Vanessa Brown (she/her)
@vanessabrown.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist/comp neuroscientist studying how anxious people learn about threat | fave topics: models, theory, inclusive science, behavior, cats | #DisabledInSTEM
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Wow: @ajc.com's Lautaro Grinspan reports that in just one week in October, ICE spent nearly $950,000 on ads in Atlanta — more spending than in any other U.S. city.
That amount would've been enough to provide SNAP benefits for over 20,000 Atlantans every month.
That amount would've been enough to provide SNAP benefits for over 20,000 Atlantans every month.
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Wow: @ajc.com's Lautaro Grinspan reports that in just one week in October, ICE spent nearly $950,000 on ads in Atlanta — more spending than in any other U.S. city.
That amount would've been enough to provide SNAP benefits for over 20,000 Atlantans every month.
That amount would've been enough to provide SNAP benefits for over 20,000 Atlantans every month.
I am recruiting a postdoc for a new NIMH-funded R01 using neural and behavioral models to understand anxious avoidance. Please share with anyone who may be interested!
Link: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/155929/...
Link: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/155929/...
October 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I am recruiting a postdoc for a new NIMH-funded R01 using neural and behavioral models to understand anxious avoidance. Please share with anyone who may be interested!
Link: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/155929/...
Link: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/155929/...
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1: In 2023, I wrote this paper arguing that research on active ingredients of CBT, and by extension on their mechanisms, is not close to improving therapy outcomes.
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Identifying active ingredients in cognitive-behavioral therapies: What if we didn't?
Identifying active ingredients of psychological interventions is a major goal of psychotherapy researchers that is often justified by the promise that…
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October 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
1: In 2023, I wrote this paper arguing that research on active ingredients of CBT, and by extension on their mechanisms, is not close to improving therapy outcomes.
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Hey, Neuroimaging friends: I am getting laid off soon due to the cuts to NIH. I have filled out applications far and wide to no avail.
Does anyone have any leads on a lab that might be able to use someone with a strong background in neuroimaging data analytics?
Does anyone have any leads on a lab that might be able to use someone with a strong background in neuroimaging data analytics?
July 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hey, Neuroimaging friends: I am getting laid off soon due to the cuts to NIH. I have filled out applications far and wide to no avail.
Does anyone have any leads on a lab that might be able to use someone with a strong background in neuroimaging data analytics?
Does anyone have any leads on a lab that might be able to use someone with a strong background in neuroimaging data analytics?
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Please repost! We're hiring a postdoc to work with me and
@salagapan.bsky.social on an exciting interdisciplinary project in human neuroscience and brain-body interactions underlying effortful behavior in health and mood disorders.
siplab.gatech.edu/postdoc_ad_2...
@salagapan.bsky.social on an exciting interdisciplinary project in human neuroscience and brain-body interactions underlying effortful behavior in health and mood disorders.
siplab.gatech.edu/postdoc_ad_2...
SIPLab
siplab.gatech.edu
July 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Please repost! We're hiring a postdoc to work with me and
@salagapan.bsky.social on an exciting interdisciplinary project in human neuroscience and brain-body interactions underlying effortful behavior in health and mood disorders.
siplab.gatech.edu/postdoc_ad_2...
@salagapan.bsky.social on an exciting interdisciplinary project in human neuroscience and brain-body interactions underlying effortful behavior in health and mood disorders.
siplab.gatech.edu/postdoc_ad_2...
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1. I have spent a lot of time recently sending invitations for people to review papers, and this process works extremely differently from what I imagined when I was a student. Wanted to write out how I do it in case that's helpful for you all as you submit papers.
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
1. I have spent a lot of time recently sending invitations for people to review papers, and this process works extremely differently from what I imagined when I was a student. Wanted to write out how I do it in case that's helpful for you all as you submit papers.
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky
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About my social media grant... mind you the "activities" being referenced are simply that we measure these variables and they'll be features in some machine learning model. The two sociodemographics that most often come up in the moral panic about social media are gender and LGBTQ+ status.
May 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
About my social media grant... mind you the "activities" being referenced are simply that we measure these variables and they'll be features in some machine learning model. The two sociodemographics that most often come up in the moral panic about social media are gender and LGBTQ+ status.
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Gift link to article here:
May 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Gift link to article here:
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Here's a database from UCLA on Non-NIH funding opportunities ranging from grad students to faculty from a wide range of biological and medical disciplines: biofund.healthsciences.ucla.edu/crt-funding/...
BioFund - a Non-NIH Funding Database | crt-funding
biofund.healthsciences.ucla.edu
April 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Here's a database from UCLA on Non-NIH funding opportunities ranging from grad students to faculty from a wide range of biological and medical disciplines: biofund.healthsciences.ucla.edu/crt-funding/...
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As someone who has advocated for the rights of people with disabilities, this endeavor feels really intrusive, icky, and potentially dangerous.
We're learning more about NIH's plans for Secy Kennedy's new autism studies
NIH Director Bhattacharya says they're amassing a swath of confidential medical data to link together for first time, ranging from broader access to CMS records to smartwatch data
www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
NIH Director Bhattacharya says they're amassing a swath of confidential medical data to link together for first time, ranging from broader access to CMS records to smartwatch data
www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
www.cbsnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As someone who has advocated for the rights of people with disabilities, this endeavor feels really intrusive, icky, and potentially dangerous.
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New pub at the British Journal for Philosophy of Science!
"Explaining Mechanism-Task Fit in Neuroscience" (1/x)
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
"Explaining Mechanism-Task Fit in Neuroscience" (1/x)
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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April 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New pub at the British Journal for Philosophy of Science!
"Explaining Mechanism-Task Fit in Neuroscience" (1/x)
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
"Explaining Mechanism-Task Fit in Neuroscience" (1/x)
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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🚨 We are looking for a research specialist (lab manager) for my lab at Emory (translational-lab.com).
tinyurl.com/muer3ybb
* Great match to prepare for clinical psych or computational cog sci grad school
* Time reserved each week for independent work/professional development
Please RT 🔄 !
tinyurl.com/muer3ybb
* Great match to prepare for clinical psych or computational cog sci grad school
* Time reserved each week for independent work/professional development
Please RT 🔄 !
Careers | Emory University | Atlanta GA
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April 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🚨 We are looking for a research specialist (lab manager) for my lab at Emory (translational-lab.com).
tinyurl.com/muer3ybb
* Great match to prepare for clinical psych or computational cog sci grad school
* Time reserved each week for independent work/professional development
Please RT 🔄 !
tinyurl.com/muer3ybb
* Great match to prepare for clinical psych or computational cog sci grad school
* Time reserved each week for independent work/professional development
Please RT 🔄 !
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Science, folks. Science. This is wonderful news.
March 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Science, folks. Science. This is wonderful news.
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Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
ALT: a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
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February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
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ATTENTION
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
a cartoon character says " just let me know "
ALT: a cartoon character says " just let me know "
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ATTENTION
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
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Here is a question for anyone associated with a psychology PhD program (all levels):
I’m curious what different mechanisms programs have for prepping students for the academic job market. This could be hard (e.g., research and cv prep) or soft (e.g., fielding questions) skills.
I’m curious what different mechanisms programs have for prepping students for the academic job market. This could be hard (e.g., research and cv prep) or soft (e.g., fielding questions) skills.
January 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here is a question for anyone associated with a psychology PhD program (all levels):
I’m curious what different mechanisms programs have for prepping students for the academic job market. This could be hard (e.g., research and cv prep) or soft (e.g., fielding questions) skills.
I’m curious what different mechanisms programs have for prepping students for the academic job market. This could be hard (e.g., research and cv prep) or soft (e.g., fielding questions) skills.
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The TREAT Lab in VCU Psychiatry will also be hiring a CRC to start in June 2025! We have several projects on the mechanisms of eating disorders in young people that use neuroimaging, ambulatory assessments, clinical measures, & computational modeling. Stay tuned for the official job posting!
January 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The TREAT Lab in VCU Psychiatry will also be hiring a CRC to start in June 2025! We have several projects on the mechanisms of eating disorders in young people that use neuroimaging, ambulatory assessments, clinical measures, & computational modeling. Stay tuned for the official job posting!
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Announcing a new week-long program for young computational neuroscience/ behavior professors to talk about rigorous science, mentoring, lab management, and networking in a stunning retreat setting. Do great science as a community and have fun doing so.
January 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Announcing a new week-long program for young computational neuroscience/ behavior professors to talk about rigorous science, mentoring, lab management, and networking in a stunning retreat setting. Do great science as a community and have fun doing so.
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Apropos of everything 🌎, we're declaring it "Fear and Anxiety Week" here on Bsky. It's like shark week but better!
This week, we'll hear about fear and anxiety from brain researchers, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and individuals with lived experience.
We invite you to chime in! 1/n
This week, we'll hear about fear and anxiety from brain researchers, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and individuals with lived experience.
We invite you to chime in! 1/n
January 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Apropos of everything 🌎, we're declaring it "Fear and Anxiety Week" here on Bsky. It's like shark week but better!
This week, we'll hear about fear and anxiety from brain researchers, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and individuals with lived experience.
We invite you to chime in! 1/n
This week, we'll hear about fear and anxiety from brain researchers, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and individuals with lived experience.
We invite you to chime in! 1/n
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Also taking the opportunity to post the two most helpful (imo) links for demystifying the clincial psych hidden curriculum, for those reading who are considering a career in this area:
clinicalpsychgradschool.org
mitch.web.unc.edu/professional...
clinicalpsychgradschool.org
mitch.web.unc.edu/professional...
December 7, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Also taking the opportunity to post the two most helpful (imo) links for demystifying the clincial psych hidden curriculum, for those reading who are considering a career in this area:
clinicalpsychgradschool.org
mitch.web.unc.edu/professional...
clinicalpsychgradschool.org
mitch.web.unc.edu/professional...
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There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.
"Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations"
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS
Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such
aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...
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November 27, 2024 at 1:55 AM
There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.
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Excited to see this Special Focus at @jocn.bsky.social on Neural and Computational Mechanisms of Motivation and Decision-Making finally out!
Full collection here: direct.mit.edu/jocn/issue/3...
Full collection here: direct.mit.edu/jocn/issue/3...
November 25, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Excited to see this Special Focus at @jocn.bsky.social on Neural and Computational Mechanisms of Motivation and Decision-Making finally out!
Full collection here: direct.mit.edu/jocn/issue/3...
Full collection here: direct.mit.edu/jocn/issue/3...
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I think over the next few years the evidence will continue to accumulate that the majority of mental disorders are best treated with short, highly intensive therapies. This will challenge many assumptions on how therapy works.
Fascinating pilot study applying the Bergen 4-day treatment for social anxiety disorder: Promising results that need further investigation
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The Bergen 4-day treatment for social anxiety disorder: a pilot study - BMC Psychiatry
Background Few studies have examined the use of concentrated and intensified cognitive behaviour therapy for treating social anxiety disorder (SAD). The aim of this study was to examine the feasibilit...
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:28 AM
I think over the next few years the evidence will continue to accumulate that the majority of mental disorders are best treated with short, highly intensive therapies. This will challenge many assumptions on how therapy works.