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Jess Peters, PhD

@jrpeters.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof @ Brown University | Clinical Psychologist borderline personality disorder | anger/irritability | menstrual cycle/PMDD | LGBTQ+ she/her 🏳️‍🌈 views = my own

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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’ve always thought every time I see an RFA with an extremely close deadline, who are these absurd humans who can pull that off. Today the answer is me, I am that ridiculous person who heard about a thing Monday and submitted an entirely new (and imo very cool) proposal today. Time to go fall over…
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. According to internal documents I obtained, the agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant" — a massive shift for the biomedical funder. My latest for @nature.com:
nature.com
NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Just got asked to review a grant I’m a co-I on. 🤣 Totally legit confusion, because the coordinator was working off of prelim info that didn’t list me, but accidental self peer-review request seems like it could be an item on some kind of academia bingo card.
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Quoted in this article. TL;DR: may help some #PMDD patients, but not much solid evidence either way (more research needed!). If it works, prob only for some. Given its low-risk, can be worth trying, in consultation w docs and symptom tracking to assess effects. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
theguardian.com
Can antihistamines really help with PMDD and menopausal symptoms?
Debilitating symptoms lead some to try over-the-counter medications Allegra and Pepcid due to a social media trend
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
All I know is, my lizard brain was so excited to see this episode drop, and it did not disappoint! For real tho, this critique is 💯🎯, covering the many problems with The Body Keeps The Score, including its basis in fabricated/misrepresented “findings”, blatant misogyny, and deeply damaging advice.
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Sarah Fineberg @sarahfineberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I'm excited to invite applications for a post-grad position in my lab @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social. Great opportunity for pre-med or pre-psychology (or clinical-curious humanists) to learn clinical and data skills as part of our dynamic team! campuspress.yale.edu/fineberglab/...
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Join Us – Fineberg Lab
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026
BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is disastrous AND almost exactly one year ago, we warned it would happen: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @michaelemann.bsky.social @vambros.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @briannosek.bsky.social
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Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Most psychologists never received training in premenstrual disorders, despite 5% PMDD prevalence plus ~50% of menstruating people w/mood disorders also having significant impact of the cycle on symptoms. Join me tomorrow for a practical intro to assessment and treatment of #PMDD and other PMDs!
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Had a great time providing a workshop on PMDs and integrating the menstrual cycle in clinical assessment and treatment with @clearlab.bsky.social at @abctnow.bsky.social! If you missed it, stay tuned, we will be launching additional opportunities to learn about this content from us very soon!
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I feel both called out and seen by this ribbon! #ABCT2025 @abctnow.bsky.social
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
hollywoodreporter.com
As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan
The union, which reps staffers, says the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
It was amazing that Teen Vogue has been one of the best sources for thoughtful, engaged political coverage over many years now. It’s absolutely shameful that Condé Nast just caved to fascist pressure and functionally killed it.
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North American Society for Study of Personality Disorders @nasspd.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Reminder, only a few days left to submit talks, symposia, workshops—deadline is 11/1! Posters due 12/1.
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Happy to have been interviewed for this @undark.org article on the struggles getting medical care for #PMDD. Thoughtful coverage of a complex topic that warrants so much more research, clinical training, and general awareness!
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Yes!!! So excited that we are having clinical workshops this year, which is new for @nasspd.bsky.social I'm going to submit a talk on menstrual cycle effects on BPD symptom expression. Currently submitting as a solo talk, but if you need another one for a symposium and think it could fit, lmk!
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala @shannonsauerzavala.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I just submitted my abstract to (hopefully) give an intro workshop on #BPDCompass at @nasspd.bsky.social's conference in Toronto this coming April. You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub... Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!
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North American Society for Study of Personality Disorders @nasspd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
NASSPD is accepting submissions for our 2026 conference in Toronto, April 24-25th! See nasspd.org/conference for conference information and submission portal. Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st. Hope to see you there!
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Estimated 32k protesting in Providence!! #nokings
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Proud that Brown declined the federal compact, naming restrictions on academic freedom and important merit-based grant processes as key reasons: www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
brown.edu
Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact
In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
“Fuck them kids.” That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other. abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
bangs.

"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

Watson said trucks and military-style vans were used to separate parents from their children. Other neighbors said agents destroyed property to get in the building.

"They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down," said witness Darrell Ballard. "We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."
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Leslie Brick @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🚨 Position Alert! 🚨 I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
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Tory Eisenlohr-Moul (CLEAR Lab) @clearlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Please consider joining us for the ticketed Menstrual Cycle / PMDD workshop at ABCT 2025!!!
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
This episode covers why acetaminophen use in pregnancy does *NOT* increase likelihood of autism when studied rigorously, despite some articles claiming that a small association suggested a link. Nice epidemiology example of why correlation != causation. Pass along to anyone needing that breakdown!
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Excited for an upcoming work trip to the Netherlands (more on that later)—tacking on extra days for a vacation w/my wife to celebrate our anniversary. Spending time in Amsterdam, Leiden, Brussels, and Rotterdam. Any recs, esp for the last 3 which are new to us? 🇳🇱🇧🇪 We will come back. (Probably.)
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a black and white photo of a woman standing in a living room holding a bag and a dog .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman standing in a living room holding a bag and a dog .
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Jess Peters, PhD @jrpeters.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I drew this 10 years ago, when modeling a lot of zero-inflated poisson models (common for behaviors where a chunk of the sample are total abstainers), to explain it to non stats-y folks. Technically I think this is a hurdle model, since the distributions should overlap slightly, but close enough.
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Nature @nature.com · 25/09/2025
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences go.nature.com/4pBArFH
go.nature.com
What research might be lost after the NIH’s cuts? Nature trained a bot to find out
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Multiple peer reviewed studies done by medical researchers indicate that Tylenol does not seem to be a cause of autism. But one heroin-addicted nepo baby says that it is. For pregnant mothers it can be hard to know who to trust.
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ACOG @acog.org · 22/09/2025
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. bit.ly/47Wxc59
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Jeanne @toomany2choose.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
'Morning 🌞☕
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
If you can do so, please consider getting your COVID19 vaccine before ACIP meets on September 18-19. I don’t think it’s out of bounds to guess that, since they are going to manipulate data to falsely claim that the vaccine killed children, they will also recommend pulling FDA approval.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award. 3/4
A word cloud with dominant words "equity", "disparity", "diverse", and similar words.
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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
"What I can tell you is that in a case where the only way to get the vaccine is to lie, you ought to lie." I cosign this. Get out there and get that COVID booster if you can, and lie if you have to. It's the ethical thing to do religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...
religiondispatches.org
Lying to Save Our Lives: Why You Should Say Whatever It Takes to Get the COVID Vaccine
Hello again from our current public health clusterfuck, in which COVID infections continue to rise domestically and globally while the FDA makes it harder and more confusing for Americans to get vacci...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/09/2025
Two more Republicans. That’s all we need to force a vote in the House on releasing the Epstein files. If you live in a GOP district, your representative needs to hear from you: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
theguardian.com
Only two more Republicans needed to force vote on Epstein files release, bill co-sponsor says – live
Donald Trump calls clamor over Jeffrey Epstein files a ‘Democrat hoax that never ends’ as bipartisan group of lawmakers try to force vote on legislation
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
A screenshot from the New York Time reads: nytimes #
Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period.
White men saw the largest job increase - 365,000 - among groups.
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Erynn Christensen (she/her) @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The beginning of the irregular cycles movement!! Get round it!☺️🧠💪🏼
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Sacramento Radical Education @sac-rad-edu.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Clean up your links before you share them with others. It's a small and simple piece of operational security that anyone can integrate into their practice.
HEY YOU! YES YOU! TAKE THIS SHIT OUT OF LINKS!

example.com/article?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=emai

/youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=Aa1Uc_fRHXC0ay85

The portion following the question marks are source identifiers.

Source identifiers are used to track your activity on a site. Where you came from, what device you use, and even who you talk to. Whether it's written clearly in the url or tied to a random string of characters, it's assigned to your activity.

When you send a link containing a source identifier to somebody and they click it, it signals to the website that you two are connected. And that data goes right back to the website operators, and thus their advertisers.

Whenever you select "share" or "copy link" on a social app or website, it creates a link like this. If you give even the smallest shit about online privacy, it's important to remove them. Everything after the "?" symbol can be removed without issue, especially sections starting with "si=" or "utm_source="
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 26/08/2025
We have been following the rumors of the COVID vax being entirely banned. We think this rumor is very likely true.
thedailybeast.com
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.
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Quantitude the Podcast @quantitude.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
For those interested, here is a link to a new power paper: Hancock, G. R., & Feng, Y. (2026). nmax and the quest to restore caution, integrity, and practicality to the sample size planning process. Psychological Methods. yifengquant.github.io/Publications...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 16/08/2025
Trump thugs trying to throw their weight around in Little Rhody may find out it doesn't go so well.
wpri.com
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Tom Olino @olinotom.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Applying for graduate studies in psychology and neuroscience can be challenging and confusing. Frequently, applicants have some support from mentors at their home institutions, but sometimes applicants are looking for additional reassurance, feedback, or perspectives on the processes.
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Vera Vine @veravine.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
‼️Academic job alert‼️ Our dept at Queen's University (Canada!) is looking to hire a TT assistant prof in clinical psychology... Applications due end of Sept! Re-posts very much appreciated www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...
queensu.ca
Employment Opportunities | Department of Psychology
Available Positions Position Title Position Details Posting Date Closing Date Assistant Professor - Tenure-Track Appointment in Psychology
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Chris Kahler @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
A formal effort to outlaw asking and to censor reporting on specific information in NIH grants is under consideration, according to the Chronicle. It reads that NIH researchers “shall not use NIH funds to request, collect, or disseminate information related to gender.”
chronicle.com
Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
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Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD @fitzsimmonscraft.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Pls comment on this NIH RFI on limiting allowable publishing costs by 9/15. osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form... This is completely in conflict w/ the other new mandate that we must have our research be OA immediately (and publishers like Wiley not allowing submission to PMC immediately if we don't pay)..
osp.od.nih.gov
Comment Form: Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
RFK Jr. says he wants to “make America healthy again”. Yet the administration he serves has cut SNAP, and he ignores the fact that 13 million kids in the U.S. don’t know where their next meal is coming from. No wonder he’s afraid to release his report today.
theguardian.com
Trump law will cut food stamps for 2.4 million people as work rules widen
Parents of teens, adults up to 64 years old and veterans must work, volunteer or train to keep benefits, CBO finds
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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Exciting new data to be presented at the upcoming AACAP annual meeting: mental health *four years* after adolescents start gender-affirming hormones (N=277) TLDR: Most had either improving mental health or stable mental health over the study period #trans #transgender #mentalhealth
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Just to give the TL;DR on this one: *The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 06/08/2025
🔴 THREAD: RFK Jr. just canceled 22 mRNA vaccine projects. TL;DR: mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. Ending these projects puts us at risk and leaves us unprepared for the next big outbreak. Here’s what RFK Jr. did — and why everyone should care. 🧵 (1/12)
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