Benjamin F. Shepherd, Ph.D.
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Benjamin F. Shepherd, Ph.D.
@stigmatologist.bsky.social
Clinical Psychology PhD | T32 Postdoc @yalesph.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health, Stigma Resistance, & Intersectionality Research | he/him/él 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇷🌊☀️ #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
Happy to share that next week I start my postdoc fellowship @yalesph.bsky.social @yalelgbtqmhi.bsky.social, where I will be working to bridge the gap between clinical psychology and public health to promote mental and sexual health equity within LGBTQ+ communities. The work must continue! 🌈 #YAPT
August 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Elated (and very relieved) to have finally completed my 2,070-hour doctoral internship in health service psychology at #CMTP @bumedicine.bsky.social! #wedidit 🥳

By August 31, my degree will be conferred and I’ll officially be Dr. Shepherd. #PhDone (I’ve been waiting 6 years to use this hashtag!)
August 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Excited to present my research on belonging, minority stress, and burnout among psychology trainees with concealable stigmatized identities (with a focus on LGBTQ+ identities) tomorrow at #APA2025! 🌈 @apadivision44.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thrilled and grateful to be surrounded by loved ones at my graduation! Now equipped with a fancy new doctorate in Clinical Psychology, I’m excited to continue learning and growing from and through relationships, both personal and professional.
-Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD
#finally
June 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Dissertation successfully defended! 🥳
Graduation imminent! 🎓
Dr. Shepherd incoming! 🧠 🔍
See Acknowledgments section. ❤️
#finally
June 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM