@morgancshields.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at @wustl @brownschool studying quality and accountability of behavioral healthcare
New pub out today on public attitudes towards expanding community-based and peer-led MH services versus involuntary interventions
Takeaway: strong bipartisan support for expansions in voluntary services, with lower support for expanding forced interventions Takeaway
Takeaway: strong bipartisan support for expansions in voluntary services, with lower support for expanding forced interventions Takeaway
In a survey US adults, 72.64% supported expanding community-based #mentalhealth services, while fewer favored involuntary interventions. ja.ma/46wjNOX
September 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New pub out today on public attitudes towards expanding community-based and peer-led MH services versus involuntary interventions
Takeaway: strong bipartisan support for expansions in voluntary services, with lower support for expanding forced interventions Takeaway
Takeaway: strong bipartisan support for expansions in voluntary services, with lower support for expanding forced interventions Takeaway
Sharing our recent pub out today in JAMA Psychiatry looking at trends in private equity investment in psychiatric hospitals and its association with geography, staffing, utilization, quality performance, and other characteristics.
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Private Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals
This study describes trends in private equity ownership of psychiatric hospitals from 2013 through 2021 and the cross-sectional association between private equity ownership and hospital staffing and q...
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May 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sharing our recent pub out today in JAMA Psychiatry looking at trends in private equity investment in psychiatric hospitals and its association with geography, staffing, utilization, quality performance, and other characteristics.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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A conversation with Morgan Shields, PhD, an assistant professor at the Brown School and the new Dean of the School of Public Health at #WashU discussing two papers she co-authored on patient-centered inpatient psychiatry
youtu.be/bAhsoyxMG9s?...
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Public Health Ideas with Morgan Shields
YouTube video by WashU School of Public Health
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April 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A conversation with Morgan Shields, PhD, an assistant professor at the Brown School and the new Dean of the School of Public Health at #WashU discussing two papers she co-authored on patient-centered inpatient psychiatry
youtu.be/bAhsoyxMG9s?...
youtu.be/bAhsoyxMG9s?...
It was a pleasure speaking with Hetal for the Global Health Pursuit podcast about my work.
This will be published in two parts. The first part focuses on some of my lived experiences and motivation and the second part will focus on my research.
youtu.be/sg0moq1aLjQ
This will be published in two parts. The first part focuses on some of my lived experiences and motivation and the second part will focus on my research.
youtu.be/sg0moq1aLjQ
Inpatient Psychiatric Care Exposed: Are We Healing Or Hurting Patients?
YouTube video by Global Health Pursuit with Hetal Baman
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with Hetal for the Global Health Pursuit podcast about my work.
This will be published in two parts. The first part focuses on some of my lived experiences and motivation and the second part will focus on my research.
youtu.be/sg0moq1aLjQ
This will be published in two parts. The first part focuses on some of my lived experiences and motivation and the second part will focus on my research.
youtu.be/sg0moq1aLjQ
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MEDICAID Basics
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
February 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
MEDICAID Basics
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
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Odd having to self promote as the world burns…AND my research IS advocacy.
Here is a new piece entitled “If you’re asking for my diversity, you’re asking for all of me”: Challenging experiences of neurodivergent higher education faculty in the United States.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
Here is a new piece entitled “If you’re asking for my diversity, you’re asking for all of me”: Challenging experiences of neurodivergent higher education faculty in the United States.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
psycnet.apa.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Odd having to self promote as the world burns…AND my research IS advocacy.
Here is a new piece entitled “If you’re asking for my diversity, you’re asking for all of me”: Challenging experiences of neurodivergent higher education faculty in the United States.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
Here is a new piece entitled “If you’re asking for my diversity, you’re asking for all of me”: Challenging experiences of neurodivergent higher education faculty in the United States.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
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For those who want to know more about what happens when a large percentage of a state's adult population loses #Medicaid enrollment all of a sudden, go read about #TennCare disenrollment:
#HealthPolicy
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#HealthPolicy
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February 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
For those who want to know more about what happens when a large percentage of a state's adult population loses #Medicaid enrollment all of a sudden, go read about #TennCare disenrollment:
#HealthPolicy
scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=e...
#HealthPolicy
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From an op-ed I wrote for Newsweek on the role elite schools played in creating people like Vance by promoting the meritocracy myth.
www.newsweek.com/time-america...
www.newsweek.com/time-america...
Time for America To Get Over Our Ivy League Obsession | Opinion
Schools like Harvard, Yale, and UPenn have long served as finishing schools for the wealthiest and the whitest of the old-money American elite.
www.newsweek.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
From an op-ed I wrote for Newsweek on the role elite schools played in creating people like Vance by promoting the meritocracy myth.
www.newsweek.com/time-america...
www.newsweek.com/time-america...
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For those looking for the primary source of the studies about — among other things — the 44.3% admin. burden of externally funded research: thefdp.org/demonstratio...
- reports & slide decks
- data from 2005, 2012, 2018
(These data show *many* more results — more valuable than the PNAS paper, IMO.)
- reports & slide decks
- data from 2005, 2012, 2018
(These data show *many* more results — more valuable than the PNAS paper, IMO.)
![Demographics: 2018 Modal Participant
Institution
• Public University (70%)
• Very High Research (VHR) Institution (84%)
• >$500M Research Expenditures, w/ Medical School (31%)
Participant
• White, Male, Full Professor, average = 52 years old
• 1-3 federal grants with <$500K in annual direct costs
• Funding from NIH (47%) and/or NSF (33%)
• In Bio/Biomed/Clin Sciences (40%) [or Phys/Math/Engin (28%)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jf4udtyuylqocyyrqdwqoxuf/bafkreid7gielaqq5njnlc3udb7nlg6kmsrkrfadpeclxr7lnr5ibhcnzyq@jpeg)
January 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
For those looking for the primary source of the studies about — among other things — the 44.3% admin. burden of externally funded research: thefdp.org/demonstratio...
- reports & slide decks
- data from 2005, 2012, 2018
(These data show *many* more results — more valuable than the PNAS paper, IMO.)
- reports & slide decks
- data from 2005, 2012, 2018
(These data show *many* more results — more valuable than the PNAS paper, IMO.)
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"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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So I'm not surprised this is happening, but I'm waiting to see what the order actually says before drawing conclusions.
If you'd like to learn more about how conversion therapy is still happening, the Trevor Project has been tracking providers for years: www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/u...
If you'd like to learn more about how conversion therapy is still happening, the Trevor Project has been tracking providers for years: www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetrevorproject.org
January 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
So I'm not surprised this is happening, but I'm waiting to see what the order actually says before drawing conclusions.
If you'd like to learn more about how conversion therapy is still happening, the Trevor Project has been tracking providers for years: www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/u...
If you'd like to learn more about how conversion therapy is still happening, the Trevor Project has been tracking providers for years: www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/u...
Look what my wife made me 🥰
January 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Look what my wife made me 🥰
Pharmacy benefit managers play a significant role in drug utilization — nice overview of PBMs with a cameo of my friend Andrew
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...
Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Pharmacy benefit managers play a significant role in drug utilization — nice overview of PBMs with a cameo of my friend Andrew
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...
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Alicia Lewis, Hyein S. Lee, Sasha Zabelski, and Morgan Shields, recently published "Institutional Betrayal in Inpatient Psychiatry: Effects on Trust and Engagement With Care."
@morgancshields.bsky.social
psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
@morgancshields.bsky.social
psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Institutional Betrayal in Inpatient Psychiatry: Effects on Trust and Engagement With Care | Psychiatric Services
Objective: Patients’ experiences of inpatient psychiatry have received limited empirical scrutiny. The authors examined patients’ likelihood of experiencing institutional betrayal (harmful actions or ...
psychiatryonline.org
December 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Alicia Lewis, Hyein S. Lee, Sasha Zabelski, and Morgan Shields, recently published "Institutional Betrayal in Inpatient Psychiatry: Effects on Trust and Engagement With Care."
@morgancshields.bsky.social
psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
@morgancshields.bsky.social
psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
It is misguided to denigrate ideology in “science” or research. In social science research, almost always we are guided by values. Values (self, societal) often guide variable selection & research questions (eg professional treatment guidelines).
December 14, 2024 at 4:37 PM
It is misguided to denigrate ideology in “science” or research. In social science research, almost always we are guided by values. Values (self, societal) often guide variable selection & research questions (eg professional treatment guidelines).
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I am also skeptical of “evidence-based policy.” The idea is often predicated on indifference to the reality that the production and use of evidence is endogenous to political processes. Evidence is important. But it is fundamentally political. So, whether & how it gets used is a matter of power.
November 27, 2024 at 1:41 PM
I am also skeptical of “evidence-based policy.” The idea is often predicated on indifference to the reality that the production and use of evidence is endogenous to political processes. Evidence is important. But it is fundamentally political. So, whether & how it gets used is a matter of power.
This connects to my concern over valuing “impact.” I value impact, too — yes. But unfortunately there are now incentives to get broad attention & to contribute to polarized discourse in a way that is provocative
We need scholars & thinkers to be motivated by the pursuit of knowledge, not fame
We need scholars & thinkers to be motivated by the pursuit of knowledge, not fame
I’m concerned about the role of social media in creating an incentive for grifters to leverage a veneer of legitimacy
We see it all over, including the mental health services space
Very defensive clinicians strategically diminishing survivors.
I hope someone is researching this dynamic
We see it all over, including the mental health services space
Very defensive clinicians strategically diminishing survivors.
I hope someone is researching this dynamic
November 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
This connects to my concern over valuing “impact.” I value impact, too — yes. But unfortunately there are now incentives to get broad attention & to contribute to polarized discourse in a way that is provocative
We need scholars & thinkers to be motivated by the pursuit of knowledge, not fame
We need scholars & thinkers to be motivated by the pursuit of knowledge, not fame
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Your purpose on earth is not to argue with people who intentionally want to misunderstand you
November 22, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Your purpose on earth is not to argue with people who intentionally want to misunderstand you
I’m concerned about the role of social media in creating an incentive for grifters to leverage a veneer of legitimacy
We see it all over, including the mental health services space
Very defensive clinicians strategically diminishing survivors.
I hope someone is researching this dynamic
We see it all over, including the mental health services space
Very defensive clinicians strategically diminishing survivors.
I hope someone is researching this dynamic
November 23, 2024 at 5:05 AM
I’m concerned about the role of social media in creating an incentive for grifters to leverage a veneer of legitimacy
We see it all over, including the mental health services space
Very defensive clinicians strategically diminishing survivors.
I hope someone is researching this dynamic
We see it all over, including the mental health services space
Very defensive clinicians strategically diminishing survivors.
I hope someone is researching this dynamic
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Applications due Dec 31st.
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Fellowships are two years along and may be for PhD post-docs or clinical residents doing two years of research.
Applications due Dec 31st.
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#SurgSky #MedSky #healthpolicy
November 21, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Come train with us under our T32 health services research program!
Fellowships are two years along and may be for PhD post-docs or clinical residents doing two years of research.
Applications due Dec 31st.
Details here: medicine.umich.edu/dept/chop/tr...
#SurgSky #MedSky #healthpolicy
Fellowships are two years along and may be for PhD post-docs or clinical residents doing two years of research.
Applications due Dec 31st.
Details here: medicine.umich.edu/dept/chop/tr...
#SurgSky #MedSky #healthpolicy
Thank you, St. John’s, for organizing a beautiful prayer vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance. We remember all trans people who died and were murdered this year. I send love to all people who experience rejection and violence on the basis of how they present in the world. #tdor #lgbtq
November 21, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Sending out a prayer to all trans people who lost their lives.
I’m upset that trans people have been both politically weaponized & scapegoated. Praying that all trans people have loving community in their lives.
I’m upset that trans people have been both politically weaponized & scapegoated. Praying that all trans people have loving community in their lives.
November 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Sending out a prayer to all trans people who lost their lives.
I’m upset that trans people have been both politically weaponized & scapegoated. Praying that all trans people have loving community in their lives.
I’m upset that trans people have been both politically weaponized & scapegoated. Praying that all trans people have loving community in their lives.