Ryan L. Brown
@ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social
A very curious social-health psychologist!
🤠 Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University
💫 PI, @starlabteam.bsky.social
📄 Associate Editor, British Journal of Health Psychology
🎤 Host, Stress Puzzle podcast
ryanlinnbrown.com
🤠 Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University
💫 PI, @starlabteam.bsky.social
📄 Associate Editor, British Journal of Health Psychology
🎤 Host, Stress Puzzle podcast
ryanlinnbrown.com
🗣 Join the Stress Measurement Network for a webinar digging into "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬"
Date: November 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT
Sign up here: www.stressmeasurement.org/event-detail...
#psychscisky #healthpsych #affectsci
Date: November 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT
Sign up here: www.stressmeasurement.org/event-detail...
#psychscisky #healthpsych #affectsci
October 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🗣 Join the Stress Measurement Network for a webinar digging into "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬"
Date: November 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT
Sign up here: www.stressmeasurement.org/event-detail...
#psychscisky #healthpsych #affectsci
Date: November 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT
Sign up here: www.stressmeasurement.org/event-detail...
#psychscisky #healthpsych #affectsci
📚A very dreamy canvas to finish while at Princeton! I had a lot of fun playing with decorative stitches on this one.
The 3 weeks flew by (entirely too much fun!) so I’m glad I made time to explore campus with my picnic blanket to find some calm spots to sit, stitch, and reflect on this opportunity.
The 3 weeks flew by (entirely too much fun!) so I’m glad I made time to explore campus with my picnic blanket to find some calm spots to sit, stitch, and reflect on this opportunity.
October 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📚A very dreamy canvas to finish while at Princeton! I had a lot of fun playing with decorative stitches on this one.
The 3 weeks flew by (entirely too much fun!) so I’m glad I made time to explore campus with my picnic blanket to find some calm spots to sit, stitch, and reflect on this opportunity.
The 3 weeks flew by (entirely too much fun!) so I’m glad I made time to explore campus with my picnic blanket to find some calm spots to sit, stitch, and reflect on this opportunity.
It was such a delight to get to know @raziasahi.bsky.social & her research at Princeton! I can’t wait to follow along with her lab’s impactful work at Rutgers focused on interpersonal/social emotional regulation.
👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!
👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It was such a delight to get to know @raziasahi.bsky.social & her research at Princeton! I can’t wait to follow along with her lab’s impactful work at Rutgers focused on interpersonal/social emotional regulation.
👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!
👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!
I’ll end the thread here but I feel so lucky to love and be loved so deeply 🤍
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I’ll end the thread here but I feel so lucky to love and be loved so deeply 🤍
HOT TO GO! was the highlight of the dance floor (of course!) 💖
I am obsessed with this picture with @katiealegria.bsky.social!
P.S. Can you spot @jacasiegel.bsky.social & @roxannefelig.bsky.social on the dance floor??
I am obsessed with this picture with @katiealegria.bsky.social!
P.S. Can you spot @jacasiegel.bsky.social & @roxannefelig.bsky.social on the dance floor??
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
HOT TO GO! was the highlight of the dance floor (of course!) 💖
I am obsessed with this picture with @katiealegria.bsky.social!
P.S. Can you spot @jacasiegel.bsky.social & @roxannefelig.bsky.social on the dance floor??
I am obsessed with this picture with @katiealegria.bsky.social!
P.S. Can you spot @jacasiegel.bsky.social & @roxannefelig.bsky.social on the dance floor??
I also love these photos from the night before where we brought our friends on a sunset electric paddle boat ride around Lady Bird Lake (ft. bats and surprise fireworks to close out the night!)
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I also love these photos from the night before where we brought our friends on a sunset electric paddle boat ride around Lady Bird Lake (ft. bats and surprise fireworks to close out the night!)
My dad died in May of 2020 and I knew this would be one of many difficult moments of missing him. I’m so grateful for the ways we incorporated Austin music & Townes Van Zandt specifically as part of our ceremony. It all felt so right.
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My dad died in May of 2020 and I knew this would be one of many difficult moments of missing him. I’m so grateful for the ways we incorporated Austin music & Townes Van Zandt specifically as part of our ceremony. It all felt so right.
It was a whimsical garden wedding that felt so true to us as a couple & our love of nature!
Extra special to have these books from my childhood that always made me want to frolic in a garden — one was a given to me when I was 4 y/o with a handwritten note inside that was incredible to rediscover 💕
Extra special to have these books from my childhood that always made me want to frolic in a garden — one was a given to me when I was 4 y/o with a handwritten note inside that was incredible to rediscover 💕
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It was a whimsical garden wedding that felt so true to us as a couple & our love of nature!
Extra special to have these books from my childhood that always made me want to frolic in a garden — one was a given to me when I was 4 y/o with a handwritten note inside that was incredible to rediscover 💕
Extra special to have these books from my childhood that always made me want to frolic in a garden — one was a given to me when I was 4 y/o with a handwritten note inside that was incredible to rediscover 💕
On May 25, 2025, I married my best friend in a lush garden in Austin. From Houston to San Francisco to Lubbock, we’ve created and recreated our lives together — I feel so grateful we get to keep moving forward together 💕
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
On May 25, 2025, I married my best friend in a lush garden in Austin. From Houston to San Francisco to Lubbock, we’ve created and recreated our lives together — I feel so grateful we get to keep moving forward together 💕
We’re part of the problem (too many podcasts) but also trying to be part of the solution (accessible, fewer episodes + focus on high-quality stress science)!
Your reminder to listen to the Stress Puzzle podcast as prompted by the Las Culturistas Culture Awards!: www.ryanlinnbrown.com/stresspuzzle
Your reminder to listen to the Stress Puzzle podcast as prompted by the Las Culturistas Culture Awards!: www.ryanlinnbrown.com/stresspuzzle
August 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We’re part of the problem (too many podcasts) but also trying to be part of the solution (accessible, fewer episodes + focus on high-quality stress science)!
Your reminder to listen to the Stress Puzzle podcast as prompted by the Las Culturistas Culture Awards!: www.ryanlinnbrown.com/stresspuzzle
Your reminder to listen to the Stress Puzzle podcast as prompted by the Las Culturistas Culture Awards!: www.ryanlinnbrown.com/stresspuzzle
🧩 Episodes 4-6 featured Dr. Jenny Tung, Dr. Natalia Bobba-Alves, & Dr. Tené Lewis. Dr. Tung's episode is FASCINATING w/ focus on causal impacts of hierarchies. Dr. Bobba-Alves & Dr. Lewis were each recognized for advancing stress science in important ways. Catch up on these stellar episodes now!
July 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🧩 Episodes 4-6 featured Dr. Jenny Tung, Dr. Natalia Bobba-Alves, & Dr. Tené Lewis. Dr. Tung's episode is FASCINATING w/ focus on causal impacts of hierarchies. Dr. Bobba-Alves & Dr. Lewis were each recognized for advancing stress science in important ways. Catch up on these stellar episodes now!
🧩 Episodes 1-3 featured Dr. Elissa Epel, Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes, Dr. George Slavich, and Professor Sir Michael Marmot giving overviews of the field + measurement issues, our shared history that got us to the current moment, + rundown on OG epi studies of human hierarchies and health. Catch up now!
June 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🧩 Episodes 1-3 featured Dr. Elissa Epel, Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes, Dr. George Slavich, and Professor Sir Michael Marmot giving overviews of the field + measurement issues, our shared history that got us to the current moment, + rundown on OG epi studies of human hierarchies and health. Catch up now!
Last month, my partner & I got married & our first dance was from our favorite moment in Schitt’s Creek when Patrick (Noah Reid) serenaded David (Dan Levy) with an acoustic version of Tina Turner's Simply the Best. It was absolutely perfect 💌
June 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Last month, my partner & I got married & our first dance was from our favorite moment in Schitt’s Creek when Patrick (Noah Reid) serenaded David (Dan Levy) with an acoustic version of Tina Turner's Simply the Best. It was absolutely perfect 💌
That's All Folks (for Season 1) of the Stress Puzzle! 🧩
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
June 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
That's All Folks (for Season 1) of the Stress Puzzle! 🧩
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
#scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych
Also thrilled to be more actively contributing to the society this year as a member of the Communications Committee and especially grateful to get to know this stellar group of scholars! #PNIRS2025
June 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Also thrilled to be more actively contributing to the society this year as a member of the Communications Committee and especially grateful to get to know this stellar group of scholars! #PNIRS2025
It’s been a great week full of science and community at #PNIRS2025 in Bordeaux!
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s been a great week full of science and community at #PNIRS2025 in Bordeaux!
Congratulations to @jessicalbolton.bsky.social on receiving the Robert Ader Investigator Award at #PNIRS2025! So well-deserved! 👏🏼
June 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Congratulations to @jessicalbolton.bsky.social on receiving the Robert Ader Investigator Award at #PNIRS2025! So well-deserved! 👏🏼
Treating depression or anxiety improves one's emotional health, but do improvements in emotional health translate to improved physical health?
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
June 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Treating depression or anxiety improves one's emotional health, but do improvements in emotional health translate to improved physical health?
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
Dr. Steptoe discussed this important (but challenging) question on the Stress Puzzle.
Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
#scicomm #affectivescience
There’s a consistent molecular immune signature activated in patients w/ depression (vs controls) but only translates to CRP in a subset of pts. @carminepariante.bsky.social discussed why some folks have this molecular signature that translates to high CRP while others stay under control. #PNIRS2025
June 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
There’s a consistent molecular immune signature activated in patients w/ depression (vs controls) but only translates to CRP in a subset of pts. @carminepariante.bsky.social discussed why some folks have this molecular signature that translates to high CRP while others stay under control. #PNIRS2025
Anhedonia appears to be the symptom most responsive to anti-inflammatory treatment among depressed patients with high inflammation (CRP > 5 mg/L). Dr. Andy Miller emphasized that this finding has been reproduced and that there is a strong signal emerging for this specific effect. #PNIRS2025
June 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Anhedonia appears to be the symptom most responsive to anti-inflammatory treatment among depressed patients with high inflammation (CRP > 5 mg/L). Dr. Andy Miller emphasized that this finding has been reproduced and that there is a strong signal emerging for this specific effect. #PNIRS2025
What are the mechanisms underlying this inflammatory subtype of depression? Part of the story is how cytokines are affecting dopamine metabolism. #PNIRS2025
June 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What are the mechanisms underlying this inflammatory subtype of depression? Part of the story is how cytokines are affecting dopamine metabolism. #PNIRS2025
Inflammation is only increased in ~30% of depressed patients!
BUT inflammatory markers map onto unique inflammatory subtype symptoms (i.e., neurovegetative, anhedonia). #PNIRS2025
BUT inflammatory markers map onto unique inflammatory subtype symptoms (i.e., neurovegetative, anhedonia). #PNIRS2025
June 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Inflammation is only increased in ~30% of depressed patients!
BUT inflammatory markers map onto unique inflammatory subtype symptoms (i.e., neurovegetative, anhedonia). #PNIRS2025
BUT inflammatory markers map onto unique inflammatory subtype symptoms (i.e., neurovegetative, anhedonia). #PNIRS2025
Great overview of what we’ve learned and what is still missing in the study of sickness behaviors from Dr. Robert Dantzer during the Presidential Symposium at #PNIRS2025
June 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Great overview of what we’ve learned and what is still missing in the study of sickness behaviors from Dr. Robert Dantzer during the Presidential Symposium at #PNIRS2025
Excited to be here in Bordeaux for #PNIRS2025! Nothing better than beautiful scenery and brilliant science 🤩
(and yes, I did stitch a passport cover for the trip! ✈️)
(and yes, I did stitch a passport cover for the trip! ✈️)
June 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Excited to be here in Bordeaux for #PNIRS2025! Nothing better than beautiful scenery and brilliant science 🤩
(and yes, I did stitch a passport cover for the trip! ✈️)
(and yes, I did stitch a passport cover for the trip! ✈️)
AND a bridesmaid and academic bff found this stunning needlepoint hanger for my dress while thrifting the week of the wedding!! 😮💨
June 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
AND a bridesmaid and academic bff found this stunning needlepoint hanger for my dress while thrifting the week of the wedding!! 😮💨