Thrilled & giddy to officially be Dr Tash #PhDone⭐ massive thanks to my supervisors and colleagues for making this journey so enjoyable. I'm also excited for future collaborations, feels like we're just getting going🤓 @valeriamondelli.bsky.social @annieskjones.bsky.social @sophieharding.bsky.social

@natashaseaton.bsky.social & I sharing our work at the @divhealthpsych.bsky.social conference in Cardiff! 👩🏻‍🔬

1️⃣ NEW *open access* measure alert 🧵 We’ve just published the Illness-Related Distress (IRD) Scale in Psychological Medicine doi.org/10.1017/S003... It's a 14-item, trans-diagnostic PRO for distress related to living with any long-term physical condition (LTC). But WHY does this matter 🤔 ⬇️

What drives self-reported disease activity and healthcare usage in IBD? 💩🔥 ❗️Spoiler alert❗️It's a more complicated picture than gut inflammation alone. Depression predicted: 🏥self-reported symptoms, primary & secondary care, A&E visits and impact of #IBD on #productivity 🔥but not inflammation

1 year on and engagement continues to be amazing & humbling. 📰31 print media outlets 🎙️1 radio interview 🏆1% of altmetrics scores EVER 📈HIGHEST engagement of EBioMedicine papers of a similar age 🌍And, most excitingly, 3 wikipedia mentions Learning to see #scicomms as an essential part of research

Just received an email from none other than Joseph Stalin ! In this world of cancel culture, it is ✨so heartwarming✨ to see dictators having later in life career changes. Hoping Joe has set an example so others with totalitarian tendencies can follow in his footsteps 👀

Honoured & delighted to be shortlisted for the Medical Research Council's Max Perutz Prize for outstanding science communication. An amazing day - spectacular videos from an array of scientists with diverse talents..! www.youtube.com/shorts/RyPD0... (1/2)