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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Sep 19

What a birthday gift: I had a column published in @washingtonpost.com! 🤩

I wrote about mindfulness-supported behaviour change, including practical tips from my whole PhD's worth of research. 🧠

It’s a quick read:
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

#Mindfulness #BehaviourChange #SciComm

Guest column | I’m a psychologist. Here’s how mindfulness can help you get healthier.

And getting started is easier than you might think.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Sep 16

🗓️ Optional EOIs due: 29 Sept 2025
📝 Full papers due: 19 Dec 2025
🔗 All the info: www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

#SpecialIssue #DigitalHealth #JITAI #EMA #Wearables #BehaviouralScience 🧪📈

Frontiers | Intensive Longitudinal Data for Behavioral and Digital Health Innovation

The rapid growth of wearable and mobile sensing technologies has enabled the continuous collection of highly granular behavioral data over time. These intens...

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Sep 16

We want your best work using:
📱 EMA
⌚ Sensor/wearable data
📦 JITAI
🧠 Real-time self-report
⏱️ Any creative take on temporally dense data in behavioural health!

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Sep 16

I'm guest editing a special issue in @frontiersin.bsky.social #DigitalHealth on Intensive Longitudinal Data for Behavioural and Digital Health Innovation with the awesome Dr Jason Fanning & Dr Vincent Berardi💡

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Sep 16

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨

Are you working with high-frequency data like EMA, wearables, or digital interventions in health? This one's for you 👇🧵

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jul 31

Grateful to my stellar supervisors Max J. Western, @benainsworth.bsky.social, @oliviamaynard.bsky.social & proud of my fellow doctors @loisplayer.bsky.social, Ryan Hughes, Joris Šimaitis, Howard Richards, Lucy Waldren and Olivia Malkowski ❤️🎉

Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jul 31

What a joyful and proud day it was when I recently returned to @uniofbath.bsky.social to officially receive my PhD! 🥹🙌

Savouring my achievement, and getting to celebrate those of my friends, was a true privilege.

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 26

📱⌛ New short piece out today on science-backed ways to help kids reduce screen time:
👉 www.sbm.org/healthy-livi...

For @sbm.org in a fab collab with Drs Danae Dinkel & Matt Buman.

#SciComm is key—even if it sometimes means adding to screen time to get the message out! 🧠

How to Cut Down Screen Time for Kids | SBM - Society of Behavioral Medicine

From tablets to televisions, smartphones to gaming consoles, screens are an ever-present part of daily life. In the U.S., children between the ages of 8 and 10 spend an average of six hours per day on...

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · May 11

Thanks to everybody who chimed in!

I arrived at the conclusion that (1) there's a lot of interesting stuff about interactions and (2) the figure I was looking for does not exist.

So, I made it myself! Here's a simple illustration of how to control for confounding in interactions:>

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congratulations to Jess Harvey for leading the effort & co-authors Emma Solomon-Moore, Max J. Western, Olivia Malkowski et al. @uniofbath.bsky.social for being great collaborators! 🎉

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔬 Research Recs:

📅 Longitudinal studies throughout full cycles
📱 Real-time symptom tracking (EMA)
📏 Objective PA measures (as with all PA research!)
🎙️ Qualitative work centering girls’ voices
🧪 High-quality RCTs of PA for period-related symptoms

(🧵 4/5)

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 18

🛠️ Policy & Practice Recommendations

We recommend:
✔️ Menstrual health education in schools
✔️ Free & accessible period products
✔️ Supportive, stigma-free activity spaces for girls

(🧵 3/5)

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 18

📊 Key Findings:
Menstruation is a barrier to activity for many girls—due to pain, stigma, & lack of resources. But PA can also ease symptoms. A complex, 2-way relationship. ↔️

(🧵 2/5)

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Just published: Our global scoping review on #menstruation & #physicalactivity in adolescence. Timely, needed, and open access! 🌍🩸🏃‍♀️

👉 doi.org/10.1186/s129...

(🧵 1/5)

Adolescents, menstruation, and physical activity: insights from a global scoping review - BMC Women's Health

Background Adolescent girls tend to be less physically active than boys, a trend that coincides with puberty. Menstruation may act as a barrier to physical activity, which in turn may influence menstr...

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 18

Likewise, Jeroen. It's amazing to see your team & projects doing so well! 👏

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jun 17

What a privilege to connect, present, and mingle at #ISBNPA2025 last week in Auckland, New Zealand!

Highlights:
📢 sharing our 'Getting Active' RCT
🧠 first in-person meeting for our MH & WB SIG
🏙️ strong ASU representation!
💚 seeing the sights of stunning New Zealand

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Mar 30

Thank you #SBM2025! 🧠

So many ideas exchanged, so much brilliant science shared & quality time spent with colleagues.

Grateful for this community & already excited for Chicago 2026 @sbm.org 🏙️🤍

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Mar 26

Feeling energised after two days of catching up with friends & collaborators at beautiful @stanforduniversity.bsky.social 🌴☀️

Next stop: #SBM2025 in SF! See everyone there 😍

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Dr Abbie Jordan @drabbiejordan.bsky.social · Mar 14

🚨Job Alert!🚨

We're launching a funded study on how period pain impacts adolescent girls’ lives & school engagement. Join our team.

🔹 Research Associate 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)
🔹 Research Assistant 👉 (www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...)

Please share! #PeriodPain #PainResearch

ED12537 Research Associate in Paediatric Pain (fixed-term) - Jobs at Bath

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jan 23

You’re a star!! So proud of you and so grateful to have been part of the journey ❤️🥹

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Jan 21

Beyond excited to share that I’ve joined the 24hr Behaviors Lab at @asuhealthsolutions.bsky.social as a postdoctoral scholar!! 🤗

Looking forward to working on all things #wearables, #biomarkers, #digital & #precisionhealth — as well as getting plenty of vitamin D in sunny Phoenix! ☀️🏜️

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Dec 24

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Dec 24

Thank you, Laura! Hope all is well with your many impressive projects too 🤗

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Dec 19

Thank you Aliya!! Hope all is well at your end too 🤗

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Masha Remskar, PhD @masharemskar.bsky.social · Dec 18

TO DO LIST:
✅ Become a Dr!

Delighted to share that I passed my viva last week 🍾🥳

Hugely grateful to Dr Heathcote & Prof Gillison for thorough and thoughtful questions, to my supervisors for mentorship & my close ones for endless love and support ❤️

Bring on the postdoc! 🙌☀️

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