Sociologist/prof and former journalist @forbes and @billboard writing about gender, disability, stress, and mental health.
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In our December issue Matthew Grace finds that personal and vicarious stress exposure predict greater anticipatory stress among marginalized groups. Read here to learn more: bit.ly/3MuAX9f
#NewPublication @HamiltonCollege @ASAMedSoc
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Honored to have my research elevated by @JofHSB for #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities. This recognition means so much. 2025 has been an extraordinary year for impactful research in the sociology of disability. Grateful for this community. @ASADisability
In honor of #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities learn how structural ableism impacts self-rated health and functional limitation among people with disabilities: bit.ly/48cYCn2
#NewPublication By @Robyn_LB
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18 Sep 2025
ABD! Congratulations to @Uliogho on passing her doctoral qualifying exams! (Cynthia’s dissertation committee is also the first that Jordan @ukysoc101 and I have co-chaired.)
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22 Jul 2025
⬇️ post-doc opportunity? ⬇️
Apply for the OVPRI Postdoctoral Fellowship through Sociology!
Applications can be sent to me, David Pettinicchio, Interim Department Chair, d.pettinicchio@utoronto.ca no later than Sept 21.
For more info: utm.utoronto.ca/research-inn…
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3 Jul 2025
Midwesterners know “knee-high by the 4th of July” (corn) a new benchmark for @JosephPera is “high as the eye by the 4th of July” (beans).
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20 Mar 2025
New podcast! ASA member Jason Schnittker @Penn discusses his @society_mental article, "The Sociology of Mental Health and the Twenty-First-Century Mental Health Crisis." bit.ly/4iiN7x1
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4 Feb 2025
I feel I should clarify in case not clear: This review didn't look at "effectiveness" ie it didn't weigh good impacts against bad. We need studies like that of psych hospitals & there are virtually none. It highlights common adverse impacts, like identifying the most common adverse drug effects in a drug trial. One can interpret further, but the study authors themselves didn't.
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This is the kind of systematic study that of course should actually be making headlines everywhere: PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS MAKE PATIENTS FEEL WORSE -- 111 studies across 25 countries reveal how psychiatric "care" usually backfires madinamerica.com/2025/02/tra…
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28 Jan 2025
Call for Proposals: Psychology and the Other 2025
An opportunity to engage in rich, critical discussions on psychology, mental health, & justice.
📅 Submit by 2/13/25 to join the conversation! Details: bc.edu/content/bc-web/school…
@psychandother
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15 Jan 2025
Exactly 18 years ago today was my first day of R Jay Turner’s stress and mental health class, and today is the first day of my own new graduate seminar on the topic. Big emotions!
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6 Nov 2024
📢JOB OFFER📢I am hiring a #postdoc to work with me on the project ‘Trajectories of #Isolation and #Health across the life course’ @unipd
Duration: 18 months (start by 1/4/25)
Salary: 27,000€ p.a.
Skills: Quant Methods, Scientific Writing
Apply by Dec. 6
stat.unipd.it/bando-di-selez…
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27 Oct 2024
Just finished a guide for grad students teaching their first course: setting boundaries, gathering feedback, creating a routine, and staying authentic. Tips to help you teach effectively while building a strong foundation as an educator alans-newsletter-844318.beeh…
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23 Oct 2024
Research: The Best and Worst States for Mental Health Care in the U.S. @Healthline @DeborahSerani @1of2vics @BarbaraRoblesMD @MarcALevin @NAMICommunicate @Doctor_David @AndyDRC @EleshaJD healthline.com/health-news/m…
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12 Oct 2024
Hiring a PhD level Mental Health Research Scientist (24007948) to work on multiple NIMH grants focused on early psychosis and public sector mental health services. Lived experience applicants strongly encouraged! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersect…
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11 Sep 2024
My latest essay (w Emelie Peine) @insidehighered encourages professors not to rural bash--nor assume that all rural students or those from "flyover states" are Trump supporters. We must create a culture of inclusion, belonging for #rural students, too.
insidehighered.com/opinion/v…
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18 Sep 2024
Are you more likely to be convicted of a crime you didn’t commit if you’re autistic?
Here’s the story of how Robert Roberson’s autism paved the way for his execution next month.
He’s got the support of @innocence, @JohnGrisham, and autism support orgs.
themarshallproject.org/2024/…
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19 Sep 2024
Well, senior male scholars…
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#IAPHS2024 Plenary speaker Eileen Crimmins puts US life expectancy in context with the rest of the world. We are "not just the bottom of the pack, we're not even in the pack" despite tremendous spending on healthcare.
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11 Sep 2024
Whatever else happens tonight, at least there won’t be a #debate about golf handicaps. #Debate2024
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