Jenny Fielder
@jfielder.bsky.social
POST Fellow @ukparliament.parliament.uk
UCL Wellcome PhD student in Mental Health Science researching agency, resilience, development 🌱 @uclpals.bsky.social
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UCL Wellcome PhD student in Mental Health Science researching agency, resilience, development 🌱 @uclpals.bsky.social
she/her linktr.ee/j.c.fielder
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Heathrow’s terminal 4 was evacuated yesterday as fire crews were called in to investigate “possible hazardous materials”.
Emergency services declared that no “adverse substance” had been found.
So what really happened at Heathrow?
My latest substack:
Emergency services declared that no “adverse substance” had been found.
So what really happened at Heathrow?
My latest substack:
Conceptagion
A concept contagion can be more difficult to wipe out than one for which the vector of spread is more tangible
open.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Heathrow’s terminal 4 was evacuated yesterday as fire crews were called in to investigate “possible hazardous materials”.
Emergency services declared that no “adverse substance” had been found.
So what really happened at Heathrow?
My latest substack:
Emergency services declared that no “adverse substance” had been found.
So what really happened at Heathrow?
My latest substack:
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We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!
Characterising the longitudinal relationship between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in adolescents in England: https://osf.io/87cze
July 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!
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Another exciting new job opening at @uclpals.bsky.social with Niko Steinbeis and Essi Viding - www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #neurojob #computationalpsychiatry
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Another exciting new job opening at @uclpals.bsky.social with Niko Steinbeis and Essi Viding - www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... #neurojob #computationalpsychiatry
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Experienced, bothered by, or both: People differ in how they understand the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) items: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jcsq8_v1
July 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Experienced, bothered by, or both: People differ in how they understand the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) items: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jcsq8_v1
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New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health - Youth Futures Foundation
Research report exploring the reasons for the recent decline in mental health among 14 to 24-year-olds in England
youthfuturesfoundation.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
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Less than a week left to apply for this PhD studentship in my lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social !
Deadline Sun 6th July
Deadline Sun 6th July
Looking for a PhD in #psychology or #cogneuro ? I’m recruiting a fully-funded @leverhulme.ac.uk PhD student to join my lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social. If you’re interested in metacognition, learning, social cognition and culture I’d love you to apply 🧠👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...
PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence at Birkbeck, University of London
Find a PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view more!
www.jobs.ac.uk
July 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Less than a week left to apply for this PhD studentship in my lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social !
Deadline Sun 6th July
Deadline Sun 6th July
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Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
Funded PhD opportunity.pdf
drive.google.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
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It's been a little while since I've written a Mental Elf blog, and I found this fascinating qual paper on young people's views of CAMHS on TikTok. Give it a read below 👇
“I don’t need a cup of tea, I need some @#$%&! help”: #camhs through the lens of TikTok buff.ly/hGQMOwV
April 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
It's been a little while since I've written a Mental Elf blog, and I found this fascinating qual paper on young people's views of CAMHS on TikTok. Give it a read below 👇
This suggests that feelings of heightened control buffer against stress, and points to control beliefs as a potential target for intervention to reduce the detrimental impact of stressors in everyday life. Stay tuned for more of my PhD work on how these beliefs may be modified! 👀 8/8
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This suggests that feelings of heightened control buffer against stress, and points to control beliefs as a potential target for intervention to reduce the detrimental impact of stressors in everyday life. Stay tuned for more of my PhD work on how these beliefs may be modified! 👀 8/8
We found that those who performed the highly controllable Wheel Stopping task had less of an increase in stress in response to the stressor, and a greater decrease in stress after being debriefed that they didn’t have to complete the stressor task after all. 7/n
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We found that those who performed the highly controllable Wheel Stopping task had less of an increase in stress in response to the stressor, and a greater decrease in stress after being debriefed that they didn’t have to complete the stressor task after all. 7/n
In Study 2, we tested whether inducing heightened control from the Wheel Stopping task compared to watching videos (neutral control) buffered against the negative impact of a later stressor, which was of either high or low intensity (preparing a speech or studying a baking recipe). 6/n
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
In Study 2, we tested whether inducing heightened control from the Wheel Stopping task compared to watching videos (neutral control) buffered against the negative impact of a later stressor, which was of either high or low intensity (preparing a speech or studying a baking recipe). 6/n
Feeling more in control was tightly coupled with feeling less stressed during the task, even after accounting for perceived task difficulty. Higher mean subjective control and lower subjective stress were also associated with lower initial state and trait anxiety and depressive symptom severity. 5/n
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Feeling more in control was tightly coupled with feeling less stressed during the task, even after accounting for perceived task difficulty. Higher mean subjective control and lower subjective stress were also associated with lower initial state and trait anxiety and depressive symptom severity. 5/n
We developed a Wheel Stopping task to measure and manipulate subjective feelings of control by changing the wheel’s speed, segment size, and deceleration. A linear model showed that trial-by-trial variation in task parameters captured fluctuations in subjective control at the individual level. 4/n
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We developed a Wheel Stopping task to measure and manipulate subjective feelings of control by changing the wheel’s speed, segment size, and deceleration. A linear model showed that trial-by-trial variation in task parameters captured fluctuations in subjective control at the individual level. 4/n
Decades of learned helplessness research has shown that stress is most potent when uncontrollable, but clear evidence on the impact of *heightened* control over stress in humans is lacking. 3/n
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Decades of learned helplessness research has shown that stress is most potent when uncontrollable, but clear evidence on the impact of *heightened* control over stress in humans is lacking. 3/n
Stress is a major cause of mental illness across the lifespan. Importantly though, subjective dimensions of stress, such as perceived control, shape the response and later impact that stress can have. 2/n
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Stress is a major cause of mental illness across the lifespan. Importantly though, subjective dimensions of stress, such as perceived control, shape the response and later impact that stress can have. 2/n
Really excited that my first PhD paper is now out in @elife.bsky.social: Sense of control buffers against stress.
This has been a great team effort with Jinyu Shi, Dan McGlade, @docqhuys.bsky.social and Niko Steinbeis, comprising two studies and a total of N=768!
Summary thread below 🧵⬇️
This has been a great team effort with Jinyu Shi, Dan McGlade, @docqhuys.bsky.social and Niko Steinbeis, comprising two studies and a total of N=768!
Summary thread below 🧵⬇️
Sense of control buffers against stress
doi.org
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Really excited that my first PhD paper is now out in @elife.bsky.social: Sense of control buffers against stress.
This has been a great team effort with Jinyu Shi, Dan McGlade, @docqhuys.bsky.social and Niko Steinbeis, comprising two studies and a total of N=768!
Summary thread below 🧵⬇️
This has been a great team effort with Jinyu Shi, Dan McGlade, @docqhuys.bsky.social and Niko Steinbeis, comprising two studies and a total of N=768!
Summary thread below 🧵⬇️
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Experimental researchers: Does anyone have experience of collecting data on Testable, and how does it compare to Prolific? (Cost, ease of getting participants, quality of data?)
including @isaacwinterburn.bsky.social here
Thanks!
www.testable.org
including @isaacwinterburn.bsky.social here
Thanks!
www.testable.org
Testable | Build experiments & surveys | Recruit participants
Testable helps you build a wide range of behavioral experiments and surveys in the simplest and fastest way.
www.testable.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Experimental researchers: Does anyone have experience of collecting data on Testable, and how does it compare to Prolific? (Cost, ease of getting participants, quality of data?)
including @isaacwinterburn.bsky.social here
Thanks!
www.testable.org
including @isaacwinterburn.bsky.social here
Thanks!
www.testable.org
6) British Psychological Society Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme - 6 or 8 weeks for penultimate year undergrads. Must find a host (society member) at the same institution and write a project proposal. Deadline 9th March
www.bps.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
6) British Psychological Society Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme - 6 or 8 weeks for penultimate year undergrads. Must find a host (society member) at the same institution and write a project proposal. Deadline 9th March
5) University of Cambridge MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Summer Internship scheme - 6 weeks for undergrads of any year. Deadline typically mid-end April
Summer Placement Scheme
www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
5) University of Cambridge MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Summer Internship scheme - 6 weeks for undergrads of any year. Deadline typically mid-end April
4) British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) Summer Internship scheme - 6-8 weeks for undergrads (or masters students if no PhD funding secured). Must find a host (society member) and write a project proposal. Deadline 21st March. @bapsych.bsky.social
The British Association for Psychopharmacology | BAP Summer Research Internship Scheme
The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) website terms and conditions.
www.bap.org.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
4) British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) Summer Internship scheme - 6-8 weeks for undergrads (or masters students if no PhD funding secured). Must find a host (society member) and write a project proposal. Deadline 21st March. @bapsych.bsky.social
3) Experimental Psychology Society Research Bursaries - 10 weeks for penultimate year undergrads or just graduated (see new graduate bursary on EPS website for the latter). Must find a host (society member) and write a project proposal. Deadline 1st March. @exppsychsoc.bsky.social
Undergraduate Research Bursary
The next application deadline will be midnight (UK Time) on 1 March 2025. This scheme will finance a number of bursaries to support undergraduates studying psychology or a related discipline in the…
eps.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
3) Experimental Psychology Society Research Bursaries - 10 weeks for penultimate year undergrads or just graduated (see new graduate bursary on EPS website for the latter). Must find a host (society member) and write a project proposal. Deadline 1st March. @exppsychsoc.bsky.social
2) University of Cambridge Science & Policy Internship Scheme - 12 weeks for a current undergrad. Project about screen usage with @orbenamy.bsky.social and UK Government Department for Science. Deadline 14th February
Brandon Davidson on LinkedIn: Science and Policy Internship Advertisement
☀️ We are hiring an undergraduate intern! ☀️
The Digital Mental Health programme (led by Amy Orben) at the University of Cambridge is recruiting our Science…
www.linkedin.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
2) University of Cambridge Science & Policy Internship Scheme - 12 weeks for a current undergrad. Project about screen usage with @orbenamy.bsky.social and UK Government Department for Science. Deadline 14th February
1) University of Cambridge Life Sciences Internship - 8 weeks for penultimate year undergrads. Includes research theme “Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour”. Deadline 16th January
Internship Programme | Experience Postgrad Life Sciences
The Postgraduate School of Life Sciences, together with the sponsors of this scheme, are committed to widening participation in postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge and will be using po...
www.exppg.lifesci.cam.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
1) University of Cambridge Life Sciences Internship - 8 weeks for penultimate year undergrads. Includes research theme “Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour”. Deadline 16th January
I've collated a list of *paid* UK summer research internships for undergrads in psychology/neuroscience, ordered by application deadline. Please share with students and add any other opportunities I've missed below!
#psychology #psychiatry #neuroscience #academia #research #internships #undergrad
#psychology #psychiatry #neuroscience #academia #research #internships #undergrad
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I've collated a list of *paid* UK summer research internships for undergrads in psychology/neuroscience, ordered by application deadline. Please share with students and add any other opportunities I've missed below!
#psychology #psychiatry #neuroscience #academia #research #internships #undergrad
#psychology #psychiatry #neuroscience #academia #research #internships #undergrad
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For anyone working in adolescent mental health: I *really* recommend reading this important paper about the most commonly used questionnaires (inc SDQ)
In short: most of them have poor psychometric properties, so do we even know what they are measuring?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
(cont)
In short: most of them have poor psychometric properties, so do we even know what they are measuring?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
(cont)
December 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM
For anyone working in adolescent mental health: I *really* recommend reading this important paper about the most commonly used questionnaires (inc SDQ)
In short: most of them have poor psychometric properties, so do we even know what they are measuring?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
(cont)
In short: most of them have poor psychometric properties, so do we even know what they are measuring?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
(cont)