I presented some of my work in the Data Blitz portion of this webinar today! If you missed it, the recording and slides will be up on the Stress Measurement Network soon.

Chronic loneliness harms health, but what differentiates chronic from acute experiences of loneliness? My newest publication dives into the subtle differences of loneliness in daily life. Read more: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

How does social class create unique cultural patterns? @mwkraus.bsky.social highlights how experiences of socialization in distinct social class environments create class-specific cultural patterns (i.e., norms, values, & expectations) of how to be a person. Listen now: tinyurl.com/econinequality

Happy Halloween and congratulations to @kristenstopfer.bsky.social for her award-winning pumpkin! 🎃

Listen to @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social and I chat about inequality. We talked about: -the ways social class impacts our psychology -the importance of scientists speaking clear and true to the public about what is happening in the world Listen here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...

🧩 Available now! New Stress Puzzle episode w/ @mwkraus.bsky.social and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the widening gap between the richest & the poorest in our society + the far-reaching implications of this global issue. #psychscisky #socialpsych Listen now: tinyurl.com/econinequality

Refusing to feed people while building a massive ballroom is a fast track to eat the rich. No pun intended.

Check out this piece we wrote in @sciam.bsky.social on the Big Joy Project.

I will be reviewing graduate student applications in the Social Psychology Area at Miami University for the 2025–2026 application cycle (Ph.D. start date: Fall 2026). Learn more about the Affective Science & Psychophysiology Lab and how to apply on the “Join Us” tab at www.darwinguevarra.com

I keep going back to this exchange, and I think it’s relevant, here. It is inconceivable to people with power that anyone would be willing to fight and die for something when there’s no guarantee of winning.

This photo. @sfstandard.com #SFO sfstandard.com/2025/10/23/b...

Duke University is holding virtual office hours for students to get feedback on their psychology PhD applications! Due October 31st! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026! The Coupled Minds Lab at @tamu.bsky.social will use a multimodal approach combining fMRI hyperscanning, computational modeling, and natural language processing to study how conversations transform minds. Learn more: coupled-minds.github.io Due Date Dec 1

We wrote a consensus report on the science of health #misinformation for the APA/CDC It includes 8 key recommendations to fight the spread of misinformation (eg avoid repeating misinformation, debunking, inoculation, leveraging trusted sources, etc) psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

🗣 Join the Stress Measurement Network for a webinar digging into "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬" Date: November 7, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT Sign up here: www.stressmeasurement.org/event-detail... #psychscisky #healthpsych #affectsci

How can social media algorithms contribute to partisan animosity? @jayvanbavel.bsky.social highlights that at least some of these algorithms reward outrage and hostility directed at political out-groups (quantified by 67% more shares!). Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth

📚A very dreamy canvas to finish while at Princeton! I had a lot of fun playing with decorative stitches on this one. The 3 weeks flew by (entirely too much fun!) so I’m glad I made time to explore campus with my picnic blanket to find some calm spots to sit, stitch, and reflect on this opportunity.

Proud mentee moment for the @logicemotionlab.bsky.social! Awesome seeing all of @eriknook.bsky.social’s fascinating research over the years woven beautifully together in this talk. And so amazing to see him honored with the SRP ✨Early Career Award!! ✨👏

Three cheers to @raziasahi.bsky.social for a *fantastic* talk on her work with @veravine.bsky.social investigating emotion vocabulary in therapy! And keep an eye out for opportunities to join her in her new lab at Rutgers!

It was such a delight to get to know @raziasahi.bsky.social & her research at Princeton! I can’t wait to follow along with her lab’s impactful work at Rutgers focused on interpersonal/social emotional regulation. 👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!

Managing emotions is not easy - we often get by with a little help. In the NEW Social Interaction and Emotion Lab at Rutgers-Newark, we’ll study how social interactions regulate emotion using experiments, naturalistic data, and multi-modal approaches. ✨ Now recruiting! ✨🙌 Learn more: raziasahi.com

In a new podcast, I discuss the dangers of rising political polarization, how social media incentives contribute to polarization, and why we should consider polarization a social determinant of health with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social You can listen here: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/political-...

The Tribune spoke with several Texas Tech professors about new restrictions on instruction related to gender identity. They described a system where politics shapes what can be taught and faculty have little protection if they resist.

Interested in what goes viral online and how social media intersects with rising political polarization? Check out the latest episode of the Stress Puzzle where @jayvanbavel.bsky.social walks us through the implications of this research: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...

On May 25, 2025, I married my best friend in a lush garden in Austin. From Houston to San Francisco to Lubbock, we’ve created and recreated our lives together — I feel so grateful we get to keep moving forward together 💕

If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that if you invite me to your wedding, I WILL be out on the dance floor (I’m sorry).

In a recent meta-analysis and systematic review, Cardenas et al., (2025) found that greater discrimination was associated with higher levels of systemic inflammation based on 161 effect sizes from 47 articles representing ∼74,763 participants Free to read this week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...

📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️ 🗓️ June 22–25, 2026 📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸 ✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy! 📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼

Shout-out to @carlosasilvera.bsky.social for his efforts to coordinate career advice from SBM students and trainees for the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Fall 2025 newsletter! 👏🏼

When we moved to the Bay Area for my partner’s job, I didn’t know a soul. But almost immediately, @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social became my closest friends. It’s hard to form new, deep connections as an adult, but it’s like the three of us have known each other forever.

It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩‍🔬 t.co/25hh5XUCKw

🧩 New episode of the Stress Puzzle with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social & host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social on the impact of partisan animosity, risks of rising political polarization, and how social media incentives can contribute to polarization. Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth #psychscisky

Welcome @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social!! Very excited to have you with us for a few weeks!!

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Ryan Brown, Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University, who is joining our lab on a micro-sabbatical! Her research focuses on the role of love and loss in shaping mental and physical health across the lifespan. @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social @starlabteam.bsky.social

As researchers or clinicians, how do we navigate conversations about the demands of caring (i.e., "cost of caring") without minimizing the importance of care work? Dr. Giscombé shared her thoughts on navigating difficult conversations around coping based on her research into Superwoman Schema.

*SQUEALS* I'm so excited to have the opportunity to participate in a 3-week microsabbatical program in the Department of Psychology at Princeton (starting next week!).

In our episode on building #stem careers, we asked guests to reflect on mistakes in their careers, how they approached them & how it may have affected their future research. Dr. Almeida reflected on needing measures of positive events in addition to stress. Listen now: tinyurl.com/bonusstresspuzzle

It was a great evening to explore Lubbock's First Friday Art Trail with new graduate students! We're thrilled to have you here, @kristenstopfer.bsky.social and @carlosasilvera.bsky.social!

New in BSAM - Asthma: Biomedical and Psychobiological Perspectives This review combines a recognition of societal factors that worsen & consolidate disparities in asthma outcomes + explores mechanisms to support resilience in asthma patients from disadvantaged communities. Free for the week!

#psychjobs due Oct 1‼️ Research Focus: Intersections of family science and health/relational health, including romantic & intergenerational relationships. Preferred Qualification: Those who consider neighborhood, geographic location, culture, and/or public policy in their work on families & health.

This project has been great fun to work on. I’d love to hear from people involved in teaching statistics or research methods — your thoughts and feedback would be highly appreciated! If you’d like to have a look, evaluation copies can be requested here: www.mheducation.co.uk/professional...

📣 Call for unpublished studies on discrimination of bisexual people! ⬇️ Please see the full call below We are very grateful for all contributions! #SocialPsych #PsychSciSky

Excellent interview for people wanting to bridge the gap between research and practice in their health promotion activities and social services. Helpful comments in last half of interview for adapting community & workplace wellness programs for the diversity of our participants.

New paper 📢 when are dealbreakers no longer dealbreakers? This study found people were more willing to consider a partner with a highly aversive dealbreaker when faced with the prospect of prolonged singlehood.   www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.70026 @vwongsomboon.bsky.social

Context matters for our experience and expression of emotion! In this clip, Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes highlights the importance of recognizing how culture gives us rules around displaying emotions. Listen now: tinyurl.com/stress-emotion #psychscisky #affectsci #scicomm #socialpsych #healthpsych

Absolutely stoked to share Season 2 of the Stress Puzzle! We have a phenomenal lineup of guests this season to help us all think more deeply about stress ~in context~ including @jayvanbavel.bsky.social, @ajuaduker.bsky.social @mwkraus.bsky.social, Danielle King, Mary-Frances O'Connor, and more! 🧩

Be sure to check out this back to school bonus episode of the Stress Puzzle and share with trainees and early-career researchers in your network! #socialpsych #healthpsych #affectivescience #academicsky #iopsych #scicomm

🧩 In this episode: 1:09: How have you handled mistakes? 8:50: Non-traditional experiences and hobbies 12:03: Advice for trainees & ECRs 22:29: Reflections on collaborating 30:20: What is the future of stress science? Season 2 coming tomorrow! #scicomm #academicsky #psychscisky #healthpsych

🧩 A new back to school bonus episode of the Stress Puzzle is available now! Listen: tinyurl.com/bonusstressp... Tune back in tomorrow for our Season 2 premiere with Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes! Season 2's theme is stress in context and we have a phenomenal lineup that we can't wait to share with you.

Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research www.nature.com/articles/s41...