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Rachel Rivera @PsyRachelRivera

she/her | clinical psych PhD candidate @UofR | @VillanovaU & @saintjosephs | autism, sensory processing, & mental health researcher | lifelong peanut avoider

Joined March 2020
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Rachel Rivera@PsyRachelRivera
21 Feb 2025
screaming through the tears that I matched at @urmc_psych for my clinical psychology internship!! thrilled to be at an amazing place with amazing people for another year💙💛 #APPICMatch2025
Email from the National Matching Services that I matched at the University of Rochester - Psychiatry, child and adolescent track

ALT Email from the National Matching Services that I matched at the University of Rochester - Psychiatry, child and adolescent track

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Our Psychology Training Program is excited to welcome a new class of trainees for the ‘25-‘26 training year. They provide behavioral health care to children and adults in a range of inpatient and outpatient services throughout @UR_Med. Please join us in welcoming them!
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hi friends! come visit my #INSAR2025 poster today at 6 pm where I’ll chat a bit about some early findings from my big dissertation study 😊 # 222 - Self-Perceptions of the Impacts of Selective Eating in Autistic Young Adults
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and come visit my incredible undergraduate RA’s poster in the same session! # 237 - The Impact of Gender on the Relationship between Autism Diagnostic Status and Selective Eating
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
25 Apr 2025
After months of negotiations with their graduate workers, over 1,500 workers went on strike over the University of Rochester's refusal to schedule a union election. I proudly stand with them and urge the university to stop the delays and schedule this election NOW.
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Jessica Tschida@jessica_tschida
5 Apr 2025
Research Opportunity for Mental Health Providers! Join the Autism Anxiety Community Adaptation Study to provide feedback on community adapted therapy for autistic youth with anxiety. Participants will receive compensation for their time. Interested? Use the QR code.
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Lindsay Druskin@LindsayDruskin
27 Feb 2025
Study of lived experience of autistic kids in treatment - please feel free to share! @APADiv56 @ABCTAutism @ABCTPFSIG
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Jessica Tschida@jessica_tschida
8 Feb 2025
Research Participation Opportunity for Autistic Youth and Their Caregivers! Join the Autism Anxiety Community Adaptation Study and engage in role-plays of and provide feedback on community suggested adaptations to CBT for autistic youth with anxiety.
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live footage of me waiting for emails from psychology internship programs😌

ALT a GIF of a black cat that’s furiously tapping on the keyboard of an apple laptop on a table
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hi y’all, I made a Blue Sky (psyrachelrivera@bsky.social) & would love to connect with folks over there!! 🦋
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Autistic Girls Network@AutisticGirls_
1 Oct 2024
This strong connection between autism and ADHD highlights the importance of recognising and addressing both. Understanding how they overlap and interact allows for better support, acceptance, and accommodations for those who are AuDHD. #ADHDAwarenessMonth #ADHD #ADHDsupport
#ADHDAwarenessMonth. Research suggests that 50% to 70% of autistic people also have ADHD. Source: Hours et al., 2022

ALT #ADHDAwarenessMonth. Research suggests that 50% to 70% of autistic people also have ADHD. Source: Hours et al., 2022

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Dr Felicity Sedgewick@SedgewickF
1 Oct 2024
If you are interested in hearing cutting-edge research into autistic women's health, you can come along to our webinar 9/10/24! Hosted by myself and @lauralhull we have a variety of speakers talking about their work. More info and sign up here: cassyni.com/s/womens-health-…
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Proserpinae@kgillyn
18 Sep 2024
Our paper about neurodiversity, models of disability, and intervention preferences is out. Led by Patrick Dwyer, with a stellar team. It is a sequel to our 2013 Dev Psych Neurodiversity paper and I think it has a depth and power that is 11 years stronger: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Community views of neurodiversity, models of disability and autism intervention: Mixed methods...

Controversies regarding the neurodiversity movement may be exacerbated by confusion over its meaning. For example, some suggest neurodiversity entails acceptanc...

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incredible talk today @DesiRJones !! so thrilled we were able to host you at our @UofR_Psych Colloquium speaker series! amazing to watch all the cool things you’re doing!! 🤩
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ABCT Autism SIG@ABCTAutism
9 Sep 2024
📢Calling all graduate student #autism researchers 📢 When considering ways to secure research funding during graduate school, don't forget about the @AutismOAR graduate research grant competition! Applications are open until February 3!
Organization for Autism Research@AutismOAR
9 Sep 2024
Our Graduate Research Grant Competition offers grants for graduate students completing research studies that aim to support the autism community. 📝 Learn more! i.mtr.cool/uyhbrefneu
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#NewProfilePic for year 5 of this PhD thing!!!!! ✨
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Steven Kapp@drstevenkapp
29 Aug 2024
The autism community has lost a journalist, advocate, & friend who educated & enlightened many about the history of autism & the neurodiversity movement, incl. re: how it includes & serves the needs of ppl w/ high support needs. He had unfinished business & so much love & fight.
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Victoria Newell@victorianewell_
27 Aug 2024
📢Recruiting #autisticadults with #livedexperience of #selfharm and/or #selfinjury, who live in the UK📢 Complete an online survey to help develop a better self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults. For more info/ to take part: tinyurl.com/58xrseta (or scan QR)
Recruitment poster to help design a better self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults. Looking for autistic adults (diagnosed or self-identifying) with lived experience of self-harm and/or self-injury, who live in the UK. The research involves completing an online survey about yourself (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity), autistic traits, mental health and self-harm.

ALT Recruitment poster to help design a better self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults. Looking for autistic adults (diagnosed or self-identifying) with lived experience of self-harm and/or self-injury, who live in the UK. The research involves completing an online survey about yourself (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity), autistic traits, mental health and self-harm.

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