An alternative framework for nonexperimental cross-sectional mediation studies: Associational variable analysis. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

New research in Nature finds perinatal mental health screening in NICU's helps identify parents who need mental health support. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🧵🧪”Paying taxes can feel like money lost. In truth, it is money shared. When we fund the NIH, we are betting on ourselves and on one another. We are saying that every American life is worth saving, whether that life sits next door or across the country.”

That moment in the midst of the current surreality when your long-time mentee gets a perfect 10 on her R01.... 💛💛

Our first Science Homecoming article for Mississippi 🚢 🍾

Just celebrated the brilliant @debyee.bsky.social for receiving the prestigious Brown postdoctoral excellence award for community service! Love how you have fostered such a positive & kind community that benefits so many! Grateful to work with you! postdocs.brown.edu/news/2025-02...

Celebrating the rich contributions postdocs make to academic life at Brown.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

#standupforscience2025! Do you have a story to share on how science, funding, and federal institutions impact people in your region? Democratic representatives in congress are asking for your stories! Please fill out this form to share! @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social

Entomologist Megan Barkdull curates a world-class insect collection but she got her start through federally-funded science programs — like those that teach Florida’s kids about wildlife from the Everglades 🐊 to the coasts. Now, that funding is at risk. 🧪🏠 @meganbarkdull.bsky.social

Fantastic opinion piece on the importance of #fundingforscience and particularly how cuts will hurt the next generation….by the brilliant @debyeend.bsky.social.

DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for Nature. Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

Preliminary injunction in nationwide indirect cost rate case. This means that the judge found that the plaintiffs (AAMC, et al.) are likely to win on the merits when the ruling is finalized. www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/n...

From Newmarket, NH, 🫎 to Stanford, neuroscientist Robyn St. Laurent researches OCD & addiction to develop new treatments. ‘The opportunities I had shouldn’t be the exception; they should be the foundation for the next generation.’ 🧪🏠 @robynstlaurent.bsky.social www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinio...

Reporting by Science Magazine: NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs www.science.org/content/arti...

This rebuttal to Vinay Prasad’s point-of-view in Sensible Medicine has food for thought given the pace, nature, scope of cuts and impact on extramural science community throughout the US The NIH is Being Slashed and Burned, not “Reformed” open.substack.com/pub/sensible...

Good reporting out about Pittsburgh and the potential effects of indirect cost cuts. www.publicsource.org/research-fun... 1/2

Programs focused on increasing the diversity of the scientific workforce are imperiled. Ten trainees funded by these programs spoke with The Transmitter about what the uncertainty of the past few weeks has meant for them, their research and their futures. www.thetransmitter.org/funding/a-gu...

Studies show that funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) contributed to 354 of 356 drugs (99.4%) approved by the FDA from 2010 to 2019. Recklessly slashing NIH funding will mean that patients will be waiting much longer for life-saving treatments.

How long until American research breaks? I have thoughts, as shared with @katiewuwrites.bsky.social in her outstanding piece. And I also know there is a blueprint for how we will rebuild (albeit slowly, sadly, after too much lost time & too many lost lives). www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

THIS IS A MUST-READ PIECE. Please share, off Bluesky as well as on it. Most people *do not understand* how harmful these short-sighted cuts are going to be - for our economic as well as our physical health. 🧪🛟🩺

In my latest article for @science.org, I reflect on the current challenges faced by early-career researchers, including delays in grant reviews, uncertainty around NIH funding freezes and changes, and the critical need for continued support and advocacy. www.science.org/content/arti...

This is what leadership looks like

Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget. https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4

Found this sign I made in my office 8 years ago. Wish it didn't feel so relevant right now

New article describing design and methods of a remote yoga intervention study led by the brilliant #HerpreetThindPhD and #BethBockPhD www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Great new resource from @debeaumontfndtn.bsky.social on public health comms - with both well-tested language, and actionable tips. This is FABULOUS. debeaumont.org/resources/co...

The no cost extension button is back and at least some are being granted. If this applies to you, go for it. PLEASE SHARE

This is all so exhausting, but I think that’s the intent? But at least there’s this for now.

I’ve been seething and grieving since yesterday’s Friday Night Massacre of NIH overheads, a seeming bit of bureaucratic trivial that will in fact destroy the US university system if unchecked. But I want to get away from budgets and rate breakdowns and F&A percentages for a moment. Humor me?

APA is compiling stories of how researchers are impacted by the executive orders. Share your story here to help them advocate for you! www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/...

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities. It's deadly to the US economy. The US is a world leader in tech due to the ecosystem that NIH and NSF propel. It drives innovation for tech transfer, creates a highly-skilled sci/tech workforce, and fosters academic/industry crossfertilization.

This is what a cap on “indirect costs” through NIH grants will do. Going from >50% of grant total to 15% will change how your local university healthcare systems function everyday.

“The abrupt change represents “a nuclear bomb on university budgets,” says Morgan Polikoff, an education researcher at the University of Southern California. “I mean, listen, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out. They're just trying to hurt universities.””

In Rhode Island - NIH FUNDING: $256M JOBS SUPPORTED: 2212 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $502M www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

As the executive branch initiates rapid orders/changes, and agencies scramble to keep up, implement, or pause implementation of each order, clear, fast communication is needed within the psychological community. This new site will have all of the latest updates you need: updates.apaservices.org

"Not seen anything like this." After a funding freeze & communications pause, the $250M in federal grants RI received in 2024 from NIH may be in jeopardy. #BrownSPH & @brownmedicine.bsky.social faculty & researchers say they're looking for answers amidst the chaos.

In the US, more than half of pregnant people who smoke and nearly all of Black pregnant people who smoke use menthol cigarettes, find Laura Stroud et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @laurastroudphd.bsky.social

Many of you may not be familiar with #NIH grants. Here are some facts to help you understand the magnitude of this disaster. 1) NIH grants are extremely difficult to get & not "free money". Researchers must have preliminary data & write detailed proposals. Mine was >200pages & took years to put

Timely piece on how to cope with anticipatory anxiety: ✔️ Limit news consumption ✔️ Sit with anxiety until it subsides (don’t suppress) ✔️ Exercise ✔️ Make an action plan for frightening scenarios ✔️ A good cry (I added the last one 😰) www.apa.org/monitor/2025...

I've started a new cannabis research starter pack! It's a work in progress - please reply here or message me if you want to be added :) I know I'm missing a lot of folks here, just threw something together quickly go.bsky.app/FPKwE4w

Our country is hailed worldwide for our technical and scientific ingenuity But it is federal grants that serve as the engine of innovation. Pausing scientific grantmaking — by NSF, NIH, and more — is NOT a recipe for American greatness. Consider reminding your senators & reps of this fact.

The National Institutes of Health has clarified the restrictions on travel, purchasing, and meetings that President Donald Trump’s new administration imposed on NIH staff last week, easing some concerns about measures that set off chaos within the agency. scim.ag/3WD2g3j

Received an e-mail asking if we could share the materials of our version of the Anger Incentive Delay Task- they can be found at this link. Note that the codebase is for E-prime osf.io/4jmeb