Christin Mujica, Ph.D. 🇻🇪🏳️‍🌈

Hi Dr. Fish, I couldn’t find a way to DM you but would love to chat if possible!

Trying to be better posting on BlueSky but so honored to have been awarded the @apadivision45.bsky.social Distinguished Student Research Award!

Yet research is being defunded!

An illustration of a diverse trio with red line being drawn at their legs to symbolize program cuts. The hedline reads, "As a scientist passionate about health equity, my career options are dwindling."

"Despite the narratives currently rampaging in the United States that people of color are 'DEI hires' lacking merit, I am finally confident in my abilities as a scientist. However, perseverance can only take me so far." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/4jbwsff

NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars

The proposed $4 billion budget cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will have devastating consequences for medical research, particularly in critical areas such as cancer, heart disease, and infectious diseases.
www.science.org/content/arti...

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

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Stopping the doom scrolling for a bit. Especially with all the news. Find me doing my research and reading my Romantasy books. I NEED a break from all the MAGA bs.

Before D.C. Airport Collision, Lawmakers Brushed Off Warnings And Boosted Flights Despite midflight near-misses and dire pleas, airline-bankrolled lawmakers recently expanded flight traffic at Washington’s busy airport.

🚨BREAKING: Months before tonight's fatal DC plane crash, lawmakers brushed off dire safety warnings & passed an industry-backed bill adding more flight traffic at the airport.

"Increasing slots at this airport undermines safety," an opponent pleaded.

Use your privilege during theses times of fear.

Can be huge and smaller.

Simple example: we noticed multiple places where new comers and immigrants go to eat and shop are understandably less busy this week.

Go there and support financially! Buy, eat, be in community.

I will be reapplying to faculty jobs for next fall so keep me in mind should any positions open up that fit some of the health equity work I do :)

Final place to share my next steps: I accepted a NIDA T32 postdoc position at @MUSCpsychiatry ! I will be working on addressing co-occurring trauma and substance use in perinatal folks of color. Excited for this next chapter in my career!!

Sharing our new publication:
Excited that this out now and folks can see different strategies that institutions should be implementing to protect racial justice advocates from institutional betrayal

www.advancejournal.org/article/1275...

Ready for 2025! Excited to continue my research which overall strives for the improvement to well-being and liberation of all marginalized groups.

Still no decision on what my next steps are after internship but excited that this year will bring some new opportunities.

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Abbott elementary starts at 8pm this week with an hour long special. Please spread the word! 🎄 🫡

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Please add me ! 🙏🏽

Missed #ABCT2024 this year but glad to see that SSCP still honored me and my cohort-mate by sharing our accomplishment!

I love this! Gotta bring my daughter to conferences to get her own research started lol

I created a starter pack for Latinx Psych! Please share and let me know if you would like to be added. go.bsky.app/V9ey4RC

Would love to be added!

Would love to be added as well :)

Does anyone know of any online qualitative research workshops? I'm mostly looking for something like a course/workshop that can touch on methodology but also how to properly write up manuscripts.

Ah Tufts is going to miss you for sure! Good luck at Emory :)