Brandon Schermitzler
@schermitzler.bsky.social
Clinical Psychology PhD Student at Auburn University | Former EMT-B | UMN Alum | Research Interests: Cognitive-affective mechanisms of SUDs, cannabis, insight, motivation to change | He/him
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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.
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Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
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Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychology
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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.
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Just to give the TL;DR on this one:
*The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.
*The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.
This is literally some of the craziest shit I have ever read.
And that's saying a lot.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And that's saying a lot.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
www.whitehouse.gov
August 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Just to give the TL;DR on this one:
*The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.
*The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.
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Something I've been feeling a lot lately, but haven't heard much about is the grief that comes with being an early career scientist in America in 2025.
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Something I've been feeling a lot lately, but haven't heard much about is the grief that comes with being an early career scientist in America in 2025.
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
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Defunding SAMHSA won’t make mental health and substance use challenges magically disappear. This isn’t peekaboo. It’s real people with real problems and in a country without other social and health safety nets they are cutting it to provide tax cuts to billionaires.
"By the end of this week, the staff of the agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, could be cut by 50 percent, according to senior staff members at the agency and congressional aides who attended briefings by Trump officials."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/h...
Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts (Gift Article)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Defunding SAMHSA won’t make mental health and substance use challenges magically disappear. This isn’t peekaboo. It’s real people with real problems and in a country without other social and health safety nets they are cutting it to provide tax cuts to billionaires.
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My annual psych internship rant, now with even more 🔥. The pre-PhD internship is an outdated model that devalues the expertise psych students bring. Now, we may be requiring students to move to unsafe cities and unstable positions, during a stage when healthcare and reproductive rights are critical.
March 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My annual psych internship rant, now with even more 🔥. The pre-PhD internship is an outdated model that devalues the expertise psych students bring. Now, we may be requiring students to move to unsafe cities and unstable positions, during a stage when healthcare and reproductive rights are critical.
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WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
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SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
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2 DAYS until we STAND UP FOR SCIENCE!
More information on local sites available at www.standupforscience2025.org ☀️
#standupforscience2025
More information on local sites available at www.standupforscience2025.org ☀️
#standupforscience2025
March 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
2 DAYS until we STAND UP FOR SCIENCE!
More information on local sites available at www.standupforscience2025.org ☀️
#standupforscience2025
More information on local sites available at www.standupforscience2025.org ☀️
#standupforscience2025
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Don't be disheartened by the RFK confirmation- that is what they want.
Please consider calling your representatives to oppose Bhattacharya.
Please consider calling your representatives to oppose Bhattacharya.
“We have to attack the universities… professors are the enemy.”
#NIH funds universities.
Jay Bhattacharya believes what Vance says here too. Bhattacharya was chosen by Trump because he would attack universities.
Scientists must oppose Bhattacharya’s confirmation, and there is not much time left.
#NIH funds universities.
Jay Bhattacharya believes what Vance says here too. Bhattacharya was chosen by Trump because he would attack universities.
Scientists must oppose Bhattacharya’s confirmation, and there is not much time left.
"The universities control the knowledge in our society (...) We have to agressivly attack the universities (...). Fundamental lies that feminism is liberating (...) There is wisdom in what Nixon said, the professors are the enemy "
bryanalexander.org/politics/the...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FR6...
bryanalexander.org/politics/the...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FR6...
March 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Don't be disheartened by the RFK confirmation- that is what they want.
Please consider calling your representatives to oppose Bhattacharya.
Please consider calling your representatives to oppose Bhattacharya.
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"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH"
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers
Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist, and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, is retiring from the government agency and urging “respect” for its embattled workers.
apnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH"
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
Looking for a post-bac job? The BRAINS Lab at Auburn University is hiring to work on a NIDA-supported clinical trial for folks with Cannabis Use Disorder! Links to the job posting and lab website are below. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions!
February 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Looking for a post-bac job? The BRAINS Lab at Auburn University is hiring to work on a NIDA-supported clinical trial for folks with Cannabis Use Disorder! Links to the job posting and lab website are below. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions!
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📣 Want to DONATE to help us Stand Up for Science on March 7th?
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
February 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
📣 Want to DONATE to help us Stand Up for Science on March 7th?
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
Make a tax-deductible donation using the QR code below!
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🚨 10 Days Until Stand Up for Science, and some HUGE NEWS! - Take Action With Us! 🚨
We’re excited to announce 32 official Stand Up for Science events happening across the country on March 7th!
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We’re excited to announce 32 official Stand Up for Science events happening across the country on March 7th!
🧵⬇️
February 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
🚨 10 Days Until Stand Up for Science, and some HUGE NEWS! - Take Action With Us! 🚨
We’re excited to announce 32 official Stand Up for Science events happening across the country on March 7th!
🧵⬇️
We’re excited to announce 32 official Stand Up for Science events happening across the country on March 7th!
🧵⬇️
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It is official! Stand Up For Science 2025 is in Alabama!
February 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It is official! Stand Up For Science 2025 is in Alabama!
Details for the AL Stand Up for Science rally are here! Join us at Railroad Park in Birmingham from 12-3pm on Friday, March 7. More info here: shorturl.at/al1KA
#standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
#standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
February 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Details for the AL Stand Up for Science rally are here! Join us at Railroad Park in Birmingham from 12-3pm on Friday, March 7. More info here: shorturl.at/al1KA
#standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
#standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall
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NIH cuts are getting the press, but VA research is getting slashed too. What do we lose when VA research goes away? Here's some greatest hits: The nicotine patch, invention of the cardiac pacemaker, first successful liver transplant, development of the CAT/CT scan
prospect.org/health/2025-...
prospect.org/health/2025-...
VA Research Funding Slashed
Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. Hundreds of projects have been cut.
prospect.org
February 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
NIH cuts are getting the press, but VA research is getting slashed too. What do we lose when VA research goes away? Here's some greatest hits: The nicotine patch, invention of the cardiac pacemaker, first successful liver transplant, development of the CAT/CT scan
prospect.org/health/2025-...
prospect.org/health/2025-...
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🚨 WANT TO HELP US STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? 🚨
Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process!
Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#standupforscience2025
Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process!
Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#standupforscience2025
February 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
🚨 WANT TO HELP US STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? 🚨
Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process!
Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#standupforscience2025
Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process!
Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#standupforscience2025
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Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
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☀️📣 Looking for a STATE LEAD and VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in Alabama!
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #alabama
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #alabama
February 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
☀️📣 Looking for a STATE LEAD and VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in Alabama!
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #alabama
Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence #alabama
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A visualization I created to share with family and friends about how the NIH indirect rate costs will hurt science AND our economy.
February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A visualization I created to share with family and friends about how the NIH indirect rate costs will hurt science AND our economy.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 2025 - DC and NATIONWIDE
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
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February 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
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Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence