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early childhood postdoc @BrownMedicine | 🐈 mom (she/her)

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Briana Williams, PhD
4 months
Did something pretty cool with family and friends last weekend 👩🏽‍🎓💚
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@yeahshewrites My mom used to coupon and had a whole system. She would donate a lot of what she bought and send things to me since I'm in school!
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Briana Williams, PhD
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The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation.
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4 years
I need academia to do better in taking care of their grad students. Too many people I care about are drowning and don't feel supported right now, and it's enraging.
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Briana Williams, PhD
8 months
Another milestone is in the books! This dissertation is defended and out of my face! I am All But Internship (ABI) 😝✌🏽
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3 years
oh hello there! ✌🏽😝 PhD Student ➡️ Candidate #movingonup #AcademicTwitter
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Dissertation proposal = crushed! I’m excited to do this work to begin dismantling how we talk about Black parenting in early childhood literature. Thanks to all who have pushed me to continue down this line of work and for the emotional support you gave! 💕🥳💪🏽
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Briana Williams, PhD
8 months
Done😊
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. The best dissertation is a done dissertation.
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
As an emerging and growing school psychologist, this is a reminder to all of you that #BlackPsychologistsMatter . I was going to wait until I graduated to wear this, but I don’t wanna 🤷🏽‍♀️ @BlackInMH @AcademicChatter @SchoolPsychSis @TheABPsi #BlackHistoryMonth
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6 years
Issa driving that car like 😂 #InsecureHBO
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Welp giving this week 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽 I’m one of the few (many?) who didn’t match during phase I today. I know it’s not a reflection of my qualifications or worth, but it’s still not a great feeling. I’m looking forward to seeing where Phase II takes me ✌🏽
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
Guess I’ll have to pack my bags and rally my #academicats because we’re headed to New Orleans for my pre doctoral internship at @OchsnerHealth this summer!! Phase II was a minor setback, but it didn’t keep me from moving forward 🥳 #APPIC #MatchDay #BlackinPsych
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
@TiffNFord This‼️‼️ At the very least if it’s gonna have one of those waterfall shower heads, it needs to have the dual attachment with a regular one.
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
What's the point of calling it "Manuscript Central" if it's NOT central and I need a new password for every journal??? They're playing it off like it's the common app for journal submissions, but it's not!!!
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
Help a doctoral candidate with her dissertation about Black women’s experiences in therapy. If you are: 1. A Black and/or African American woman (18y+) 2. Live in the US 3. Currently in therapy with the same therapist for at least 3 months Click this! 👇🏽
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Briana Williams, PhD
10 months
My defense date is set.
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
"Students of color who engage in activism and leadership frequently sideline their own mental health needs to focus on the fight for racial justice"
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Briana Williams, PhD
6 months
Ah whatever. I’m excited to share that I accepted an early childhood postdoc fellowship @BrownPsychiatry !! I’ll be primarily working with community-based programs across RI in an early childhood mental health consultation role 🥰
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Briana Williams, PhD
7 months
Me (waiting for the shirt I ordered to make a postdoc announcement) Also me: told people at NASP last week and also just excited to share 🤔
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
This week just keeps on giving. I woke up this morning and saw that my first first-author manuscript was accepted for publication! I’m feeling more affirmed in my “scholar” identity this week than I have in the past 😊
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Briana Williams, PhD
6 months
✨The shirt ✨
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Briana Williams, PhD
6 months
Ah whatever. I’m excited to share that I accepted an early childhood postdoc fellowship @BrownPsychiatry !! I’ll be primarily working with community-based programs across RI in an early childhood mental health consultation role 🥰
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
I didn’t receive the Ford Foundation Predoctoral fellowship, but seeing the feedback from the reviewers let’s me know that my research ideas are growing and improving every year. Congrats to all the awardees for this upcoming year! 🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
Passed the school psychology praxis ✅
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Briana Williams, PhD
6 years
@onelaneonly @MikeDubsRadio And sometimes it did! You just gotta give it a minute!
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
None of us are getting work done, right? This is just...
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
Fellowship applications are hard bc a lot of the time, you don't get it. But I enjoy seeing my own growth as I reapply. My writing has improved. What I'm talking about is way more impressive. The prompts are the same, but the woman responding to them is not! #AcademicChatter
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
Tell me you’re training to be a school psychologist…without telling me you’re training to be a school psychologist #SchoolPsych #ItsWhatWeDo
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
Hi hello my mama is cancer-free! 🎉🥰🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳💕💕💕
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Thank you to everyone for your kind words over the past few days. I've submitted my Phase 2 applications and feel good about my options. ☺️
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
As I'm working on these new cover letters for Phase II, I'm confronted with the disappointing sight of seeing that places I interviewed with and ranked did not rank me...because they still have positions available.
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
*steps up to the mic* ahem...I did my first inpatient peds psych consult ~on my own~ today. Please clap.
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
This semester has been such a whirlwind that I forgot to mention that I was selected as a fellow for the 2023 Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute and received a Diversity Professional Development Award, both from @SCCAP53 🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Last week was a mess for me (i.e., covid, appic madness), but I was awarded the inaugural Society for the Study of School Psychology ( @SSSP_research ) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dissertation Award! I'm so grateful to have so many people believe in and support my work🥰
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Briana Williams, PhD
5 years
@anthoknees That was...something.
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
We have #IRB approval for my thesis. I repeat, we have IRB approval! 🎉 @OpenAcademics
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
@CheyennePolius Go for a walk in the middle of the night with both airpods in.
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
As I'm working on these new cover letters for Phase II, I'm confronted with the disappointing sight of seeing that places I interviewed with and ranked did not rank me...because they still have positions available.
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Briana Williams, PhD
7 months
Sending good vibes to all in the #APPIC Match today. Not matching in Phase I last year knocked me down momentarily, but I’m back up and thriving now! Remember that this match is not a measure of your worth. The path may not be linear, but you’re still on your way to success!
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
👋🏽 Hi! I'm Briana, and I'm a 2nd year School Psychology PhD student @MSUCollegeofEd My research areas are social-emotional learning in early childhood and promoting positive mental health in schools! #BlackinPsychWeek #BlackinPsychRollCall
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Black in Psych
3 years
We're kicking off #BlackinPsychWeek with #BlackinPsychRollCall !! Introduce yourself: 1️⃣ Tell us your name, sub-field, area of research, and highlight if you’re from an HBCU (share some photos, if you'd like!) 2️⃣ Use the hashtag #BlackinPsychRollCall so we can RT
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
One good news thing I did yesterday but didn't feel like sharing at the time: I submitted my first conference poster proposal yesterday 🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
I feel like the theme of #APA2022 should have been “I know you from twitter!” 😂 I enjoyed getting to meet so many of my twitter colleagues and getting to spend some time with new friends this weekend. Here’s to the next one! @APAconvention @apagradstudents
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
I don't know who needs to hear this, but your mental and physical health should come before the priorities of your graduate program. No matter what deadlines you miss, it won't matter if your body and mind aren't cooperating.
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
One of the scary things about graduate school is beginning to establish your professional network. BUT I cold-emailed a faculty member whose work aligns with mine SO well, and she responded and was so nice. 🥺
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Grief is such a strange thing. One moment you're going about your day, and the next, you're reminded that someone you want to talk to won't pick up if you ring their phone. 😔
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
This one goes out to all the Black women getting their matches today! I’m so proud of you 🤩 #BlackHistoryMonth #MatchDay2021
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Briana Williams, PhD
7 years
I am Issa..standing in a corner dancing by myself #SoInsecurr #InsecureHBO
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨 8 QUESTIONS TO ASK AT GRAD SCHOOL INTERVIEWS I give 8 questions that I asked faculty and current students in my rounds of grad school interviews that helped me! @OpenAcademics @YTacademics #AcademicChatter #GradSchool #PhDChat #SchoolPsych
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
Show me a video in your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie video.
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Show me a video in your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie video.
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
My family wants to know my #APPIC match results when I open the portal that morning, so we’re doing a family zoom 🥹
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
Just a girl, a new ✨master’s✨ degree, and her rambunctious puppy-brother #2020gotmelike
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
I’m excited to share that I have accepted my position as an #APAGS Convention Committee member! I love conventions, and I’m excited to serve the broader field of #psychology in this role, especially supporting my fellow grad students! @apagradstudents 🥳🤗
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
@smileitsjoy "If you shoot for something you just might hit something"
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
I've officially collected all of my quantitative dissertation data! I should have the qualitative done by the end of the week🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
I'm recruiting Black parents of preschool-aged kiddos in the U.S.! If you're interested in participating in a parenting program to learn more about your child's social-emotional development, this might be the study for you!
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
My psychology does not say this
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Psychology says, pretending to be happy when you are in pain, is just an example of how strong you are as a person.
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Briana Williams, PhD
8 years
Tell me why I showed this to my grandfather and he said "yeah! Send that to my phone!" 😳😂
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Geeks of Color
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Taraji P. Henson. Damn 🔥🙌🏾 #Oscars
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
I just saw this and would also like to submit it as ✨my energy✨
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Hi 👋🏽 I’m Briana, a 3rd year #schoolpsychology doctoral candidate at Michigan State. I study emotion socialization parenting practices and social-emotional development in early childhood. #BlackinPsychRollCall #BiPRollCall
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Black in Psych
2 years
We're kicking off #BiPWeek22 with #BlackinPsychRollCall !! 1️⃣ Introduce yourself & use #BlackinPsychRollCall or #BiPRollCall so we can RT 2️⃣ Tell us your name, sub-field, research area, & highlight if you’re from an #HBCU (share some photos, if you'd like!) #BlackinPsych
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
This week has truly been a hot mess and very stressful. So imagine my surprise and joy when I woke up to an email that I received a Summer Research Fellowship! 🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
I’ve typed out and deleted several tweets about the shooting last night on #MSU ’s campus because there’s really no right way to express how I’m feeling right now. I think about how I was on campus not long before the shooter. My heart is so heavy for my Spartan community.
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
My grandma finally got her first vaccine dose today! Please clap! 🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
7 months
If you're not celebrating #appicmatch2024 , you're not alone. I didn't match in Phase I last year, and it hit me hard. There are still so many options out there in Phase II. Feel free to DM me (or watch this video) with any questions re: my experience!
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
Today’s the first day of year 2! It’s not exactly how I pictured this semester starting, but I’m one step closer to Dr. Williams 🤗 #Year2atMSU #AcademicChatter #phdchat @OpenAcademics
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Briana Williams, PhD
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Impatiently waiting for the clinical world to put some respect on school psychology!!! I feel prepared to be a psychologist in schools, private practice, hospitals…you name it. And I had research experience going into apps but 0 pubs (1 was in prep). Come on over, we’re nice😊
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Those interested in serving kids need to come on over to school psych. Our PHD programs also prepare you for licensure as a child psych w/ specialization in consultation w/ teachers/caregivers & law! AND most of us aren’t on this you need a bajillion pubs to get in nonsense.
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
Me talking to my current advisor on the phone two years ago 🤣
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
School psychology IS a mental health career option and is way more versatile than people like to claim.
@BlackInMH
Black In Mental Health
2 years
Each career is so special and unique... 🌱 What is one thing you want EVERYONE to know about your Mental Health Career? #BIMHCareerDay
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
Happy New Year! I just submitted my first first-author manuscript! 😲🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
So excited to be at the first Black School Psych Summit! #BSPSummit23
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
#BachelorInParadise #BIP Serena: How old are you? Joe: Oh I'm 35 Serena:
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Briana Williams, PhD
6 months
Nooooope. And the first time you express an opinion or thought, you’re labeled as “aggressive” or “outspoken.”
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Are Black women allowed to be "awkward," quiet, or introverted in academia?
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Briana Williams, PhD
5 years
@thoughtsofaphd "fancy restaurant" 🙄 I'm sitting here debating if it's worth grocery shopping for the 5 days before I leave but also wanting to get fast food because all I have is ramen
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
Hello I wrote 700 words today. Please clap.
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Briana Williams, PhD
6 months
🗣️WE LIVE My dissertation, "'Striving to Do Things Differently': A Mixed-Methods Pilot Investigation of Tuning In to Kids for Black Parents of Preschoolers," has been published to ProQuest!
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
#APPIC applications 🥳 It's officially out of my hands until I start hearing back about interview invites. I'm glad to be going into November with my applications done, even though I dropped a crisp $500 on them. Let me not think about that and take some deep breaths 😅
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
These emails keep finding me.😩 I am not well. Leave me alone!!
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
I got my first item from my #PsychGradWishList ! Thank you so much!!😊🥰
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The 2023 cycle of #PsychGradWishList is now live Want to make a difference? Go to:
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Briana Williams, PhD
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I’m Briana, and I’m a 2nd year PhD student of School Psychology. #BlackinMentalHealth means working to reduce the stigma within the Black community, and advocating for equitable programming and services in schools. #BIMHRollcall @EverEvolving_E @britnotspears91 @lexis__ali
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@BlackInMH
Black In Mental Health
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We're kicking off #BlackInMentalHealthWeek with #BIMHRollCall 🙌🏾👏🏾👋🏾 Introduce yourself with a tweet: 1️⃣ Tell us what makes you #BlackInMH (include pictures 📸 and emojis that represent you) 2️⃣ Tag others and add #BIMHRollCall so we can RT 🗣️ and add you to our list 📃!
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Briana Williams, PhD
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DONE. All assignments are submitted. Every presentation has been presented. I'm a free bird! 🗣️no more homework! 🥳
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Briana Williams, PhD
1 year
I only have one more paper to turn in before I finish coursework 4eva! My brain is mush, and it's feeling a bit incoherent, but I know it's not 😅
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Briana Williams, PhD
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Classes start this week and my very first class in this PhD program is statistics 🙃 #phdchat
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Finally heard from all my #APPIC internship sites today! I think this cycle went well for me! I felt hesitant about my list because some of my sites had a very limited history of accepting #schoolpsychology applicants. Next up: interviews next month!
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Briana Williams, PhD
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I got a Dissertation Completion Fellowship from @MSUCollegeofEd ! 🥳 I'm grateful to receive funding to support the progress of my dissertation next summer.
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Briana Williams, PhD
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@thoughtsofaphd Hi! I'm Briana, and I'm a School Psychology PhD student at @MSUCollegeofEd . I'm studying social-emotional learning in early childhood and family-school partnerships! Be my friend? 👉🏽😊👈🏽
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
Hi 👋🏽 I’m Briana, a fourth year doctoral candidate in #schoolpsychology . My research/clinical interests are culturally responsive interventions to support and understand parental emotion socialization for Black parents and their children. #BIMHRollCall #BlackInMentalHealth
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Black In Mental Health
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🌱It's time to get #BlackInMentalHealthWeek started!!! Y'all know the drill! It's time for the #BIMHRollCall ! It's easy, tell us who you are, how you're #BlackInMentalHealth , & anything else you'd like to share! Also, feel free to attach a pic, just remember to use alt text 😊
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
Y'all can't tell me that Night Angel isn't Kandi "run me my money" Burress #TheMaskedSinger
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Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
I’m excited because my first first-author manuscript was published online today! 🥳 We examined the psychometric properties of a tool developed to assess parent perceptions of a peer support Medicaid service in Michigan.
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Briana Williams, PhD
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Interviewer: So what do you do for fun? Me: Oh I’ve rediscovered my love of reading so I’ve been reading a lot! Interviewer: So what are you reading now? Me: oh um…Percy Jackson 😊
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
I would be very ok with us leaving fireworks in the past.
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
Dasher: Hi I have your order but I want to make sure I'm at the right place. Do you have a green door? Me: Hmm no are you at (insert apartment community)? Also me --> steps outside and looks at the door YALL my door IS GREEN. I have lived here for almost two years 😩
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
@anthoknees Not tragic or glamorous. Just happy to have finished the first year of my PhD!
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
I merged SPSS files into one dataset today and I feel invincible. 💪🏽 I know this isn’t a huge deal, but I was stressed having multiple, disconnected surveys when I started collecting my data.
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Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
@alamanecer THIS IS FOR CHILDREN
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Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
If yall ever see me cackling and zooming across the sky on a hoverboard, please understand that academia did this to me.
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Ricardo Diaz-Rincon
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The amount of villains in the Spider-Man franchise with a PhD is concerning.
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Briana Williams, PhD
6 years
Sound the alarm! Your girl got into her first PhD program! One step closer to becoming Dr. Williams 💁🏽‍♀️
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@brij_williams
Briana Williams, PhD
3 years
Woo! Just found out that my apprenticeship (thesis) was accepted as an @APAconvention poster presentation! 🥳 Now all I have to do is...finish it 🙃
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@brij_williams
Briana Williams, PhD
2 years
This APPIC process is wild because you think you know how you'll rank your sites, and then BAM, everything changes once you've met people. My mind is going into overdrive😅
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@brij_williams
Briana Williams, PhD
4 years
My profs have made it clear that they're being flexible with deadlines this semester, and that has reduced so much of my stress
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@brij_williams
Briana Williams, PhD
5 years
I just submitted my first ever fellowship application! #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter
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