the Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab this interview cycle.
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychology
share.google
August 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I will be interviewing for a clinical psychology PhD student in the Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab this interview cycle.
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
thinking about doing something wild and crazy
thinking about putting an exclamation point in a journal article
thinking about putting an exclamation point in a journal article
August 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
thinking about doing something wild and crazy
thinking about putting an exclamation point in a journal article
thinking about putting an exclamation point in a journal article
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*Academics in early August
August 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
*Academics in early August
I'm teaching an advanced undergrad course on eating disorders this fall , and working on the reading list (all primary peer-reviewed journal articles).
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
August 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm teaching an advanced undergrad course on eating disorders this fall , and working on the reading list (all primary peer-reviewed journal articles).
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
What are your favorite readings to assign on eating disorders, body image, or weight stigma? What topics don't get enough coverage? Drop a link!
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
Another job posting! Please see below for details and instructions on how to apply for the Research Assistant position at the Butler Hospital Psychosocial Research Program (affiliated with Brown University)!
August 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Another job posting! Please see below for details and instructions on how to apply for the Research Assistant position at the Butler Hospital Psychosocial Research Program (affiliated with Brown University)!
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Walk Off the Orioles
Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Walk Off the Orioles
I think there was a fair bit about that series against the last-place Orioles that left us mildly unhappy or concerned, but the fact is, the Cubs still won the series. That’s what you need to see. Yesterday’s win was of the walk-off variety, courtesy of Justin Turner. If you missed it or just want to enjoy the highlights again to start your week, here you go:
www.bleachernation.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Walk Off the Orioles
Hi folks, we're still recruiting participants for this study! Please share this post WIDELY with anyone you know who may be eligible to participate!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
I'm new here! And I'm going to kick it off with recruitment for a research study:
If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!
If you are a clinician with experience treating eating disorders, please participate in this research study!
August 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hi folks, we're still recruiting participants for this study! Please share this post WIDELY with anyone you know who may be eligible to participate!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!
Reposted by Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her)
I'm looking for ~25 more people with a gastrointestinal disorder to complete an online survey on interoception. You can find this survey here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...
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Lucy Stafford - Take part in my research
⬇️Scroll down for links to the BODY experiment and the online surveys.⬇️
sites.google.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I'm looking for ~25 more people with a gastrointestinal disorder to complete an online survey on interoception. You can find this survey here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...
🙏
🙏