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Katie Witkiewitz

@katiew.bsky.social
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Clinical Psychologist, Director @ Univ New Mexico Center on Alcohol, Substance use, & Addictions, Distinguished Professor in Psychology, addiction science, mindfulness, quant methods. Lover of trail running, skiing, hiking, ballooning, and dogs!

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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yay!!! So much fun!
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Kristi Carrasquillo @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
fiesta day 2 & 3 with pals!!! 🎈🖤 @katiew.bsky.social
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s like the balloons flying every which way today!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So excited!
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Kristi Carrasquillo @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
fiesta day 1 🎈 @lcornelas.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social @davidleyphd.bsky.social @reaganfitzke.bsky.social
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 04/10/2026
During fiesta, every day is for balloons w/ @davidleyphd.bsky.social @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social @lcornelas.bsky.social @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 02/10/2026
During fiesta, every day is for Balloons @katiew.bsky.social @davidleyphd.bsky.social @lcornelas.bsky.social
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Cassie Boness, PhD @cassie-boness.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm updating UNM's grad level Intro to Clinical Science course for this Spring. What readings/topics would you all add?!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Link to free pre-print and all analysis code here, osf.io/wm6ya/files/... Bottom line: Access to environments with alcohol-free activities and socioecological systems matter in supporting recovery. Huge thanks to #NIAAA for supporting this work!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Why this matters? 1. We need to stop thinking about alcohol recovery solely at the individual level, community matters! 2. Consistent with theory, increasing access to alcohol free activities is especially helpful for those in more impoverished environments. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Whole person recovery from substance use disorder: a call for research examining a dynamic behavioral ecological model of contexts supportive of recovery
Abstinence has long been considered the defining feature of recovery from substance use disorder, with a focus on individual level factors associated with abstinence rather than identifying individ...
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We found: 1. Engagement in alcohol-free activities predicted less heavy drinking 12-months after treatment. 2. People in impoverished environments engaged in fewer alcohol-free activities. 3. Engagement in alcohol-free activities was *particularly* protective in more impoverished environments.
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New paper from the lab in honor of Warren Bickel's reinforcer pathology model and taking it one step further to consider the broader ecological contexts in which access to alcohol-free reinforcement might prevent return to heavy drinking following treatment. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Engagement in alcohol‐free activities, community‐level economic disadvantage, and heavy drinking following alcohol treatment
The reinforcer pathology model proposed by Warren Bickel and colleagues focuses on within-individual motivational processes involving overvaluation of smaller immediate rewards relative to larger del...
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Yay!!! In an alternate universe I never left Seattle and the sounders and I would absolutely 💯 be at this game. Enjoy! Also those seats are about where I had season tickets for sounders.
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Will Giardino @willgiardino.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Giardino Lab at Stanford is hiring a full-time post-bacc Research Assistant! If you know someone who is passionate about research and want to work at the intersection of stress, addiction, and sleep/wake neurobiology, have them apply here. careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/life-sc...
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Congratulations on this huge accomplishment! And such an exciting proposal! Fingers crossed. 🤞
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Olivier George @brainaddiction.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Reduced drug use without full abstinence should count as success, not failure. 
This topic is very important to me, harm reduction is ALWAYS a success.
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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Kash lab at UNC is hiring a new technician (our current two are off to grad school!!) posting will go live soon, email me CV and names of references if interested.
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Reagan Fitzke @reaganfitzke.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Thanks to all who came to our symposium yesterday at #CPA2026!!! @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social @unm.edu @casaa.bsky.social
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Reagan Fitzke @reaganfitzke.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Come see us this afternoon at #CPA2026! @apadivision50.bsky.social @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social
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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We work in sexually dimorphic brain regions and signaling elements that have sex differences. It is EQUALLY interesting when we find sex differences as when we do not, but if we don't look, we don't know. (1)
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
😂🤣. Apparently!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Every time I have a conversation with a graduate student or a colleague about the need to dive into a methods issue, a few days later I see that @dmcneish.bsky.social has come out with a banger of a paper that perfectly covers the topic and provides tools to implement. Bravo! And, thank you!
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Dan McNeish @dmcneish.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
New paper— everyone is collecting intensive longitudinal data but recent review studies report that less than half of studies consider measurement/psychometrics. The paper covers a few foundational psychometric methods for ILD and provides a shiny app to apply them link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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A primer on intensive longitudinal psychometrics - Behavior Research Methods
Many intensive longitudinal studies are interested in topics that are not always amenable to direct physical measurement and instead are often theorized as latent constructs (e.g., affect, emotion, mo...
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Down 70% (!!!) from the before times. We've plateaued and it's only April. So, so many labs will close this year.
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The number of NIH competitive awards is down 50% from 2025, and down ~70% from prior years. Even if they catch up by the end of the year, only wealthy institutions can bridge these huge funding gaps.They're killing science-and violating the constitution-by weaponizing the bureaucracy
figure showing the trends I detail in the tweet text
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Thanks. He was a real good buddy. I am so glad for the time we had.
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
And sorry for needing cat pics. 🙁😭😢😫 here’s my favorite little bud who I had to say goodbye to a few years ago. He was a good one.
Cat laying in a guitar caseCat sunbathing in a window seatCat yawning Cat with yellow ribbon on neck.
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Does a cat seemingly screaming after seemingly killing a dog count as dog jacking? Cause this is one of the best cat pics I have ever taken. If so, then same cat sleeping in her water bowl.
Cat yawning/screaming with sleeping dog. Cat resting in bowl.
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Such a horrific time.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Huge congrats to ABQ Lab and @casaa.bsky.social NIAAA F31 fellow @hannahcarlon.bsky.social who successfully defended her PhD dissertation today examining positive social effects in alcohol and opioid recovery! She's a star!
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a congratulations card with fireworks behind it
Alt: a congratulations card with fireworks behind it
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New Mexico weather be New Mexico-ing. Even if ski season was mostly a bust this year, you gotta love to see snow in the mountains! ❄️❄️❄️
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Woohoo! You are amazing! Congratulations!
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
“Feel free to adapt and reuse. No attribution needed (…) If you make an adaption that you also want to share, I’d love to know about it, too.” irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2026/04/08/r...
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Refusal to Review
I wrote the below email, when invited to review a paper that was partially processed by ChatGPT. As I imagine the email could be useful inspiration for others, I decided to make it available. Feel …
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Adolfo Neto @adolfoneto.elixiremfoco.com · 10/04/2026
Please, read and share @irisvanrooij.bsky.social's post bsky.app/profile/iris...
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Absolutely stunning.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. #25thAmendment
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Not MAGA, not Trumpers. This is Republicans. Yes. Your neighbor. Your relative. Those Republicans. The selfish hate party owns this down to their shoelaces.
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Reagan Fitzke @reaganfitzke.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
#NewMexico #Albuquerque folks who are seeking treatment for alcohol/substance use - our clinic has openings for clients! Please repost and share to your networks!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Come join us at @casaa.bsky.social in beautiful New Mexico! This is a paid PhD position in the UNM Dept of Psychology to work with an amazing scientist and mentor. Were you thinking of applying to Psych PhD programs next year? You can still apply now to start in Fall 2026! Please repost!
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Marc Sommer @neurocircuits.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Please do not boycott reviewing for the NIH. Help the SROs and other staff who are doing their part to get grants funded. And help the applicants - your peers and most importantly, young investigators - who deserve experienced reviewers.
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
As somebody who had to park very far away from the rally point in a very small rural area. I can confirm rural folks came out for this protest!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"The third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force..." "Two-thirds of participants live in suburban, small town or rural areas, a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Red flare for Trump: 'No Kings' rallies a show of political force
With a Revolutionary-era slogan, the protests had an historic geographical reach across the country. What does that mean for November?
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Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams.com · 29/03/2026
THANK YOU, Albuquerque, NM for having me at your #NoKings rally today. So much energy and so many people saying loud and clear: NO KINGS 🚫👑
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
"After No Kings, Indivisible, one of the lead organizers of the "No Kings" protest, is pivoting to building support for...May Day Strong. The May Day Strong coalition is calling for "No Work, No School, No Shopping" on May 1st." reporting by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/no-kings-org...
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“No Kings” Organizers & Indivisible Pivot to May Day General Strike
Dozens of unions and Indivisible have backed the May Day Strong walkout
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It’s not just millions of Americans turning out in droves to call out Donald Trump. Protesters worldwide have taken to the streets for ‘No Kings’ rallies. In Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia, crowds marched with signs condemning Trump and his war with Iran.
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Yay! Portland showing up! Erik and I send our love to you and Bob!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Tijeras NM is a sweet little mountain town of 456 people and it seemed 150-200 folks showed up to say #nokings! Lots of joy and vehicles going by cheering us on.
Me holding a sign that says We the People Means All of Us with crowd in backgroundPeople lining streets with sign that says ResistCrowd lining the sidewalk with signs and costumes
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Woohoo! Amazing postdoc training opportunities in alcohol research at the UNC Chapel Hill at the Bowles Center. Apply now!
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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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