For those of you in the decision-making process for PhD programs right now, sending a reminder that it is totally reasonable to have personal, and not just career-related, reasons to make your choice! (1/2)
Hi friends! I am thrilled to share that Iโve accepted an offer for the Clinical Trauma Psychology Ph.D. program
@UCCS
with
@DrColinTMahoney
@MPWRLab
! I am so grateful for everyone Iโve connected with through this process. This is a perfect fit & I canโt wait to come home โ๏ธ๐๏ธ
Hey
#psychtwitter
โ Iโm taking the leap & applying to clinical psych PhDs for Fall โ23! My research interests broadly include alcohol/cannabis, PTSD/trauma, tx, protective factors, & quant methods. Would appreciate any faculty or program recs!
All of my PhD apps are submitted at last! So thankful to have had my incredible mentors, lab mates, family/friends, and all of you in the Twitterverse cheering me on through this process. Best of luck to all other applicants out there!๐ค๐
Some exciting news โ my first first-author (& first ever) paper was just accepted for publication!!! I canโt wait to share it with you all soon ๐ฅณ
I canโt believe itโs already here, but I am officially finished with semester 1 of my PhD! Looking forward to taking some intentional time off over these next couple of weeks ๐
Boo! Excited to share this Friday afternoon that my first-author paper, โHigh Spirits? Exploring โHalloweekendโ Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Heavy-Drinking College Studentsโ has been accepted for publication at JSAD! ๐
I have been feeling quite intimidated about starting clinical work in my program, but as we finish up working with our practice "clients" this semester, I think I am really going to love it! ๐ฅฒ
I moved back home for my PhD. Being able to see friends and family outside of the academic world during times of stress has truly been such a game changer. Everyone's process and options look different, but try to put yourself first where you can! (2/2)
Today was my last day at
@USCPsychiatry
. These past few years have truly changed my life and career in ways I never imagined. Huge thanks to my lab, The PEARL, and especially to my mentor
@ericRpedersen
, for the endless support ๐ค
Thatโs a wrap
@apadivision50
#CPA2023
!!! Such a joy getting to catch up with so many kind and brilliant folks. If you want more of a good time, this is my obligatory plug for
@ResearchMJ
#RSMj2023
in Long Beach this summer ๐
Successful final poster sesh at the best conference with the best team
@apadivision50
! See you all at the next one! (And hopefully in Toronto
@ResearchMJ
??)
New paper out today! This study focuses on quant & qual reports of behavioral healthcare satisfaction and access among women veterans, and how this might inform current reform efforts. With
@ericRpedersen
@DeniseDaoTran
@KeeganBuch
et al.!
On Friday an isolated shooting occurred on our campus that resulted in the loss of two lives. It is just unbelievable how senseless and pervasive the issue of gun violence is and how it continues to cause so much pain. Love to the UCCS community &
#EndGunViolence
NOW.
I am really hoping more US conferences will start having their meetings in more affordable or central locations as opposed to just large coastal cities. Last yearโs CPA being in ABQ and this yearโs being in Denver have been awesome! (FWIW, I am from Denverโฆ)
Very excited to announce that I will be the incoming Chair (along w/Dr. Anne Banducci) and
@reaganfitzke
will be the incoming Student Co-Chair of the Trauma and Substance Use Disorders SIG of
@ISTSSnews
! We are absolutely thrilled to be in these positions for the next term!
Excited to welcome you all to CO for
#CPA2024
!! Equally excited to be presenting on this symposium for pregaming and related consequences โ come check it out if you will be there ๐
Huge thank you to
@IASatUSC
&
@AdamMLeventhal
for sending a very generous swag package to rep the institute from afar! Such an honor to have been involved in this org during my time at
@USC
โบ๏ธ
Prepping for a couple conference presentations coming up next month has me reminiscing on my first poster presentation in 2018 where I was so nervous I pitted out down my entire shirt. How far we have come
@AcademicChatter
Hello!! Iโm in CO but am soon hoping to be in LA. I paint sometimes (emphasis on sometimes these days)! Love seeing everyoneโs beautiful creations ๐คฉ
Completed my first independent peer review this week! Mixed emotions of feeling excited to hopefully contribute to the field meaningfully, and also of very strong impostor syndrome ๐ณ
I would not be here without
@ericRpedersen
&
@markprince77
โ You have offered infinite kindness and wisdom, opened doors I didnโt even know existed, and never once wavered in believing in & supporting me. I am incredibly lucky to know you both & hope I can make you proud.
Got a predatory journal email this morning titled โDeadly Needโ and am worried now that my loved ones are being held for ransom pending my submission.
@Cassie_Boness
This is such an important discussion. When applying last year I avoided many states and thus many programs because of state-level policies that made me feel unsafe. Hearing more direct conversation around it could have changed that!
Hey
#AcademicTwitter
! (
#AcademicX
?) I have seen a few things floating around, but do folks here have any good resources or recommendations for preparing an NIH F31? Asking for a friend...
Our lab
@USC
is repping at
#CPA2023
โ The fabulous
@ericRpedersen
is chairing a symposium on brief interventions for veterans;
@NinaChristie_
, Keegan Buch, Liv Canning, Shaddy Saba, & I will all be presenting posters! Stoked to see so many of you will be there, come say hello ๐
1/ For those that do not know already, I'm reviewing applications this cycle for our
#ClinicalPsychology
#PhD
program with a
#Trauma
emphasis
@UCCS
! Apps are due by November 15th at ... Please feel free to share!
Calling my substance use research twitter friends! An undergrad in our lab has a writing assignment about current dilemmas in research & was wondering about ones pertinent to substance use. Any particularly good topics to discuss (with ample content to reference)?
Thrilled to share our recent study
@USC
on veteran behavioral health outcomes amid COVID-19 at
#CPA2021
. Results seem to align w/ some of the COVID-19 alcohol use stats reported by
@NIAAAnews
director Dr. Koob in his great talk/Q&A today. Thanks to
@apadivision50
!
Getting excited as it's down to the wire preparing for
@ResearchMJ
next week! Can't wait to present alongside some incredible researchers & dear friends. Who else will I be seeing there?!
Our new paper our today in Substance Use & Misuse led by Bags Gray
@ColoradoStateU
with colleagues
@IASatUSC
&
@USCPsychiatry
.
Using Latent Profile Analysis to Examine Cannabis Use Contexts: Associations with Use, Consequences, and Protective Behaviors.
I seriously cannot thank my mentor
@ericRpedersen
enough for his kindness, guidance, & support, through this and everything else. Working for the past year remotely from 1000 miles away hasnโt always been easy but we have done so much to be proud of.
Well folks, I tested positive for COVID this morning w/ mild symptoms. I am devastated that I will no longer be able to attend, but please go see my amazing co-presenters on Friday! I will miss you all greatly! ๐ข
Getting excited as it's down to the wire preparing for
@ResearchMJ
next week! Can't wait to present alongside some incredible researchers & dear friends. Who else will I be seeing there?!
PSA: If you're hypothetically running some last-minute SPSS analyses on a Mac that has recently automatically updated to the new operating system, SPSS does not run on macOS Sonoma โ save yourself some extra time to debug (or just use R ๐ )
Our new article at the American Journal on Addictions expands upon our work with US veterans during COVID-19, looking at the role of depression and loneliness in substance use behaviors:
@ericRpedersen
@KeckMedUSC
@uscsocialwork
Today thousands of NAMIWalks participants will come together from coast to coast to promote mental health awareness, raise funds for our free programs, and let others know they are not alone. Find your local walk โก๏ธ
Once again, I am here to plug
@ericRpedersen
โ If youโre seeking postbacc/MA or postdoc positions, we have openings in our addictive behaviors lab
@USCPsychiatry
! My postbacc here has been monumental for my career โ tons of cool NIH funded projects, awesome people. Do it!
The Research Society on Marijuanaโs 7th Annual Meeting will be held in Long Beach, CA 7/21-7/23.
Early bird registration and hotel information is posted on the website. Please register as a member of RSMj to receive a discount on conference registration.
This was a massive lift & great learning experience. Huge S/O to my all-star mentor team (
@ericRpedersen
@DeniseDaoTran
@markprince77
, Justin Hummer, Jordan Davis, Daniel S Lee, & John Prindle) for helping me bring this to life. Canโt wait to share soon!
My favorite way to use
#ChatGPT
is for coding in R. You can ask it for a code and for help trouble shooting. It's been sooo much easier than trying to figure it out with google
hi
#psychtwitter
!! Iโm applying to a few clinical psychology PhD programs for Fall โ24 and would greatly appreciate any faculty/program recommendations for a research focus on LGBTQ+ substance use (alcohol, cannabis, or other illicit substances) and/or LGBTQ+ health disparities!