My partner Stephanie and I had a fantastic time at our 1st Balloon Fiesta! Woke up at 3:15 am to catch Dawn Patrol and Mass Ascension! Even got to witness @unm.edu Psych faculty @lcornelas.bsky.social & @katiew.bsky.social and the rest of the Besos Amigos team launch Amore! #BalloonFiesta2025 #ABQ

In @katiew.bsky.social’s words, “Sundays are for balloons” 🎈 🩵

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

Lil Santa Fe day trip to see college roomie ☀️

Morning from ABQ 🎈☀️

🚨 Position Alert! 🚨 I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)

@reaganfitzke.bsky.social and i finally have a picture together therefore our friendship is officially real. #besties

As always the spookiest part of October is my Outlook calendar

Staff members at the NIH seem to have done the impossible: spend the agency's $48 billion budget. “Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I wish so badly that I knew somebody on the Denver Love is Blind season and am honestly shocked that I don’t 😅🤣

That's quite the chart annotation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Updated the fall vinyl display 🍁

new lab means getting to start new traditions - can’t wait to watch her grow 🥲

I'm also very much open to mentoring student grant/awards! My current PhD student and rock star at UNM, Reagan Fitzke, just received an NoA from NIAAA for her #F31 project focused on protective behavioral strategies for #alcohol and cannabis co-use among college women #sexual #assault survivors. 8/

PhD students in my lab have the opportunity to work on 4 active pilot studies that focus on the #experimental self-administration of alcohol, #qualitative scale development, alcohol-related IPV using #EMA, and the testing of a clinical trial; we’re trying to gather pilot data for larger grants. 6/

My research focuses on exploring risk/maintenance/protective factors for the #symptoms and #diagnoses of co-occurring #PTSD and #SUD in the realm of #trauma and #addiction primarily among #women after violence and secondarily among #veterans of all gender identities using mixed #methods. 3/

Long post ahead! I am very excited to be recruiting 1 to 2 #PhD students during this upcoming application cycle for Fall 2026 admission! The Clinical Psychology PhD program at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is absolutely stellar and accredited by both #APA and #PCSAS (Clinical Science model). 1/

My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration. It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...

Well this is terrible www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Today I have solidified that my cringe personality trait is being the one to get up from the crowd/class and fix the tech issues 😔

New cures feel sudden, but the seeds were planted decades ago by basic scientists. Which seeds will turn into cures? Unpredictable looking forward, a straight line looking back. 🧪🧬 🧵

University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta... #socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob #psycjobs #psychology 1/n

Tylenol ain't taking this shit From tylenol.com

My cup is full from another @istss.bsky.social conference in the books! Always amazing to see so many friends and colleagues that I normally only see on a computer screen, as well as 2 of my UCCS grad students! Wish I had gotten more pictures, but these are some of my favorite ones. #ISTSS2025

A lovely conferencing week! I was also treated to seeing two of my best friends from college who now have their PhDs in Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. How time flies 🕊️

Reunited @mpwrlab.bsky.social at @istss.bsky.social

Thank you to all who came out to our SIG meeting yesterday! Whether you could make it or not, stay tuned for a survey to follow up on discussion regarding suggestions for facilitating increased membership and engagement in our SIG! #ISTSS2025

Come one come all 🗣️🗣️🗣️

When conference registration happens while you are in between institutions

From this morning’s @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social endorsed panel on treating SUD/PTSD: “Harm reduction is not just about meeting people where they are, it is also about meeting the systems where they are.” - Dr. Teresa López-Castro

STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!

Good morning #ISTSS2025 attendees! Come join the Trauma + SUD SIG meeting today at 12:45-1:45pm, Kent ABC. We have a featured talk from Emily Dworkin, flash talks from members Diana Ho and Terrell Hicks, and a collaborative group discussion planned! @istss.bsky.social

We apologize for the inconvenience, but the submission portal for Cannabis is currently down. We expect it to be repaired within the week. Email the editor if you have any questions: Eric Pedersen at [email protected]. www.researchmj.org/journal

Who all is going to #ISTSS2025 in Baltimore this week? Would love to link if you are!

Celebratory F31 NoA beers courtesy of @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social

Over the moon is an understatement for how excited I am for @reaganfitzke.bsky.social! She is a brilliant PhD student in @mpwrlab.bsky.social & put together a phenomenal proposal & stellar mentor team w/ @jenread.bsky.social, @ericrpedersen.bsky.social, & Dr. Mark Prince. Can’t wait for her study!

Really enjoyed helping table for the @casaa.bsky.social at #ABQ Celebrates #Recovery Day! We talked to a lot of folx that stopped by & gave away all of our swag! Big shoutout to @matwmccool.bsky.social for helping organize the whole event! And kudos to the whole CASAA team that helped volunteer!

I know I’m supposed to wait until it says “Awarded” but I am just too excited. 🥹

COMMENTARY: Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah today. And so were schoolchildren in Colorado. Because of the sick delusion that violence solves problems. None of us is safe.

Growing up in Colorado - Columbine HS, Aurora movie theater, Arapahoe HS, STEM HS, Boulder grocery store, Evergreen HS, all of which happened in my lifetime. Just as horrible every time. 😔

Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life. @teenvogue.com

I love Trader Joe’s but it is like when you walk through the doors every customer is brainwashed to have the spatial awareness of a carrot

I’m teaching Drugs & Behavior this semester and offering an alternative assignment in place of research participation where my students will read research articles on substance use and answer questions about the articles. What are some must-read empirical articles you would recommend?

Submitted a JIT today, unrelatedly doing some witchcraft later if anyone wants to join

I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall. Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply. More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...

I would like for both @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social & @cassie-boness.bsky.social to know that the groupchat we have combining our labs has been named “BAAALD” (ty @karalink.bsky.social )

Random gratitude post! This year has been quite the journey academically for MANY reasons and I truly could not ask for a more supportive and kind PhD mentor throughout it all. It truly makes all the difference! @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social

Long weekend activities

The first of our openings has posted. This search is for an associate or full professor with tenure who’s interested in succeeding me as Director of Clinical Training. Research area is open. jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...