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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D.

@allysnblckbrn.bsky.social
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Missing that silly little bird app. Lover of oysters. NIAAA T32 at University of Washington. Clinical-community psych at UIUC. GBV, PTSD, & 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. Views are my own and don't reflect the opinions of my employer. She & they. linktr.ee/AllysonBlackburn

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey friends, trying to find a reviewer who could provide a review on an empirical EMA paper focused on emotion regulation. I've had 31 declines so getting a little desperate and feel really bad for the authors. Let me know here or per email (firstnamesecondname@gmail.com)
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
PSYCH FOLKS! Do you have a graduate student/post-bacc/outstanding undergraduate **who does work related to women’s lives/health/brains** might be interested in presenting (virtually or in person) to a group of undergraduate women at Villanova? Let me know :)
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s earlier than I expected to announce this, but we’re in the process of founding an organization to build cross-generational solidarity on campus sexual violence. It’s called the Survivor Alumni Network. And if you want updates from us when we are ready to go public, you can stay in touch here:
survivoralumninetwork.org
Survivor Alumni Network
Join a national survivor network. Access free Title IX resources, peer mentorship, and Campus Response Teams dedicated to campus safety reform.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t think banning (traditional) frats will magically “fix” anything overnight—and there’s a lot it doesn’t address. But when so much SA is centered around one specific area of campus life, it’s worth taking about #cornell
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Okay, this floored me:
Text announces paper acceptance in the American Psychologist. The paper is titled, Sociak Support among LGBTQ, Cisgender, and Heterosexual Undergraduate Students:An Ego-centric social network Study.
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Violeta J. Rodriguez, PhD, MSEd @vjrp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📣 Calling all mental health professionals! We’re recruiting clinicians to help shape ParentPal, an AI-powered parenting support tool. 💰 $75 compensation 💻 90-minute virtual session 🇺🇸 U.S.-based professionals Interested? go.illinois.edu/ParentPal Please repost! 🔁
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So glad this is out! This was a fun chapter to work on about the barriers to help-seeking and help-attainment for LGBTQ Sexual assault survivors. Always excited to get to write with @dwoesterle.bsky.social and @nicoleeallen.bsky.social! link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Tom Rodebaugh @drrodebaugh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'll be reviewing applications for a new student or two for UNC-CH's clinical psychology PhD program! Social anxiety, pain, intensive longitudinal data, all that fun stuff. What prospective applicants get if they email me (so no need): docs.google.com/document/d/1... Lab: tarheels.live/rodelab/
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Welcome to the Rodebaugh Lab Website - Rodebaugh Laboratory
Welcome to the Rodebaugh lab website! Here you can learn about what Dr. Rodebaugh & colleagues are working on and what research is being conducted.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
First diss paper is out! We examined the egocentric social networks of sexual assault survivors to see how network characteristics relate to symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. We used a multilevel approach to better understand help-seeking & social support. doi.org/10.1037/ort0...
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/08/2026
Today is the LAST DAY to leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal. The Proposal implements Vought’s science destroying OMB Policies ahead of time, and we cannot let this sneaky proposal scoot by quietly. Leave your public comment today by visiting the link: zurl.co/ZGP3i
The graphic contains a photo of Russell Vought, the red Stand Up for Science logo, and the NSF logo. The graphic reads: "Today is the last day to leave your public comment on the science endangering NSF Proposal".
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Excited to be starting fellowship but also sad this means the end of my summer outdoors!
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It's the 11th anniversary of Obergefell! I remember exactly where I was when I found out —I remember texting my girlfriend and communities about the news, I remember feeling my future open up, and I remember the loneliness that came with hiding my joy from my family, as I wasn't out.
A white woman-presenting person, standing sideways, smiling widely. She is walking towards a crowd at a large parade. She has a backwards baseball cap on, a white tank top, a neon sports bra, sandals, and funky pants.
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
If you had told me when I started graduate school that by the end my google scholar would look like this, I would not have believed you! We are coming up on the end of internship and I am feeling proud/sad to be entering the next stage and I am excited for whats next.
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Brian Feinstein (he/him) @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📢 Call for unpublished data for meta-analysis on anti-bisexual discrimination & self-injurious thoughts & behaviors Details: bit.ly/4cqkWKX Contact by 5/1/26 @apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social @impactinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The Supreme Court’s ruling that “conversion therapy” cannot be banned does not change the fact that the literature overwhelmingly shows that sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts cause serious, lasting harm to individuals exposed to such efforts.
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Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab at UW-Madison) @jsealab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
TT Assistant Professor Position in Modern Southeast Asian Humanities at UC-Berkeley! Further details below --
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
Assistant Professor -Modern Southeast Asian Humanities - Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/09/2025
The Atlantic and NYT lost their minds if there was so much as a trigger warning in classes. Now, professors and Deans are being fired for a class that discussed the existence of trans people and those same publications are quiet. It was never about free speech. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/08/t...
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Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings
After the video fueled outrage, two college leaders were removed from their administrative roles for approving plans to teach content inconsistent with the course’s published description.
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Andrea Wiglesworth (she/her) @awiglesworth.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Though delayed by my internship year, I have a new paper out in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science! In this paper, we examine rates of inconsistency in lifetime reporting of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) among youth in the ABCD Study!
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Out in Psychology of Violence! “Stalking and cyberstalking among college students: Prevalence and distinctions between harassment, victimization, and perpetration.” psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
NEW The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year Chokes off billions in research funding Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.
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Seungju Kim (he/him) @follhim.net · 21/07/2025
🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 How does living surrounded by more conservative religious communities impact LGBQ+ mental health? A small thread (1/3) of our new open-access paper!
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Out in AJCP! “Linking the religious and social environment to sexual minority mental health” doi.org/10.1002/ajcp...
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<em>American Journal of Community Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
In the United States, mental health disparities persist between sexual minorities – people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or other nonheterosexual identifications – and heterosexuals. Althou....
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding. NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.
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Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities
The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Trump’s aim is to destroy American universities
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Maddy Frumkin (she/her) @maddyfrumkin.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I am recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join my lab at Dartmouth. The ideal candidate will have experience in EMA, passive physiological data, and/or digital therapeutics. Interest and/or experience in chronic pain and co-occurring disorders is preferred. apply.interfolio.com/169836
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Tom Rodebaugh @drrodebaugh.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The Academy of Psychological Clinical Science is offering dissertation awards to students in our member programs. Please see: www.acadpsychclinicalscience.org/07-07-25-apc... for all the details, deadline 9/1/25. We also need reviewers, details at same link!
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APCS |
APCS offers dissertation awards.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Lindsay Goldwert @lindsaygoldwert.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Not gonna lie, I’m kind of turned on right now
This bill is a real piece of shit it and it would be excellent if that’s all anyone talked about for the next few days. Super interested in your think piece about the NYC mayor’s race but let’s get to that after we try to stop the biggest wealth transfer in American history.”

— Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), on X, about the GOP megabill.
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Happy Pride from Seattle!! So happy to be settling in before starting internship.
A view of seattle looking over at Mt. Ranier. The space needle is visible on the left and in top of it there is a progress pride flag.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
My statement on today’s decision in Trump v Casa:
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I'm an Associate Editor at Current Directions in Psychological Science and I have a new Special Issue call on Intergroup Allyship. Proposal submissions are due by July 18. Please share widely! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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Call for Manuscript Proposals: Special Issue on Intergroup Allyship
Current Directions in Psychological ScienceEditor: Dr. Sylvia PerryIntergroup allyship–referring to actions taken to support, advocate for, or stand in solidarity with members of marginalized groups b...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/06/2025
Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment. In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community. You have a home here always.
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Dean Spade @deanspade.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
This is horrifying and will shorten trans lives. At the same time, we know that trans people have survived attack and erasure many times over, providing each other with love, care, and basic needs. We won't stop or be stopped. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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US supreme court upholds Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care
Ruling is devastating loss for trans rights supporters in case that could set precedent for dozens of other lawsuits
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The cruelty of this is, genuinely, staggering. This is a policy that saves virtually no money whatsoever whose success is measured in the number of children it kills.
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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Filled with gratitude that I was able to be hooded by my advisor and walk with friends this weekend! Excited for the next steps!
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I defended! I’m so grateful for my advisor @nicoleeallen.bsky.social who traveled for an in-person defense at @psychillinois.bsky.social & my Chair, Nathan Todd for his constant support, & the rest of my committee: Rachel Garthe, Catharine Fairbairn, and Brian Ogolsky. Thrilled for what’s next!
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
In response to Trump's executive orders, RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual-violence organization, has barred its crisis hotline staff from sharing resources specific to LGBTQ people, immigrants and other marginalized groups.
nytimes.com
Top Sexual Assault Hotline Drops Resources After Trump Orders
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
In all seriousness, I will be letting everyone know if I successfully defend my dissertation next week by either releasing a puff of white or black smoke
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Allyson M. Blackburn, Ph.D. @allysnblckbrn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Me, waiting to find out who the new pope is
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Ethan @drbeef.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Spencer Foundation joins Kapor Foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to launch a rapid response bridge funding program (up to $25,000) for education scholars impacted by the abrupt grant cancellations by the National Science Foundation (NSF)! #AcademicSky
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Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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Joshua Benton @joshuabenton.com · 23/04/2025
U.S. scientists submitted 32% more applications for overseas jobs in Q1 2025 than they did a year earlier. Huh, wonder why? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
🙏 We need your help 🙏 The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like. We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants: NIH: forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP... NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... w/ @noamross.net
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Kudos to Harvard for standing up to the federal government. More of this, please.
I encourage you to read the letter to gain a fuller understanding of the unprecedented demands being made by the federal government to control the Harvard community. They include requirements to “audit” the viewpoints of our student body, faculty, staff, and to “reduc[e] the power” of certain students, faculty, and administrators targeted because of their ideological views. We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement. The University will not negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights.

The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI. And it threatens our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge. No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.
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Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today. Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
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