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Benjamin Katz

@benjaminwkatz.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Rhode Island | Clinical Psychology PhD, UW-Milwaukee | Posttrauma reckless/self-destructive bx & reinforcement learning in PTSD-SUD | 🐈 dad | views are my own

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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Spruced up the waiting area outside my office with gifts from the four departing interns in the @stresslab.bsky.social 💛 Nikki, are you sure saying goodbye to interns ever gets easier? 😭 @nicoleweiss.bsky.social
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Holly Sullivan-Toole @hollysully.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
🚨 preprint alert !!! Emotional and physical abuse have dissociable impacts on punishment learning and task engagement during adolescence osf.io/preprints/ps...
Plots showing that (A) emotional abuse blunts the development of punishment learning rate and (B) physical abuse blunts the development of task engagement
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Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Probing biomarkers and clinical utility of reward learning across species using the Probabilistic Reward Task: 20 years of findings - Nature Mental Health
This Review addresses anhedonia in major depressive disorder, highlighting the Probabilistic Reward Task’s effectiveness across species for assessing reward learning. This work emphasize the task’s va...
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is untenable. Something has got to give.
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Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds
About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian
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Ashley Watts @ashleylwatts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Excited to share a paper recently accepted at Nature Mental Health! 😄 For decades, we've assumed that covariance among psychopathology informs comorbidity. What if we’ve been wrong?
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Dr. Laura Stroud PhD @laurastroudphd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Stability of childhood maltreatment self-reports: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nat. Mental Health (2026) rdcu.be/fsqkm
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Stability of childhood maltreatment self-reports: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nature Mental Health - In this meta-analysis of 49 studies, the authors find that self-reports of childhood maltreatment are generally stable, challenging assumptions of inherent unreliability and...
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Laura Bringmann 🟥 @bringmannlaura.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Have you seen MATILDA (matilda.fss.uu.nl)? Which stands for Measurement, Analysis & Theory for Intensive Longitudinal Data. MATILDA is a website with educational articles that help researchers align theory, measurement, and analysis when studying processes using intensive longitudinal data.
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MATILDA
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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Thrilled to share a new consensus statement just published in Nature Mental Health: "Ambulatory assessment in mental health: expert consensus and recommendations" Glad to have contributed to this group effort. Open-access read cube link here: rdcu.be/fnxDZ
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Ambulatory assessment in mental health: expert consensus and recommendations
Nature Mental Health - This Consensus Report addresses the methodological variability in ambulatory assessment studies within mental health. Utilizing a Delphi-adapted process with 26 experts, it...
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Interesting. Time to learn about the K32...
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Seth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Sometimes doing the work is really worth it. Our work on #suicide, #suicideprevention, and #lgbtq youth found its way into this important resource. A prideful public #sociology moment. @annamueller.bsky.social afsp.org/story/new-pu...
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New Public Resource for LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Launched this Pride Month
This LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the largest private funder of suicide prevention research, is hosting its first national public presentations of Pride P...
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Trying to play nice in the sandbox, but I don’t understand the accommodation of resource constraints on an already taxed system.
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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 19/05/2026
Collabra: Psychology, the official journal of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science, seeks applications for Editor-in-Chief! The SIPS Publications Committee encourages editors with innovative ideas about how Collabra: Psychology can best accomplish its mission to apply.
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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
So proud of Dr. Alana Egan for successfully defending her F31-funded dissertation, entitled "A Qualitative Inquiry of Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, and Historical Trauma in Pacific Islander Adults." Her expertise, dedication, and thoughtful scholarship really shined throughout the defense!
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 06/05/2026
Important new study out today highlighting unequal impact of NIH grant terminations. “If the NIH is to serve the health of all Americans, it requires urgent course correction to ensure all scientific careers are sustained without targeted discrimination.” www.thelancet.com/journals/TLR...
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Targeted termination of scientific grants and minoritised researcher status in a national survey: a cross sectional analysis
Grant terminations targeting health research for BIPOC and SGM communities have disproportionately targeted the careers of BIPOC, SGM, and female researchers and researchers from disadvantaged backgro...
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Katie Dixon-Gordon @katieleedg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thankful for an inspiring @nasspd.bsky.social meeting - meaningful to connect with others dedicated to understanding & caring for those affected by PDs. A banner year for our lab at @umasspress.bsky.social ! Honored to receive Mid-Career award & alum Dr. Elinor Waite the Young Investigator award
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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Hiring a full-time data analyst to support the management and analysis of EMA + biosensor (Empatica and Skyn) for several grants. Come join our team!
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Do you enjoy working with intensive longitudinal data or know someone who does? The STRESS Lab (@stresslab.bsky.social), directed by @nicoleweiss.bsky.social, is hiring a full-time Research Associate/Data Analyst III at The University of Rhode Island.
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Research Associate/Data Analyst III
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by May 18, 2026. Applications received after May 18, 2026 may be reviewed dep...
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨FREE WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Get an early start to #statnerdsummer with a free seminar on how multilevel models and structural equation models intersect. I'll be showing this through MLM and SEM growth curves. Sign up for free! Share widely! You can register here: smart-workshops.com/workshops
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Daniel Coppersmith @danielcoppersmith.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Katie Dixon-Gordon @katieleedg.bsky.social is hiring for a full time research assistant! A great opportunity to work on suicide prevention and DBT research: careers.umass.edu/jobs/technic...
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Technical Assistant I - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Technical Assistant I Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Psychology and Brain Sci Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work Arran...
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
So excited for the next chapters of these 7 future @stresslab.bsky.social PhDs!! Grateful to experience and witness @nicoleweiss.bsky.social’s wholehearted mentorship during this time of transition for all.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Such a moving quote by @lisaolivera.bsky.social 💛
The quote, “May your desires for a more beautiful and loving world be met by your willingness to act on behalf of those desires,” in the center with a background picture of nature.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
So proud of the persistence and growth each of you has demonstrated throughout this #APPIC interview season. It has been a privilege to witness your journeys and to mentor alongside @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @stresslab.bsky.social 💛
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STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
📣 Join our team We are hiring 4 research assistants to support work across three grants: 1. EMA and biosensor to predict return to use, 2. Mobile app for co-occurring PTSD-OUD, 3. EMA and biosensor to understand timing and mechanisms underlying alcohol use and suicide. Apply and share widely!
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
A season for softening.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
“Financial incentives may drive for-profit hospitals to turn away more complicated patients… hospitals can save on staffing and other costs if they admit healthier patients and avoid patients with the most severe psychiatric needs — a tactic [Dr. Zhu] called ‘cream-skimming.’”
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For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
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Brian Feinstein (he/him) @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Excited to share the publication of our book: “Addressing Minority Stress and Enhancing Resilience with Diverse LGBTQ+ Clients” Filled with rich case examples, clinical dialogue, and strategies for supporting LGBTQ+ clients in therapy! For more info: tidd.ly/4qI0QC0 Code for 20% off: SPRAUT
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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Interested in using the PCL-5 to measure PTSD symptoms in your EMA study? We conducted item analysis to examine item thresholds & discrimination parameters & examined DIF across daily surveys www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Psychometric evaluation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 in daily surveys: An item response theory and longitudinal measurement invariance analysis
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for the DSM-5 (PCL-5) has demonstrated excellent psychometric qualities across cross-sectional stud…
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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📣 New Pub 📣 Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma. 75% met criteria for current OUD 67% met criteria for current PTSD www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Influence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Daily-Level Trajectories of Opioid Use Among Trauma-Exposed Individuals in the Community Who Use Opioids
Objective: Individuals who use opioids are at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The objective of this study was to examine the influence of PTSD diagnosis on opioid use outcome...
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
When “OCD” is used as an adjective, it trivializes and invalidates the real suffering and courage of people living with this serious and debilitating condition.
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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
📣 New Pub 📣 We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Thank you to the welcoming graduate students in @stresslab.bsky.social (@hodiana.bsky.social + a few Blueskyless folks!) for curating this lovely waiting area outside my office. Grateful to belong to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social’s phenomenal team 🤗
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Dr. Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt @ssweatt.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
In addition to posting plants and puppies, I also mentor students interested in personality pathology. My lab is recruiting a graduate student in clinical or personality psychology for Fall 2026. So please send folks my way. Feel free to share! Thanks.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
This is good. www.audible.com/pd/B0DVCZZTF...
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Strong Ground
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership. In a time when uncertaint...
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STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Awesome series of EMA talks chaired by STRESS Lab postdoc @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social and lead by STRESS Lab alum (Emmanuel Thomas and Alexa Raudales) and current members (Noam Newberger)
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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
So proud of Alexa Raudales for being the recipient of the @istss.bsky.social Outstanding Student Achievement Award
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STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Huge congratulations to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social and @heatherschatten.bsky.social, along with the whole team, on this new R01!! Can’t wait to support and contribute to this important work ahead with @stresslab.bsky.social!
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STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Proud to empower our community through naloxone distribution on IOAD. Community engagement is more than research; it's action. @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social (and many others!)
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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Big news! @universityofri.bsky.social just secured its first-ever NIH T32 grant! This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction. www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
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URI receives first-ever NIH T32 award to launch transdisciplinary biomedical research training program
KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 3, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island has received its first-ever National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Predoctoral Training Grant, marking a major milestone in URI’s growt...
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Lovely new neighborhood views ☺️
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
New paper published in Psych Trauma: Sexual Orientation-Related Victimization and Posttrauma Reckless and Self-Destructive Behaviors among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Adults psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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APA PsycNet
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Diane Chen, PhD @drdianechen.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Important piece by Drs. @jaepuckett.bsky.social and Paz Galupo theconversation.com/our-trans-he...
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Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society
The losses include millions of dollars the NIH has already spent on research that will no longer generate results, and the next generation of scientists whose work has been cut short.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
For many reasons, including the relentless attacks on science and academia, it’s been challenging for me to access joy lately. And yet, I know how important it is to savor moments like this.
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STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
More than ever, scientists must amplify evidence-based work. Captured some of our scientists-in-training sharing their research @universityofri.bsky.social College of Health Sciences Research Night.
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STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
📣 Newly posted position to support several of our grants 📣 We will conduct an initial review of applications on 5/1. This is perfect for someone who is looking for research experience prior to applying to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... The Job ID is 22298
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Search Job Openings at Care New England | Join Our Team
Discover your next career opportunity at Care New England Health System. Filter, search by job roles, or use job ID to find your perfect match.
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Leslie Brick @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I’m having many conversations with friends and colleagues related to feeling powerless. I wanted to share a concept from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that I think is worth highlighting, especially when we fear there may be consequences for standing up/standing out: Alternate Rebellion.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A significant shift in incentive structures within training sites, universities, and licensing/accreditation bodies seems necessary. A move from cost-savings to trainee well-being.
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Devastating news 😔
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Benjamin Katz @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
New open access paper out in Sexuality & Culture: A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence
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A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence - Sexuality & Culture
One in five women experience sexual victimization in her lifetime, making sexual victimization a significant public health crisis. This public health crisis also has detrimental health consequences. U...
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