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Ryan L. Brown

@ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social

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A very curious social-health psychologist! 🤠 Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University 💫 PI, @starlabteam.bsky.social‬ 📄 Associate Editor, British Journal of Health Psychology 🎤 Host, Stress Puzzle podcast ryanlinnbrown.com

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Interested in what goes viral online and how social media intersects with rising political polarization?

Check out the latest episode of the Stress Puzzle where @jayvanbavel.bsky.social walks us through the implications of this research: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...

Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 6d

Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on?

Our new review paper on the PSYCHOLOGY OF VIRALITY is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social (it was led by @steverathje.bsky.social)

Read the full paper here: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 5d

How can social media algorithms contribute to partisan animosity?

@jayvanbavel.bsky.social highlights that at least some of these algorithms reward outrage and hostility directed at political out-groups (quantified by 67% more shares!).

Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 23h

Slowing down was a big part of my 2025 New Year’s resolutions and needlepoint continues to be one of my favorite ways to feel more grounded because it is just so tactile. It’s also a joy to bring projects wherever I go and connect with other folks who craft like @talvaldivia.bsky.social 💕

Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 23h

📚A very dreamy canvas to finish while at Princeton! I had a lot of fun playing with decorative stitches on this one.

The 3 weeks flew by (entirely too much fun!) so I’m glad I made time to explore campus with my picnic blanket to find some calm spots to sit, stitch, and reflect on this opportunity.

Needlepoint canvas depicting windows out to blue skies with books stacked with Blair Hall in the background

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Razia Sahi @raziasahi.bsky.social · 17d

Proud mentee moment for the @logicemotionlab.bsky.social! Awesome seeing all of @eriknook.bsky.social’s fascinating research over the years woven beautifully together in this talk. And so amazing to see him honored with the SRP ✨Early Career Award!! ✨👏

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Erik Nook 🏳️‍🌈 @eriknook.bsky.social · 17d

Three cheers to @raziasahi.bsky.social for a *fantastic* talk on her work with @veravine.bsky.social investigating emotion vocabulary in therapy! And keep an eye out for opportunities to join her in her new lab at Rutgers!

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 23h

It was such a delight to get to know @raziasahi.bsky.social & her research at Princeton! I can’t wait to follow along with her lab’s impactful work at Rutgers focused on interpersonal/social emotional regulation.

👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!

Razia presenting in front of a captivated crowd on “Social reappraisal: Finding new perspectives with other people can boost emotion regulation”

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Razia Sahi @raziasahi.bsky.social · 5d

Managing emotions is not easy - we often get by with a little help. In the NEW Social Interaction and Emotion Lab at Rutgers-Newark, we’ll study how social interactions regulate emotion using experiments, naturalistic data, and multi-modal approaches. ✨ Now recruiting! ✨🙌 Learn more: raziasahi.com

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 5d

In a new podcast, I discuss the dangers of rising political polarization, how social media incentives contribute to polarization, and why we should consider polarization a social determinant of health with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social

You can listen here: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/political-...

Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide

Issue 182: Why political polarization affects both individual and societal health

www.powerofusnewsletter.com

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

The Tribune spoke with several Texas Tech professors about new restrictions on instruction related to gender identity.

They described a system where politics shapes what can be taught and faculty have little protection if they resist.

Texas Tech system’s vague guidelines on gender identity spur more questions than answers

Faculty have spent weeks seeking clarity on new restrictions, which have often been issued by word of mouth. A written Q&A was rescinded.

www.texastribune.org

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 6d

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

I’ll end the thread here but I feel so lucky to love and be loved so deeply 🤍

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

HOT TO GO! was the highlight of the dance floor (of course!) 💖

I am obsessed with this picture with @katiealegria.bsky.social!

P.S. Can you spot @jacasiegel.bsky.social & @roxannefelig.bsky.social on the dance floor??

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

I also love these photos from the night before where we brought our friends on a sunset electric paddle boat ride around Lady Bird Lake (ft. bats and surprise fireworks to close out the night!)

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

My dad died in May of 2020 and I knew this would be one of many difficult moments of missing him. I’m so grateful for the ways we incorporated Austin music & Townes Van Zandt specifically as part of our ceremony. It all felt so right.

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

It was a whimsical garden wedding that felt so true to us as a couple & our love of nature!

Extra special to have these books from my childhood that always made me want to frolic in a garden — one was a given to me when I was 4 y/o with a handwritten note inside that was incredible to rediscover 💕

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

On May 25, 2025, I married my best friend in a lush garden in Austin. From Houston to San Francisco to Lubbock, we’ve created and recreated our lives together — I feel so grateful we get to keep moving forward together 💕

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 13d

If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that if you invite me to your wedding, I WILL be out on the dance floor (I’m sorry).

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Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!) @bsamjournal.bsky.social · 5d

In a recent meta-analysis and systematic review, Cardenas et al., (2025) found that greater discrimination was associated with higher levels of systemic inflammation based on 161 effect sizes from 47 articles representing ∼74,763 participants

Free to read this week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...

journals.lww.com

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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 7d

📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️

🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸

✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!

📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 7d

Shout-out to @carlosasilvera.bsky.social for his efforts to coordinate career advice from SBM students and trainees for the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Fall 2025 newsletter! 👏🏼

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 12d

When we moved to the Bay Area for my partner’s job, I didn’t know a soul. But almost immediately, @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social became my closest friends. It’s hard to form new, deep connections as an adult, but it’s like the three of us have known each other forever.

A photo of Jaclyn in a wedding dress, with Ryan in a green dress on her right side in the photo, and Sanjana on her left side in the photo.

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 12d

the biggest ditto!!!!! absolutely so special to find such good friendships in the midst of our ~many~ moves and I will absolutely be framing this photo 🥲

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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 12d

It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩‍🔬

t.co/25hh5XUCKw

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 13d

🧩 New episode of the Stress Puzzle with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social & host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social on the impact of partisan animosity, risks of rising political polarization, and how social media incentives can contribute to polarization.

Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth #psychscisky

Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide with Dr. Jay Van Bavel

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 18d

Absolutely thrilled to be here and looking forward to soaking up every moment of these few weeks! 🤩