Brett, PhD, CCC-SLP

Nothing grinds my gears like finding a scale development paper and realizing that the items are NOT PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER.

C) Just keep signing in, over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over

Password entered -> logging you in -> you have been logged out, please sign in

Known solutions:
A) delete all cache/cookies, and log in to numerous other websites

B) use a private browser to access my email, which then does not have relevant history/cache/cookies

A figure with two panels Top panel: line plot over time with x-axis beginning on January 21 through February 20. The height of the dots correspond to the Number of Correct Password Entries (y-axis), and has an additional line representing a smoothing function over time Bottom panel: A histogram with an overlaid density distribution line to represent the number of correct password entries required, with most of the histogram distribution being between 1-10, with several notable outliers above 15 and all the way to almost 40

Well it's been about a month

I've tracked the number of times Outlook requires me to log in to my email every morning since January 21

Each attempt represents a correct password entered (incorrect entries did not count)

Today holds the record with 38 attempts @microsoft.com

I mean, to be fair to them, it truly would be a "new era of discovery in brain research" if it turns out we've been wrong all this time about which direction the brain is facing in the skull.

Nice little neighborhood we've got here

Thank you so much!

Congratulations!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Aubrey Plaza in White Lotus looking peeved, captioned "breathes deeply"

Why yes, I did have to enter in my password 26 times this morning to log in to my email - how could you tell? @microsoft.com

The beauty of academia? Total freedom to pick which 7 days you work each week.

I'm looking for resources/slides for teaching undergrads about causality in research design and statistics--anyone have any recommendations? Thanks so much! @stpteachpsych.bsky.social

Placebo effect? Potentially…

But side by side glasses from the same bottle of wine, unmistakable difference in taste

My only real explanation is like, high levels of radiation from the plastic or something - but I have no clue, and I don’t have a Geiger counter on me

I need answers

Dear scientific community,

I need answers on the Boće coasters…

Coasters that “encode rainwater frequencies” with “quantum encoded vibrational tunneling” to enhance the flavor of the beverage on the coaster…

Bullshit? Undoubtedly…

Did I taste a difference?… against my will, yes…

The ASHA fomo is real 😭

Examining the Factor Structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire in Individuals With Laryngeal Dystonia and Essential Vocal Tremor Purpose: The purpose of this study is twofold. First, we sought to replicate the reported factor structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questio...

Hot off the press! Examining the factor structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire in individuals with laryngeal dystonia and essential vocal tremor

pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

Scientific Poster: Acoustic Features of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Non-Voice-Disorder Sample Heading: People with PTSD demonstrate increased vocal hyperfunction (lower H1-H2) and decreased pitch variability compared to people who have experienced a traumatic event but do not have PTSD Background: Experiencing a traumatic event sometimes precedes the onset of primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD). However, our clinical understanding of voice-trauma relationship is largely informed by working with patients seeking treatment after they develop a problem with their voice. This study examines the acoustic features of people diagnosed with (n = 52) and without (n = 40) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), all of whom have experienced a DSM-5 Criterion A traumatic event and are not seeking treatment for problems with their voice. Plot 1) Dot and whisker plot - All participants exhibited lower CPPS during the Impact Statement Plot 2) Dot and whisker plot - People with PTSD demonstrated significantly lower H1-H2 scores compared to controls, especially during the Impact Statement Plot 3) Dot and whisker plot - People with PTSD demonstrated significantly less pitch variability on both tasks compared to controls Methods: Two groups, all of whom experienced a DSM-5 Criterion A traumatic event; n=52 diagnosed with PTSD, n=40 not diagnosed with PTSD Both groups provided two 10-min recording task - 1) trauma account, describing the event in detail; 2) Impact statement, describing how this event has since impacted their life (beliefs, relationships, etc) Audio files were processed and extracted CPPS, H1-H2, & SD pitch Discussion: Although all participants experienced a traumatic event, people with PTSD exhibited lower H1-H2, an acoustic correlate of increased vocal hyperfunction. These findings provide novel insight into a putative pathway from a traumatic event to developing MTD, by way of habituating phonatory behaviors associated with vocal hyperfunction

I'm very excited to announce that our poster won 2nd place at the Fall Voice Conference this past week! Thank you to Jeffrey Girard, Joel Sprunger, and everyone else on the team for this exciting project! #research #voice #ptsd

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A group photo of Brett with colleagues from KU’s Department of Psychology standing in front of some plants and a fence outside at a brewery

I’m so grateful for my time here at KU’s Department of Psychology!

I’ve been so lucky to meet some amazing colleagues and friends. I’m looking forward to the next chapter and for the inevitable future collaborations ^_^

I started using @zen-browser.app and I kinda really love it!

Using Quarto for presentations has been a game changer

Integrating Advances in Personality Science to Re-Examine the Trait Theory of Voice Disorders Purpose: Voice disorders associated with vocal hyperfunction are some of the most common vocal pathologies. Certain personality traits are though...

The trait theory of voice disorders (TTVD) provided a unified framework to understand these relationships. This study re-examines the TTVD by adopting current theories and methods from personality science.

@sigperspectives.bsky.social

Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...

NEW: Trump lawyers have repeatedly said that the administration is complying with a federal court order stopping it from cutting transgender research funding.

New whistleblower records contradict those claims.

By @anniewaldman.bsky.social

Integrating Advances in Personality Science to Re-Examine the Trait Theory of Voice Disorders Purpose: Voice disorders associated with vocal hyperfunction are some of the most common vocal pathologies. Certain personality traits are though...

Interested in how personality traits relate to some of the most common voice disorders? Fresh off the press!
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

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CHIN UP, DORKS!

Last time I checked, the fat lady hasn’t sung her song.

It’s not over. Science isn’t dead.

UNITE AND FIGHT ✊🏼🖤

#Standupforscience
#scienceforall

This administration has fired crisis counselors for our veterans and now for kids. This bullshit doesn’t make us great.

Any one of these calls could be life or death for a child. This senseless act of cruelty will kill people and they know it.

...

NIH bans all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts NIH prohibited the awarding of new grants to institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies

So, either universities put their big girl pants on and stand up to Trump

OR

The entire enterprise of biomedical research in the US collapses.

www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...

Thank you so much!! And that’s a wonderful idea! I’ll definitely be trying that

Thank you so much, Olivia!! :)