iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Cynthia Graham, Ph.D. @cygraham.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Addyi is of limited effectiveness and has side effects... also, the % of women who experience sexual "dysfunction" is much lower than most papers/media quote, as distress about sexual problems is still often not assessed

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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 12/11/2025

@nytimes.com—women didn't ruin the workplace, but sexual harassment, lack of equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, gender bias, lack of advancement and leadership opportunities, double standards, microaggressions, unaffordable child care, & the glass ceiling certainly did

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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...

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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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Sharon🇺🇦Johnston @sharonjohnston.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Thank you Canada‼️❤️

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

"The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review." Come study in the land of the free 🙃 apnews.com/article/stud...

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US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

The U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for re...

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Isabela @isabelagranic.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Thrilled to share how Liminal Learning is helping young people launch into adulthood. Here, I explain the rationale of our hybrid (offline/online) learning model. www.youtube.com/watch?v=47nS... If you're interested in joining us on a Quest, get in touch here: liminal-learning.com/upcoming-que...

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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

#ICYMI The non-profit organization Liminal Learning is an educational response to the challenges faced by young people as they navigate towards adulthood, according to Kevin Bowers, co-founder and teacher at LCVI. #YouthSupport #YGK Learn more: www.kingstonist.com/news/liminal...

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Liminal Learning aims to help young people 'thrive in a world of flux' – Kingston News

(Kingston, Ontario) A new venture, based partly in Kingston, is aiming to support young adults in their journey toward independence, or “purposeful adulthood."

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Just read about this neurosci wonder thru @fixthenews.com.web.brid.gy. 🤯 Know too many affected by motor neuron disease whose lives could be revolutionized by brain-computer interfaces like these. Truly awesome work 👏

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John Sakaluk @johnsakaluk.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

My Phd student Noah is recruiting Trans* and Non-Binary folks to participate in a survey study on well-being (uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...). Check it out if relevant and of interest to you, and appreciate any signal boosting in your networks!

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Lorne Campbell @lornejcampbell.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Graduate student Karla Kenny has launched a survey focusing on relationship experiences of queer and trans people. Please share to help out.

Invitation to participate in research on relationship experiences of queer and trans people. Invite has a QR code and link to instagram page.

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Nick Proferes @profprof.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Professors at the end of this semester.

This photos shows five skiers collapsed after crossing the finish line of a skiing race. They are exhausted.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 15/04/2025

Faculty senates at Rutgers University, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the University of Indiana at Bloomington, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have passed resolutions calling for the creation of a mutual-defense compact. chroni.cl/4cBFrnu

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These Faculty Senates Are Trying to Band Together to Stand Up to Trump

The idea of a compact among institutions is based on the idea that there’s strength in numbers, and it comes amid frustration that few presidents are speaking out against the administration’s actions ...

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 31/03/2025

ABCqueer [Mar 31] -- Australian researchers have developed what may be the first validated scale to measure 'gender euphoria' -- a common experience among trans people which occurs when one finally feels comfortable in one's own skin and is recognized as such by others. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

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Researchers take a more positive approach to trans identity

Australian researchers have developed a world-first scale to measure an almost universal experience for trans adolescents and adults – gender euphoria – that could have significant implications for me...

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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 30/03/2025

It's Transgender Day of Visibility, and I have mixed emotions. So I wrote something about it 😊 (this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns) pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au

My mixed emotions on Transgender Day of Visibility

Around the world, trans people are under attack. So, while Transgender Day of Visibility is a celebration, we need to talk about the dread as well, says a University of Melbourne expert.

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Louise Glück on rebirth. For spring, for hope, for those returning from oblivion having found their voice

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Michael Seto @mcseto.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Grateful to these sexuality and gender journal editors for this statement of support Link is open access to Journal of Sex Research, kudos @cygraham.bsky.social @liamwignall.bsky.social and other signatories www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #AcademicSky

Screenshot of new open access editorial led by Cynthia Graham, published in Journal of Sex Research, titled "Statement on the Importance of Sexuality and Gender Research", co-signed by many editors of sexuality and gender journals.

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Nicole Prause @nicolerprause.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Scientists are not allowed to pay above certain rates because it would be considered inherently coercive to those "too poor to say no". Paying $100 to make someone sign a petition appears to fit the definition of coercion.

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Dr. Sara B. Chadwick @sarabchadwick.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Do narratives that prioritize women's orgasm during heterosex benefit or constrain women's sexuality? My new article in the Annual Review of Sex Research, covers research supporting...both! Thrilled to finally share this with the world! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The Prioritization of Women’s Orgasms During Heterosex: A Critical Feminist Review of the Implications for Women’s Sexual Liberation

Orgasm is considered by many to be an essential part of women’s ideal sexual experiences. As a result, sexual liberation narratives have often advocated for the prioritization of women’s orgasms – ...

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

So I went to my FB account to look at past #IWD posts and this is what Meta is censoring … in screenshots

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Kimberly Nelson PhD, MPH @knelphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

@standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Boston!!

Woman at the Stand Up for Science rally in Boston with sign that says “Nobody puts science in the corner!” And the Pride flag on it.

Crowd at the stand up for science rally in Boston

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Oh what my anti-acknowledgement section would say. Years later, I co-authored a commentary about sexual harassment in sexuality research w/ @debbyherbenick.bsky.social @drloribrotto.bsky.social, Sari van Anders, Sofia Jawad Wessel, & Jayleen Galarza Find it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Sexual Harassment in the Field of Sexuality Research - Archives of Sexual Behavior

Archives of Sexual Behavior -

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

For International Women’s Day, this poem “Like A Girl” from Becky Hemsley #IWD25

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#fossilFriday Giant horsetail fossil (Calamites) collected from the Bay of Fundy region, New Brunswick. (Not a paleobiologist - a wannabe who collects 🤓)

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The Stand Up For Science protests have kicked off worldwide. Thousands of scientists demonstrated in solidarity with their US counterparts across France to defend the scientific community. (📹 @Margot_Brunet_) #3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7

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Samantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

If you're looking to do a postdoc studying research methods in the close relationships/sexuality space, you can apply to work with me or @johnsakaluk.bsky.social or both! www.uwo.ca/research/fun...

uwo.ca

Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2025

SPEAKER LINEUP FOR STAND UP FOR SCIENCE ☀️ Here's our list of current speakers—and it's still growing! Come tomorrow to hear some amazing speakers talk about science, their experiences, and the future. #standupforscience2025

Speaker lineup for stand up for science -

Bill Nye, Dr. Atul Gawande, Dr. Phil Plait, Dr. Michael Mann, Dr. Itai Yanai
Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Victor Ambros, Dr. Nate Brought, Bill Nelson, JD
Dr. Ticora V Jones, Dr. Gretchen Goldman, Dr. Haley Chatelaine
Dr. Bonnielinn Swenor, Dr. Allison Agwu, Dr. Patrick Sullivan, Andrew Eneim
Dr. Nathaniel Kupperman, Bridget Nelson, MPH, Samantha Jade Duran
Denali Kincaid, Connor Phillips, Gabriella Amaya, Emily Whitehead
Sarah Aleman Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD), Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-8)
Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD-4), Former Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6)

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Nicole Prause @nicolerprause.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

As a reminder, sex researchers went through grant defunding for years psychologicalscience.org/observer/nih... One grant actually was defunded jstor.org/stable/2749760 Sex researchers have fought attempts at research defunding for decades...and we aren't going *anywhere*

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NIH Research Under Scrutiny

Research funded by the National Institutes of Health that focuses on sexual behavior and HIV has come under fire recently by critics, and Congress is involved in the controversy as well. The names …

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Vagina Museum @vaginamuseum.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We've been receiving a lot of requests for us to answer this crucial question, and we are delighted to attempt to provide you with the information you need as to whether you can read braille with your clit.

Screenshotted reddit post: Can a clitoris be trained to read braille?

The average clitoris has around 10,000 nerve endings while the average finger has 3,000. So, one clitoris should be able to read braille better than three fingers or three times faster than one finger?

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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Graduating during the pandemic slowed down my process and is part of why I did two postdocs. Now as a first year faculty, all the federal grants are frozen. I love the work I do but this has all of us questioning how much www.science.org/content/arti...

science.org

U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Some Mary Oliver after a night of winter rain

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Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych @mlchivers.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

In lieu of morning doomscrolling, I’m restarting the habit of poetry to start the day. Here’s today’s selection:

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Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Here’s what patriarchy doesn’t want us to know about menopause: we have been shamed into feeling we have “lost” something (youth, fertility), so that we don’t recognize what we have gained. Power. We have gained power.

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The Sexuality and Gender Lab @qsagelab.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

🌈Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘 At SAGE Lab, we recognize and affirm that ALL consensual romantic and sexual relationships are valid, deserving of respect, support, and understanding. See alt text for some of the many diverse relationships people have. 💕

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Cognitive psych is often traced back to the 1950s. Psychology is often traced to Wundt's lab in 1879. Textbooks speak of "proto-psychologists" like Fechner & Helmholtz in the 1800s... Westerners all. Have you heard about Ibn al-Haytham, whose work predated them by 100s of years? 1/4

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Michael Seto @mcseto.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I'm currently in a discussion about participant consent and research data sharing as part of more open science practices. I'm curious what frameworks and guidelines are being used to best protect participant privacy and rights while promoting more open science #Ethics #Research #OpenScience

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Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

So excited! A donor has made The Portable Mentor totally and completely FREE for anyone!!!!!! No royalties, no sign up, just download any/all of the 30 chapters of professional development advice!!! HOORAY!!!!! Equal access for everyone!!!! Check out the ToC! www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...

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The Portable Mentor

Cambridge Core - Psychiatry - The Portable Mentor

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HiTOP @hitop-system.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Some of our members have submitted a letter to Meta protesting their revised policy on hateful conduct that now allows allegations of mental illness on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity You can read the letter and list of signatories here: www.hitop-system.org/letter-to-meta 1/2

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Letter to Meta

Letter from some of the HiTOP membership (signatories listed) to Meta, protesting their revised policy on hateful conduct that permits allegations of mental illness on the basis of sexual orientation ...

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