Psychology researchers at UCLA studying how stress & trauma affect physical & mental health. We believe everyone can thrive, no matter what they've been through

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We are hiring a full-time Lab Coordinator position for a study examining #PTSD in relation to early markers of #CVD risk! Duties include recruitment, IRB management, data collection, and supervision of volunteer assistants.
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Individuals who are experienced, independent, and highly organized, with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology (or related field) are encouraged to apply! Apply for the position here: hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applica…

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23 Aug 2022
Looking forward to hearing from #ISTSS2022 Spotlight Speaker, #ShantiDas, who will take a deep-dive educating Annual Meeting attendees on how to empower and educate communities on mental health and wellness. #SilenceTheShame istss.org/am22/registration-…
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This is a great opportunity for students interested in submitting an abstract to #ISTSS2022!
If you are a student interested in submitting an abstract for ISTSS2022 and need some additional help with the writing/structure/formatting, this bootcamp is for you! To be eligible you should have a basic draft or completed data analyses to begin writing the abstract! @ISTSSnews
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So proud of @jlt_psychology for passing her prelims today! And on #InternationalWomensDay2022 for a dissertation on trauma and women’s health!
What better way to honor #InternationalWomensDay2022 than proposing a dissertation on #Trauma and #WomensHealth? Ecstatic to announce that I am a #CPhil! Grateful for a committee of brilliant women psychologists (cc @SumnerStressLab @carolynjo25) and the privilege to do this work
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Submit your science on traumatic stress to #ISTSS2022! We want to see you in Atlanta in November!
1 Mar 2022
Abstract submissions are open for #ISTSS2022! Submit your abstracts by Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Daylight Time: istss.org/am22/home
Great postdoc opportunity in women’s health with a wonderful team at Emory!
1 Mar 2022
Interested in the intersection of Women’s Mental Health and Health Inequities? Looking for a Post-Doc? Excited about being part our interdisciplinary team at the #gradytraumaproject? Details at: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs…. Email: vmichop@emory.edu and will be at #ADAA2022
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Very excited to highlight a new review paper led by our PhD student @c_meinhausen with @AricPrather and Dr. Sumner on the role of sleep in the link between PTSD and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Health Psychology. doi.org/10.1037/hea0001143

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Sleep disturbances have also been linked to CVD risk. Specifically, hypertension and inflammatory processes in the body are highly sensitive to sleep disturbances and can contribute to the development of CVD.
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To date, research examining sleep in the context of the PTSD-CVD link has been largely unexamined, so this paper outlines recommendations for future research. Findings from these studies may eventually be incorporated into clinical practice.
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Check out @ShilohKCleve's poster on #PTSD and #coping @ISTSSnews #ISTSS2021! This "symptomics" approach parses apart how much variance each individual #PTSD symptom (e.g., #hypervigilance) accounts for in an outcome (e.g., #avoidant coping). A cool method with many implications!
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So excited to have been able to submit my very first poster at the @ISTSSnews #ISTSS2021 meeting! Our project examined associations between #PTSD and #coping using a "symptomics" approach
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Very excited to see how the #ISTSS2021 meeting is coming together! We have a great set of presentations and training opportunities focusing on broader contexts and trauma. There’s still time to register and get the early-bird rate! istss.org/reg21
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Our paper on #PTSD symptom dimensions and maternal health correlates is finally out! authors.elsevier.com/a/1dSTS… As the first project I started and saw thru to finish in grad school, this pub is quite dear to me. Some scientific / developmental highlights from the experience (🧵):

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Catch me talking about associations between early life adversity (ELA) and sexual risk behavior among adolescents for #ISTSS2021! #TraumaInContext
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We are hiring a full-time Lab Coordinator position for a study examining #PTSD in relation to early markers of #CVD risk! Duties include recruitment, data collection, processing, and management, and supervision of volunteer assistants. Wet lab experience is required.
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So proud of our grad student, @jlt_psychology for being the recipient of the #APF Henry P. David Grant! Jordan is committed to promoting #WomensHealth, especially after trauma, and it’s so great to see her work be recognized!
#Congrats to @jlt_psychology for winning the #APF David Grant for Research in Human Reproductive Behavior & Population Studies! Jordan's research examines #WomensHealth across the reproductive lifecycle. Jordan is a doctoral student in #ClinicalPsychology @UCLA #AcademicTwitter
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New paper! We outline our protocol for our @nih_nhlbi funded R01 on #PTSD symptom dimensions and markers of early #cardiovascular risk. Our lab managers @ShilohKCleve and Kristina Reed did a great job of leading this paper! bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/…
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