Asst Professor @CUDenver | NIMHD K99/R00 scholar | Queer and trans health & embodiment | Health equity | Quant psychologist | New Yorker | #FirstGen | 🏳️‍🌈

Joined April 2019
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My online #researchstudy was recently infiltrated by bots. I haven't shared this story publicly because I felt a bit like it was my fault. I'm putting my pride aside because I think #dataintegrity is and will be a growing issue in survey data and is not discussed enough (1/n)
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I am dismayed to have to inform you that our esteemed @IntJEatDisord board member Prof. Ross Crosby died on Oct. 11, 2024, after a severe illness. @aedweb @ANZAED1
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My department is hiring for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Clinical Psychology. Come work with me!! cu.taleo.net/careersection/2…

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APA is spotlighting our monograph on how to publish 2SLGBTQIA research! @CJCascalheira @PazGalupo @ProfDelucio @kfbalsam @JP_TransHealth @EmMatsuno
The APA Div 44 Science Committee has been working to improve psychological science in #sexualorientation and #genderdiverse (SOGD) research. Read this Article Spotlight on their recently published manuscript writing guide: bit.ly/4cXmAm9 @CindyBVeldhuis
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BREAKING: In a stunning admission, Donald Trump admits he will end non-discrimination protections for members of the LGBTQ community the first day he is elected. Retweet so all Americans hear about Trump’s sinister plans.

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Unfortunately, academic inflation and toxic productivity culture has all but done away with this. The effects of this on science advancement will be seen for generations. Slowing down and thinking deeply is essential to solve complex problems and it’s undervalued at every level.
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Yesterday was filled with so many happy tears & gratitude at the news that my @NIH_LRP award was funded by @NIMHD This award will is beyond life altering. My undergrad loans allowed me to pursue higher ed, and have often felt insurmountable. I am beyond grateful for the LRP!
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Preparing a whole new Media Psych course to teach this fall during this particular election cycle the rapid development of AI feels like the most chaotic thing I’ve chosen to do
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Does anyone have R code they're willing to share to transform my long EMA data into a wide format? I have 42 rows per participant and want to transform it to have a very very wide dataset with one row per participant
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28 Jun 2024
DYK the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders has largely stayed the same for half a century? A research project at CU Denver is hoping to change that ⤵️ ucdenver.info/QuEER-Lab
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Today marks the official launch of the CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research. Studies will focus on mental and physical health applications as well as the societal and economic impact of Colorado’s Magic Mushrooms Law ⤵️ ucdenver.info/psychedelic-re…
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VERY EXCITING NEWS!!! Our guide on how to write LGBTQ research manuscripts is now available online in all of its extremely long glory! This was such a labor of love among an amazing team of researchers, clinicians, mentors, and students. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202…
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Introducing the Nonbinary Minority Stress and Resilience Model! We put forth a new theoretical model that can guide future research with nonbinary people. To access a pre-print of the article, visit our website: empowermentlab.wordpress.com…
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🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 The nonbinary minority stress and resilience scales are out now!! Please share with any researchers who may find these scales useful. The scales and the preprint of the article can be accessed on our lab website! empowermentlab.wordpress.com…
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My talk on the double marginalization of bein an LGBT person doing LGBT research is now available on youtube (gulp!). Let me know your thoughts after you watch it! youtu.be/G__YQFP7Pw8?si=mZwo…

My talk on the double marginalization of LGBTQ researchers who do LGBTQ research is tomorrow! Please come or zoom!
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Some highlights from last week! Karima (GRA) gave her first oral presentation @ RMPA and after ~years~ of working together, @AJBlashill and I finally met in real life!
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So grateful @HeatherDavisPhD & I had the opportunity to write this commentary. We argue self-compassion should be *directly* targeted in ED treatment & propose increasing self-compassion @ treatment start & then reinforcing throughout could have durable, transdiagnostic effects
Delighted to see @IntJEatDisord commentary on self-compassion. @BBurnettePhD @HeatherDavisPhD "we contend with the possibility that self-compassion interventions may produce transdiagnostic effects." doi.org/10.1002/eat.24220
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If your child is diagnosed with an eating disorder while you’re dieting, please STOP. Not because your diet caused their eating disorder but because healing from an eating disorder is hard enough without the people closest to you engaging in restriction. Thread 1/5
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