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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her)

@jlmackelprang.bsky.social
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Clinical & health psychologist working on Wurundjeri & Bunurong country | Mama x2 & sailor | Studies trauma, suicide & TBI among marginalised communities & equity in academia | Leader of the TIME Lab at Swinburne Uni | www.jessicalmackelprang.com

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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Bravo to Dr David Eckel for completing his PhD at Swinburne University of Technology!! It was an honour to co-supervise his research alongside Prof Glen Bates and A/Prof Steve Theiler. His research stretched my thinking in wonderfully unexpected ways, and I am grateful for all he has taught me.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
SO PROUD of Dr Inge Gnatt, who I had the privilege of co-supervising w/Prof Maja Nedeljkovic & A/Prof Andrea Phillipou. She officially completed her PhD this week! Her research has potential to improve treatment for people with co-occurring #EatingDisorders and #PTSD symptoms.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
We'll be submitting this paper for publication soon. Please do reach out if you're keen to learn more!
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
This study has implications for destigmatising lived experiences of #NSSI and other mental health difficulties among psychologists. It also has implications for #psychology training & clinical supervision, including for considering the ways in which lived experiences can enrich therapeutic practice.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Last week, at #QRMH10 in Budapest, I had the privilege to present a study on the professional experiences of 90 psychologists in Australia w/histories of nonsuicidal self-injury (#NSSI). This important study was led by Sam Dax during her clinical #psychology masters research at #Swinburne.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH STUDY! Many #women & #genderdiverse people survive #violence. My PhD student, Elena Slodecki, is leading a study to learn more about how these experiences impact mental health & wellbeing in #Australia. Click here: swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Submitted a revision tonight on a paper that has been a massive team effort and labour of love. Crossing fingers for good news soon!
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a woman in a blue dress is clapping her hands in front of a #schittscreek logo
ALT: a woman in a blue dress is clapping her hands in front of a #schittscreek logo
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
As school comes into full swing in Australia, many families are confronted with very real costs in our "free" education system. In this content analysis, our student Suzie Willis explores the media dialogue on this important topic. Download a free eprint: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EU6WK...
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
"It is egregious that a country’s public health agency, or any government authority, should demand the erasure of any terminology, particularly medically relevant terminology." This is censorship of scientists. This dehumanises millions of individuals. We must resist. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
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Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology
The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...
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Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🧬🦠🧠🥼🧪📈🟦 @ebi.embl.org: Many scientists are worried that vital biomedical data housed in U.S. government databases is at risk. Which aspects of NCBI are mirrored on EMBL-EBI? Do you plan to back up more U.S. data? @altcdc.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos
The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
So great to see so many acamamas over here! I'd love to be added, please!
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Dr. Maria Holland @mholla.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
New paper I'm extremely proud of: "Extended time, elevated expectations: The unappreciated downsides of pausing the tenure clock". We argue that extensions should be treated as a safety net, not insurance policy (1/6) www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
Not surprisingly, we found psychologists have gaps in knowledge of dissociation. More attention to this aspect of training is needed. This research was led by an incredible masters student, #NiclésBestel. For a summary of the study & why it matters, see: swi.nu/7asvp
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Dissociation is a common trauma response among many who seek therapy, but only one in five psychologists can accurately identify symptoms
New Swinburne research has found that four in five Australian psychologists have gaps in their knowledge on dissociation and cannot accurately identify dissociation symptoms.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
📢 NEW PAPER: We surveyed 280 #psychologists in #Australia & found 99% were treating #trauma-exposed clients, but only 60% had formal trauma training during their psychology education; only 41% had training on #dissociation. doi.org/10.1037/tra0... 🧵1/2
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 15/06/2024
Evidence documenting the benefits of #gardening is growing--in this piece, we discuss why access to gardening should be accessible to all & pathways to making this a reality 🌱 www.croakey.org/gardening-is...
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Gardening is good for our health. How can we make it more accessible?
Introduction by Croakey: The health benefits of gardening are numerous, durable, and proven, but many Australians don’t have access to
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 06/05/2024
I'm partnering with a team of young scholars to learn more about how #discrimination and #trauma affect wellbeing among the #Queer community. We hope you will consider participating or sharing this notice! swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #LGBTQhealth #QueerHealth #MentalHealthMatters 🏳️‍🌈
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 28/04/2024
My fantastic @Swinburne PhD student, Ruby Hamer, is recruiting #psychologists and #psychiatrists to participate in a study about experiences and needs related to training on #trauma. Please consider participating & sharing this link with others! swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
This is Miranda Mirabile’s very first publication & is based on her psychology Honours thesis research -- I'm a beaming supervisor & so proud of her commitment to this important research. doi.org/10.1177/0886...
Shame and Emotion Dysregulation as Pathways to Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Women with a History of Interpersonal Trauma - published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
Interventions that are effective at reducing emotion dysregulation & characterological & bodily shame, such as compassion & acceptance-based approaches, may complement evidence-based PTSD interventions when working with women who have survived interpersonal trauma.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
Our model explained 59% of the variation in PTSD symptoms, indicating the relevance of both emotion dysregulation and shame in the genesis of PTSD symptoms among women interpersonal trauma survivors.
Serial parallel mediation model predicting PTSD symptoms from interpersonal trauma, emotion dysregulation, and facets of shame. Note. N = 380.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
📢 NEW PAPER (Journal of Interpersonal Violence): Among 380 women interpersonal trauma survivors, we examined a model that investigated the relevance of emotion dysregulation & shame in the pathway from interpersonal trauma to PTSD symptoms. doi.org/10.1177/0886... 1/4
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 13/01/2024
This is an important read, not only for people doing equity and inclusion work, but also for institutional leaders of the places where this work is happening--it captures the experience of doing this work in these places. www.statnews.com/2024/01/12/r...
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As she drives research on structural racism in health care, Rachel Hardeman faces a painful reckonin...
As her research has gained prominence, health equity scholar Rachel Hardeman is realizing that antiracism work may not be possible from within academia.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
I'm a journal Associate Editor & after sending 16(!) invitations, I finally secured Reviewer 2 for a paper! It's a STRUGGLE to find reviewers these days (folx accept/decline for many good reasons) & I never want papers held up in the review process. So much time, heart & labor goes into each paper.
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Dr. Jessica L. Mackelprang (she/her) @jlmackelprang.bsky.social · 24/01/2024
May I never stop feeling the electric zing of excitement that washes over me when I meet with a student whose zest for learning & curiosity are palpable. It is a privilege to be a part of a student's educational experience & to learn alongside them. I had one of these meetings today. 🌟📚
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