Michelle A. Chen
michelleachen.bsky.social
Michelle A. Chen
@michelleachen.bsky.social
👩🏻‍🏫 Assistant Professor at TCU
🔍 Development, Health, and PNI
🦉 Rice University alumni
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👋 Hi! I’m an incoming Assistant Professor at TCU studying how stress and trauma in childhood are linked to adverse mental and physical health outcomes across the lifespan. Looking forward to connecting with folks here!

#AcademicSky #PsychSci #PsychSciSky #DevPsy #DevSci #HealthPsychology #PNI
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I will be reviewing graduate student applications in the Social Psychology Area at Miami University for the 2025–2026 application cycle (Ph.D. start date: Fall 2026).

Learn more about the Affective Science & Psychophysiology Lab and how to apply on the “Join Us” tab at www.darwinguevarra.com
Affective Science and Psychophysiology Lab
The Affective Science and Psychophysiology Lab at Miami University aims to understand affective processes, ways to regulate them, and their impact on psychological and physical health.
www.darwinguevarra.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Are you ready to bookmark our final #highlights?

📌 Member-Sponsored Symposia 5 & 6
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#PNIRS #PNI #Psychoneuroimmunology #Science #France #Bordeaux 🇫🇷
June 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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🧩 Tune in now for the last episode of Season 1 of the Stress Puzzle with Dr. Andrew Steptoe!

Dr. Steptoe reflected on social relationships as we age, positive well-being & health + the next steps needed in intervention science. #scicomm #devpsych #psychscisky

Listen now: tinyurl.com/andrewsteptoe
May 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I am thrilled to announce that I will be pursuing my PhD in Experimental Psychology at Texas Christian University in the Stress, Health, and Development Lab with @michelleachen.bsky.social !

Here’s to many more years studying inflammatory responses to life and social stressors! 🍾🎉
May 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The next episode of the Stress Puzzle, featuring Dr. Megan Gunnar discussing puberty & stress system recalibrations, will be available January 28th. In the meantime, catch up on previous episodes you may have missed!

Access here or wherever you listen to podcasts: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
January 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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New year, new name, same journal! Psychosomatic Medicine is now Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.

The inaugural issue with this title has two important letters describing the context of the decision to update the journal's name....🧵
January 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
To anyone planning on applying to TCU to work in my lab as a PhD student, here's a friendly reminder that the application is due January 1, 2025! 🐸 #PsychSci #PsychSciSky #DevPsy #DevSci #HealthPsychology #PNI

More info on the application can be found here 😀 graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...
Texas Christian University Catalog
Psychology, Ph.D.
graduate.catalog.tcu.edu
December 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

Meet Dr. Michelle Chen (@michelleachen.bsky.social), an incoming Assistant Professor at TCU!

Her research explores how physiological and psychosocial factors shape the mechanisms connecting childhood adversity to long-term health outcomes.

#MeetThePNIResearcher
December 3, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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Excited to connect with the SBSM community 🥳

We found that neighborhood belonging buffered the association between socioeconomic disadvantage and inflammation among adolescents, highlighting neighborhood belonging as a protective factor for disadvantaged youth.

journals.lww.com/psychosomati...
Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Neighborhood Belonging, and... : Psychosomatic Medicine
se of neighborhood belonging, which could offset health risks by providing a sense of connection to others, as well as a sense of belonging to a community larger than oneself. Methods In a sample o...
journals.lww.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:42 PM
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We have a new episode of the Stress Puzzle releasing every week for the next 4 weeks (back to monthly episodes in the new year).

Stay tuned for upcoming episodes with: Drs. Jenny Tung, Natalia Bobba-Alves, Tené Lewis, & Aric Prather 🧩

Catch up on previous eps now: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast
Listen Now! | UCSF SMN
www.stressmeasurement.org
November 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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We (the NIA/UCSF Stress Measurement Network) started a podcast!

🧩 The Stress Puzzle aims to promote high quality stress research & stress science literacy through nuanced conversations that pass on the current & historical context of stress research (esp to trainees & early-career researchers).
November 12, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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I am recruiting graduate students to join the Affective Science and Psychophysiology lab at Miami University in the Fall of 2025! I would appreciate it if you could share this with your networks.

Link: www.darwinguevarra.com
Affective Science and Psychophysiology Lab
www.darwinguevarra.com
October 8, 2024 at 3:55 PM
This is so kind!! The feeling is absolutely mutual, and I can't wait to send students your way in the future 🥰
Michelle is a wonderful human being and scientist! If you know anyone interested in graduate school for psychology, I highly recommend sending them this way (and potentially applying to work with Michelle!!)
Today's the day! Would love to chat today with anyone interested in joining my lab as a PhD student at TCU Graduate Psychology's Virtual Open House from 4-5 PM Central Time!
DM or email me @ [email protected] if you need the link 💫

#PsychSci #PsychSciSky #DevPsy #DevSci #HealthPsychology #PNI
November 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Michelle is a wonderful human being and scientist! If you know anyone interested in graduate school for psychology, I highly recommend sending them this way (and potentially applying to work with Michelle!!)
Today's the day! Would love to chat today with anyone interested in joining my lab as a PhD student at TCU Graduate Psychology's Virtual Open House from 4-5 PM Central Time!
DM or email me @ [email protected] if you need the link 💫

#PsychSci #PsychSciSky #DevPsy #DevSci #HealthPsychology #PNI
I’m also recruiting a PhD student to join me at TCU!

If you're interested in joining my lab as a PhD student or learning about the graduate program in the Department of Psychology, I'd love to see you and chat at the Graduate Psychology Virtual Open House tomorrow 11/19 from 4-5 PM Central Time!
November 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Today's the day! Would love to chat today with anyone interested in joining my lab as a PhD student at TCU Graduate Psychology's Virtual Open House from 4-5 PM Central Time!
DM or email me @ [email protected] if you need the link 💫

#PsychSci #PsychSciSky #DevPsy #DevSci #HealthPsychology #PNI
I’m also recruiting a PhD student to join me at TCU!

If you're interested in joining my lab as a PhD student or learning about the graduate program in the Department of Psychology, I'd love to see you and chat at the Graduate Psychology Virtual Open House tomorrow 11/19 from 4-5 PM Central Time!
November 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
👋 Hi! I’m an incoming Assistant Professor at TCU studying how stress and trauma in childhood are linked to adverse mental and physical health outcomes across the lifespan. Looking forward to connecting with folks here!

#AcademicSky #PsychSci #PsychSciSky #DevPsy #DevSci #HealthPsychology #PNI
November 18, 2024 at 6:17 PM