Toni Devincci (she/her/ella)
@neurotonimd.bsky.social
🧒🏽🧒🏽🧒🏽🐶🐶•Neuroscience•Psychology•sex differences•adolescent•alcohol•addiction• HBCU•Latina•🇲🇽🇺🇸•1st Gen•Associate Profesora •Public Service Loan Forgiveness 💸 •
PI of neuromdlab.com
✍🏽 Creator of blog Tenured and Tardy Bells tenuredandtardybells.substack.com
PI of neuromdlab.com
✍🏽 Creator of blog Tenured and Tardy Bells tenuredandtardybells.substack.com
Pinned
Because I’m back here with the flood
I’m Toni Devincci
Mom of 3 humans and 2 dogs
#Psychology #Neuroscience Associate Professor at the largest #HBCU in the nation
My favorite part of professional development is mentoring women of color, especially Postdoc WOC
HMU if you want to connect
I’m Toni Devincci
Mom of 3 humans and 2 dogs
#Psychology #Neuroscience Associate Professor at the largest #HBCU in the nation
My favorite part of professional development is mentoring women of color, especially Postdoc WOC
HMU if you want to connect
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Do you have your conference homies and real talk science besties? 👯
Do you have your conference homies and real talk science besties? 👯
☕ Comadres y Cafecitos (CC10) The Comadre Effect — Part IV: Sustaining the Bonds
Mentorship, but make it chisme y cariño.CC10: The Comadre Effect — Sustaining the Bonds ☕💃🏽The glow-up isn’t solo—it’s shared. We lift, we tease, and we laugh louder every year. ✨
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October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Do you have your conference homies and real talk science besties? 👯
Do you have your conference homies and real talk science besties? 👯
Crazy to believe I’ve been a mom this long
October 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Crazy to believe I’ve been a mom this long
Makes me laugh every time!!
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Makes me laugh every time!!
This hits hard.
Little did I know this would be the last time I’d see my graduate advisor.
I’m so thankful i got these photos.
And little did i know i am wearing the same pants and having a giant grant go in today!!
She always believed in me.
Definitely channeling her energy today!!
Little did I know this would be the last time I’d see my graduate advisor.
I’m so thankful i got these photos.
And little did i know i am wearing the same pants and having a giant grant go in today!!
She always believed in me.
Definitely channeling her energy today!!
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This hits hard.
Little did I know this would be the last time I’d see my graduate advisor.
I’m so thankful i got these photos.
And little did i know i am wearing the same pants and having a giant grant go in today!!
She always believed in me.
Definitely channeling her energy today!!
Little did I know this would be the last time I’d see my graduate advisor.
I’m so thankful i got these photos.
And little did i know i am wearing the same pants and having a giant grant go in today!!
She always believed in me.
Definitely channeling her energy today!!
tenuredandtardybells.substack.com/p/cc6-the-me...
What lessons did you learn from your mentors that you took with you or abandoned as you moved into being a mentor?
What lessons did you learn from your mentors that you took with you or abandoned as you moved into being a mentor?
☕ CC6 — The Mentor Mirror
Tranquila, mija—growth takes grace and office snacks.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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What lessons did you learn from your mentors that you took with you or abandoned as you moved into being a mentor?
What lessons did you learn from your mentors that you took with you or abandoned as you moved into being a mentor?
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The Story
There was a time I thought hustle was the point — the 80-hour weeks, the back-to-back deadlines, the proof that I was “serious.”
That time is now buried somewhere around 2019, right next to my tolerance for instant coffee and unnecessary meetings.
…
The Story
There was a time I thought hustle was the point — the 80-hour weeks, the back-to-back deadlines, the proof that I was “serious.”
That time is now buried somewhere around 2019, right next to my tolerance for instant coffee and unnecessary meetings.
…
☕ CC5 — The Quiet Wins
Success hits different when it’s silent
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October 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The Story
There was a time I thought hustle was the point — the 80-hour weeks, the back-to-back deadlines, the proof that I was “serious.”
That time is now buried somewhere around 2019, right next to my tolerance for instant coffee and unnecessary meetings.
…
The Story
There was a time I thought hustle was the point — the 80-hour weeks, the back-to-back deadlines, the proof that I was “serious.”
That time is now buried somewhere around 2019, right next to my tolerance for instant coffee and unnecessary meetings.
…
Anyone else?
October 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Anyone else?
Idk why I disappeared from this platform.
I think life as an associate chair took over.
But an update.
My 3 kids are in 3 different schools and I’m still doing all the things.
I started a blog so you can follow along
Tenuredandtardybells.substack.com
Follow along for all the shenanigans!
I think life as an associate chair took over.
But an update.
My 3 kids are in 3 different schools and I’m still doing all the things.
I started a blog so you can follow along
Tenuredandtardybells.substack.com
Follow along for all the shenanigans!
Tenured and Tardy Bells | Toni | Substack
Mid-career professor, three kids, too much coffee, and a carline with opinions—welcome to the mayhem. Click to read Tenured and Tardy Bells, by Toni, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Idk why I disappeared from this platform.
I think life as an associate chair took over.
But an update.
My 3 kids are in 3 different schools and I’m still doing all the things.
I started a blog so you can follow along
Tenuredandtardybells.substack.com
Follow along for all the shenanigans!
I think life as an associate chair took over.
But an update.
My 3 kids are in 3 different schools and I’m still doing all the things.
I started a blog so you can follow along
Tenuredandtardybells.substack.com
Follow along for all the shenanigans!
open.substack.com/pub/tenureda...
Anyone else bogged down with too many invitations to collaborate when all the set really wanted was someone to carry them?
Especially early on in the tenure track?
Anyone else bogged down with too many invitations to collaborate when all the set really wanted was someone to carry them?
Especially early on in the tenure track?
☕ CC3: The Collaboration Mirage
Some “collaborations” build careers 💼 — others build trauma bonds over Google Docs.Choose wisely, mija. 💅🏽
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October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Anyone else bogged down with too many invitations to collaborate when all the set really wanted was someone to carry them?
Especially early on in the tenure track?
Anyone else bogged down with too many invitations to collaborate when all the set really wanted was someone to carry them?
Especially early on in the tenure track?
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Here’s another one.
Were you taught you always had to be visible to be counted as working?
Here’s another one.
Were you taught you always had to be visible to be counted as working?
☕ CC2: The Visibility Trap
Academe says “be visible.” I say, “be strategic, mija.” Quiet work counts—even when it doesn’t post well.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Here’s another one.
Were you taught you always had to be visible to be counted as working?
Here’s another one.
Were you taught you always had to be visible to be counted as working?
It’s times like this that makes me miss my graduate advisor even more!!
August 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It’s times like this that makes me miss my graduate advisor even more!!
When did we start spending $50 on undies for our kids?
Jurassic World at that…
Times have changed from when we were excited to have the $5 pack that listed the days of the week!!
Jurassic World at that…
Times have changed from when we were excited to have the $5 pack that listed the days of the week!!
August 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When did we start spending $50 on undies for our kids?
Jurassic World at that…
Times have changed from when we were excited to have the $5 pack that listed the days of the week!!
Jurassic World at that…
Times have changed from when we were excited to have the $5 pack that listed the days of the week!!
I remember the days (even last year) when I would wait for an invitation to review manuscripts.
Now I get multiple a day multiple times a week…
Does this mean I have leveled up?
Now I get multiple a day multiple times a week…
Does this mean I have leveled up?
August 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I remember the days (even last year) when I would wait for an invitation to review manuscripts.
Now I get multiple a day multiple times a week…
Does this mean I have leveled up?
Now I get multiple a day multiple times a week…
Does this mean I have leveled up?
Love these puppers!!
August 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Love these puppers!!
So it finally happened…
I was looking at the profile of K1 when they enter standing next to me and for a split second I saw myself!
It’s happened to me before when I
Saw my mom in the mirror.
Now I’m seeing me in my cold…
Creepy…
I was looking at the profile of K1 when they enter standing next to me and for a split second I saw myself!
It’s happened to me before when I
Saw my mom in the mirror.
Now I’m seeing me in my cold…
Creepy…
August 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So it finally happened…
I was looking at the profile of K1 when they enter standing next to me and for a split second I saw myself!
It’s happened to me before when I
Saw my mom in the mirror.
Now I’m seeing me in my cold…
Creepy…
I was looking at the profile of K1 when they enter standing next to me and for a split second I saw myself!
It’s happened to me before when I
Saw my mom in the mirror.
Now I’m seeing me in my cold…
Creepy…
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‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into law.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Every time I start making big edits to my grad students proposal she starts to have anxiety…
Poor thing…
But she’s done such a phenomenal job with her synthesis of the literature!!
Super proud!!
Poor thing…
But she’s done such a phenomenal job with her synthesis of the literature!!
Super proud!!
August 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Every time I start making big edits to my grad students proposal she starts to have anxiety…
Poor thing…
But she’s done such a phenomenal job with her synthesis of the literature!!
Super proud!!
Poor thing…
But she’s done such a phenomenal job with her synthesis of the literature!!
Super proud!!
Continuing to honor the legacy of my late graduate mentor Dr Kirstein Cheryl by posting more of our unpublished work on biorxiv
I’m especially proud of this work conducted by Dr Ricardo Raudales and Dr. Rosalynn Amante
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I’m especially proud of this work conducted by Dr Ricardo Raudales and Dr. Rosalynn Amante
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Novel reactivity phenotype mediates long-term consequences of cocaine exposure during adolescence and adulthood in male Sprague-Dawley rats.
Individual differences in novelty seeking behavior often predict locomotor responses to psychomotor stimulants, an effect that may have a lasting impact throughout adolescence. The present study exami...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Continuing to honor the legacy of my late graduate mentor Dr Kirstein Cheryl by posting more of our unpublished work on biorxiv
I’m especially proud of this work conducted by Dr Ricardo Raudales and Dr. Rosalynn Amante
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I’m especially proud of this work conducted by Dr Ricardo Raudales and Dr. Rosalynn Amante
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Honoring the legacy of my graduate mentor Dr Kirstein Cheryl by posting some of our unpublished work on biorxiv
I hope these unpublished findings continue to support the legacy her lab and our work contributes to the field of adolescent addiction
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I hope these unpublished findings continue to support the legacy her lab and our work contributes to the field of adolescent addiction
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Developmental Differences in Novelty Reactivity in Adolescent and Adult Male and Female Rats
Adolescence is a time of high-risk behavior and increased exploration. This developmental period is marked by a greater probability of initiating drug use and is associated with an increased risk to d...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Honoring the legacy of my graduate mentor Dr Kirstein Cheryl by posting some of our unpublished work on biorxiv
I hope these unpublished findings continue to support the legacy her lab and our work contributes to the field of adolescent addiction
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I hope these unpublished findings continue to support the legacy her lab and our work contributes to the field of adolescent addiction
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
14 years ago I became a Dr!
Can’t believe it’s been that long.
Definitely missing my graduate advisor Cheryl Kirstein for IT annual celebratory chat…
Can’t believe it’s been that long.
Definitely missing my graduate advisor Cheryl Kirstein for IT annual celebratory chat…
July 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
14 years ago I became a Dr!
Can’t believe it’s been that long.
Definitely missing my graduate advisor Cheryl Kirstein for IT annual celebratory chat…
Can’t believe it’s been that long.
Definitely missing my graduate advisor Cheryl Kirstein for IT annual celebratory chat…
Lazy puppies
July 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Lazy puppies
I am excited to share our newest article that has been published in Behavioural Brain Research
Direct link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Direct link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Short-term high-fat diet elevates oxidative stress in male but not female A53T mice without altering striatal dopaminergic markers
High-fat diet (HFD) consumption influences the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD), with effects varying based on exposure duration. This study examined …
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July 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I am excited to share our newest article that has been published in Behavioural Brain Research
Direct link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Direct link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years since my mom’s trip to the ER and her summer downward spiral.
June 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years since my mom’s trip to the ER and her summer downward spiral.