This work is now published in Autism in Adulthood! Access here: doi.org/10.1177/2573...

While UK is proposing to narrow diagnoses (!), our new study led by @isaacahuvia.bsky.social: adults w/ self-identified autism had more unmet needs & higher distress, & similar understanding of autism, than officially diagnosed peers. Most wanted formal diagnosis journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Winter birding at Olmsted Park: hooded mergansers, common mergansers, and an (uncommon!) green-winged teal #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2026

This paper is now published in The Behavior Therapist! You can read it for free here: mydigitalpublication.com/article/How+...

Clay-Colored Sparrow seen at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Newbury, MA) #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025

Forthcoming in CPS (@psychscience.bsky.social): Are mental illness identities helpful? Harmful? Can thinking you have a mental illness become a “self-fulfilling prophecy”... and how would this happen? doi.org/10.1177/2167... 🧵⬇️

Clinicians across medicine are familiar with an odd feature of descriptive diagnoses: they can bring patients real relief & provide an explanation, even without offering causes. In a new paper, @alanlevinovitz.bsky.social and I call this the Rumpelstiltskin effect. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I had a blast speaking with the Centre for Studies on Human Stress about the the benefits - and risks - of everybody talking so much about mental health. You can read the entire (fascinating!) issue here: tinyurl.com/2v3dvnbu

Mama wood duck leading her eight chicks through a pond at Olmstead Park (Boston, MA) #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025 Video below🦆📽️⬇️

American Oystercatcher family at Nickerson Beach #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025

This article is now published in Clinical Psychological Science! Here's the link: doi.org/10.1177/2167...

Springtime warblers (and two of my favorites) at the Forest Park water hole: Magnolia and Chestnut-Sided #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

On a gloomy day in Central Park, I leaned into the low light for this shot of a Great Egret #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2024

Now published in the Journal of Affective Disorders! Free link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1l8RG_3m9t...

📢New preprint! Depression affects adults of all ages and races. But not everybody seeks care - or receives it - at the same rates. Read our new analysis, in press @ JAD: osf.io/preprints/os... Led by @kellykwong.bsky.social (applying to grad programs soon!) w/ myself + @jschleiderphd.bsky.social

📢New preprint! Relative to autistic adults w/ a dx, adults who self-identify experience worse well-being and higher rates of unmet need. While most self-identifying adults want a dx, barriers to services go far beyond diagnostic gatekeeping. Read on: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Springtime at the Forest Park waterhole! Ovenbird + Black and White Warbler #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025

Maybe she's born with it... Greater roadrunner in Las Vegas, NV #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025

📣 New preprint! Can identifying with mental illness labels impact our mental health? So far, empirical research has lagged behind public interest. We propose a conceptual and methodological toolkit to help. Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/nye7s (Publication coming soon...)

American Woodcock in Bryant Park #birds #birding #photography #birdphotography #naturephotography

📢New preprint! Relationship dynamics can exacerbate - or alleviate - symptoms in relationship OCD. We explain how, and give recommendations for assessment and treatment With Clare Beatty, Joanne Davila, and Dina Vivian Read it for free: psyarxiv.com/he6rx

📢Anxiety identity centrality is associated with avoidant coping in anx adults - now out in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology! w/ @jeremyeberle.bsky.social @jschleiderphd.bsky.social @bethanyteachman.bsky.social Read it here: doi.org/10.1521/jscp... Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/5wgnc

Rock Pigeon at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Pigeons (and other birds) nest in cavities in the rock formations #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

American Oystercatcher with chicks (Nickerson Beach, NY)