Less than two weeks from @rsaofficial.bsky.social ✨ The RISC lab graduate students from IU Indy are presenting posters on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday! #RSA2026

This past Sunday I accomplished a major personal goal: running my first marathon. I could not have done it without the support of my family, friends, and colleagues who supported me during training, encouraged me when the race got postponed, and cheered me on during race day. 💜

✨New article is out! We looked at sex differences as a moderator of anxiety and depression symptoms and stress induced alcohol seeking ✨ Blunted state stimulation may lead to stress induced alcohol seeking in men! ✨ @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social ✨ Check it out: www.mdpi.com/3739790

Yesterday was @julialsmith.bsky.social’s last day in the lab 😭 In addition to being a wonderful human and trainee, she single handedly ran my K23 and finished 4 years of recruitment in 2. It’s so bittersweet. She is off to IUI to do her PhD in Clinical Psych with Melissa Cyders and I’m so proud!

When your preliminary results support Aim 1 of your K23 😅

Congratulations to my undergraduate RAs Natalie Neubecker, Malina Maxham, and Alana Colvin, for presenting their posters at the UROP Research Symposium and to @julialsmith.bsky.social for being such an amazing mentor to them! Excited that all are staying in the lab!

So excited to announce that I have accepted an offer in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at IU Indianapolis working with Dr. Melissa Cyders!

Meet Mabel Rue!

Excited to share that my first, first author publication has been accepted at Psychiatry Research! I am so grateful for @drsarahsperry.bsky.social’s help, and to be able to use such incredible data from PLS-BD! The preproof can be accessed here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...

All of my grad apps are in! Very grateful for everyone who supported me throughout this long process!!! :)