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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · May 27

It's been a long while since I've been this burned out. Coupled with the immense sadness and anger I feel about these regressive, racist, fascist MAWA policies, it's a lot. For those feeling similar, here's a book I've been reading to hopefully find some light amongst the darkness...

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Lauren S. Hallion, Ph.D. @laurenshallion.bsky.social · 2d

Just accepted at Nature Mental Health:

Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism

https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3

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This manuscript has been provisionally accepted for publication at Nature Mental Health.
Please cite as: Hallion, L. S., Lorenzo-Luaces, L., Crowell, S., Gruber, J., Boisseau, C. L..,
Perillo, A. D., Perillo, J. T., Delawalla, C. (in press). Crises and opportunities for psychological
science under fascism. Nature Mental Health.
Abstract
Psychopathology research and treatment is at a crucial juncture. Particularly within the
United States, funding for scientific research has been cut drastically; academic freedom is under
attack; and efforts to diversify our workforce and mitigate our field's contributions to systemic
oppression have been banned outright. Ideologies vie for dominance, with reactionary centrism
and institutional capitulation increasingly evident. Gaslighting plays a central role in our politics
(academic, national, and beyond), but it is virtually unacknowledged within our science. At the
same time, diamonds are formed under pressure. Our collective reckoning brings with it the
potential for non-incremental improvements in our ability to assess, diagnose, and treat patients.
These improvements arrive in the form of opportunities for paradigm shifts, particularly those
involving acknowledging the gaslighting our field perpetuates; resourcefulness in conducting
research; values-realignment; coalition-building within and across fields and institutions; and
dissemination and outreach.

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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · 22d

#Nokingschicago

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Zachary Cohen @depressionlab.bsky.social · Sep 26

Incredibly unfair to all the 2nd year students and clinical psychology students who have spent months preparing their applications - changes to this year’s NSF GRFP don’t allow Y2 or clinical psychology students to apply… www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Sep 19

congratulations!

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Sep 19

Exhausted.

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Sep 11

I was proud to witness my first-ever PhD's student dissertation defense yesterday. Gina killed it! Woohoo Dr. Belli!

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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · Aug 20

ATTN: Robert Wood Johnson has money to support “canceled” research on racial-indigenous health equity

www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...

Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research

The purpose of this call for proposals is to meet the current moment by supporting timely, actionable health equity research that has been interrupted by shifts in federal funding.

www.rwjf.org

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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Jul 10

If you download the datastructure you can see what variables are required vs recommended. Typically questionnaire items are only recommended so you're fine to only submit what you collect (specific items, subscales etc)

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Jul 10

The worst ever. Variable names from hell - BecDepress1_22a. SERIOUSLY?? Oh and string variables. AND last time I failed QA they sent me what I swore was a text file. Every time I'm like FML.

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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congratulations!!

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Jun 20

wait seriously? do share!

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Jun 15

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Jun 14

#NoKings Chicago

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Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies @abctnow.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our annual Call for Volunteers has begun! We will accept submissions of interest to volunteer for an ABCT Committee via the Volunteer Me committee submission portal over the next two months. www.abct.org/membership/a...

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Lauren S. Hallion, Ph.D. @laurenshallion.bsky.social · Jun 10

I’m thrilled to share this preprint with a brilliant co-author team.

We describe several crises mental health science faces in the current sociopolitical context, as well as new and previously-overlooked opportunities to make non-incremental progress.

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/nz42x_v1

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 9

Breaking news: Staff at the National Institutes of Health have issued a declaration calling on their director to depoliticize the agency and reverse spending cuts.

NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown

In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes

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American Psychological Foundation @ampsychfdn.bsky.social · Jun 4

🌈 Calling graduate and early career researchers in LGBTQIA+ Psychology! Applications for three of our LGBTQIA+-focused psychological research funding programs are closing soon. Visit our website to explore the program and application details! http://ampsychfdn.or...

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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · May 27

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · May 11

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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · Apr 16

If you're unhappy with how your university administration is handling threats to academic freedom and science from the federal administration, the next time your university asks for you to donate money to them, and they will soon (trust me), tell them you'll be donating that money to Harvard instead

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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Apr 7

A bright spot in all this turmoil. Congratulations to Manny on publishing her master's thesis in the Journal of Affective Disorders: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ktvkbXYiy...

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Mar 21

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.

If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.

Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

Cancelled NIH grant information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...

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Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Mar 22

I am so sorry Cindy. 😞😔

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Mar 22

Re-posting this in light of more grant cancellations.😞

Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Mar 11

Re-upping in light of more cancellations re vaccine hesitancy, at Columbia, etc.

***If you have any information at all you're willing to share, please add it to the Google Sheet below👇***

We're actively using this information to explore litigation options, but we need more of it to proceed.

Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Mar 7

We need to organize--let’s help each other.

NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.

I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.

Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!

Tina Boisseau, PhD @tinaboisseau.bsky.social · Mar 22

I am so sorry Diane 😞