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(she/her) | Clinical Psych PhD Student @ UNCG | FSU & WCU Alum Language development | Austim | Toddler emotional development | Early adversity | Neuro enthusiast | #firstgen | views are my own

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Anyone else occasionally procrastinate on their work by looking up flight prices for trips you'll never go on? A girl can dream...

17.11.2025 18:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cannot wait for this year's Kendon Smith Lecture Series @uncg.edu! This years topic will include speakers discussing early development in real world contexts! @uncgpsyclinic.bsky.social

25.10.2025 12:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New today: We're petitioning NSF to revert GRFP eligibility criteria to last year's terms, to avoid pulling the rug out from under the earliest of early-career scientists who had every reason to think they'd be able to apply this year. Sign and spread the word!

laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

29.09.2025 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โ€˜Completely shattered.โ€™ Changes to NSFโ€™s graduate student fellowship spur outcry The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key groupโ€”second-year Ph.D. studentsโ€”is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

26.09.2025 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 137 ๐Ÿ” 113 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Took a break from all the amazing work shared at #MRFAnnualMeeting to hang out with some hard working citizens of Chicago

16.09.2025 18:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why does #Attachment matter? The early caregiver-child bond shapes emotional health for life.

Learn how to nurture it with #ParentChildInteractionTherapy, a transdiagnostic, family-based intervention, at our upcoming webinar with Dr Larissa Niec . https://t.co/NavQR7dv2V https://t.co/KQyRqufIaR

05.09.2025 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CARE for Misophonia Day is coming up! For anyone who knows someone with #misophonia, this is a free event to learn more about the disorder and ongoing by research!

Registration is required, and youโ€™re welcome to come and go as your schedule allows. Save the date: August 28!

15.08.2025 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re hiring a clinical research coordinator to lead a neuroimaging study on brain changes across pregnancy and perinatal depression.

wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...

Please RT.

28.04.2025 16:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A graduate student and their advisor pose for a picture in front of a scientific poster titled โ€œIn What Activities Do Toddlers Cry?โ€

A graduate student and their advisor pose for a picture in front of a scientific poster titled โ€œIn What Activities Do Toddlers Cry?โ€

Got to catch up with Kristin Jennings & Dr. Margaret Fields-Olivieri to talk about how context and activity matters when thinking about toddler cries and vocalizations! #SRCD2025

03.05.2025 19:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A graduate student is standing next to their research poster at the 2025 convention of SRCD.

A graduate student is standing next to their research poster at the 2025 convention of SRCD.

Look at Brianna Halter showing off her recent work on how parent and toddler traits play a role in emotion socialization! #SRCD2025

02.05.2025 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Margaret Fields-Olivieri introducing the symposium and providing some context for the talks to come.

Margaret Fields-Olivieri introducing the symposium and providing some context for the talks to come.

Kaya de Barbara introducing her talk called โ€œReal-world Classification of Caregiver Sensitivity to Infant Distressโ€.

Kaya de Barbara introducing her talk called โ€œReal-world Classification of Caregiver Sensitivity to Infant Distressโ€.

Crystal Thinzar is introducing her tall โ€œKeeping it R.E.A.L: Characterizing Naturalistic Parental Responses to Toddler Negative Emotions in Everyday Lifeโ€.

Crystal Thinzar is introducing her tall โ€œKeeping it R.E.A.L: Characterizing Naturalistic Parental Responses to Toddler Negative Emotions in Everyday Lifeโ€.

Niyantri Ravindran introducing her tall โ€œPreschool Predictors of Maternal Responses to Childrenโ€™s Negative Emotions in Naturalistic Settingsโ€.

Niyantri Ravindran introducing her tall โ€œPreschool Predictors of Maternal Responses to Childrenโ€™s Negative Emotions in Naturalistic Settingsโ€.

Amazing symposium today featuring the TALK lab & @crystalthinzar.bsky.social . #SRCD2025 is off to an amazing start!

01.05.2025 23:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Father of Head Startโ€™ and Zigler Center leader reflect on Head Start at 50 If you believe in karma โ€” the good kind, that is โ€” then youโ€™ll believe it was working for Head Start pioneer Edward Zigler two years ago. He was preparing to

At #SRCD2025 Policy Preconference, Walter Gilliam reminded us that Ed Zigler, known as the father of #HeadStart, modeled the program on how we used to treat immigrant families, including his own. This story brought me to tears as we fight for that legacy: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

01.05.2025 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The UNCG TALK Lab is in Minneapolis! Stop by to hear all about toddler language and how families handle emotion socialization

01.05.2025 12:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dear Developmental Colleagues,
Iโ€™m a developmental psychologist, Associate Professor (Teaching), and Undergraduate Program Director for the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. I specialize in social emotional learning, peer relationships, and childrenโ€™s media.  
On March 25th, a developmental psychology graduate student at Tufts University in Massachusetts was abducted by the United States government. Rumeysa Ozturk is a PhD student in Child Study & Human Development with a focus on prosocial development and childrenโ€™s media. She is from Turkey and was studying in the USA on a student visa. Her visa was revoked when she participated in political letter writing asking Tufts University to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide. This political activity made her a target. 
No peaceful political activity should ever lead to unlawful detainment. The Palestinian-Israel conflict is heartbreaking. My spouse and child are Jewish, we lost an Israeli family member on October 7th, 2022. Iโ€™ve seen increases in anti-semitism on university campuses in the past two years, but I know and I acknowledge that the majority of protestors are not hateful, and they want peace and human rights. 
Rumeysa Ozturk is one of us. Therefore, I am calling on leaders in Developmental Psychology to stand up for Ozturk, to pressure academic societies such as SRCD, SRA, & ISSBD to release a statement regarding her unjust abduction. We need to shine a spotlight and put international pressure on this abduction to help ensure her safety and release. Please also consider writing your political representatives. Ozturk has been relocated from Massachusetts to Louisiana. Her lawyer has lost contact with her in the past day. Our efforts can make a difference during these critical days. 
Sincerely,
Kathleen Hughes, PhD
Associate Professor (Teaching)
Undergraduate Program Director
University of Calgary

Dear Developmental Colleagues, Iโ€™m a developmental psychologist, Associate Professor (Teaching), and Undergraduate Program Director for the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. I specialize in social emotional learning, peer relationships, and childrenโ€™s media. On March 25th, a developmental psychology graduate student at Tufts University in Massachusetts was abducted by the United States government. Rumeysa Ozturk is a PhD student in Child Study & Human Development with a focus on prosocial development and childrenโ€™s media. She is from Turkey and was studying in the USA on a student visa. Her visa was revoked when she participated in political letter writing asking Tufts University to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide. This political activity made her a target. No peaceful political activity should ever lead to unlawful detainment. The Palestinian-Israel conflict is heartbreaking. My spouse and child are Jewish, we lost an Israeli family member on October 7th, 2022. Iโ€™ve seen increases in anti-semitism on university campuses in the past two years, but I know and I acknowledge that the majority of protestors are not hateful, and they want peace and human rights. Rumeysa Ozturk is one of us. Therefore, I am calling on leaders in Developmental Psychology to stand up for Ozturk, to pressure academic societies such as SRCD, SRA, & ISSBD to release a statement regarding her unjust abduction. We need to shine a spotlight and put international pressure on this abduction to help ensure her safety and release. Please also consider writing your political representatives. Ozturk has been relocated from Massachusetts to Louisiana. Her lawyer has lost contact with her in the past day. Our efforts can make a difference during these critical days. Sincerely, Kathleen Hughes, PhD Associate Professor (Teaching) Undergraduate Program Director University of Calgary

I am calling on all #devpsyc colleagues to condemn & speak out about the abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk by the US govt on March 25, 2025. She is a developmental psychology graduate.

#childpsyc #developmentalpsyc #lifespanpsyc #acadmicsky #childrenandyouth @srcdorg.bsky.social @issbd.bsky.social

27.03.2025 04:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 64 ๐Ÿ” 43 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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๐ŸงตYesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the โฌ†๏ธ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies

22.03.2025 19:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 775 ๐Ÿ” 423 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

I know not everyone can keep up with all the grant terminations, but itโ€™s important to know what weโ€™re losing so Iโ€™ll try to compile them here.

First is a study on intimate partner violence with perinatal women (note: the #1 cause of death during pregnancy is homicide)

bsky.app/profile/rebe...

23.03.2025 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 863 ๐Ÿ” 395 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33 ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
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Rescinded NIH & NSF Grants

Substantial updates to the list of cancelled grants๐Ÿ‘‡

- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.

- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.

- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!

18.03.2025 04:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 255 ๐Ÿ” 157 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. Iโ€™m a well funded investigator, and thereโ€™s no choice. Science canโ€™t function without the stability of NIH

15.03.2025 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 26700 ๐Ÿ” 10741 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 714 ๐Ÿ“Œ 806

Such a hard lesson that Iโ€™m still learning myself.

12.03.2025 00:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is insanely worrisome considering the fate of so many lives rest in the hands of researchers. This isnโ€™t just โ€œDEIโ€. This is oncology, pain management, suicide risk, and so much more. And if we donโ€™t fall in line, our research and jobs are cut? And thatโ€™s freedom?

11.03.2025 22:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please add any research you know has been cancelled. We need to hold this administration accountable.

11.03.2025 19:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please help save Children Helping Science! This tool has been incredible for enrolling infants and children from across the country and around the world in research. Our RISE Study (sites.duke.edu/risebattery/) would not be possible without this platform (childrenhelpingscience.com)

10.03.2025 21:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come

Accurate and terrifying from @chrischirp.bsky.social

christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...

10.03.2025 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 129 ๐Ÿ” 77 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A child at a demonstration in New York holds up a sign that says โ€œit is time to use our OUTSIDE voices!โ€ The photo was posted on the Womenโ€™s March instagram.

A child at a demonstration in New York holds up a sign that says โ€œit is time to use our OUTSIDE voices!โ€ The photo was posted on the Womenโ€™s March instagram.

We agree, kiddo.

09.03.2025 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 10711 ๐Ÿ” 1971 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
How Scientists Are Selected to Be Members of a Chartered Review Group | NIH Center for Scientific Review Selection Criteria Scientists must meet general requirements, expertise requirements, and requirements specific to the given study section/scientific review group. Balancing experience and diversity w...

The wayback machine tells us how CSR used to decide who should be empaneled on a study section. I think you can see why this page was disappeared from view.
web.archive.org/web/20250118...

24.02.2025 22:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

These are scary times.

21.02.2025 22:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If youโ€™re in San Diego and curious about the neuroscience of human pregnancy, join me next Thursday for a talk at the Center for Perinatal Discovery @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social,invited by Dr. Ina Stelzer. Excited to share insights-come say hi!

21.02.2025 17:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thankfully, the judge has a good sense of humor! That's the end, but hopefully just for today. They ended the call without mentioning when we may hear any more about these issues.

21.02.2025 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our NIH "friend" came back stating that any request that the government request (a stay of the injunction, payment in bonds) to be submitted as motions, and not just stated in court so that they can be reviewed and discussed.

21.02.2025 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They're asking for a bond instead of paying to institutions, because if the money goes out, how would they get it back? He also tried to fight against a motion that the judge already substantiated.

21.02.2025 16:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0