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Rebecca Hennessy

@rebeccahennessy.bsky.social
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Clinical Psychology PhD student @ Emory | Penn alum | developmental cognitive neuroscience 🧠

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Project SHORT @projectshort.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We are seeking more STEM graduate school mentors to help applicants during the 2026-2027 application cycle! Both mentor and mentee applications are still open for the current application cycle! Apply here: buff.ly/l0eWBHM
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Rebecca Hennessy @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Join the team!
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Cognition @cognitionjournal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Changes in our feelings, or "affective surprise," may act as a learning signal that influences what we remember. Large magnitude deviations in experienced valence during encoding relate to better long-term associative memory.
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Rebecca Hennessy @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
My time as a MindCORE summer research fellow was invaluable - this experience fueled my passion for conducting independent research! HIGHLY recommend!!
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Rebecca Hennessy @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
So grateful for this collab with rockstar @caitlyncody.bsky.social and our mentors! Excited to share our translational take on the neurodevelopment of anxiety in adolescence (and can’t believe my first publication is live!)
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Rebecca Hennessy @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Thrilled to share that I will pursue my PhD in Clinical Psychology at Emory University under the mentorship of the incredible @aliocohen.bsky.social! Shoutout to my lab mates in the Learning & Brain Development Lab for their unwavering support - I could not be more excited for this new chapter! 🧠🎉
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Rebecca Hennessy @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The Learning and Brain Development Lab (PI: Juliet Y. Davidow, PhD) at Northeastern in Boston is hiring a full-time lab manager! Assist in conducting an NSF CAREER awarded project on adolescent neurocognitive development of motivated learning! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...
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Lab Technician - Learning and Brain Development Lab
About the Opportunity SUMMARY The Learning and Brain Development Lab (PI: Juliet Y. Davidow) at Northeastern University in Boston, MA (https://lbdlpsych.sites.northeastern.edu/) is excited to invite a...
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Rebecca Hennessy @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Proud to #StandUpforScience in Boston today!! 🧠👩🏼‍🔬🧬
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Rebecca Hennessy @rebeccahennessy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Happy to be on Bluesky! Here’s a little bit about me: 🔹I graduated from Penn in 2023 and studied cognitive neuroscience (first gen!) 🔹I’m a postbac lab manager studying neurocognitive development 🔹I’m applying to clinical psych PhDs this cycle (to start in Fall ‘25) Here’s me at my first conference!
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