Ronke Pederson, MD
@ronkepedersonmd.bsky.social
Mom x5 | Physician I Psychiatrist I Stigma researcher | NIH #disparities I Asst Professor @Harvardmed I Director, Research Equity @MGHCTNI (views my own)
Our newest manuscript on the role of stigma in willingness to engage in mental health services. Thrilled to have worked on this in a senior author role! Thanks to our team of contributors. @psychiatryupdates.bsky.social @apapsychiatric.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Moderating effects of stigma-related barriers on ethnic identity dimensions and mental health service utilization among Black adults in the US
Significant disparities in mental health service utilization persist, particularly among Black adults in the United States. We focused on ethnic ident…
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July 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our newest manuscript on the role of stigma in willingness to engage in mental health services. Thrilled to have worked on this in a senior author role! Thanks to our team of contributors. @psychiatryupdates.bsky.social @apapsychiatric.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Never pleasant when a journal takes over 1 year to decide to reject your paper. The 2 reviews indicated a revise and resubmit but EIC rejected:
June 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Never pleasant when a journal takes over 1 year to decide to reject your paper. The 2 reviews indicated a revise and resubmit but EIC rejected:
Reposted by Ronke Pederson, MD
This is very good advice for scientists who are now dipping their toes for the first time into organizing, or into speaking out.
Many things you try will not work. You just have to keep trying things.
The best resistance is positive persistence. 🧪
Many things you try will not work. You just have to keep trying things.
The best resistance is positive persistence. 🧪
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
March 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is very good advice for scientists who are now dipping their toes for the first time into organizing, or into speaking out.
Many things you try will not work. You just have to keep trying things.
The best resistance is positive persistence. 🧪
Many things you try will not work. You just have to keep trying things.
The best resistance is positive persistence. 🧪
Reposted by Ronke Pederson, MD
I was hoping that my first bsky post would be more cheerful. I recently joined NIH (NIEHS) as a PO. I fought hard for this position and was so excited to support health science from a new vantage point… I picked up my life and moved to NC. Unfortunately, my time at NIEHS was short lived.
February 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I was hoping that my first bsky post would be more cheerful. I recently joined NIH (NIEHS) as a PO. I fought hard for this position and was so excited to support health science from a new vantage point… I picked up my life and moved to NC. Unfortunately, my time at NIEHS was short lived.
Reposted by Ronke Pederson, MD
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
February 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
I have been reading more closely the Trump agenda for DEI and the NIH. If only 1% of R01 grants go to Black scientists at NCI for example, how much lower can we go?
January 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I have been reading more closely the Trump agenda for DEI and the NIH. If only 1% of R01 grants go to Black scientists at NCI for example, how much lower can we go?
Reposted by Ronke Pederson, MD
Senator Hassan gives an emotional response to RFK on his autism stance.
January 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Senator Hassan gives an emotional response to RFK on his autism stance.
I teach a class on how more than a century ago white physicians believed Black people had thicker skin and were disfigured physically because of this presumption. Sobering to know that today this notion that our bodies can handle more pain/suffering persists: #Blacksky #Edusky #science #medicine
January 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We should change the name of DEI programs to human rights programs, because the core of addressing disparities, especially in health care is a HUMAN rights issue.
January 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We should change the name of DEI programs to human rights programs, because the core of addressing disparities, especially in health care is a HUMAN rights issue.
Reposted by Ronke Pederson, MD
A colleague in study section had the meeting abruptly end with the message "Sorry for any inconvenience: This meeting has been cancelled due to White House's Executive Order pausing external communications from NIH and other federal health-related agencies." @drugmonkey.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A colleague in study section had the meeting abruptly end with the message "Sorry for any inconvenience: This meeting has been cancelled due to White House's Executive Order pausing external communications from NIH and other federal health-related agencies." @drugmonkey.bsky.social
My latest oped.... Honor migrants’ quest for a better life thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
February 8, 2024 at 2:42 PM
My latest oped.... Honor migrants’ quest for a better life thefulcrum.us/governance-l...