Just finished the book today. A truly excellent read! And now a brief bit on the cover art, which is striking and well-suited to this Appalachian tale.

It's a happy Friday when the pre-ordered copy of your friend's new book arrives! Can't wait to read it @michaelamoscody.bsky.social

Want to contribute to scientific rigor and open science in clinical psychology? Apply to be the senior clinical editor at Collabra! Worried it's too much work or you are too junior? Please ask me about it. You might, in fact, be the ideal person!

New article! This was a collaboration with three of my (now former) graduate students that has finally seen its way to completion. Explores treatment providers' perceptions of reentry challenges for those convicted of sex offenses. Let me know if you'd like a copy! doi.org/10.1177/0734...

What a time to be alive.

Today I learned from the family that when I'm at work, this sweet baby sits in the hallway and cries for me. Not sure how I can ever go into the office again now that I know this.

This week was A LOT. But finally, a day that feels like spring!

Despite all the horrors at present <waves around>...my student just matched to her #1 internship pick. She's over the moon. I'm so happy for her. 🥹

Contributed a chapter to this fine volume, and my copy just arrived!

I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.

Woke to about 4 inches of snow. Slated to get 5-8 more today.

Seems apropos that after 5 hours of building a course website & reading list (because I decided to completely overhaul a course in the weeks leading up to the semester), the song that pops up next in my playlist is Queen's "Keep Yourself Alive."

In an online webinar where the moderators set audio to unmute when you start talking. (Who does that?!) So 100+ people got to hear me help my teenager find something before school.

So much social & political awfulness so early in the year. It keeps coming. To buffer, I focus on the home front. Cuddles with the cat. A library book to enjoy. Helping the eldest finish his college applications. My book (my 4th!!) is in press. Lovely wolf moon in the night sky. Take care, all.

Huh. I mean, sure. But I feel like I was hopeful for last year, and look where that got me. This year, I'm hopeful to not know what so many ERs, surgical recovery rooms, and hospitals look like. I'm hopeful for less cruelty and hate in the world. And I'm hopeful for relentless compassion.

Had a manuscript rejected, w/a reviewer repeatedly stating that we are "incompetent" & suggesting we don't read literature or do stats properly. 3 of my students are co-authors, & it was their 1st paper. Can we not be intentionally cruel in reviews? Jeez. No wonder students see academia as toxic.

Resting and working on manuscript revisions & editorial decisions two weeks post-surgery. Not being able to walk for this time has been humbling & frustrating. Good thing my feline nurse is so attentive & cuddly. Nurse Dinah believes in bedrest solidarity.

Book deadline was yesterday, with 5 chapters left to go. <sigh> Well, onwards. Today, hiked 3+ miles in & out to this lovely spot where I wrote 8 pages of Chapter 10. Progress!

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Finally - the rain stopped! Time for a peaceful walk in the woods with the pup before settling back into ALL THE WORK for today (i.e., 3 dissertations, the next book chapter, a couple of manuscripts, & writing by-laws for the Dept & College). That said, I think I'd rather go back to the woods.

A couple of ducks joined me this morning as I worked on the book and a manuscript. 🦆

Check out this upcoming training from Safer Society by @drapryla.bsky.social!

My son started my to-do list for me today ♥️

Off contract for the summer, so while I'll still be writing & editing, will also be very much gardening. Here, the blackberry bush has two tiny berries on it! Blueberry bushes....did not survive winter. Soon, will plant allllll the vegetables.

Finished writing another book chapter today from this lovely spot. Waters were a bit high, but weather was lovely. Bonus: met a lot of dogs.

A lovely reminder that it's time to get out and enjoy spring.

Changed today's schedule a bit to allow for extra writing time for the book. Am fortunate to live where I could write in this peaceful spot for a couple of hours.

See our call for papers for a special issue on prevention in Sexual Abuse! Letter of intent: Sept. 1, 2025; manuscript submission deadline: March 31, 2026. Full-length manuscripts & brief reports welcome! Check out the link below. www.atsa.com/callforpapers/

Amongst all the terrible news of late, I remind myself to pause and enjoy the beauty around me.

We have a new job posting! Looking for a DCT for our clinical psych PhD program, 12-month NTT clinical faculty. Admin, teaching, & clinical supervision responsibilities. Position available as early as summer 2025. Please share! #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky jobs.etsu.edu/postings/30993

2+ hrs on the phone with IT to fix a VPN & software issue on a work laptop (they couldn't fix it). My personal laptop has randomly restarted twice (no notice - nothing saved). The temperature alarm in my 11yo frig has gone off 4x in the last 3 hrs. This is how the machines win. <gaaaah>

Work from my Blue Ridge Mountains (20 years) long-form project. Callasaja River, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina #photography #landscapephotography #landscape #northcarolina #appalachianmountains #documentaryphotography #blueskyphotographer #blueridgemountains

How writing felt today....

Happy Ides of March, all.

#PsychSky #PsychSciSky

New publication alert! Check out this manuscript co-authored with SHARK lab alum Rachel Carpenter, who received the ETSU dissertation award for her work examining individual, dyadic, & ecological contributors to IPV & IPSV. Email me for a copy if needed. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sunrise in the mountains

I mean ... I'll probably be overly excited & weird about research. But join in! It's free! Thanks for the opportunity, @anthonyperillo.bsky.social. #PsychLaw

New open access paper out in Sexuality & Culture: A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence

Jerry Dickson Greer ‪@jerrydgreer.bsky.social‬ Work from my current hometown region of NE Tennessee and SW Virginia. #photography #culturallandscape #culturallandscapephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #northeasttennessee #appalachia #documentaryphotography #bluesky

My husband had a scary medical emergency yesterday. He's somewhat stable now but needs surgery asap. Grateful to be on sabbatical to write a book (which one can do from an ER triage room, turns out) & not having to manage course logistics at this time.

Not as much snow as the last storm, but a gradual snowfall throughout the afternoon.

Much more productive day today, with 2 1/2 hours of writing on the book alone. Also cleared my IRB queue and did some policy revisions that I've been neglecting. Here, my faithful assistant is on the lookout for more snow.

Today was supposed to be a day of productive writing & taking my younger teen to see Wicked (now that we're all over the many viruses from break). Instead, both of us got raging migraines overnight & spent the entire day in bed in the dark, quite miserable. 2025, I expected better of you.

Taking a Saturday sick day (thanks, germy kiddos). Went back to bed and turned the bed heater on. The cat VERY much approves.

My daughter assures me she will never join a cult & then proceeds to detail reasonable, well-thought reasons why she would not be susceptible to cult influence. #1 - Yes, I get that our conversations are weird. Maybe we watch too much true crime together. #2 - No cults = parenting win.

Continuing the "my kids don't like holiday food" tradition, we've vetoed the Christmas lasagna this year. Instead, chicken tenders (veg nuggets for my daughter), with a Hot Ones style lineup of every sauce imaginable. Plus, mac & cheese, salad, & cheddar biscuits. Sounds easier....

Oh my. Hilarious, but so on the nose it stings a little.

Work for my Central Appalachia project, "What's Left Is What Is". Coalwood High School #2, Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia #photography #culturallandscape #culturallandscapephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #westvirginia #centralappalachia #appalachia #documentaryphotography